Damn Ice

Have I mentioned I hate ice? Everywhere I walk, it’s ice. Everywhere I look, it’s ice. I’m sick of it.  Last night Mike bought some salt mix to help get rid of the skating rink that has become our driveway. Unfortunately, I’m not sure when he’ll be able to get out and put any salt mix down. The weather is supposed to be nice tomorrow so it would be ideal if we could do it tonight but that’s out of the question. We have drill team practice tonight unless Mike stays back to get the plow truck ready to scatter the salt mix.

I’m a little nervous about hauling tonight. Well, actually, I’m just nervous about loading and unloading. There’s only one or two spots that aren’t covered in ice and no matter what, we have to cross a sheet of ice to get to the barn.  For some reason I keep buying shipping boots, so I may just use them in case Zeke starts to do the splits on ice. Fingers crossed that we can avoid all ice but I’d rather be overly cautious than not.

This weekend we are going to take in a boarder. It won’t be for very long and normally I wouldn’t do it but we are helping out a friend. I’m trying to do the “Pay it Forward” thing a little bit this year. The friend called up asking if there was any place that she could board her mare that is due to foal in the next month or so. It wasn’t planned and now she’s scrambling to figure out what to do with the mare and soon to be foal. We don’t have an ideal setup but figure we could make the most of what we do have.  We can at least be “on call” a little bit better than our friend as she’s working a lot lately.  I’m sure, as was the case with Savanna and Prize (aka Jett), that I’ll take a day off when the baby is born. At least this time, it’ll be under less stressful circumstances (as long as the weather holds out).

So the rest of this week, I need to work on getting the pens and barns set up for the additional temporary guest. I’m a little excited. We haven’t brought in anyone new (four-legged anyway) since July 2011 with Flower and Prince. I love meeting new horses and getting to know them.  I’ve missed the excitement of seeing a new horse relax and enjoy retirement at Borderlands.

We are gearing up for our Chocolate Auction. If anyone wants to help, please let me know. I’m desperate for help! After working all day, doing chores, and taking care of the Bear, there’s very little if any time left to do anything like plan and prepare for the Chocolate Auction. So if anyone wants to take over, I’d be more than happy to release the reins and give you full permission to go forth and fundraise!