And We Are Back

Did you miss our adventures? Hard to believe it's been almost six months of no blogging. These last six months have been a whirl wind of adventures. I have lots on my mind so I  may break this into a couple of different posts so I don't overwhelm and shock you after such a long absence!


So the reason for my absence from blogging? Well if you'd scrolled through the blog, you'd see that I had a baby at the end of September. I took advantage of my work's maternity leave and took the full 12 weeks. I'll never get that time back so I want to take advantage of it! If I've learned anything from the Sanctuary (and my kids) is that time is precious.


Fast forward the 12 weeks and I went back to my paying job. But instead of my old position, I went to a new position. Yup, that's right. Why not throw a wrench into everything and try a new job along with a new baby! Well, it's not really a new job. It's one I've been doing but at a minimal allocation and now I can focus on it. It's a good move for me but I'm struggling to adjust. It's like night and day between the two projects I worked on.


One week in to the new job and poof, partial government shutdown. I dont' work for the government. But I am a contractor to the government which meant no work. So I did get to enjoy another month of hanging out with the kids. It was fantastic. It made doing chores easier and making sure I got to see the horses in the daylight instead of only in the dark, which is the norm that time of year.


At the end of January, I went in for a medical procedure. Don't worry. It was planned and I'd known it was coming years ago. But with the shutdown, I figured it was a good time as any. That meant I was out on short-term for another five weeks. I was also restricted to not lifting more than 20 pounds. That was (and still is) a problem.


I'm now back to work but still have the restriction on me for another couple of weeks. I didn't realize how much I lift and how little 20 pounds actually is. Oh well, live and learn.


But now we are back and I can actually keep you up to date with what's going on, which isn't a lot. The horses have survived with my absence of blogging. I am still fairly active on Facebook so check out the pictures there. Everyone is happy and healthy and fat as ever.


We are headed into another storm starting tomorrow so everyone is still wrapped in their blankets from the last two storms (and severe cold snap). It's been a crazy winter for sure! Luckily I've been able to avoid being on the roads for most of it.


But now that i'm back to the paying job, you'll see me posting more here than before.


So hang on, we are going on an adventure!