Back In the Saddle Again

Yeah!  I had a baby shower for my friend and coworker Sarah yesterday.  I have been very consumed lately in getting ready for the shower.  She is such a wonderful person, I wanted things to be just perfect.  It was a great time.  Just love watching someone open all of those sweet baby gifts.  Anyway, Ellie is recovered from her freak accident a few weeks ago.  A stray dog, attacked her in the pasture.   One of her back legs got bit up pretty bad.  The dog did not fair to well.  We heard he did get better, but he did suffer life threatening injuries.  Luckily Ellie's wounds were superficial, but she stocked up pretty badly a day after the whole thing.  The vet had me rest her, just to make sure it was all normal swelling from the trauma.  She has faired well, and now I am eager to get ready for my first schooling show in a long time.  The plan is for Kasey and I to load her in the trailer and take her for a drive.  We need to see how the boys will do when they are left behind.  Pilgrim seems to really be attached to Ben now, so hopefully they will keep each other company and get over her not being there.  At the same time, I have to hope that she will get over having to leave her boys.  Before I had the boys, I could take her anywhere.  The only test I have done this summer is riding back down the road.  That she does not mind that so we will have to see.  I have a goal and now it is up to me to make sure I do the things necessary to accomplish it. 

Get out the foot spa

My career is devoted to being a Registered Nurse.  Lately as a result of our poor economy and a new hospital built very close to the hospital I work at, my employer has been in the RED!  My job has almost become un-do-able, if such a word.  I come home after my forever shift and I am utterly exhausted, emotionally and physically.  We have suffered cut back after cut back.  I guess it is nice to have job where they need you, but now they have decided we can just work a whole heck of a lot harder to try and save money.  I have turned into this psycho nurse, in my opinion, it is hard to not start laughing when everything goes a rye.  Tonight despite all of my efforts to stay totally focused and get all caught everything fell apart at the end.  That meant I had to stay an extra hour to try and set some things right.  Kasey is out of town, so the horses were crazy mad when I got home.  I cleaned stalls as fast as I could just to try and please them.  Now I am here alone and have no one to rant to, so I have blogged it.  Whew, guess I feel better.  Better get to bed so I can do it all again tomorrow.  I think I deserve a Starbucks in the morning.

Are we there yet?

I have been thoroughly obsessed with getting the house ready for my friend Sarah's baby shower on Sunday.  I cannot say I have been the best life partner lately.  Kasey is being rather understanding considering my ability to be psycho lately.  My mom came over today and helped me with some cleaning.  I thought it would be overwhelming but instead I feel like things are getting there.  I still have not been able to put together my dream Martha Stewart inspired craft room, full of organized items and crafty little ways of storing them.  It was all coming down to the wire and I do not want to rush the process, so I am going to work on this room after things are set for the party.  The only bummer is that I wanted to have very clever decorations made by me, take pictures and have something to blog about.  We will have to see what I come up with.