Glad to Have You Back, Juke

I could bore you with my litany of First World Problems, but I won't. Suffice it to say that each of my three areas of happiness are running on low. My three "Must Be Rights" are my home life, work life, and horse life. If one of them is off, I am okay, if two are off, I am a hot mess. While not outright off, each of them is running a bit wonky.

My husband has been sick for a few days and it looks as though he has passed his bug off to me. I am resisting for now with hot tea and a throat lozenge, but my home life is not running very smoothly right now.

On a recent visit to Cambria.

While I have a pretty good job, there are many, many things to complain about. The biggest being how much teachers spend on their classrooms and how many extra hours we work. Check and check. I am feeling pretty resentful lately, not to mention poorer and tired.

On Tuesday we took our annual field trip to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

So what's wrong with my equine life? Well, maybe nothing, and maybe a whole lot. Over the weekend, Speedy came up sore again. It's been close a to a year since that particular malady has reared his head. He's been whirling and pacing in the afternoons as he waits for me. He finally whacked his hooves enough times that he's bruised. In the past, it's taken about ten days for the pain to subside. I am hoping he's sound by this weekend.

Big brown horse

And the big brown horse? He just had a great chiropractic adjustment. I showed up last night for a quick check and noticed his left hind was twice it's normal size. No wound, no scratch, no puncture ... just a fat leg. Palm to face. ​​​

Love you, Juke!

The one bright spot in my week is that Juke got to come home last night. Driving home from the body shop, I reveled in the luxury of heated seats, satellite radio, and my back up camera. Blue Truck has tons of power and cruise control, but that's it. My remote to lock the doors doesn't work on the driver's side, it's bouncy as hell to ride in, and it's a pain in the but to get into even with running boards.

I hope that just having my car back will lead to harmony and peace in the rest of my jacked up life. Have a great day!