Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Blessing Other With our Horses
Our leaser Sally sends me an email, not a phone call because I am working, that she wants to buy a horse she went to see with a friend. The horse would not come to the stables until she is finished with her lease with Dinah.
Two emotions ran through my head. First, What?!?!? I thought she was going to get a horse for herself after our family moves to a hobby farm. Also, she didn't ask me to go with or help her find one? How many horses had she been looking at? Sally was going to take care of Dinah while we were on vacation. The second, Finally she can make the mistakes with her own horse and not ours.
I called Sally and talked to her. I wanted to know how much she knew about this horse. When she was going to look at other horses, you can't go with your first time. I explained how she should get a pre-purchase exam and if she wanted any horse on our farm, then I needed to try that horse also. Sally agreed all of this needed to be done.
The next day I spent advertising Dinah for lease. As of this day, I still don't have any one.
I believe about a week later, Sally went down with our instructor Dee to meet this horse. Dee liked it, said they were asking a fair price; but this horse would make Sally really be more confident and in control. This horse was not as easy going as Dinah.
Sally emailed me to tell me she had bought this horse. Sally was not going to even go look at another, not let me come ride or get an exam. I decided I had to let it be and just move on. I wanted Sally to keep her money but she said no she wanted to stay with Dinah till the end.
As time went on, Sally rode Dinah less and less. Yes we have had a cold winter; but when it was nice out she still chose not to. Sally even starting buying the things for this horse. She said we would go shopping together. Because of all this money, Sally stopped buying things for Dinah. My daughter K and I knew that Sally had checked out with Dinah. It was understandable, but we didn't want this for Dinah.
I was praying I would find someone before her horse came. We had close ones but never came through. For some reason, we never got one. I am not sure why.
Sally is turning into the new horse owner that we don't really like. People at the stables have even talked about her. During this process though, Sally said that I have taught her so much about finding a horse, getting ready and what it is like to have one. She even said that I was patient and never made her feel bad.
Two emotions ran through my head. First, What?!?!? I thought she was going to get a horse for herself after our family moves to a hobby farm. Also, she didn't ask me to go with or help her find one? How many horses had she been looking at? Sally was going to take care of Dinah while we were on vacation. The second, Finally she can make the mistakes with her own horse and not ours.
I called Sally and talked to her. I wanted to know how much she knew about this horse. When she was going to look at other horses, you can't go with your first time. I explained how she should get a pre-purchase exam and if she wanted any horse on our farm, then I needed to try that horse also. Sally agreed all of this needed to be done.
The next day I spent advertising Dinah for lease. As of this day, I still don't have any one.
I believe about a week later, Sally went down with our instructor Dee to meet this horse. Dee liked it, said they were asking a fair price; but this horse would make Sally really be more confident and in control. This horse was not as easy going as Dinah.
Sally emailed me to tell me she had bought this horse. Sally was not going to even go look at another, not let me come ride or get an exam. I decided I had to let it be and just move on. I wanted Sally to keep her money but she said no she wanted to stay with Dinah till the end.
As time went on, Sally rode Dinah less and less. Yes we have had a cold winter; but when it was nice out she still chose not to. Sally even starting buying the things for this horse. She said we would go shopping together. Because of all this money, Sally stopped buying things for Dinah. My daughter K and I knew that Sally had checked out with Dinah. It was understandable, but we didn't want this for Dinah.
I was praying I would find someone before her horse came. We had close ones but never came through. For some reason, we never got one. I am not sure why.
Sally is turning into the new horse owner that we don't really like. People at the stables have even talked about her. During this process though, Sally said that I have taught her so much about finding a horse, getting ready and what it is like to have one. She even said that I was patient and never made her feel bad.
Monday, January 20, 2014
Saturday, January 18, 2014
Part Four of Blessing others with horses
My horse now has become a lesson horse. Actually, a horse to teach a lady almost everything there is to know about taking care of a horse and riding.
Sally emailed me saying she was interested in leasing our horse. Her background was helping at We Can Ride. We Can Ride is a riding program for people with physical and mental disabilities. We exchanged emails and then she called me. We set up a time for her to come to the stables to meet me and Dinah.
Sally did not know how to ride at all, or tack the horse up or even how to groom. That was a shock to me. I had assumed that by volunteering at this place, she at least knew how to groom the horse and maybe put the saddle and bit on. But nothing. I wanted her to have a lesson with our trainer, and that ended with our trainer saying that in order to lease this horse, Sally would need to take lessons until our trainer was comfortable.
