Girl's day...

Well, sort of.....
Hannah and I went out to lunch with Carie and her Mom Alice today. It was Alice's first time meeting Hannah and Hannah really liked her. We went to Texas Roadhouse for lunch (YUMMY) and then had to stop at the store for a few things. We hung out and talked for a while at Carie's and then headed home. Later we went to Lou's Aunt June's for dinner. She made a Polish dish with a weird name. It had hamburger and cabbage chopped up and some kind of sauce. I'm not a huge fan of the greasy stuff so I mostly filled up on salad.

It took me an hour to get the baby to sleep tonight. She was soooo tired and cranky. She skipped her afternoon nap today because she was too interested in Carie's dogs. Then I got her to sleep at June's around 8:20pm and as we were leaving Grammy Sharon hollered back to her niece and woke the baby up. Frustrating to say the least. This family in it's entirety is so loud when they talk and laugh. It's hard to get used to.

In other news it sounds like Blake s finally getting his act together at the trainer's. She's been hard at work trying to get his canter together. This horse is just so laid back that he doens't really care. He's looking really nice now though and I'm hoping someone will come along soon and buy him. I can't afford to shoe him while he's down there anymore. I swear, farriers get away with murder. Since Lou shoes I know what everything actually costs. Four steel shoes cost about $8. He would charge $85 to put them on. Down in VA where Blake is it costs $150. Yikes! It boggles my mind! I know, I know.....quit bitchin'......sorry for the vent folks!

Anyway, here's my beautious Blake. They've done a fabulous job getting him fattened up and fit. When he left here he was in less than ideal shape coming out of winter and I was really mortified to send him the way he looked. He's such a sweet horse. I can't believe he hasn't captured some little girl's heart yet.

I feel the need, the need for speed!

High speed internet that is! After three agonizing weeks of waiting, the guy finally showed up yesterday to put in our Hughes.net dish! Woohoo! He mounted it dish on the roof towards the back of the house. That this is huge! He told me they preferred to put it on a pole that goes 3 feet into the ground for more stability. Ha! That would have been a joke. Our property has been strip mined which means we have rocks....BIG rock right under the soil. In order to put in the poles for our privacy fence Lou and his dad had to use the big tractor with a rather large auger. Then they used the skid loader to push down on the suger because the tractor alone couldn't get through all those rocks.

This guy had a 6 foot, 30 pound bar that he thought he was going to use to make the hole and "break up the rocks...."

Lou said if not for the fact that they charge and extra $120 to do this, he would have told him to do it....then he would have grabbed a lawn chair, an umbrella for shade (it was about 90 degrees yesterday) abd in icey cold drink and settled in to watch the show! I know, mean......but awefully funny!

I asked the guy why they didn't tell me they recommended installion the dish in this manner AND why they didn't mention the charge. He didn't have an answer for me. I told him to put it on the roof....and warned me that they charge $150 if they have to come out to readjust the dish form a storm (ummmmm WTF? Are they kidding?) and I told him that if he installed it properly there shouldn't be any need....I hate when companies nickel and dime you. I was so put off that I almost cancelled the order. Only problem is that they really have people out in my area by the....well, for lack of a better word....balls....because there is no other high speed internet available for us. I've checked into all of them. I guess that's what you get for living out in the boonies!

Ack! Finally!!!

So It has been a while since my last post. Not that I haven't been trying to post. For some reason I couldn't log in. Nothing changed, it just wouldn't allow me in! How frustrating! Then today the computer gods said, "okay, you can play...." and now I'm here! Phew! I hope that doens't happen again!

Let's see, where to start?

How about Hannah? She's growing like a little weed. She loves to stand up while you hold her hands. She blows rasberries and makes many word like sounds. I could have sworn the other day she yelled "Hey!" She's finally enjoying her paternal grandparents. For quite a while she'd tolerate them for about 5 minutes. Now she's smiling at them and gives "Gammy" kisses. She still gets upset if someone aside from Mommy holds her for too long. She's decided that kisses on her tummy are the funniests things. Sometimes she cracks up at the oddest things too which in turn gets any adults within earshot cracking up as well.

Racing has been good. We've had several wins lately. Feels pretty good to win with a horse that I exercise. I've taken on a 2 year old with a big attitude. We shall see how things go with him. He's super cute and fancy but soooo stubborn!!! If he doens't want to do something he plants his feet. So you give him a good kick and he rears. So....out with the whip....and he bucks. For the love....!! It's a work in prgress. I have no idea how he's ever going to actually race because his favorite gear is backwards. We'll see!

Sealy is still on hiatus. Blake is still in training in VA. Hopefully he will be marketed soon. My bankroll is thinning a little too quickly. I never imagines I'd be paying $150 for four steel shoes. Why is everything so expensive in VA? Anyway, once sweetie Blake is sold Sealy gets to go down there for bootcamp. I figure if I don't have the time to ride her right now I'll have someone more qualified do it for me. Then I won't lose any time with her.

Jazz is doing well too. She's starting to show her age though (10 years). She has a hitch in her get'along. I'm trying out some homeopathic pills for inflammation and pain. Pretty sure it's a stifle issue in the hind left leg. The antianflammatory drug I bought form my vet made her sick. So far she's been on the first drug for a little over a week and I see no improvement. I was hoping it would work for her but I guess you have to really beleive in that stuff to see results. :)

I guess that's it for now. We are racing tonight and tomorrow night. I'm crossing my fingers for wins both nights. Maybe then I won't have such a grumpy husband!