Disappointment day turned out great after all.

Yesterday I decided to not go on the poker ride with my horse Cadi. I have never ridden her since I bought her last spring but my neighbor and friend Liz and my other friend Anita have both ridden her and she seems to not be very motivated to do anything bad but since it was to be my first ride on her at the poker ride and she was in full standing heat yesterday I decided it was not a good time for my very first ride on a horse in over 10 years. I really want her head on me and what I want from her and not on her finding a stallion to visit. I really didn't want to start my relationship on her back by getting into a fight with her today so instead I will ride her later in the week and start on a better note. I am really disappointed that I missed the once a year poker ride but I think it was a smart thing to do.

You might wonder why I haven't ridden in so long since I adore horses so much. Well I have had a bilateral knee replacement surgery plus another surgery where my left hip was replaced plus two surgeries to repair my wrist and with all that plus the other health issues that I fight I have not been up to riding till now. At least now I have my saddle fitted to Cadi and a bridle fitted to her head too so am ready as I will ever be to take the plunge and try riding again.

It was really funny to watch our 27 inch tall miniature horse stallion, Kid, try to mount Cadi through the fence. We had to put him into another pen to get him away from her since I was worried that he would hurt himself mounting the fence. Cadi is 14.2 hands high but she was standing there waiting for that tiny stallion to breed her. Too cute!!!!!! She was good as gold when I was trying the saddle on her and brushing her to get her ready for the poker ride but then she was screaming and screaming for Kid when we walked her down the driveway with the saddle. Of course he was yelling back at her which didn't help her mood but all in all she was pretty good.

I got in lots of fun time in the garden planting echineacea starts that I got from a Yahoo co-op group that I belong to. I also planted some heucheras from the same co-op and a few hostas that got included in the box. I love planting my garden for a while and then it becomes real work. Today was not a real work day though since it had been a long time since I had really felt up to gardening so it was fun fun fun to create the beauty that we will enjoy all summer this year. Hopefully DH will get the waterfall running on Monday or Tuesday since he has this week off of work. Soon I will post some pictures of our yard and house. We got new siding and roofing put on the house and are really loving the looks of our brand new home that was built in 1958. lol That siding and roofing really made a huge difference in the look of the house plus I managed to get a porch put over the front door so it made the whole house change in looks. Will be wonderful to not get soaked when looking for the key to the front door.

I called my Aunt Ginny tonight to chat with her for a bit. She is doing great even though she isn't doing as much as she used to do but ya have to give her a break since she is now 93 years young. I adore that woman and would love to go visit her but she doesn't feel she would be good company these days since she sleeps a lot. She lives over 3000 miles away in Salem MA so it isn't like I can just drive over to see her. She has always been so very special to me and told me once again how much she loves me. That is the sweetest words to ever hear from a loved one isn't it? So it was a great end to a not perfect day.

Spring has sprung!!!!!!!!! YIPPEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!

Wandering around the farm today I noticed that I have crocus blooming, daffodils are up and I can see their buds just breaking the ground, the grass is green and growing tall enough that we will have to mow it in a week or so and the clematis are getting green growth starting at their growth buds. The chickens are laying more eggs than even a week ago so now my egg cartons are filling one shelf in the fridge. I have to get to Boise to drop off eggs at our son's house since he loves the farm eggs so much and he can share them with friends. The weeds in the flower beds and veggie garden are big enough that I spent the afternoon hoeing them and what a lovely afternoon it was too. The temp got to 62 degrees and there was no wind which is rare here in the spring. Usually when it is warm we have wind.

I have got to get some RoundUp bought to kill the weeds and grass in areas we do not want it growing this year. The grass is just nasty weed grass that is called Cheatgrass here in the west. It will puncture through a cows cheek and causes bad abcesses and when it gets into my socks I am not a happy camper because the stuff is SHARP and it will in-bed into you if you try to ignore it. I wish I could wipe out all the cheat grass on our property this year but know that it will take a few to get rid of it even though it is an annual grass. The darned stuff will grow and look for all the world like Kentucky Blue Grass until it sets its heads and by then the seeds seem to be viable. Nasty stuff!

March 8, I had a bad wreck with our Shetland pony while the farrier was working on her feet. He had finished her front feet and moved to the rear and she reared up jerking me off the stock trough that I was sitting on and as I tried in vain to set my feet so she couldn't jerk me anymore I knew that she had the best of me and I was destined to go down. In slow motion I tried to reach out far enough to avoid hitting my left wrist on the concrete since I have had two surgeries on it already and certainly don't want more surgery. That worked but I landed full force on my left breast and man oh man does it ever hurt to do that!!!!!! Talk about a funny place to be black and blue! I have a nice egg shaped place on my right forehead too with a black and blue mark there along with some black and blue hoof shaped marks on my back from where she jumped back over me when the farrier kept hanging on to her foot. The farrier helped me up after he had tied her to the horse trailer and then he went back over to her and worked with her until she stood still for him to pick up those hind feet and let him trim them. It has now been two weeks since the accident and I am finally feeling like I am healing. The bigger we are the harder we fall sure is true!