Kitt

Was a lovely day for a horse show, and only one snafu from the online registration server!

Five minutes at my computer and I have renewed 3 trailer registrations and my husbands drivers license. SOOOO much better than sitting in line at the local MVC office!

I found that sitting back and making a plan for the "What if's" let's me relax and move forward. I only allow myself to do it for reasonable possibilities like a horse being injured at a show. The far fetched ideas that pop into my head get "punt" as the plan. For example, last fall we had a hurricane eventually postpone the big year end show I had 8 horses booked to transport. Plan A, load on schedule, but include cinder blocks to weigh down the pop up awning and extra rain gear. Plan B be prepared to keep horses in trailer when not competing if it's too nasty to use tents. Plan C I take responsibility to say no travel due to the weather. Funny thing, when I told plan c to the show coordinator, 30 min later I got a call back saying whole show was postponed till the following weekend and anyone unable to attend would be credited or refunded. Yes, I have been told had I entered the military I would have made a good general.

Yum! What time is supper? I'll bring the cobbler! You can't even tell it's sugar free!

It's Friiidaaaay

Totally. The assigned ride times are one of the things I LIKE about dressage. Hunter/Jumper shows get squirrely on timing all the time due to ring conflicts and the like. But if you know you ride at 2 and 2:15 and its an hour drive to the show you can plan your day. Provided of course show management gets their act together!

Why do people with O clue how to run a show try without asking help from people who do? For those who do not know, dressage shows are run on a fairly tight schedule. You are given a time to be in the ring, and if you are late you are dq'd. Show two weeks ago the idiot that made the schedule had a rider entering the ring every 6 minutes. The problem with that is the tests are 6 min long. That does not leave any time for the judge to finish her notes and/or speak with the riders. By the mid morning break the show was more than an hour behind schedule. Now this weekend the day sheet is published and my customer is not on it. She calls and asks what ber ride times are and gets the reply "yes we have your entry right here, see you Sunday". Ummm, WHEN on Sunday? Makes a big difference when we leave home. Do we need to be there for 9 am show start time? Or are we the last rides of the day? And dont even think of giving us a 9 am first test and a 4 pm last test. They have done that to us in the past too!

How about if she has a word with Mike's mom? Bet that would put an interesting twist on the situation!

While there is nothing wrong with wanting to extend your stay, there is a right way and a wrong way to do it. Go to the desk and ASK. Most hotels, motels and camp grounds will be glad to juggle things, provided you are polite! I think that's the biggest thing. People have forgotten basic manners.

Love all those foods except the eggs. I'm allergic. Actually I gave not had a reaction in many years, but have not gotten brave enough to try a fried/scrambled/hard boiled egg. Used to react to "hidden" eggs in baked goods etc, but that stopped after Wings was born.

Finally saw the dentist after being rescheduled 4 times since Thursday. Bad news I will not get the repaired teeth back till Saturday at the earliest. Good news, no charge. They absolutely agreed that this one is on the lab, they should have outlasted the rest of my natural teeth. Any suggestions for soft easy to eat without any molars meals?

Woohoo! Two days in a row off! No barn, no customers, I didn't even do any chores! Hardest thing I did all weekend was decide what to eat.

<Peeks out from under my rock> No customers lurking?

Well, I am also headed back to the dentist. My (less than a year old) dentures have the anchor hook on the uppers break off and a crack in the lowers. At least no novacain involved and I don't have to hang upside down!

Shhhh, don't tell anyone, but I THINK I might get this weekend off!

No you are not! The correct answer to these are "I ain't gonna tell ya!"

Hey guys? The "ghosts" were themselves summoned. Someone, presumably human, did the summoning. The $92 question is why? What benefits does the summoning bring? What do they get out of it? Other than a glow in the dark minion?

Happy Birthday. May you have many more! You get to sleep till 5?

Now now...it's not like we are being crusty

Was a suggestion rather than waiting on a certain bear to drive two days and 1500 miles

If she calls the local precinct will they lone her a patrolman or two?

Big dud here. Got dimmer a bit, then a huge cloud moved in and we couldn't see anything.

Colicky pony update Lucky is hale and healthy and enjoying life. No new info on the one that passed.

We are supposed to get 90% totality here. My plans are to bring the horse into the barn early and head home, hiding in the living room and maybe watch a movie or an episode of a show i follow but missed while watching that colicky pony thursday.