The Drive That is Alive Inside Us All!

I woke up at 6am and jumped out of bed to throw on some jeans, boots and head to the barn..Why you ask? I have been having a really hard time getting out of bed for the last year. Basically, the snooze button was my friend and my pillow was the enemy....I just did not have the drive to get up and be "functional".

I started to think about why it is that when I head home my head ache that I have had all day and the sleepiness that has been lingering all day just goes away!!! Well, I figured it out! My horses. My horses drive the evil monsters from my soul. This is what sets barrel racers and horse owners/ riders apart from the rest of the world! We would rather be shoveling manure than sitting behind a desk ANY DAY RAIN OR SHINE!!!

Well, after realizing all of this, I decided that I need motivation to rise and shine. So, now, I will rise to the urge to ride and shine all day long to think about what I accomplished while most folks would be reading the paper, drinking coffee or sleeping. I WOKE UP AND RODE MY HORSE FOR A MILE AND A HALF AT THE LONG TROT AND LOPE!!!!! And because I did this, when I get home, I can work the fat kid! Or the colt! Or what ever!!! Because I Did my work out this morning!!!!

May.....WOW...Been Busy....

OK, sorry guys! I got back from Heather's wedding and have been sick!!! Yikes! I guess climate and area change really has a BAD affect on me! My sinuses are finally letting go! Anyhow, Joe is still swollen from his surgery and Jeff will be taking him to the vet tonight to have a look over and possibly re-open the hole. Gabe is doing great. I have yet to ride him since his expensive vet trip, but, you guys should have seen him flying in the pasture last Thursday!!! OMG, yeah, I think he is doing much better! I cant wait to ride him, but, today is dedicated to rest! Hopefully in Wednesday I will be well enough to ride. :) My aunt gave us a really cool old saddle that will be awesome to ride the colts in (hick and joe) It dates back at least 30 years! It is a Stelzig saddle. Yup, back in the day, they were the Cadillac's of the saddles.... I cant wait to put it on a horse! Anyhow, the wedding went great and no issues arose. Heather was stunning and I might say that I looked pretty good myself! Of course everything ran late, but, that was funny since it was not my wedding!!! LOL. Anyhow, that is all I have for today!

Too Funny Not To Share!

1.. My husband and I divorced over religious differences. He thought he was God and I didn't.
2.. I don't suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it.
3.. Some people are alive only because it's illegal to kill them.
4.. I used to have a handle on life, but it broke.
5.. Don't take life too seriously; No one gets out alive.
6.. You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me
7.. Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.
8.. Earth is the insane asylum for the universe.
9.. I'm not a complete idiot -- Some parts are just missing.
10... Out of my mind. Back in five minutes.
11.. NyQuil, the stuffy, sneezy, why-the-heck-is-the-room-spinning medicine.
12.. God must love stupid people; He made so many.
13.. The gene pool could use a little chlorine.
14.. Consciousness: That annoying time between naps.
15.. Ever stop to think, and forget to start again?
16.. Being 'over the hill' is much better than being under it!
17.. Wrinkled Was Not One of the Things I Wanted to Be When I Grew up.
18 . Procrastinate Now!
19.. I Have a Degree in Liberal Arts; Do You Want Fries With That?
20.. A hangover is the wrath of grapes.
21. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a cash advance
22.. Stupidity is not a handicap. Park elsewhere!
23..They call it PMS because Mad Cow Disease was already taken.
24.. He who dies with the most toys is nonetheless DEAD.
25.. A picture is worth a thousand words, but it uses up three
thousand times the memory.
26.. Ham and eggs...A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig.
27.. The trouble with life is there's no background music.
28.. The original point and click interface was a Smith & Wesson.
29.. I smile because I don't know what the hell is going on.

Been A While!

Well, its has been a while and a LOT has been going on! Joe is off in Vinton having surgery. He is having his balls removed....One of them was deep inside of his abdominal cavity.....he also was freeze branded and had his leg x-rayed. He is FINE! He will return home on Tuesday! Gabe on the other hand had a full work up. He had to have both front ankles injected as well as his left stifle. Yeah, that might explain why he decided to act like TJ at the last barrel race! So, he should be fine! But, it took a BIG toll on the pocket book!!!! YIKES! Gabe's bill was $699 and there is NO telling what Joe's surgery cost! OMG I dont even want to see that bill!!! But, all is well.

