School, Riding, Work...

My life is pretty busy!  Every day of my week is full.  Mostly a lot of bussing kids here and there for their classes.  I don't mind that so much, and I am trying to get 3 riding days in a week to condition my mare for her first 50 this spring.  I want my schedule to be in motion and used to riding like this even though our first race isn't until May.

Just a LOT of time in the car.

When I am not cleaning up horse poo in the pasture, riding, bussing kids here and there, I am working 2 days a week.  Not my favorite, but I am trying to save to start up my own business.  It will take me over a year...one paycheck at a time.

Also, something weird...my horse keeps getting puncture wounds on her hip, and Sunday when I went out to the pasture to clean, she had a fresh open cut on her left shoulder.  It is bothering me.  The little puncture wounds all in the same area, a new one all the time, It's not the trailer, she stands to high for anything to be hitting her on that side and there isn't anything sharp or pokey in there.  All I can think is, maybe she is rolling and getting those things?  I noticed a new one when I was saddling her up yesterday.  But I didn't check her over before trailering her.  No one would be in my pasture purposely hurting my horse?  No, that would be cruel and sick.  My grey horse doesn't have any puncture wounds or lacerations.  It's just bothering me so much I am not sleeping well. That's what happens when you had your horse at a private facility and someone sticks a nail in your horse's coronet band.  I can't prove anything, but it makes you a little leery.

As far as riding goes, my kiddo rode Green Mountain with me today, both of my horses were pretty dry under their saddle blankets when we were done.  Pretty awesome day, and my horses are coming along very nicely! 

As far as school for the kids go, both my daughters are straight A students!  Pretty proud of them.  I am still waiting for the monthly report for September to come out for Reagan's class, and one of Heidi's classes...but I know all of their homework and tests are good and both have As, and Heidi's Math and other classes are all As too.  Proud of my kids.

That is all for a quick update on family and life.  Hope everyone else is enjoying this new school year and doing well!

Usually fall is the hardest season for me!  Anyone who has Seasonal Affective Disorder knows spring and fall are the worst.  However...this is the first fall I have ever really enjoyed in such a long time! I have enjoyed ALL of it!!  Pumpkin everything, school starting, riding in cooler weather and pretty leaves on the ground.  I don't know if it was because the summer was so hot and dry I was ready for it?  But, I haven't needed any medication in over a year, I haven't struggled with depression in over a year!  Grief after my sister in law committed suicide last year kicked my butt, but depression hasn't been an issue at all!  It's pretty great. I partly attribute it to cutting drama out of my life.  One lady writes crap in her blog about me saying I need to go to suicide counseling or something.  Hmm.  Well, since I have never even ATTEMPTED suicide in my life, I think I am good...thanks.  Also, that is a pretty repulsive for anyone to make blanket statements like that after what our family has been through, just because you don't get your way.  Depression doesn't mean you are suicidal, it just means you are depressed.  It's part of life that some of us live with at times.  Learn about it and educate yourself, have compassion for those that suffer. If that is even possible.  It's probably not...so I will just move on...