A post!
I really think about posting in the early evenings, but when it gets to evening I just read until I have to go to bed. Sorry.
Things have happened. I have again put myself in the position of wondering if I'll have enough money to get me through the summer. Luckily this year I do have some savings going into the summer, as opposed to last year. Also, I don't have to carry the vaccine expenses, which help. Also, one of the girls is out on maternity, and the more expensive NP has been taking a lot of time off.
I was supposed to have a partner by now to share expenses, but the company spent 4 months trying to get one of the local peds to join. That makes me cranky. It was never going to work out because of our practice styles, so it is frustrating that it took so long for them to figure that out. They claim she just recently told them no for sure.
I has asked my GSD breeder for another puppy in Jan/Feb, which was about the time she had finished distributing a litter. So we had to wait until last week! So I got Helga Ann "annie" last Tuesday. Honestly, I was not looking forward to having a puppy because I know how hard it can be especially at first. O.M.G. She woke me up every two hours the first night, and three hours the next night. Friday night she managed until 5am. Last night woke me up twice. I can't wait to kick her little ass outside at night, but she's not quite big enough.
I told Balky for the last month to please not eat his sister. At first, when she came home, I thought he had ignored the 'not' part. He would put his mouth around her head, slam her down with a paw, or get too excited and bite her leg when I picked her up. *sigh* Got a playpen for the yard, so I could clean stalls without her.
By yesterday I could feel comfortable leaving her with him for quite a while, but still put her in the playpen when I went to town. Today I went to church, and then got groceries with no playpen!
Oh, and she has been coming to work with me. :)
The reason my savings isn't quite as high as it could be right now is because I bought another horse. Because I am an idiot(horse person). He's a son of my stallion (who just qualified for regionals in PSG, I1 and I1 Freestyle on Memorial Day weekend) and moves even better than my stallion. Also, my trainer knows I am a sucker, and will buy things on payments.
Daddy is on the left, "OJ" is the top one on the right.
Things have happened. I have again put myself in the position of wondering if I'll have enough money to get me through the summer. Luckily this year I do have some savings going into the summer, as opposed to last year. Also, I don't have to carry the vaccine expenses, which help. Also, one of the girls is out on maternity, and the more expensive NP has been taking a lot of time off.
I was supposed to have a partner by now to share expenses, but the company spent 4 months trying to get one of the local peds to join. That makes me cranky. It was never going to work out because of our practice styles, so it is frustrating that it took so long for them to figure that out. They claim she just recently told them no for sure.
I has asked my GSD breeder for another puppy in Jan/Feb, which was about the time she had finished distributing a litter. So we had to wait until last week! So I got Helga Ann "annie" last Tuesday. Honestly, I was not looking forward to having a puppy because I know how hard it can be especially at first. O.M.G. She woke me up every two hours the first night, and three hours the next night. Friday night she managed until 5am. Last night woke me up twice. I can't wait to kick her little ass outside at night, but she's not quite big enough.
I told Balky for the last month to please not eat his sister. At first, when she came home, I thought he had ignored the 'not' part. He would put his mouth around her head, slam her down with a paw, or get too excited and bite her leg when I picked her up. *sigh* Got a playpen for the yard, so I could clean stalls without her.
By yesterday I could feel comfortable leaving her with him for quite a while, but still put her in the playpen when I went to town. Today I went to church, and then got groceries with no playpen!
Oh, and she has been coming to work with me. :)
The reason my savings isn't quite as high as it could be right now is because I bought another horse. Because I am an idiot(horse person). He's a son of my stallion (who just qualified for regionals in PSG, I1 and I1 Freestyle on Memorial Day weekend) and moves even better than my stallion. Also, my trainer knows I am a sucker, and will buy things on payments.
Daddy is on the left, "OJ" is the top one on the right.
