Don't Hate The Playa Hehehe

The cause of all the hatin'

 

So, Papoose #2 and I went down to Will Rodgers last night and picked up our new baby.  That's him up there, ain't he cuuuuuuute??????????????????  He is out of one of the most famous farms in the world.  Horses from this farm and from his breeding average $12-$15K.  Yes, thats THOUSANDS.  Crazy, ain't it???  No, I didn't pay that amount for him sillies!!!  But I did work a deal where he is mine all mine for the mere price of one U.S. dollar.  Yep, you read that right, $1.00!!!!   We won't go into details, but I may or may not have been hopping up and down squealing in a most unattractive way when the deal was hammered out and they handed me his lead rope  :-)

It was incredibly difficult for me to type and then leave the word "ain't" in the above paragraph.

So, a couple of people that I've known for years and we've shown with for as long as I can remember are incredibly pissy about me getting this little horse.  Jealousy is an ugly thing, for sure.  I mean, I've been envious of people that have nice things that I would love to have, but I've never in any way felt ugliness towards them for it.  I mean, what's the gain in that??  I don't understand how someone thinks being nasty about something like that is doing anyone any good.  Be happy for the person and share in whatever is going on with them, ya know?  *sigh*  Life is just so much better when you choose happiness.  Idk, oh well.   Anyhow, I was SHOCKED at how a couple of these "friends" reacted to me scoring this horse.  Outright green eyed envious venom, amazing.  Darn shame.  Now I'm going to have to go into the show ring and whip their asses with him and take home the checks myself  :-)

Was that catty??

Fuck yeah, it was.

Papoose #2 will be gone overnight with the cross country team.  She was SO excited about this trip.  They are headed to Round Rock.  Prayers for their safe trip and for her to continue to improve her time on her run. Sweet baby girl.

A friend here at work was gone yesterday to attend his Aunts funeral.  She and his Uncle were married when they were teens and she was, I believe, 87 when she passed.  I can't help but feel sad for the Uncle, who is left behind.  They say most left behind don't last much longer once they lose their love, their life.  This never really used to click with me until I met The Real Deal.  I had never loved or been loved that way before, so had no basis for comprehending the pain of loss that something like that entails.  Prayers, Uncle, prayers.

Papoose #2's long time girlfriend is being a real bitch to her lately.  She doesn't like that Papoose #2 has lots of friends and is liked by everyone.  Again, jealousy is nothing but destructive and hurtful.  I find it very interesting to watch how Papoose #2 deals with things like this though.  My kids make me proud of them every day.  They are both really just good people, just really good people.

My shoulder is still torn up from the train wreck I had with that horse a few months ago.  I can't lift it out to the side at all.  I went to put my purse in the back seat of the truck the other night, and it screamed so loud I nearly had tears in my eyes.  Sore as hell.  I'm sure something is terribly amiss.

Getting old sucks.  Shit starts falling off of you like a '69 Impala.

The gelding party at the farm was a huge success.  None of the boys realize exactly what they have lost just yet.  They are just taking tiny steps all over the pasture.  Still calling to the mares, completely unaware of the life change they've just gone through.  Haha.  For those of you who've never been to a gelding party, I shall include pics :-D

Looking dead, ready for surgery

 

Waking up, still drunk on special K

 

Don't need those anymore!!!

 

Those nuts are the size of baseballs.  Incredible, considering they came off of a horse that is only like 30" tall. Yeah, horse people talk about some pretty gross stuff, I know.

And yes, as a matter of fact I DID send that picture to Mister Wonderful with a text that read "Don't go to sleep tonight, sweetheart"  *insert evil laugh*

So how come we haven't seen a picture of the uber cool building Corner bought, or the also uber cool BAHIMBY of Jars??   Holding out on us, huh guys?

Damn my shoulder hurts.

So, worked the house thing out.  No auction for this teepee.   Now to bust ass to pay the massive payments for six months.  This particular challenge is a blessing though, and I will not complain about it.