Now started this journey of Sally and Dinah. For four months, Sally and Dee had weekly and some times twice a week lessons. Sally would also come out one evening a week to bond some more with Dinah and gain experience with caring for her. At the end of the four months, Dee said that Sally was ready to lease Dinah and ride on her own; with weekly or bi-weekly lessons still in the lease.
Sally is an interesting lady. She is in her fifties with a husband but no children. She has a full-time job that she had told me she was going to be retiring from soon. Sally in a very sensitive lady and also very emotional. She lacks self-confidence and back bone. The lessons went good and the beginning of the lease did. As time went on, we had problems. Dee did also. If Sally was doing things that she thought was best for the horse, and not what we told her to do, she would get very emotional. I found that either I had to word it a certain way or just say nothing. Sally would also let Dinah be in control. For example: when Sally would cue Dinah to stop, Dinah would keep walking. Some of these problems were even on the ground.
Our family is planning on selling our current house and buy some land. I told that to Sally. She said she wanted to still come and lease Dinah. I brought up the idea of that by that time, Sally should get her own horse. This got ball rolling in Sally's head of looking for one.
Sally was looking at different websites for horses for sale. She stumbled upon one that was in her price range and really liked. Sally drive almost two hours to go see this horse. She feel in love with it. She went back again with a friend from We Can Ride. Her heart was taken with this horse.
During this whole time of leasing Sally has told me how riding, and even just grooming Dinah brings such peace to her. It allows her to go to work each day and also to go home to her husband. Her husband and her have not been in good terms for a few years. Spending time with Dinah brought her joy and happiness. Everything else seemed to disappear and everyone around her could tell.
Next post will be about my helping Sally find her first horse and making sure this one was right. Yet Sally didn't want to do any of it.
Sally emailed me saying she was interested in leasing our horse. Her background was helping at We Can Ride. We Can Ride is a riding program for people with physical and mental disabilities. We exchanged emails and then she called me. We set up a time for her to come to the stables to meet me and Dinah.
Sally did not know how to ride at all, or tack the horse up or even how to groom. That was a shock to me. I had assumed that by volunteering at this place, she at least knew how to groom the horse and maybe put the saddle and bit on. But nothing. I wanted her to have a lesson with our trainer, and that ended with our trainer saying that in order to lease this horse, Sally would need to take lessons until our trainer was comfortable.
Now started this journey of Sally and Dinah. For four months, Sally and Dee had weekly and some times twice a week lessons. Sally would also come out one evening a week to bond some more with Dinah and gain experience with caring for her. At the end of the four months, Dee said that Sally was ready to lease Dinah and ride on her own; with weekly or bi-weekly lessons still in the lease.
Sally is an interesting lady. She is in her fifties with a husband but no children. She has a full-time job that she had told me she was going to be retiring from soon. Sally in a very sensitive lady and also very emotional. She lacks self-confidence and back bone. The lessons went good and the beginning of the lease did. As time went on, we had problems. Dee did also. If Sally was doing things that she thought was best for the horse, and not what we told her to do, she would get very emotional. I found that either I had to word it a certain way or just say nothing. Sally would also let Dinah be in control. For example: when Sally would cue Dinah to stop, Dinah would keep walking. Some of these problems were even on the ground.
Our family is planning on selling our current house and buy some land. I told that to Sally. She said she wanted to still come and lease Dinah. I brought up the idea of that by that time, Sally should get her own horse. This got ball rolling in Sally's head of looking for one.
Sally was looking at different websites for horses for sale. She stumbled upon one that was in her price range and really liked. Sally drive almost two hours to go see this horse. She feel in love with it. She went back again with a friend from We Can Ride. Her heart was taken with this horse.
During this whole time of leasing Sally has told me how riding, and even just grooming Dinah brings such peace to her. It allows her to go to work each day and also to go home to her husband. Her husband and her have not been in good terms for a few years. Spending time with Dinah brought her joy and happiness. Everything else seemed to disappear and everyone around her could tell.
Next post will be about my helping Sally find her first horse and making sure this one was right. Yet Sally didn't want to do any of it.
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
http://nextimpulsesports.com/2014/01/13/montreal-man-submits-case-best-backyard-rink-canada-2/
Every back yard in the winter needs one of these. Don't you think?
Every back yard in the winter needs one of these. Don't you think?
