General News, August 2007
A quiet weekend -- finally
The only things on my schedule this weekend were hoof trims for the barefoot horses and Pax's obedience class. Then I decided to cancel Pax's class. I haven't had a chance to work with him "on the road," and that just sets him up to fail in that environment. Rather than put him through it -- and lose three hours of my Sunday -- I just decided to drop the class. That meant that, other than 45 minutes trimming hooves, my weekend was all mine.
And I loved it.
I've enjoyed my social forays this summer -- I don't want to imply otherwise -- but it's time for me to return to my non-social ways. We had two people come to the house this weekend -- one of the kids from across the street who cleans my stalls for me and Christina, the hoof trimmer. Both work for me. Both are nice people and require little from me. (I hold the horses and chat while Christina trims. All I have to do is pay Edhic!) And yet I found myself terribly annoyed that they were there. I'm tired of being social.
Next weekend Leslie is coming up, and I'm treating her to a facial on my monthly "Spa Day." Can't say I'm anxious to clean the house this week, but I am looking forward to her visit. She is, theoretically, the end of the summer obligations. We usually go to the fair in September, but I just realized that the Monroe fair is this weekend, and I don't know if I'm up to a trip down to Puyallup. We may have to miss the fair this year....
Sunday, August 26, 2007
A day on Vashon Island
My friend Lesa from work invited the team out to her house on Vashon Island today. Dave and Staci piled into my car, and after a lonnnnng wait for the ferry, we got there around 2. Oh my God -- I can't rave enough. The house is incredible. The gardens are incredible. The views are incredible. The food was incredible. Lesa's husband was incredible. Need I say I had an amazing time?
We spent most of the day sitting out back, amidst the plethora of hummingbirds. Adorable little things. We laughed and chatted and had an absolutely grand time. Lesa is a terrific hostess (and a wonderful friend). I was sorry to leave, especially since Dave and Staci were forced to go at the same time, but I had to get back to feed the animals.
I can't remember if anyone took any pictures. If so, I'll post them. It was an incredible day, and I hope she invites us again!
Saturday, August 11, 2007
The days go rolling by...
Okay, we're not moving. Not now anyway. Jay's job (grrrrrrrr) won't let him telecommute indefinitely, and so we can't move until he finds a job he likes down in Olympia. Yeah -- and the chances of that are? Exactly. I may be living here for the rest of my life. Sigh.
Life is otherwise good. I still love my job. I finished the first project, and I'm on to a new one. It will probably last into October. My contract has been officially extended until early November. At that point I'll have to go on "pup-termity leave" for a month or two. What I don't know is whether they'll be able to hire me back right away when I'm ready to come back. No one seems to know how long the required break in service is or whether I can stop "mid service" and come back again.
I've got some fun weekends planned this month. The first weekend is a "Joene Day," and my friend Staci from work is going to go along. We have a big day planned -- a trip to the barn, lunch, and facials. The next weekend there's a field trial in Carnation, and Kalisa has said she'll go with me. That will be fun both because of the dog stuff and because I haven't seen Kalisa in ages. And finally, on the 18th, my boss's boss, Lynne, is going to come out and visit my horses.
My other good news is on my Current Projects page.
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
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