Last night was spent in the babysitting of 4 boys under ten, it was an all round entertaining experience. The four year old found my name rather difficult. I was, therefore, christened "Miss Krispy". The same four year old also requested the privilege of praying for dinner and began "Dear Jesus...now what ( Read more... )

I am here at the library on my day off, as chauffer for Rebecca's volunteer service. This means I drive her here and spend two hours reading and playing on the internet. Poor me. :-D
Anyway. So there I was browsing through the magazine section and I came across an October '04 issue of Wired. I'd never heard of the magazine before but the headline ( Read more... )

Well, I got a call this morning saying to report to the animal shelter as soon as possible for an indoctrination. (Obviously, the week-end has gone havoc.) I worked from 9:30 to 12:30, came home until 2:45 when I went back to work and fed animals and cleaned cages till 4:15. I cannot believe I am being paid $9 an hour for this. O_O ( Read more... )

I put the blanket on the horse tonight.

CARHART OVERALLS, HERE WE GO!

In the deep wisdom and sagacity of my youth, I was up till amost one am last night discussing helpful but fictional cows who died in tragic accidents with a ferris wheel and distinctions between bacalavas and baklavas with the Kwizms. Thus, the sleep I was jolted out of at 7:30 am this morning was a deeply comatose one. I was awakened by a neighbor ( Read more... )

Most of you know that the last few weeks have been devoted to training two young horses, and the owner has promised me the horse of my choice in return for my labour. This Sunday, I discovered that a friend at church would like me to sell me a 16 month old colt for $300. Now, before I even begin to think about getting a second or a third horse, ( Read more... )

Thanks to all who had me in their thoughts last night, I'm feeling suprisingly optimistic about the whole thing. I won't know for sure if I have a job until they call me "in a week or two". I must remember this is Corn County, Indiana, where everything moves at the speed of molasses in winter.
The interview was not with the whole Board of ( Read more... )

Real Life has attacked me. You all must not think I'm ignoring you, I am simply besieged. Thanks everyone who was praying for my allergy relief, your prayers were answered in the form of Alka-Seltzer Plus. Randomly, that stuff is disgusting enough without them having to make it citrus flavoured. I can get down medicine that tastes like medicine ( Read more... )

Anyone looking for a vacation on the water is welcome to come to my place and take a canoe out on the horse pasture. It'll float, believe me. You may even be carried away by raging rapids.
Thank heaven I do have a 50 meter round pen, it looks like both horses are going to be there for a day or two at least. As of today the water level on Horse ( Read more... )

I am not in the habit of posting political or moral thoughts on Live-journal because I like my life in boxes and LJ is my Having Fun and Relaxing Box. However, while reading World magazine this morning I became so frustrated that I decided I'd share this with you all anyway. That way those of you on my side may humour me and those of you who ( Read more... )