Getting Behind

The last week has flown by. I'll have to recap on our #HappinessHappens later when I'm done catching up with everything else. If you can't wait, check us out on Facebook (at least I'm sorta keeping that up to date).


The paying job is keeping me hopping. I don't expect that to change until the end of September. It makes it difficult to get anything done around the Sanctuary but I guess that's just how life goes.


August is typically a busy month for non Sanctuary related activities. I'm hoping that I can get a few things done even with being under the weather a lot these days. In fact, the other day my back pretty much gave out and I was stuck on the floor. Those old commercials "Help I've fallen and I can't get up". Yup, that was me the other night. I had to have Mike come in and pull me up off the floor because I couldn't move. Oh for the days of being young again.


Everyone is pretty much hanging out and chilling these days. I need to open the very bottom of the pasture at the end of the week. I'm not really looking forward to it because the creek is still full of water. Usually it dries out by this time of year but with the wet summer we've had, it's not going to happen. But it also means that I'll be pulling the Shoo Fly Boots off everyone. I'd rather not have to but if they are going to be walking through a horse length of water that's knee deep, I'd rather not loose those expensive fly boots. We'll see how it goes for the first week or so.


We've been lucky in not having super hot temps and I'm very thankful. I can handle low 80s and the horses dont' seem to mind either. We are definitely having a weird summer. I'm keeping track of fog and going to see if the old wives tale of 90 days from fog is rain/snow. It used to work when we were in an El Nino but now days, that theory doesnt' really work. But I'd rather be prepared than not. I'm already two months behind. I need to start prepping for winter ASAP but every time I think I can, I am sick or the mosquitoes come out in full force. I guess we'll just see what happens.


I can't even push Mike these days to get stuff done. His paying job is pushing him even harder so there's been a lot of outside stress here at the Sanctuary.


Add to it that we are a bit on pins and needs with our beloved Farley dog. We thought he had a stroke last week but treated him for a severe ear infection. We have hope that it's an ear infection but I think our vets are a bit more guarded. But it means that we have to keep a super close eye on Farley. He's gone from an outside farm dog, to an inside lapdog in about 12 hours. But if he does have a stroke and it's super hot out, we can't leave him out there so now he's become a big fuzzy shedding black lab. Everything is covered in fur these days but I guess I will let it go. He's 3 months shy of being 15 years old and he's been our loyal companion for 13 of those years. You don't throw away 13 years of loyalty and love over a little bit of hair.


So back to the paying job to try and keep my head above water. Check out our Facebook page. I'm trying to keep the #HappinessHappens days updated there and I'll have to come back later and update it on here. So far behind. Anyone want to help so I'm not as far behind?