birthday was supper awesome.  Mom and  dad came and we had a great day of gifts and food and shopping with anne and connor. My mom gave me a cookbook that she put together like a scrapbook with all of the family favorites. it was really nice and something I can add to in the future.

I has fish! We finally got around to setting up the 10 gallon Anne gave me at Christmas! Last night I we got 2 male fancy guppies! one is kinda orange and his name is Stanley and the other is blue and yellow and his name is Q-bert. they are very cute and very tiny. after the tank cycles a bit I think I will add a couple of cherry barbs, and maybe a ( Read more... )

saturday was a terrible day. I was at the barn all day for work like usual. we actually finished morning shores early for once and decided it would be fun to take a trail ride down the road because it was such a nice day. Three of us headed down the road and I noticed that my horse was getting a little edgy. then cars started passing. I didnt feel ( Read more... )

today I had to write a letter of recommendation for a horse. Bob to be specific. Bob the Morgan from Miner. Bob, apparently, is trying to get himself a stall in the UVM coop barn next fall. Well. good luck Bob... I guess ( Read more... )

My tea has turned against me. I cant tell if it's the tea or my mugs. yesterday I made tea to bring to work and it attacked me by leaping out of my travel mug all over my feet on the one day I was wearing my crocs rather than my waterproof boots. I had hot wet socks all morning that smelled like grapefruit! Later in the evening I made myself a nice ( Read more... )

My mom still sends me easter "baskets" in the mail and this year I got a bracelet and necklace from bead for life. They are gorgeous and for a good cause and fair trade and such so woohoo. kind of pricey but im thinking about getting a few more things. :)

Congratulations! You have been awarded the Donald J. Balch Award and
will be presented with a certificate at the Honors Day ceremony.

This award is Presented to those students making the greatest
contribution to the equine or companion animal activities of the
Department of Animal Sciences

lots of ups and downs this week. I guess really lots of ups and one down. My uncle died on tuesday. He had been battaling MS for years and recently went into kidney failure. It was my mom's brother. She is having a really hard time with it because her parents as well as my uncles kids and ex wife are all doing pretty OK because they were there ( Read more... )

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Here are a few before and after pictures of the baby horses! I got to visit Miner on Tuesday. So many fuzzy horses!

Newt
my icon is his before picture

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