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Part Three of Blessing others with our horses
In the last post, I talked about getting our second horse. I left off with a high school girl that started leasing Dinah and it went for two years.
Em, who was a junior in high school, started leasing Dinah. She lived with her Grandma and a sister. Em's parents divorced when she was young. Neither parent could afford to take care of her and her sister. The two of them went to live with their one grandma. Once her parents were remarried and financially able to take care of them, the sisters wanted to stay with their grandma. It made sense since that was the stability in their life.
Em had leased horses in the past. I trusted her with Dinah. I needed that after some of the previous leasers. During the summer, Em would take Dinah to horse shows and ride her doing gaming events. They did pretty good. After school and working, spending time with Dinah was a stress reliever for her. It brought happiness to her life. I was so happy that this young girl had a place to go and relax. I couldn't imagine what her home life was like. Her grandmother was a wonderful lady, but it had to be hard dealing with two step-parents. I truly believed that Dinah helped Em during the tough high school years and different type of family life.
After Em started going to college and working, she found that she didn't have the time nor the money anymore. She ended the lease. I was okay with that. She had been the longest and Dinah's best friend. I knew this time would come. After a few months, Em came back but for just a couple of months. She loved and still loves Dinah so much.
Since her, I have had a few more. One was married to the nephew of a very good friend from our church. The uncle was hoping by this lady leasing, that this couple would start going to church and having a real relationship with God. The lease ended after a few months, the lady decided she loved horses so much she got her own. In addition, she was wanting to become pregnant.
I then got a email from a lady that wanted to lease a horse. She had been volunteering at a therapeutic riding center. The place was closing down and she wanted to continue to be around horses. After her stressful days at work, her difficult marriage; horses brought her healing and peace.
We met one day and to my amazement I found out she had no knowledge of riding, horse tack or really even grooming a horse. I got her in touch with our trainer/instructor from our previous boarding facility.
The next post will be about the journey of this lady taking weekly lessons on our horse. The goal would be to knowledgeable about caring for horses and riding to lease.
Stay tuned for the next part of this lady and my adventure.
Em, who was a junior in high school, started leasing Dinah. She lived with her Grandma and a sister. Em's parents divorced when she was young. Neither parent could afford to take care of her and her sister. The two of them went to live with their one grandma. Once her parents were remarried and financially able to take care of them, the sisters wanted to stay with their grandma. It made sense since that was the stability in their life.
Em had leased horses in the past. I trusted her with Dinah. I needed that after some of the previous leasers. During the summer, Em would take Dinah to horse shows and ride her doing gaming events. They did pretty good. After school and working, spending time with Dinah was a stress reliever for her. It brought happiness to her life. I was so happy that this young girl had a place to go and relax. I couldn't imagine what her home life was like. Her grandmother was a wonderful lady, but it had to be hard dealing with two step-parents. I truly believed that Dinah helped Em during the tough high school years and different type of family life.
After Em started going to college and working, she found that she didn't have the time nor the money anymore. She ended the lease. I was okay with that. She had been the longest and Dinah's best friend. I knew this time would come. After a few months, Em came back but for just a couple of months. She loved and still loves Dinah so much.
Since her, I have had a few more. One was married to the nephew of a very good friend from our church. The uncle was hoping by this lady leasing, that this couple would start going to church and having a real relationship with God. The lease ended after a few months, the lady decided she loved horses so much she got her own. In addition, she was wanting to become pregnant.
I then got a email from a lady that wanted to lease a horse. She had been volunteering at a therapeutic riding center. The place was closing down and she wanted to continue to be around horses. After her stressful days at work, her difficult marriage; horses brought her healing and peace.
We met one day and to my amazement I found out she had no knowledge of riding, horse tack or really even grooming a horse. I got her in touch with our trainer/instructor from our previous boarding facility.
The next post will be about the journey of this lady taking weekly lessons on our horse. The goal would be to knowledgeable about caring for horses and riding to lease.
Stay tuned for the next part of this lady and my adventure.
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Dreams
The holiday season is behind me. The amount of hours at work that I am scheduled have dropped dramatically. So far, it is okay since the weather has been bad. In addition, I have had a couple of doctor appointments, and errands to do. I know that in a week or two, I will be going stir crazy.
I have to be okay with this, right? It will get busy again with Valentines Day, and Easter. Then there is Spring. Yet, sometimes I am not. When it is busy, I look forward to the slow times. Then vice versa.
