February 19, 2007

Here are some random Susan thoughts for your reading entertainment for the week!!!

Why do I still have a Hanson headband that my now 19 year old daughter put in the bathroom drawer ten years ago? I ask myself that every day as I am putting my contacts in....

Hannah and the gang.

Why do I have a hard time washing down spiders that have cozied themselves up in the corner ceilings of my bathroom above my shower? Poor little spiders terrify my 7 and 10 year old every time they wash in there!!!

Why don't I think about painting my kitchen walls? My teacher friend commented that she hadn't repainted her kitchen for four years.......I thought to my horror that I had not repainted since I tore the wallpaper off my kitchen walls ten years ago!!! Am I too busy having fun outside?????

Why can't I let someone else do chores and KNOW they were done well instead of going outside and either redoing them or adding a little more treat to the horse's feed pans???? Does this mean I have some kind of neurosis? Worse yet, PSYCHOSIS?????? Do I have an overdeveloped mothering instinct? How can I get rid of it???

Why do I totally enjoy the fact that I am not a full time contracted special education teacher right now, yet cry when I have to leave the classroom after a day of substitute teaching? I just cannot seem to let go of my love for my past present and future students!!

Why do my husband and I stay up until midnight or one a.m. just to steal a few moments alone together to talk and enjoy each other's company, but continue to "pay" for it morning after morning when the alarm goes off at 6:15 or 6:30 am??? Live and learn??? Not yet.....

Just a few random thoughts........can you relate to any one of them?
Sigh..........not much different here - horses still need homes. The good news is that Morena Hanover is getting placed this weekend with a very loving woman who will keep her lifetime commitment to her......I am very happy. I have a ten year old trotting gelding that an Amish man would like to sell ASAP for $900 - right now we do not have the funds to purchase him. He is very healthy and sound and very very quiet to be around. He is tall - about 16 hands or more - but too slow - they like a get up and go horse but this gelding was sold at a sale in Thorpe to this Amish man and he paid $1300 for him so would like to sell him for $900. If anyone feels led to contribute towards ASAP acquiring him let me know.........my husband feels strongly that we cannot pay for the horses merely to get them out of the Amish community...........so my hands are tied but we welcome donations. We also know that there are as many good Amish owners out there as there are good "English" owners so don't mean to criticize how this gelding has been cared for....but if he goes to another Amish farm that has less means to keep him he may very well end up in a bad situation. So help if you can!!

Thanks to those of you who have stepped up to try to get some hay over to North Branch MN. Horses in foster care over there may not be able to stay unless some hay can be located and delivered. Thank you to everyone!

Corinne Flis of Michigan sent $120 in memory of her father who passed away a couple of weeks ago. We thank Corinne for thinking of the horses and send our sympathy.

Thanks to Carol N. of Pennsylvania for her recent gift of $100 for Arne. We plan to send her more pictures of him wearing his blanket during this cold snap!!

My baby Rachel turns 8 this week - so swimming party at a local motel and more party party party - sigh..............and baby Julien (Cherie's one year old) has had round after round of double ear infection and pneumonia of late - so please keep him in your prayers as he today has another high fever and virus. The doctors are going to meet with Cherie tomorrow to arrange to put tubes in his ears. My role as Na-Na feels so helpless - I want to be mom to Julien but realize Cherie is in charge....so try to hold my comments and suggestions back and just be there to love both of them! If only I could do more. Cherie is currently at UW-La Crosse majoring in Education and working in day care at the YMCA. She was voted Employee of the Month recently so we are proud of her ability to be a single mom, day care teacher, AND full time student. She is so strong!

I will let you know what else is happening soon and hope to get outside for more pictures when the weather breaks.

Until then warm thoughts to you all,
Susan

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