Barnmaven

Ouch!

I had to go out of town for work for a couple of days this week.  While I was gone the contractor came in and finished cross fencing our little patch of pasture.  This will help us do better with keeping enough grass to feed all of the animals this summer, although I'm not so sure that I will be able to get away without buying some hay since we also have Matt the Jerk's steer on the property too.  But I digress.

Missy and Zenon were mostly unperturbed by the adjustment in their perimeter and the sudden appearance of hot tape around the pasture, Baby was slightly more hysterical.  She has been doing a lot of running back and forth and snorting since the installation.  The evening the fence was completed, J was trying to feed the horses and Baby got spooked inside the barn.  She bolted for the nearest exit, which also happened to be the stall door my husband was entering.  I'm not sure if he realized he should move or just didn't have time; regardless, she pretty well mowed him down.  He's currently ensconced on the couch with a two-day pass from work and a prescription for percocet.

On the plus side, the Tri-Cities hit 70 degrees today and I think it will still be light enough when I get home to ride a little.  Yay for Nearly Spring! 

Vicki said:

"When the whole world's wrong, you better look in the mirror."

                                             -Princess Victoria a/k/a my sister Vicki                                             

I believe...

in myself.

in Democracy.

that every child is a miracle.

in a woman's right to choose.

that we all belong to one race:  the HUMAN RACE

in saving the environment

that there is not place in this world for violence, bigotry or narrow-mindedness

in flossing regularly

in spaying and neutering your pets and that you ought to get your next animal companion from the shelter, not the pet store.

that I can accomplish anything I set my mind to.

in backing up my hard drive on a regular basis.

that inner peace can definitely be achieved via a hot bath, expensive chocolate, fine wine and a good book.

in safe sex.

in the Constitution.

that freedom of religion includes freedom FROM religion

in teaching children to read

that I don't measure my success by anyone's expectations but my own

in Freedom

that we are all capable of great things.

that everyone needs a hero to look up to.

that Ghandi was really on to something.

in quantum physics.

in the possibility of Bigfoot, extraterrestrials and Santa Claus

that who I am is more important than how I look.

Nine Minutes

Nine minutes to type your first post on the new blog.  Well, okay, it would have been nine minutes if the page had loaded faster...

I'm a half-granola old mom to two rambunctious children, living my dream in Eastern Washington. 

Current acreage:  1.5

Number of Children:  2

Number of Dogs:  3

Number of Cats:  2

Number of Horses:  3

Number of stalls:  3

Number of steers on my property owned by worthless lazy assholes who fail to provide hay or share in the costs of caring for their livestock:  1

I grew up on the Wet Side of Washington State and ended up on the Dry Side via a 10 year side trip in New Jersey.  I'm married, employed, opinionated and independent.  I like good music, good wine and people with a sense of humor.  I loathe people who think they're smarter than everyone else, fake fingernails, right-wing politics and religious fanatics.  I adore smart-ass wise-crackers who can talk the paint off a barn. 

My horses and my children are my religion, my world, my reason for drawing breath.   I don't think there's much else about me to know.