Coffee anyone ?

[Cecilia's-herd]

but am I dreaming or are you expecting @Cecilia's-herd ?

Yes I am! 5 months along.

It is a young persons sport.... a very agile, lithe, young girls' sport....

I'm 22, and I would like to think a girl can dream. I still play rugby! I would say I'm fairly agile... I don't know for sure. Thankfully money has never been a big issue with our family for reasons I won't disclose
And yes- it most likely is hormonal... but its so fun to watch... so pretty

 

[Baymule]

Coffee is ready. Got to go get dog food this morning. I have paperwork to turn in for a new patient, then will set appointment for check up, physical and covid antibody test.

 

[Baymule]

Yes I am! 5 months along.

I'm 22, and I would like to think a girl can dream. I still play rugby! I would say I'm fairly agile... I don't know for sure. Thankfully money has never been a big issue with our family for reasons I won't disclose
And yes- it most likely is hormonal... but its so fun to watch... so pretty

With a brand new baby, some things are off the table. I called it dropping out of the land of the living for 2 years. Everything I did was all about my baby and it will be for you too.

I'm not going to crush your dream. Get a horse. Get a horse that is gentle, absolutely calm, the kind that you can put out to pasture for 4 months, then saddle up and ride and he is still the same horse. Many horses will nut up and act crazy if not ridden often. You don't know how to ride. Your first horse does not need to be a hot head, chomping and tugging at the bit ready to RUN. Look at it this way, a calm gentle horse for you to learn on, then becomes a calm gentle horse for your child to learn to ride on. Make sense?

The blue eye that is in my avatar belonged to Joe's Tuff Bars, the absolute love of my life. He appeared in a neighbor's lot, cut up, skinny, standing 3 legged, head hanging almost to the ground and lower lip hanging loose. I came home from work, got out of the car and was drawn to the fence like a magnet. That skinny horse saw me at the fence and limped slowly to me and put his head over the fence for me to pet him. Instant love.

My new husband saw this and my excitement when I talked about this horse and the big smile on my face. Every day I was at the fence to pet this horse. Turned out the horse didn't belong to the neighbor, it belonged to a friend of his and one day when he came to feed the horse, my husband was there. He bought the horse. Joe was mine.

Joe was 7 years old. He was an old soul, calm, gentle, not spooky, practically nothing ruffled him. Over the years, there were times that I didn't have time to ride very often, due to work. It didn't matter, Joe was the same, day in, day out, ridden often or not ridden for months. I joked that he had 2 speeds, slow and stop. He would give me a good gallop or brisk trot, but was hard for a non rider to get above a fast walk. He was safe for anybody to ride. He was my baby, my heart horse. Other horses came and went, Joe stayed. We had to put him down August 2020, at age 32. BJ and I bawled like babies.

You need a Joe.

My two favorite guys. Both of them big guys, white haired and blue eyed. Both of them carried my heart away with them.

 

[Cecilia's-herd]

You need a Joe.

I need a Joe so bad That was one of the sweetest stories I’ve ever read.

 

[Baymule]

I need a Joe so bad That was one of the sweetest stories I’ve ever read.

Yes, you need a Joe. Take your time, he is out there somewhere waiting on you. You'll know it when it is right.

 

[Cecilia's-herd]

Yes, you need a Joe. Take your time, he is out there somewhere waiting on you. You'll know it when it is right.

I sure hope so.

 

[Thefarmofdreams]

@Cecilia's-herd DEFINITELY slow down if you're pregnant! I didn't realize. You are definitely not too old to ride, but 5 months along is NOT the time to start riding. It hurts. LOL. (i retrained a QH i needed to sell at 6months along... it was not fun. And at 35, I still ride hard. and would totally actively barrel race if i had the entry fees... lol) And I think Bay said, you aren't part of the living for 2 years... .she wasn't lying. My kiddo is just 2 and he's still glued to me AT ALL TIMES. You don't get a ton of you time and freedom (and unless you're VERY lucky, exhausted. Babies are designed to wake up frequently, and you with them.) So definitely look for the horse, sign up for lessons. but don't make big commitments until you get through the newborn stage, at minimum!

 

[Cecilia's-herd]

@Cecilia's-herd DEFINITELY slow down if you're pregnant!

My whole life has been GO GO GO! And now my life has just kinda stopped short. I think I’m going to start coaching rugby instead of playing it at the moment. I’m going to miss the adrenaline rush for sure… I feel so capable and strong. My mom is practically loosing her mind with worrying.
Now I’m not an expert in these thing but I feel like a horse back ride would be a great way to send you into labor… something to consider

 

[Margali]

@Cecilia's-herd And... not to burst your bubble further but it's hard to stop at one baby. As soon as they hit 2ish the baby cravings started up for me.
My oldest is 9 and youngest is 3. We are just getting really active in hobbies again. Now we did start kids a good decade later than you and never lived near family. That makes a huge difference in leisure time available.

 

[Mini Horses]

Another day awaits our adventures. My weather isn't much better, overcast, dampish, coolish...blah! On flip side, coffee is good! Help yourself.

Now I know this is a touch early but, with "all things" limping along with stores and suppliers, our need for garden seed becomes a consideration. After all, we all have this come up every winter. So I began to look at sites. Wow....Prices are way up. Park seed even lists the number of seed...no weight...so 15 seed for $6.95. I mean, this is bad! Tomatoes and peppers...not even new or exotics. This is not a site a use, just one of those magic emails we all get. Even so, places I normally use are showing obvious price increases. There are already several out of stock items. Hope many of us have saved seed! I know I have some, thankfully..... Be ready to share your excess

Now that's off my chest! Next, it's chicken molting time. Feathers everywhere! Really gives me a pounding heart when I find a lot floating....you look for a carcass and then see the half naked, freakish looking bird clucking along! during my rounds yesterday, I discovered my setting hen no longer was. Day before, was...now all eggs gone! Not even a shell. So...Shes fine. First thought. Snake. But haven't seen any around. No seeming entry into coop....oh well....all chickens were ok.

My call to seller on tractor implement trace got me "we will talk to FedEx and get back within 48 hrs. Okay?". Of course it's not ok! But, what are my options??!! I'm not happy and this not acceptable......I'm waiting.

What are y'all doing today????