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Post by eaty on Sept 18, 2007 21:19:31 GMT -5
Audrey it is great to hear that your mom is getting back into the barn!!!!! And the Halloween things sounds like so much fun!, i never have that much fun. The most fun i have ever had trick-or-treating was last year, i went with my then best friend (This is my friend who in the last year i have fought with so many times i have lost count, and i spent most of this year not talking to. And right now we are not talking so i have no clue if i am going trick-or-treating this year at all) And a huge group of her friends there was about 12 maybe of us, and we had a great time. Telling jokes, one of the girls flashing cars, tping the house of one of their teachers. Also thanks for that link!! I grinned, the Amy doesn't look that bad from what i thought she would look like, But i like the Ty.
Also i do have good news. Next month i am going away for a week to do this program in Vermont for a week, i did it last year and had a really great time. And as off today i have a ride my mom was not able to drive me up herself, but today a friend called who is also going and offered me a ride. So i need to call her back. But it means i can go! I am really looking forward to it, because i had such a great time last year because of all the fun. So i will be gone from Oct 14-20th.
Now on to not so great news, i went to see the horses tonight with my mom. And when we got there Gus was lying done and not really moving, and my mom went over (She is not as much as a horse person as me, but she still knows some stuff about horses) and he picked his head up and was eating carrots, but he made no move to get up. And my sort-of friend who own them was not there she was off teaching (She teaches dance), and the other friend Adam who owns one of them (A horse i have yet to tell you guys about) was not there he was at a meeting. And my mom called him and told him and he said Gus has been doing that today, and when we left Gus got up. Then Adam went over there and said Gus was lying down again. So i am worried about Gus right now, when i first saw him lying down i couldn't make myself go over there i was so worried he was dead, because he is really not in great shape right now. And my mom went over and said we was fine. And my sort-of friend should be there by now. Also as to why i am calling her my sort-of friend is because right now she is not talking to me, last time i talked to her was last week for a tiny bit. And the time before that was two weeks ago. And the last time i really talked to her was like a month ago. Yet she is talking about me, talking about making plans with me to Adam who told my mom who said something to me, thinking that i might now about it. Talking to my brother, and every time she comes over my brother has to be a huge pain and not let me talk to her by talking to her, when she does e-mail him but not me. Yet she doesn't talk to me at all, and it hurts because we have been though so much together and i let her read my blog that has all my feelings or thoughts about people, and she even said that she thinks of me like family, Yet she doesn't talk to me at all.
As you probable can tell i am pretty upset about it, and i really don't know what to do with her or Gus any ideas would really help. And that helped so much to get it out, because i can't tell my family (Even tho i said the other day that i didn't want to invite her over) because i know if i start to talk about it i would fall apart right there, and you guys are the only people who listen. Thanks guys i don't know what i would do if i never met you two.
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Post by bapuppydog on Sept 20, 2007 16:41:06 GMT -5
Vermont sounds like a lot of fun! Ive only been to Vermont once or twice, and all I remember is going to the Von Trapp Family Lodge and that there were lots of mountains and trees and that it smelled good. The second time I went for a horseshow that my mom was in, and there was this pony in a temporary stall across the asile from Lucas and the pony kept escaping and we ended up putting a chain from a lead line and clipping it on his stall so he couldnt open it. Other than that, I just remember it was a long drive.
Im glad you are getting to ride some more. As for Gus, Im really sorry to hear he is not feeling well. Depending on how old he is, he could just be taking to sleeping more and resting his body. He might also have a cold, which could wear him out. We used to board a horse that would sleep for the majority of the day, and we were always worrying that he was sick, but it turned out he just really loved to lay down and sleep for abnromal amounts of time. I guess he sort of started when he got older, so maybe that could be what Gus is doing. He could also be sore, and standing is hurting him right now, so he is lying down to take the pain off. I would suggest a vet visit, especially since you said he wasnt in such great shape.
Im also very sorry that you and your sort-of friend are having a hard time. I dont really have any advice, other than to talk with her about why you are upset and see if there is anything you guys can sort out.
As for my mom, she went with a friend to a horseshow today to help her, and she came back pretty happy, so I think she may be accepting what happened and slowly moving forward. She has even been getting up on time to help with chores, which is pleasing our barn manager Maureen more than ever! It also helps me out becasue I am now an "only" child, seeing as my sister and one brother are in college, and my other brother lives across town, I am the only one left behind, and its sometimes more work than I ever bargined for. Its not as bad as it could be, at least we have Maureen to help us!
