Wordless Wednesday

Missing My Honey

Nice fish! But it's time to come home...

Adventures in Kip

I had an adventure last night involving a horse. Kip belongs to Terry and he's a great horse. I thought I would go along to meet him, and then watch Terry ride and care for him. Instead, Terry encouraged me to actually get up and ride him, and I surprised myself by doing it! Horses can be intimidating to me because of their size and the fact that I have a fear of heights, but Kip was really gentle and Terry turned out to be a good teacher for me. With the blue skies and green fields, it was really pretty out there. And it was energizing to be doing something that would normally scare the pants off me. What next?

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Surprise!

Got a phone call from Jake yesterday afternoon! Other than his math book always being sold out, it sounds like he's liking pretty much everything about his new school. His student job is working in the cafeteria as the grain guy, not sure exactly what that name means, but he says it reminds him of working take out at the Mandarin Yang. It was so great to hear his voice. The rest of the day was pretty much a usual kind of day with the exception of having some work done on the gutters of the house and we're hopeful that this will take care of the water in the basement situation.

Success

Well, the cats survived a night on their own while Bruce and I went up to the cabin! We kept them in separate parts of the house as they have drastically different diets and Tristin has a tendency to try and bully Minnie. Not that he's a mean cat, but he's a big boy and kind of full of it. I kept the bathroom and bedroom doors closed, thinking that there would be less trouble for him to get into, and the only thing I noticed was a pillow he had drug onto the living room floor. Minnie had two dishes of her Miralax Pumpkin Pate laid out, and she had cleaned almost all of it up, which was a bit surprising since she usually only wants to eat when someone else is in the room. I guess it was a success and we might be able to get up to the cabin for a night here and there, so that's a freeing thought. Once more, Bruce worked on things for his upcoming fishing trip. He says that maybe the best part of these trips is the anticipation of going, but I know he enjoys the time fishing with friends, too. We ate some bread (made in the bread maker that Bruce gave me for my very first Mother's Day) and some yummy fresh fruit for breakfast.

It's fun to get away, but I guess I did worry a bit about the fur babies at home.

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Day After Labor Day

Bruce and I drove up to the cabin for the day on Sunday. He spent his time getting ready for his upcoming fishing trip, but I was tired and spent my time watching true crime programs on TV. I saw a few cows and hay bales along the way up, and took some pictures on my phone. Then on Labor Day, we spent most of the day laboring instead of playing. We worked on the upstairs of the house, vacuuming and decluttering. It felt good, and hopefully I'll be motivated to work on the other areas of the house needing attention. We also heard from Jake yesterday. He sounded happy and busy, so all is well. I guess I survived the weekend, after all.

Changes

Jake is now moved into his new dorm room at St. Olaf, and it feels like the real thing. The house is so quiet now, except for a neurotic dog who has developed behaviors involving loud thumping or groaning noises as she tries to scratch herself. It was an easy move on Saturday. Jake had brought most of his stuff already on Friday, so there were only a few things left and I didn't have to even carry anything into the dorm! His roommate seems like a good guy, and I can see them getting along quite nicely. The day that St. Olaf put on for us was nice, great food, of course, but the speakers were truly funny and entertaining to listen to. It was a class act. Now that Jake is starting college, I know better than to expect to hear much from him, but it's still kind of hard. This parenthood business is hard.