Did you miss me?

Posted March 6th, 2010 by Nealia

First off, I cannot remember what # life lesson I am on so I give up on that title.  Second, I am sorry I missed yesterday but I went to bed early because I was beat, not beat up, just tired.  I will start off with the barn and say what a great time I have had working in the barn;  horses great, riders great and everyone is happy.  What more can you ask for?   Today was even better as one rescue left for his new home and two more were adopted today.   If you could see me you would see I am dancing. Personally I am glad you cannot see me as I am not the greatest dancer.  I used to be really good when I was younger………. well, maybe I was not really good, I only thought I was really good.   I was a star in my head.

We are planning a trip to the World Cup tryouts at William Woods U. on the 25th through the 28th of March and I spent the last hour trying to figure out where to stay.  I did get rooms at a Marriott for the trip which makes me happy as they usually have foam mattresses.  I hate hard beds and Marriott has a mattress that is out of this world.  I am sooo much happier when I sleep well.  I hope Jessie makes the team this year.   I think she is well prepared.  I want some of my students to come to the tryouts as they are interested in trying out next time and I think it will help them understand what they need to be prepared for.  I am a big believer in the World Cup as it can be a place for a rider that has a LOT of skill to shine as you do not get to ride your own horse.  During the tryouts you have to ride a couple of different horses, some easy some harder.  Jessie did the Invitationals two times with the Jacobs  and I have to say that prepared Jessie the most in every way to be ready for her first go for World Cup.  I hope Brent, Jane and Brooke continue to do the Invitationals as I feel it was one of the BEST experiences that Jessie and our family had in the horse business.  Brent and Jane had everything planned out and we had no worries.  All we had to do was be ready every morning and just go where we were pointed.  I for one have really never been out of the country and I was more than just a little worried.  We had wonderful hotels, we got to do a lot of “South Africa things” and we saw the country, plus we got to meet new people at every stop we made.  It was a wonderful time for Jessie and a great vacation for us.  My only regret was Jason could not be with us, as it was up to him to take the North Wind horses to the show in St. Louis.

It was nice today to see the sun even though it did not warm up much. The up-side to it being a little colder was the ground stayed frozen and there was very little mud. I know I must seem a little over worried about mud, but since we have had over four hundred horses come through our property and most of them go outside, we have no rolling green pastures.  I would wish for MORE pasture space, but when  there is too much space, some of the horses get really hard to catch.  So I guess I should just be happy with what I have.

Speaking of being happy with what I have, it is important to know what you want.  If you do not know what you want, then you will not know when you have it.  I always feel sorry for people who do not have a workable game plan in life.  These are the people that can have sooo much and still are not happy.  There never seems to be enough for these people, they always want more or something better.  I for one know what I have is good and I appreciate what I have.  I know sometimes I whine, but for the most part, if I would ever be a billionaire, I would not want to move from my home, I would only want to fix it a little bit.  First I want hardwood floors in every room;  make a better place for Jason’s room; change the barn and add stalls to the main barn; build a new rehab barn and arena for the rescues. I would want an indoor pool (indoor so I would not sunburn) and I would also not be seen in my swimwear and scare the begeebers out of  everyone on our property, or anyone  flying over in an airplane.  I am so sorry for any mental pictures that may have flashed in your mind when I spoke of my swimwear.

No wishes tonight.

I am THANKFUL for all that I have in my life.