Gauge is getting BIG and cute! Dually and Cooter are growing fast too! Tottie is getting more and more like a horse that will stay around for a LONG while! We love her and decided not to sell her. She is so docile and easy to work with. Jeff has been leaning on her back and she just stands there. She will follow you anywhere in the pasture. Chivas and Cooter are still up for sale and hopefully she is bred to Joe. We will be taking Chivas and Day to Delta Equine to have them palpated and get Day's stifles injected. We are also going to go ahead and geld Dually. He dropped at day 5 and is still dropped. We have been told that since he is dropped, we can cut him and it is actually easier on them at this age than it would be at a later date! So, why not!!!

Jeff and I are doing great! Just trying to get the bills paid, trailer fixed up (both of them) animals taken care of and such. He got me a frame for Mothers Day! Anyhow, all is well!

Some Days...

You know, some days just dont start out right. Example. Yesterday morning I was running late and having a heck of a time. My cell phone was DEAD and I needed to plug it in. Well, as many of you know, i drive a standard. Well, I was wearing heels and pushed in the clutch to crank the truck...yeah, the brake too....Well, I looked down to plug that phone in and my truck rolled forward into the wall for the garage....Shit. Well, I decided to get out of there and get to work. I came home yesterday after a LOT of meetings and worked 3 horses.....Jeff went to get something out of the garage......YUP< i moved the entire wall about 8 inches. You could say he was a little MAD.....Anyhow, Chalking it up to a bad morning and blonde moment....

Guilt Trippers....

OK, now, I am not one to turn too many things down when it comes to my friends and family. But, recently I signed up for something that requires way more than I can afford to put into it. YUP, I am a bridesmaid in my cousins wedding. Well, as you all know, fuel prices are outrageous and I live at the far edge of nowhere. Well, her maid of honor scheduled 3 parties to attend and they had an engagement party to boot.... I have been un able to attend for various reasons.....Lets see....Engagement party was 3 weeks prior to my wedding..UM, yeah, I was BUSY and STRESSED. Two showers both in Houston area apx. 4 hours from me. The first one, I was SICK and the second one I was taking care of my mother who was sick. Now the bachelorette Party. I really wanted to go! OMG its going to be fun! But, I have to choose my driving trips wisely because it cost over $125 to fill my truck up. I do not get paid a whole lot and have so many bills to pay off that I can only go through maybe 3 tanks of fuel a paycheck (once a month paycheck). Well, the wedding is on the same paycheck and it is in College Station...Thats 4 hours of driving and 1 tank of fuel....So, I literally cannot afford to drive to Houston the same month! CANNOT DO IT!!!! Shit, I dont even have room on my credit card! The dress and shoes broke me too!I seriously think I am going to pull may hair out just trying to find the $$$ to buy groceries and feed the animals!
Back to the moral of the story. I get an email from the Matron of Honor giving me the guilt trip. Saying that I have had 3 opportunities to show up for the party and did not show up for any of them....all in Houston....and that my duty as a bridesmaid is to be there to celebrate at the parties.... UM, NO....My duty as a bridesmaid is to be in the wedding and stand by the bride during the ceremony...Also, I have been right here as an ear, sounding board and offering advice for the stressed out bride. Granted, she has not called me for much, but, I did get her jump started! So, no guilt trips please. I am doing the best I can and frankly, that is all I can do....

There Are A Few Things That Really Piss Me Off....

OK, first of all, I think i know who stole or who is in possession of my blackberry. It happens to be someone that I work with and I got the info from a source that may or may not be reliable. What am I to do now??? I HATE THIEVES!!!! Seriously, this person was there when I was frantically looking for my phone. This person is one of the ones saying that I needed to go and have the sim card cut off cause the thief could be running up my cell phone bill. This person acted as mad as I was that someone would steal from me. Then, after I get everything back in order, new phone, wireless card etc, I get a message that this person has my blackberry phone......Right now there are flames coming from my ears......So, i filed a police report and told them I have a suspect. Leave it up to the law.....and I wait.....

Number two on the list of things that really PISS ME OFF.....Telling me you are for sure going to do something then NOT DO it....There is a person who told me that she would adopt Remmy if i would get her to Liberty to the barrel race that I was not going to. Well, I found the dog a ride and the lady did not show up on Saturday. OK....Well, its a two day race, so, she showed up today. She also told a good friend of mine that she was going to buy her filly, NOT LOOK AT< BUY!!!! And pick the filly up at the same race. She shows up today and acts as if she had never said anything of the sort and takes one bad look at the filly and glances at the dog and walks off. Not only that, I called her 3 times and she never returned my calls. Dont tell me you are going to take something and let me go to the trouble to get that something to you and you leave me with out taking it!!!!!! WTF!!!! I mean really, dont open your mouth unless you mean it!!!!!