Anyway, today I...
...woke up around 5 to help up at the barn and noticed that Pierre ripped the velcro on a pair of his boots again, so on my way home from school I got him some new splint boots, and these are guaranteed for 5 years, so lets see if Pierre can rip through these!
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Post by Cem on Sept 20, 2007 19:16:48 GMT -5
Lol! I take it Pierre has a habit of breaking boots? I'm really glad your mom's doing better.
Eaty, I'm really sorry Gus isn't doing well. I hope that he picks up soon. And I'm sorry things aren't good with your friend either, I really hope that you guys can work something out.
...read A Winter's Gift and Guyaholic and (finally) put the first coat of red paint o none of y walls. It looks good but its probably going to take 3 coats of paint for it to fully cover the wall, sigh.
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Post by eaty on Sept 21, 2007 17:42:16 GMT -5
Thanks guys, she is coming over this evening and we will see how it goes. And about Gus, my mom talked to my sort-of friend and she said he has been doing that this last week, lying down in the evening. And she says it is nothing to worry about. But i don't know.
And Vermont is going to be so much fun, it is this week long program about nature stuff and how to live out in the woods and stuff like that. And in the program in an adults, teenagers and kids. And i am going to teenagers one, where there are two groups the girls and the boys, and on the first night the teens are sent out into the woods for the week to learn, and we have mentors in charge of us. And so we learn all week in the woods and we are not suppose to be seen during the week till we are welcomed back. I went last year and had a amazing time, full of laughing. One night we went down to the kitchen and stole a thing of ice cream, which took forever because we went down there while people were still awake. And one night we got up at like 2am and we went down to the kitchen and made cookies and left some there for the people at the camp, and then took the rest to the boys camp But some of us never made it to the boys camp. and we did a lot more then that, those were just the funniest.
...Did nothing really, did some reading and talked to a friend. Did some singing.
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Post by Cem on Sept 24, 2007 21:54:39 GMT -5
...put a second coat of paint on one wall. Due to my very low energy levels I can only do one coat of paint on one wall a day, its gonns take a while to get my room finished!! Thats about it. I was supposed to be going to see someone at the job centre tomorrow to talk about benifits and stuff for people who can't work, but its been moved to next week so I'm free to have coffee with my youth worker instead  something I would MUCH rather do!! |
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Post by eaty on Sept 26, 2007 16:47:38 GMT -5
Ugh, my room is small so it was easy to paint but i also had a friend help. But what is annoying is that i have been looking at my walls and i see places that need a touch up, but my room is so full of stuff that i can't really do it.
And when my friend came over the other night, i didn't get a chance to talk to her really because of my brother (I so hate him), so that was annoying, and for some reason when she first got there something happened that almost made me cry but i don't remember what. And also on Sunday i think it was she called my house to ask something and i was the only one home so i answered the phone, and we talked a tiny bit and she said something about e-mailing me about maybe setting up a time for me to ride this week. I have no heard from her.
...Hung out around the house (My mom and brother are doing their class this week so i am stuck here), my cable to charge my computer came this morning so that was good. Also brought in a box of stuff that had a lot of stuff that i have been wanting.
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Post by desperation on Sept 28, 2007 15:22:52 GMT -5
hope you feel better soon
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Post by eaty on Sept 28, 2007 23:13:08 GMT -5
...I rode a horse for the first time in over a month. My sort-of friend e-mailed me last night about maybe getting together today and me riding, and then she called today and i went over and rode. And my legs got to tired that when i was changing out of my riding boots and into my other boot and legs were shaking and i had to with my hands pick my leg up and put it into my boots. It was pretty funny. Then i went to the mall and i got a new pair of hiking boots for my trip in a few weeks to Vermont.
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Post by desperation on Sept 29, 2007 20:19:54 GMT -5
cool sounds like fun. i so want to ride again. i miss it.
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Post by bapuppydog on Oct 2, 2007 20:23:32 GMT -5
You guys are so lucky you can paint your rooms! The only decorating my mother will let me do is choose which sheets I want on my bed that week! Im glad to hear Gus is okay. I was worried for a while.