Well, maybe I'll bitch and whine some, but hey, I am who I am.

I have to get to work now.  You all have a fabulous weekend.

Hearth and Home

Just got off the phone with the mortgage company.

It's official.  I finally got them to give me my repayment plan.

After 10 calls a day to them, every day, for the past week.

No, I am not exaggerating.

Now, as long as I can work enough hours at Job #2 so I can make the $2500.00/month mortgage payments for the next 6 months, we're golden.

But at least we still have a place to live.

No, I do NOT make that kind of money.  So more hours at Job #2 coming up!!!  I know that amount of money for a mortgage is small potatoes to some people, it isn't to me though, haha.

Hard as it will be, I'm thankful for it.  It was my choice to keep my home.  Now I just have to buckle down and do what needs done.

Some of the stress heart attack in my chest feeling has let up.

Thank you for listening.

Remember to appreciate something small today.

Because Payroll Wench Told Me I Was Too Noisy When I Walked Into Work Today-Yeahhhh Boyyyzzzzz

Phones and Horses and Stuff

As much as I despise smoking and refuse to be around it, I've always absolutely loved the smell of tobacco before it's lit.  I wonder if that is from my mother smoking her whole life, and equating the smell of her opening a pack of cigarettes fresh?  Idk.

I get to go horse shopping after work today.  Me loves me some horse shopping.  Gotta check out a little yearling while he is here for Worlds and see if we want him or not.  He's in town from Nebraska.  Nationals and Worlds are such a fun time of year.  You get to see/shop horses from all over the United States and all over the world.  Get to meet some really cool people from all over as well.  Good times.

HappyDealUSA  has some fun fun phone covers.  Papoose #1 ordered her a gel phone cover for her Evo last week and it arrived in our mailbox last night.  Evidently she has yet to change her paypal address to the school one, hehe.   So of course, being the good mom that I am, I promptly put it on my phone, just to make darn sure it wasn't defective, you know ;-).  Love it!!  Now Papoose #2 wants this one, loves the colors, and Papoose #1 wanted different colors anyhow, so we will be ordering a couple more today.  Cheapo deapo too.  Made like the Otter Boxes but only like fourteen bucks instead of fifty.  The day I pay fifty bucks for a phone cover is the day someone better shoot me.  Good grief.

Yeah yeah, all you iPhone snobs out there have the zillion dollar Otter Boxes, I know I know.  Haha.

I like my Evo better than anyones iPhone I've ever used.  So there.

Mister Wonderful is on vacation this week, I know I mentioned it.  Now, normally I take care of his dogs etc every morning before work.  He just gets up and gets himself ready and goes to work and I take care of the chores around the house, including feeding the dogs.  Well I get home last night to discover that he never bothered to feed LabPup Milo or James Earl.  Really?  You were home ALL DAY and it was too much to ask of you to throw some kibble their way?  Ok, I'm done being a bitch on that now.

Do all men name their penis??

The Payroll Wench here makes the coffee so strong that it's like drinking tar.  Makes me sick to my stomach and gives me heartburn immediately.  I stopped drinking her coffee months ago, and instead bring a thermos of my coffee from home.  I didn't even think to let the other gal in the office know I had real coffee till today.  Now we will share it.  Feel kinda selfish for not thinking to offer her some sooner, knowing that the PW's coffee makes her sick too.

If you're gonna be gone most or all of the day Friday to fuck off with your boyfriend, just say so.  Don't stand in my doorway for 25 minutes throwing out garbage about all the reasons you need to be late and leave early.  I really don't care.  Just go.  Do it.  Beside, you are horrible about remembering all of the detailed lies you tell.  Please stop wasting little bits of my life forcing me to be polite and listen to your bullshit.  Thank you.

Once I get my heavy bills paid off, I'm going to finally start going to the boot camp thing I found close to home.  The only worry I have is, it looks like they may not offer the ever so convenient after work class that they offered a few months ago.  If they don't have that one anymore, I can't do the boot camp thing for a fun way to work out.  All the other classes are right when I need to be getting to work in the morning.  Dammit.  If I can't do that, then I'll be looking for a workout buddy.  Any takers??????   Come on, you know you want to!!!