The big thing, I Need To Trust God!!!!!!!!!!!!! I need to trust him with my life. He has my finances in his hands, the health of my body. God is also in control of my relationships. He knows when I need to spend more time with my children, my husband, and yes even my mom and my horse. Yet somehow, I worry.
My husband are dreaming of getting a hobby farm after K goes off to college this fall. We really don't need this big house anymore. We both want a rambler. We also want to be where it is quieter. I need to trust God that if we both have this dream, then it is what God has for our future. Somehow, though, when I am not working much, I worry about having the money for a down payment, or enough to afford everything once we get there.
I really need to be okay with this since my dream since I was a teenager was to be a career woman. I did not know if I wanted to get married or have children. I just wanted to work and have a job like my dad. As time went on, I thought that if I did get married and have children, I would still work and either the father would stay home, or they would be in daycare.
The first hurdle came with that dream, I had a difficult time with college. I am not school person, I hate it and had trouble with grades. Side note, people think I got good grades. I would ask why, and they would reply with I sound smart in conversation.
The second hurdle came when I was laid off from work and eight months pregnant. Clearly, after that I was not able to find a job. Employers don't want you if you have children. Your attention is divided between work and them. When the child is sick, who will stay home. And on, and on. I then stayed home full-time for years while my husband traveled and worked the hours to get raises to live just in our means.
After surgeries and a hard to time going back to work, I can't get a office job. The only thing is retail or Customer Service. I have come to learn to be happy in just retail.
I do ask is this all God has for me? But God knows my dreams and desires. Is he not the one that formed me and those dreams? Or are those dreams from the Devil.
Is the hobby farm in my future? My horse hates being alone. We will need one or two more horses to keep her entertained. Maybe I can have a couple of friends have their horses on our property. I could also work and train there horses for them. Is this my future?
Whatever any of this is, I need to be okay with it. I will find a dream that will come to be fulfilled.
What are your dreams? What are your desires? What dreams never came to be? What dreams have been fulfilled? Are you working on any right now? Please comment. Thanks.
I have to be okay with this, right? It will get busy again with Valentines Day, and Easter. Then there is Spring. Yet, sometimes I am not. When it is busy, I look forward to the slow times. Then vice versa.
The big thing, I Need To Trust God!!!!!!!!!!!!! I need to trust him with my life. He has my finances in his hands, the health of my body. God is also in control of my relationships. He knows when I need to spend more time with my children, my husband, and yes even my mom and my horse. Yet somehow, I worry.
My husband are dreaming of getting a hobby farm after K goes off to college this fall. We really don't need this big house anymore. We both want a rambler. We also want to be where it is quieter. I need to trust God that if we both have this dream, then it is what God has for our future. Somehow, though, when I am not working much, I worry about having the money for a down payment, or enough to afford everything once we get there.
I really need to be okay with this since my dream since I was a teenager was to be a career woman. I did not know if I wanted to get married or have children. I just wanted to work and have a job like my dad. As time went on, I thought that if I did get married and have children, I would still work and either the father would stay home, or they would be in daycare.
The first hurdle came with that dream, I had a difficult time with college. I am not school person, I hate it and had trouble with grades. Side note, people think I got good grades. I would ask why, and they would reply with I sound smart in conversation.
The second hurdle came when I was laid off from work and eight months pregnant. Clearly, after that I was not able to find a job. Employers don't want you if you have children. Your attention is divided between work and them. When the child is sick, who will stay home. And on, and on. I then stayed home full-time for years while my husband traveled and worked the hours to get raises to live just in our means.
After surgeries and a hard to time going back to work, I can't get a office job. The only thing is retail or Customer Service. I have come to learn to be happy in just retail.
I do ask is this all God has for me? But God knows my dreams and desires. Is he not the one that formed me and those dreams? Or are those dreams from the Devil.
Is the hobby farm in my future? My horse hates being alone. We will need one or two more horses to keep her entertained. Maybe I can have a couple of friends have their horses on our property. I could also work and train there horses for them. Is this my future?
Whatever any of this is, I need to be okay with it. I will find a dream that will come to be fulfilled.
What are your dreams? What are your desires? What dreams never came to be? What dreams have been fulfilled? Are you working on any right now? Please comment. Thanks.