As for me...lets just say when Pierre gets bored or hasnt been worked in a few days and doesnt like it, he finds ways to let everyone know! Mostly he rips his boots off and flings them around the pasture for us to go find. Hes not as bad as Wesley ever was (thank God - Wesley could destroy cement he was so bad!) but Pierre has chewed through his fair share of blankets, boots, and lead lines. We've bought him toys and things to play with in his stall and keep him entertained and we have music on in the barn almost all the time, but he just needs to be worked more regularly, which is sadly something I cant give him right now. Im thinking about leasing him out again, which Ive done in the past. Owning a horse might be great, but sometimes when there are a gazillion other chores to do, College applications to fill out, school work to be done, never mind a social life, making time for Pierre seems like a distant dream. When I lease him, Its nice becasue I also make a little bit of money which goes towards keeping this guy at college depending on where I go, and he gets worked three or four times a week on a regular basis, which means if I only get to ride him once or twice, im not as guilty. He still gets worked and loved, and I still get to slave away all day at the never ending chores. Okay I dont mean to complain, and its not that bad, but sometimes I wish I were normal and could just roll out of bed and go to school. We have a total of 32 stalls, which seems like a lot but it isnt really. We have 4 stallion stalls and 12 broodmare stalls off-property (well more like across the street and down the road a little) that we really have little to do with anymore...its kinda complicated, but basically everything started as a breeding barn and worked that way for about 4 years and then my parents got married and my dad moved in with my mom and then they put up a barn on property, which became the main barn. We have 16 stalls divided by a central aisle, and if two people work across from each other, mucking out in the morning doesnt take that long. It does help though If I didnt have to worry about Pierre every morning too. I'd never give him up for the world, but its nice thinking that someone else is taking care of him when I cant be there for him. Maybe he'll stop chewing through his rugs and boots now! Sure would save me time, money, and effort!
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Post by Cem on Oct 3, 2007 18:12:27 GMT -5
Hey, Audrey good to hear from you! I hope the extra work does stop Pierre destroying rugs and boots! lol
...haven't really done much. I did go up to the Mall near me and see the Renault Formula 1 car which was very cool! I know that it wouldn't be to a lot of people but I'm a big F1 fan so to me it was really cool.
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Post by eaty on Oct 3, 2007 21:03:00 GMT -5
Audrey it is good to hear from you! Sounds like fun with Pierre And Gus is doing okay lately i haven't seen him since friday. ...Got awoken by my mom telling me to get out of bed, and go out of my room to hear a good friend of ours there. And he was the one who told my mom to get me out of bed so that he could give me a hug. It was weird. He is having a hard time with a friend of ours (My sort-of friend with the horses) And he was really upset last night when i saw him and my mom talked to him at some point and i think she talked about me. Then i hung out in the afternoon and did nothing, got my packing list for my trip (Only a little over a week left till i leave!) Then went to class. So it was a weird day. |
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Post by Cem on Oct 4, 2007 22:30:45 GMT -5
...spent all day reading. I picked up my book when I woke up this morning (about 11.30am but I wasn't in bed till 4.30am!) and read for about 2 hours in bed before the need for food was too much, then read pretty much straight through till I finished the book about 10.30. Really good book! I have now made the mistake of picking up the next in the series and don't want to put it down despite it once again being 4.30am! lol.
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Post by Cem on Oct 6, 2007 18:18:36 GMT -5
...spent all day reading and waiting for a text message that finally came in around 6.30pm. I found out at about 3.30 yesterday morning (via Facebook which for those of you don't know is a internet site where you can have a profile and keep in touch with loads of people and stuff) that the wife of the Youth Minister at my Church went in to labor! She had a healthy baby boy and his name is Josh. Now I'm desperate to see pics of him! lol. Both his parents are friends of mine and its really weird to think that they have a son now!
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Post by eaty on Oct 8, 2007 13:32:35 GMT -5
Lol, what book were you reading Cem? And that is awesome about the baby!!
Sorry i haven't been on much, my life has been crazy and hard. Saturday wasn't the best day, i was really upset and broke down many times. But on Sunday i am leaving for a week! yay i am really looking forward to it, this week i have to spend cleaning my room and getting ready.
...i have done nothing so far, i talked on the phone with a friend for the first time since like march i think. And i have to bake for a while, that is what i am off to do now.
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something I would MUCH rather do!!
