Exhausted

This has been a quick weekend.  I spent most of my time watching rides at a clinic and then I rode my Ellie.  We did really good this time.  It just keeps getting better.  I was so inspired by everyone getting their horses out and taking them over to Meg's, our vets beautiful arena, that  I am going to work hard to make sure Ellie and I can do that too.  It is fun to see everyone's different saddles and bridles also different types of horses.  Just love it!  I also had lessons with Ben and Pil.  I am not sure why I get into less trouble with Ellie, but I just do things that irritate Ben and Pil and they act out.  I guess  it will take some reflection, but I am more than willing to improve.  Then after all of that, I went to Kyle, my nephew's first birthday party.  He really enjoyed his presents, especially the cards that played music.  The weather was much nicer than we have had.  I made him a banner and it looked really cute on the green canopy my mom set up.  Good weekend, but I am tired and ready to go to sleep.  

Money well spent

Went on a little tack shop shopping spree today.  Stopped and talked with my favorite dressage shop owner today and picked up a few finds.  I have riding lessons this weekend and we have not had nice enough weather for me to wash my saddle pad and dry it in the sun.  Ellie is so fat right now that I am sure if I accidently shrunk it in the dryer it would not fit her. SOOOO... I got this really cool fleece works pad that has a really nice fleece liner that you can remove.  It came with two pads, so I shall never have this problem again.  I also treated myself to some new gloves that are proving quite effective.  Although I did have a great ride on my trust Ellie Bean, I took some pictures with Bentley, the new baby.  He is so fun to chase around and watch him snort and play.  This is post running around.  One goal is to someday learn how to properly photograph horses.  I have such beautiful ponies that I am so proud of, but I can never take pictures that capture their beauty!

It has been a long week and I think today is Monday.  I was suppose to work this weekend, but had to call in due to a bad head cold.  I feel much better.  It is hard to work 12 hour shifts and get little sleep plus feel crappy.  I have found that patients can always pick up on when you are sick and they instantly comment on it, like how dare you try and make me sicker!  It is a hard decision every time for me when I call in though.  I always feel I am letting my  team down.  Anyway, Kasey is rearing to go this morning.  We are getting our house ready for new hardwood floors and that means we have to pretty much move out of it.  I did my knitting room last week and now we are hitting the office today.  It was hard to see how much yarn I have and how I still feel like I don't have enough.  Seeing all of the bins stacked up by the door made me feel as though I might qualify for an Oprah segment.  This year I have been on a yarn diet, no more yarn until a few of these projects get finished.  It is going to tough now that I have joined ravelry.  But I must be practical.  Recently I purchased my future dressage dream horse, and he really has humbled me financially.  I have this wonderful mare named Ellie, who is not the most talented dressage horse, but she is a great beginners horse.  A grey thoroughbred that is sort of calm and takes care of me.  When  I started nursing school, my vet talked me into a horse that was badly injured on the racetrack and needed a home.  That is Pilgrim.  He is beautiful, but humans have not been kind to him and he can freak out about the slightest thing.  He is very attached to Ellie, and I have not been able to take her anywhere without him for years!  Thus the reason I just got Bentley a 2 year old Welsh Cob Thoroughbred cross.  The plan is for Ben to stay with Pil and Ellie and I to go and do our thing while Ben grows up and gets older, then Pil can have Ellie all to himself... retirement I guess.  So far the plan has not worked.  After Ellie and Pil beat up Ben and I had to pay several vet bills, they are all peacefully separated in the same field by a hot, hot, fence.  The saga continues, we will have to see if this works.  Guess I should write smaller entries, more often!