Ty and Kara Come to Visit with their Great Nana

Ty and Kara arrived on Thursday with Mikayla and Lucas. All the way from Texas. Mom came up (with dinner!) since I had to work. I arrived home right before Lucas' bedtime, but we had time for a few cuddles with the kids. They're amazing! Mikayla didn't know what to do calling two diffent people Nana! She kept flitting between the two of us. Her speech is rapidly improving and she's very polite and sweet to everybody with big hugs and kisses all around. Lucas is a cuddle bug, loves his Uncle Colin and is just a happy happy guy!

When I got home from work on the next day, I found a few new pictures on the camera. Ty and Mikaya had gone outside to meet Prima. I had taken her out the night before to feed Prima and Mikayla was brave enough to touch her. She flew back in the house to tell her Daddy, "I touched her! I will see them again next Wednesday before they leave for Texas. Can't wait.

Pet Peeves

OK this is where I might offend some.........sorry. I work in medicine..at a hospital..so keep that in mind..my paradigm you know.

• If you are going to a medical appt. where you are going to be examined..let's say X-rayed for instance..try to wear easy to remove clothing and DON'T WEAR ten tons of jewelry that you can't remove for whatever reason! Honestly, you wonder why you have to wait so long to get in? This is ONE of MANY reasons!
• Why is it that you are upset that you had to wait so long when you take 8000 years to walk to the room, another 8000 years to change and another 8000 years to tell me all your problems....so did the last guy..or gal!
  
• HELLO!!! Your back, your knees and your hips are going to HURT and WEAR OUT if you are overweight. You are going to be diabetic, you'll snore, won't be able to lie flat on your back and you'll be sick a lot. Your gall bladder will also need removing and if you fall, just your weight will cause you to break something. Oh, and one other thing..I CAN'T hold you up.
• Nope, can't diagnose you. Not allowed, not trained.
• Rude people and whiners.
• Why is it that the people who want their pictures and their results NOW are the ones that won't cooperate so that you can get their exam done?
• An ER is an EMERGENCY room. For EMERGENCIES. It may surprise you to know that we have to treat the people that are imminently going to DIE as a first priority, which is why your sprained ankle or your knee that's been sore for 3 weeks, might not make it to the top 10 patient list. People who are trying to die, take up a lot of resources; when you are that person, you'll be glad they put you first in line.
  
• If I ask you not to move...DON'T!
• If I come to get you for an exam and you wave me off because you're on your cell phone..then I'll see you WAY later.

OK..enough venting for tonight.

Without Bones

Without Bones, Prima is lonely. More lonely then I would have thought given her normal standoffish mare-ish behavior. She cried a high pitched "something's missing whinny all the rest of the day on the Monday Bones was put down even though she'd been give a sedative..both so that she could have her teeth done and deal with Bones absence. I was surprised. Horses miss their herds.

My wonderful neighbors noticed that Bones was gone, especially the lady with the toddler down the street, who always stops, rolls down her window so he can wave at the horsies. She left a nice card and bouquet of flowers on my porch. Personally, I cried a lot; off & and on all day, even though I was ready for it. Very difficult to watch something die. I don't know how hunters do it.

In some ways it was a relief. A task that had been weighing on my mind now complete.

In many ways it frees me up. Chores take half the time and half the money. I can rope small areas off for Prima to graze that Bones couldn't see, and I have small obstacles and jumps set up in the arena gain. This may not thrill the girl, but I like it! I don't have to worry about Bones panicking and hurting himself if Prima's gone. This weekend I am going to clean out the horse trailer and prep it for some trail rides later on in the year.

Many of you called or stopped by to make sure I was OK. I really appreciate that. I have the best friends and the best family around. Lucky me.