Starting this weekend, Reagan and I have a new job. We are going to be doing the weekend chores at the barn where we board Jamboree. That means that we go out between five and six a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays to clean out stalls and water the horses. Then we return in the evenings to feed and water everyone and close up the barn.
Why am I getting up loooong before I want to for this? Mostly for the experience. Reagan, like many girls, wants to be a horse rancher when she grows up. She says this all the time, but the truth is that she really has very little idea what it takes to care for them. We have never actually fed our own horse or cleaned her stall. This will be very educational. Also, of course, doing this will help pay for boarding the horse and Reagan should be responsible for some of that at this point. However, she’s not old enough to do it on her own (or drive herself) which is why I now have another poopy job. For the next few weeks though it’s going to be extra fun because there are two pregnant mares due any time so we’ll get to help care for the foals. What’s better than that??
I just wish that we could be having this wonderful, educational experience later in the day. This Saturday we will get up at 4:30 to do the horses, then come home and get Reagan changed and ready for her track meet at 8:00. She is running the 200 and doing the long jump. We will leave from there to take Faith to her soccer game. Rich and Hayden are bailing on us because they have tickets to the University’s spring football game. I’m thinking we’ll be eating take out on Saturday night.
In other news, PTO elections were held last night and I declined the nomination to be Vice President again. That felt very good. I will still be doing the fundraiser though. Next October when I am insane over that fact, remind me that it seemed like a great idea in April. Also, the Pooping Bandit is still on the loose. The principal is finally on the case, but no luck yet.
I did type up a couple of recipes and stuck them In the Fridge.
Why am I getting up loooong before I want to for this? Mostly for the experience. Reagan, like many girls, wants to be a horse rancher when she grows up. She says this all the time, but the truth is that she really has very little idea what it takes to care for them. We have never actually fed our own horse or cleaned her stall. This will be very educational. Also, of course, doing this will help pay for boarding the horse and Reagan should be responsible for some of that at this point. However, she’s not old enough to do it on her own (or drive herself) which is why I now have another poopy job. For the next few weeks though it’s going to be extra fun because there are two pregnant mares due any time so we’ll get to help care for the foals. What’s better than that??
I just wish that we could be having this wonderful, educational experience later in the day. This Saturday we will get up at 4:30 to do the horses, then come home and get Reagan changed and ready for her track meet at 8:00. She is running the 200 and doing the long jump. We will leave from there to take Faith to her soccer game. Rich and Hayden are bailing on us because they have tickets to the University’s spring football game. I’m thinking we’ll be eating take out on Saturday night.
In other news, PTO elections were held last night and I declined the nomination to be Vice President again. That felt very good. I will still be doing the fundraiser though. Next October when I am insane over that fact, remind me that it seemed like a great idea in April. Also, the Pooping Bandit is still on the loose. The principal is finally on the case, but no luck yet.
I did type up a couple of recipes and stuck them In the Fridge.
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