Car Plunges From Bridge In St. Paul « CBS Minnesota
Car Plunges From Bridge In St. Paul « CBS Minnesota
We have been having our high for the day below minus 10 for two days straight. This has caused black ice on the roads from the exhaust from cars. You can't see it at night. You can lose all control of your vehicle. Amazing and a miracle from God that this person walked away with minor injuries.
We have been having our high for the day below minus 10 for two days straight. This has caused black ice on the roads from the exhaust from cars. You can't see it at night. You can lose all control of your vehicle. Amazing and a miracle from God that this person walked away with minor injuries.
Monday, January 6, 2014
http://thenosebleeds.com/2013/10/sweet-moment-between-david-ortiz-and-his-kid-turned-hilarious-with-one-crack-of-the-bat/
That did not look like fun. There was even another camera filming this. Poor kid.
That did not look like fun. There was even another camera filming this. Poor kid.
Sunday, January 5, 2014
Baby, it's cold outside.
It sure is cold here in Minnesota.
I don't like summer, but this is a bit too much. I can't really do much with my horse. When I get off from work, my truck takes a bit of time to start. Once it does, it hardly moves forward and is makes a lot of noise. By the time I get home, I am frozen.
I thought with this weather that work would be slow, not. I am so looking forward to February. My husband works for Philips Company. Every winter they hold meetings in Orlando. I pay for my airfare and food. The hotel is free. I don't go anywhere else the rest of the year, so this is my only vacation and away from my children. This will be the third year of this, and only the third time away from my children. Many people find it hard to believe that in the 24 years of being a mom, I have only done this this many times. But, when your husband travels for his job, and you have no family or friends to watch them except for a overnight; it easily does happen.
I am looking forward to working less now that the holidays are over. My body sure hated it especially my feet. Another foot surgery is on the horizon.
I hope you all are staying warm and safe with this weather.
Off to work I go.
I don't like summer, but this is a bit too much. I can't really do much with my horse. When I get off from work, my truck takes a bit of time to start. Once it does, it hardly moves forward and is makes a lot of noise. By the time I get home, I am frozen.
I thought with this weather that work would be slow, not. I am so looking forward to February. My husband works for Philips Company. Every winter they hold meetings in Orlando. I pay for my airfare and food. The hotel is free. I don't go anywhere else the rest of the year, so this is my only vacation and away from my children. This will be the third year of this, and only the third time away from my children. Many people find it hard to believe that in the 24 years of being a mom, I have only done this this many times. But, when your husband travels for his job, and you have no family or friends to watch them except for a overnight; it easily does happen.
I am looking forward to working less now that the holidays are over. My body sure hated it especially my feet. Another foot surgery is on the horizon.
I hope you all are staying warm and safe with this weather.
Off to work I go.
Friday, January 3, 2014
http://thenosebleeds.com/2013/12/let-archer-teach-you-how-to-properly-deal-with-ninjas-conflict-resolution-and-gun-control/
Very interesting. Taking things to a new level. Well written.
Very interesting. Taking things to a new level. Well written.
Nice of Kyle to want to give something to the fan. It is too bad that another one snatched it away.
Thursday, January 2, 2014
My links
Some of you may have noticed that I have been posting a lot of links. Most of them are from the website "The Nosebleeds".
My oldest daughter's boyfriend is a writer. He does not have a full-time paying job yet, but he does it here and there. He has interviewed with many websites, but most have not been paying jobs, or they are waiting for funding.
I hope you enjoy these articles. I know that I do. I will be doing more.
Please feel free to comment on them or share yourself.
My oldest daughter's boyfriend is a writer. He does not have a full-time paying job yet, but he does it here and there. He has interviewed with many websites, but most have not been paying jobs, or they are waiting for funding.
I hope you enjoy these articles. I know that I do. I will be doing more.
Please feel free to comment on them or share yourself.
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
Missouri fan gives the celebration of the year
Missouri fan gives the celebration of the year
I love the gentleman sitting there and the lady (I am supposing his wife) turning to him to give him a small high five. Everyone else around are standing up, cheering and high five all around. That is cool!!!!
I love the gentleman sitting there and the lady (I am supposing his wife) turning to him to give him a small high five. Everyone else around are standing up, cheering and high five all around. That is cool!!!!
Greg Hardy went to Hogwarts according to his SNF intro
Greg Hardy went to Hogwarts according to his SNF intro
I really didn't know there was that out there. I guess there are all kinds in this world.
I really didn't know there was that out there. I guess there are all kinds in this world.
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