tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717470494257907152024-03-13T07:24:58.452-07:00Euphoniums and the Eighth ParakeetHumor, Sarcasm, and Writing for those Above Average.Delameliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09783709590111103967noreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-571747049425790715.post-27233209940952766642014-07-19T15:09:00.001-07:002014-07-19T15:09:30.695-07:00EonsI has been years. Literally years. I have had many adventures but a new one is about to begin. The folks are retiring and moving to Colorado. I have been here working local jobs for a year. in mere weeks the new house will have contracts signed, horses, dogs, and people moved in. My friends out here in Colorado have been looking forward to this as much as I have. I'm sure they will all make their place into this blog at some point. <br />
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I'm currently working as a yard hostler for Denver Mattress. The equipment is... marginal, but the rest of the job is pretty cool. I have a new little dog, Hamish, who joined me this fall when I was nearly bedridden by West Nile Virus. Just a few weeks ago little Jack Jack came back with me after my last visit to Arizona. He gets violently motion sick and Nana did not want to put him through the two day drive from Phoenix to Denver. Probably a good thing as he got sick on the airplane.<br />
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Did I mention that only Buddy and I have seen the new place? Nana bought the house sight unseen. Quite a leap for her in my opinion. Buddy and I saw the house and approved so they bought it. It does have two outdoor decks, a walk out basement with a full wall of glass, 3 or 4 bedrooms depending on how you look at it, two large family rooms/dens, a nice kitchen, and above all a barn and lean to on five lush rolling acres. The horses will be so happy. <br />
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Morgan has been at her dad's all summer. She has done very well over the last few years in school and has multiple times made the honor roll. She is doing well in other things as well. She has been in the Arizona 4H for two years and has ridden Senor. She also did gymnastics and in school did drama, orchestra (she played cello), and science club. She and Buddy are astronomy buddies and are quite the little engineers. She has traveled with Nana and Buddy several times to Nantucket and we all visited Tampa and the other Williams clan members there. In the future I hope to travel with her internationally.<br />
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Well, I will update this when there is something of note. Next week I have a very old friend from California visiting. Hopefully there will be blog worthy info then. Once all is in motion I will post photos and such. I'm sure many of you will be visiting soon. We already have an itinerary of guests into October. I hope all will love the new place as much as I do. <br />
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<br />Delameliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09783709590111103967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-571747049425790715.post-18626234200210497572011-07-23T22:26:00.001-07:002011-07-23T22:28:14.285-07:00Salty<div><p>I'm in Salt Lake City tonight and for some reason there are several fireworks shows.  I've been running pretty hard and I'm getting ready to get into the leasing program through Swift so I'll have my own personal truck.  I'm very excited and the plan is to bring some family and friends along on some of my runs.  I'm also hoping to get on some of Swift's dedicated runs which will get me home a lot more.  </p>
<p>Today I am quite happy with how things are going though I miss Morgan and the family a ton.  Little Jack is a gift I appreciate daily and my moods have definitely stabilized for the better since acquiring him. </p>
<p>I will be headding to Sacramento, CA tomorrow and most likely will have lots of photos to post this week as afterwards I will be headding to Seattle, WA.  Gorgeous country up there and blessedly cool.  I'm really tired of this nasty heat this summer.  </p>
<br/><img src='http://lh4.ggpht.com/-anOJ4Bk9hHo/TiutbJc8cwI/AAAAAAAACPQ/AGOd7m65h-0/IMAG0563.png' /></div>Delameliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09783709590111103967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-571747049425790715.post-24924062062663397682011-05-03T21:24:00.001-07:002011-05-03T22:33:40.089-07:00Meeska Mouska Bus-kateers<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_uD0wn6OQ3Q/TcDgzRF4j-I/AAAAAAAACO0/Uy-Up_9F_a4/s1600/GreyhoundBusTerminal1936_bg.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 246px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602725107814928354" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_uD0wn6OQ3Q/TcDgzRF4j-I/AAAAAAAACO0/Uy-Up_9F_a4/s320/GreyhoundBusTerminal1936_bg.jpg" /></a><br /><br />It has been a very long time since I have updated. Basically my life blew up all around me. Again. I am now living in Phoenix again with Morgy. Cody is still in Denver. I would give more details but honestly I don't want to relive much of anything. The engagement has been cancelled and we are no longer dating. Morgy and I are... recovering. Cody is in a similar state. What does the future hold? I have no clue. I know only that I could find no local jobs so I am back on the road, Morgy is loving being around the family again, and I am exceptionally thankfull for the amazing support and structure that is my amazing family.<br /><br /><br />Morgy has been diagnosed with ADD. Not a surprise to me but the ammount of school she needs to make up is considerable. Luckilly we are back with the family and between Nana, Connie, a great school, and some supplemental schooling on the side she should be back on track within a year. She is also finally getting her swimming lessons and is excelling. She also already has found new and old friends to help ease her loss of the crew she loved in Denver.