I feel so awful for Birdie.  I cried when I read of her mom yesterday.  I've been following her blog for a long time now, and we all knew what was coming, but having gone through much the same thing with my mother, I feel so deeply for all she is going through.  Her sweet mother is no longer in pain, but poor Birdie is without her mother for the first time in her life.  No matter what kind of relationship you had with your mother, losing her is like losing part of yourself.  Prayers are with you, sister.

I used to enjoy Kathleens blog.  She's is a super neat person and I really enjoy her friendship.  Other people in the world are psychotic assholes and ruin it for everyone.

I feel for WSpouse, dealing with all her gimpy men!!!!  I think Corner did that on purpose, to get him some special attention  ;-)

I have to get to work now.  Lots of stuff to do that I don't really want to do but must.  Bleh.

Peace out, peeps.

I'll Never Give Them Up

You know, even if my dreams never do come true, just HAVING them with me every day to explore and cherish makes everything worth it.

Just sayin.

People Watching and Whippin Dat Man Into Shape

You know, the funniest thing about the "sportin wood" comment from yesterday/Friday is that we were never even remotely in a situation that would merit that on Friday.  I mean, he was in Tulsa all week and got back in LATE Friday night and stayed out in his man cave till way after I went to bed.  Then I was up at 5am Saturday morning to drop Papoose #2 off for the cross country bus and get on the road to Hutto.   Too funny.  Asshole.

Man, work went so smoothly last night.  We had everything done for closing so quickly after close, I kept walking around thinking "now, what have I forgotten??"  I love nights like that!!  I'm so thankful it went that way, I was super tired.  I also made it out of there before most of the Cowboys game traffic surged its way up that direction.  I did NOT want to play with those folks.  Still saw a few very swervy and aggressive drivers that may have been drinking.  Or they could have been texting.  Or they could have just been assholes.  Haha.

Another manager bit the dust at Job #2.   About the right amount of time has passed so the flies will separate from the cream.  We will have some flux here over the next couple of weeks, then everything should settle down.  All I have to say is, EVERY SINGLE PERSON that The Real Deal and his Brother brought on board that I warned them would be nothing but trouble and would never be an asset to the company no longer work for us except for ONE.  I am a pretty good judge of character, and I pegged every one of them.  The only reason the last one is there is because shes insanely in love with the Brother and treats him like he lives on Mount Olympus.  Considering the God complex he has, he would never give her up.  Thankfully, TRD is finally getting her to at least do a little bit of what is expected in her job description.  So theres that, I guess.

Isn't it funny how things that you totally loved when you were a kid, just aren't the same as an adult?  That goes from food to entertainment etc.

Please believe that I am not even joking when I say I got stuck behind a sonofabitching PT Cruiser again, on my way from Job #1 to Job #2.  Trust me, also, when I say that lady had NOWHERE to go and plenty of time to get there.

It was fun watching the whole store full of people watch the Cowboys game last night.  I enjoy people watching, and I just went about my work and watched them all cheer for their team.  It was quite enjoyable.  TRD is a very very vocal and active football fan.  It's hilarious.

TRD is settling down and getting his priorities back in order.  This makes things much more in line with making me a happy Squaw.  In other words, he's trying in little ways to show me attention, affection and love, and he spoils me a little.  I like it.  A lot.

He is shopping for a decent place to live now.  All of his bills are paid off, and he has the cash now for the deposits and rent to get moved into a nicer place than the hovel he's been living in for the last two years.  And when I say hovel, dear friends, I am being kind.  Once he is moved I will take pics and share them.  It's awful.  But it was a roof, and all he could manage to afford while he picked himself up and built up his life again.  Now we just need to find him a duplex somewhere close to the stores.  We had found a perfect one, but it rented before he was ready to move in without hurting himself financially.  The hunt begins again.