<br /><br /><br />I have also managed to move forward in my job. I have wanted to move into the Flatbed division and managed to spend the last two weeks with a Flatbed Mentor. I absolutely love the Flatbed work. Chains, straps, tarps, climbing all over the load, and in generall being out of the truck more is much more my style. My mentor was awesome. Funny, laid back, and had all the episodes of Seinfeld and Will And Grace on DVD. I haven't laughed so much in a very long time. It was very nice liking my job again. Van division had grown a bit weary.<br /><br /><br />Currently, I am on a bus. A Greyhound bus. It has been exceptionally interesting. As someone who has always travelled on plane or in a personal vehicle travelling by bus is a whole new world. Somehow I figured it would be more like plane travel. I was so absolutely wrong I don't even know where to begin.<br /><br /><br />The senile, sweet lady who has accompanied me since I first embarked on this adventure was the first intro into the wierd world of bus travel. She is positively darling, and completely insane. My first clue was when she told the story of how the Drug Cartels had rigged the Mega Millions Lottery and owed her 3.5 million dollars. It then progressed into her and the "preacher" praising Jesus, The Holy Spirit, and the glories of God including for all intents and purposes a full mass, and her exclamations of how Jesus protects her as she walks alone, at night, through New York City. Heartwarming, but less so when you can not leave the area or even block out the noise with your headphones. Somehow Gregorian Chant can not drown out the praises of Jesus and the Holy Spirit. Not sure how that works but there it is.<br /><br /><br />Later she began her fixation on the idea that the bus was going the wrong way. In of itself it could be ignored but when she keeps requiring you to read off every road sign you pass it gets old really quickly. She is extremely up-to-date on gas prices. She updates the entire bus when we pass every gas station and then reminds us of all previous gas prices at all major cities in the nation. I find this very informative, and amazing as it is unlikely that she has driven a personal vehicle in at least 10 years.<br /><br /><br />I do find that she is much more tollerable than many of the other passengers on the bus. Like the guy who announced in the IHOP as I was ordering my first meal of the day (at 1pm), that he had been accused of six counts of assault and battery and had a restraining order on him. Nice. I didn't miss him when he got off several stops later.<br /><br />I have been less impressed by the tiny Asian woman who has stolen my pillow. She came on the bus somewhere after Dallas and was placed next to me. She is about 4'11" weighs approximately 75#, can't walk, and doesn't speak english, but has still managed to get her seat changed and has taken my pillow with her.<br /><br /><br />Now the bus has been switched from a primo new bus with leather seats and plug ins for the computer and phone, to an ancient beast who has bad belts, an oil leak and is filled just shy of capacity. Not too much of an issue except that this is the night travel part of the trip and now I can not sleep as there is no room to do so. My tailbone is positively aching. And I am praying that my lack of mechanical good karma will not be following me on this torturous journey through the neverending vastness that is Texas.<br /><br />My baggage is already missing. I saw it put on the bus in Memphis but when we changed busses in Dallas it was gone. I reported this and was told that they had put it on another bus headding to Phoenix. When I explained that I SAW it put on the bus I was on they just said it was switched. A fight for another day. At this point I am not even sure the bus I am on is actually going to Phoenix. I was supposed to transfer busses two more times but in Dallas they took TWO transfer tickets from me, gave me a different number to give to some other driver to get me in the correct direction and when I tried to ask them to explain the driver simply pointed at the stairway into the bus and said "Get on." So the crazy lady may be correct in her delusions of incorrect directions and Drug Cartel Schemes. Maybe they have purpously misguided my bus to some other unholy destination and only her avowed faith in Jesus' protection and The Holy Spirit will get us through.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />12 hours down.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And only 18 hours to go.Delameliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09783709590111103967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-571747049425790715.post-54877679392050332382011-02-17T21:04:00.001-08:002011-02-17T21:29:09.784-08:00AZ 400This week I have been running back and forth between Snowflake, AZ and El Paso, TX. It isn't a bad run. There is no snow. The roads are pretty decent. The places aren't too much of a pain to get in and out of. Actually the paper mill in Snowflake is becoming one of my favorite places to deliver and pick up from. They are friendly. The scales are accurate. They are open 24 hours. They will happily receive or dispatch loads early, and best of all there are tons of empty trailers. The down side is there are no convenient truck stops or even decent places to stop by to eat. My PB and J stores are now running very low and I am really tired of eating them. Hopefully I will get on another route soon. I keep repeating my mantra: "Must pay off debts. This will all be worth it." Maybe soon I'll believe it.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gmpEjbZzmQI/TV3-Fvj4wOI/AAAAAAAACOk/4gqNU7NaLuo/s1600/Annie.bmp"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 180px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574891288374329570" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gmpEjbZzmQI/TV3-Fvj4wOI/AAAAAAAACOk/4gqNU7NaLuo/s320/Annie.bmp" /></a><br />The next bit of news is that Annie will be going to Phoenix. I am working on getting the vet out to get her heath papers done and then on a shipper. She will be there for use for Jenn, and anyone else who would like to play with a very nice Hunter mare. I am relieved that I will not have to sell her. She is a part of me as much as Cody and Morgan are. I am still tossing around the idea of selling Toby, The lady who owns the barn that he was previously housed at has offered to take him. Now I have to decide if I am comfortable with him being used around kids. Hmmm. I'm not entirely sure. He is relatively evil.