Ok.  Time to get busy over here.   Not in the fun way.  Work.  I guess I open my mouth and talk too much around here to get busy in any other way, huh?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA omg, I just crack myself up!!!

Sportin Wood

I'm here.  I just haven't had any words really.

Mister Wonderful is on vacation this week, and happened to be in town.  Asked me to go to lunch with him which in and of itself is a shocker.  Turns out, he was trying to butter me up to see if I will cosign for a new Dodge Charger for him.  He's all hot and heavy to get a brand new one.  Yeah.  Right.  Uh. No.

Right as he was dropping me off back at work, he says "You know, I actually was sporting wood on Friday night, but then you opened your mouth and started talking".  That guy.  That crazy funny guy.  Prince Charming.

Papoose #2 took her miniature horse and dressed him up as the school mascot and took him in the homecoming parade. Boy were they ever a hit.

Papoose #1 came home for the weekend again.  Went to the homecoming game with her sis and then hung out with friends till her sis's homecoming dance was over, then brought her home.

Papoose #2 had her cross country meet Saturday morning, and beat her own time from the week before. Very proud of that kid.

Papoose #1 rode with a friend of mine and I down to Hutto Texas to look at a new driving horse.  Man was he nice.  What a fabulous find.  Gonna make-a-da-moolah with that one.  Lots of fun to be had.  He will be delivered in October.  Yay.


Spent the rest of Saturday and much of Sunday at the AMHA Worlds horse show at Will Rodgers.  It's like the superbowl of the A registry for the little horses.  Lots of money in that place, Lord have mercy.  It's still going on, if you all want to go down and wander around and see horses that are about 32" tall on average, that cost people upwards of $22,000.00.  Yeah, NO I'm not kidding.

I have to work tonight.   Closing.  Fucking beating.  I do NOT feel like doing that today.  I'm exhausted.  For some reason, I could NOT sleep last night.  I hate when that happens.  Oh well.

Managed to get my shit together and send in what I think will be an acceptable down payment on the repayment plan on the house.  Have to call them later and find out for sure.  Fingers crossed.  Gonna be a tough six months ahead, even if they do accept it.  Ouchers on a higher mortgage payment, but at least I'm still one of the people that has their house.......

James Earl went four whole days of leash training REFUSING to walk on a leash.  You didn't take that dog for a walk, you took him for a drag.  Literally.  I've had literally hundreds of dogs through my home over the years that I've vetted up, trained and found good homes for, and I have NEVER run across one so hard headed.  I thought his legs were going to end up inches shorter, from the amount of dragging he went through.  I tried every trick of the trade, from talking sweet to using cheese to entice him to step forward.  And about a dozen other things in between.  You take the leash off and he prances right along, you put the leash on, and it's like you super glued the little bastard to the spot.  He sat in the kitchen floor Thursday night for two HOURS because the leash was on him.  Sat there like a statue.  Not even kidding.  He finally gave in late Saturday night at the horse show and started walking along with Papoose #1 while I was helping with the horses.  I gave him the day off yesterday, because I just didn't have the time to fool with him.  We shall see tomorrow if his lesson stuck, see if he walks on his leash.  Crazy ass animal.

I've been so busy and so tired, I can't even keep track of what day of the month it is.  That's terrible.  Especially since I didn't realize it was MW's birthday yesterday till Papoose #2 told him Happy Birthday dad.  Ah well, he'd spent the whole morning cussing me and calling me names anyway, I don't see where I could have fit a heart felt "Happy Birthday Honey" in there anyway.  I still feel like the worlds meanest person over it though.  Sheesh.

I want to take a nap.

I really get irritated with people that make things more complicated or dramatic than they need to be.

Told my friend about our chupacabra weird crazy scary sound incident from when she was gone and I was feeding the farm for them.  Now she's scared to feed in the dark.  Oops.

Well, I know it's boring, but I've been pretty busy and brain dead lately.  Hope everyone is doing well out there.

Remember to stop and appreciate something extraordinarily ordinary today.