<br /><br />I am waiting on another mentor. This time for Flat Bed Fleet. I am very excited to go into this division of the company as the freight is more hands-on, more specialized, and makes me more versatile and therefore worth more. I also really like the idea of spending more time at huge factories and less time at Distribution Centers with hundreds of docks and very angry dock personnel. The people at the huge factories or mills are often more friendly and if not you deal with them less than you do at the DCs. I also detest most retail places I deliver to. The people seem to WANT to make my life as difficult as possible. I honestly don't mind doing more work if people are relatively happy and appreciative of me. At CostCo and Home Depot I find myself in more of a "screw you" attitude by the time I leave. Especially CostCo. I would swear that they require their dock employees to take rudeness classes. <br /><br />So in the meantime I am running the 400 miles between Snowflake, Arizona and El Paso, Texas. I love my audio books, helping Cody cook dinner over the phone and chatting with Morgy about all the crazy things that have/are happened/happening and listening to them giggle over some silly thing the dogs have done or movie they are watching. I love coming home, and the job isn't too bad though I'd like to be able to bring Cody and Morgy with me more. I am working on it but am having to wade through the Corporation BS at the moment. It will happen. Morgy needs to come see all the cool things with me.Delameliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09783709590111103967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-571747049425790715.post-86278108772999655872011-02-09T13:30:00.000-08:002011-02-09T13:42:44.361-08:00Onioned<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TVMIGBnJ2lI/AAAAAAAACOc/si9N53QyQfY/s1600/RumRUnnerY27.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571806063592331858" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TVMIGBnJ2lI/AAAAAAAACOc/si9N53QyQfY/s320/RumRUnnerY27.jpg" /></a><br /><div>I am sitting here in a lovely restaurant in Flagstaff, belly full of a spectacular meal and figured I should write something.</div><div> </div><div>I spent most of last week in ice. Most of it on an off-ramp a mile from my delivery in Tulsa, OK trying to explain to the maintenance crews and police why you should clear the ramps BEFORE you clear the highway in storms. They didn't get it. My rear wheels were 3/4 covered in snow and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">luckily</span> I do have about a weeks worth of food on my truck. Unfortunately I do NOT have a bathroom. </div><div> </div><div>Once I got removed from the snow I had to take my load, which now was so lat it couldn't be delivered, to Oklahoma City. I was then accused of not wanting to run because I refused to head either to Denver into a HUGE storm, Minnesota between two huge storms, or to Chicago which has been shut down for weeks and was getting a fresh storm. I managed to pick up a load back to Denver the day after the storm passed and then picked up another one over here to Arizona but was very disheartened by the fact that Denver had a huge storm rolling in and I got to spend less that 24 hours at home. </div><div> </div><div>Escaping the snow in Denver was proceeded by skiing from the NM border to Santa Fe but since then the weather has been lovely. Off I go to Prescott AZ and hopefully to Phoenix where my medication awaits me. I have to say that I am quite desperate to be reunited.</div><div> </div><div>But while on the off-ramp in Tulsa I did get started on a book. A novel. Wish me lock and I hope the fates have been kinder to you all.</div>Delameliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09783709590111103967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-571747049425790715.post-67860301475616338902011-01-15T21:17:00.001-08:002011-01-15T21:59:33.978-08:00NakedSo, when I was home this week I adopted an abandoned and neglected mood ring. Morgan recommended that I check online for the meanings of the colors. I found this awesome chart at blogadilla.com but have also come up with my own "trucker" interpretations. As I am very limited on this particular computer as to my photo editing program I will do my best to make the conversion easy for all.<br /><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TTJ_lyxVAkI/AAAAAAAACOQ/TBuJBvjoW5g/s1600/Mood-Ring.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 272px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562648777016541762" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TTJ_lyxVAkI/AAAAAAAACOQ/TBuJBvjoW5g/s320/Mood-Ring.jpg" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Color- chart meaning- trucker meaning<br /><br />Misty, sea foam green- flatulence- Just passed the last truck stop for 115 miles.<br /><br />Goldish yellow- road rage- Welcome to Texas<br /><br />Greenish brown- ennui- Damn. Out of paper towels. Don't they ever stock these bathrooms?<br /><br />Black- hungry for waffles- Go back to sleep. It's so cold the truck won't start anyway.<br /><br />Cobalt Blue- hung over- The heater coil works in the hand dryer.<br /><br />Purplish (usually edged in gold on my particular ring)- sweaty- How far to the next approved fuel stop?<br /><br />Light blue- full bladder- Weigh Station in 2 miles.<br /><br />Muddy Yellow- jaded- Pull out the chains.<br /><br />Hope you all enjoyed that little bit. As you can see I have a lot of time on my hands to think up all kinds of crazy things.<br /><br />I am still liking the job. Due to the job I am currently unmedicated, a state I have not been in for almost 10 years, and I am not at all liking this state. I need to figure out how to get into a doctor ASAP. And to think I was looking forward to seeing if I could go without meds 3 weeks ago. Weeks 1-3 were OK. As of week 4 that would be a huge negative. Especially with 24 hours a day to feed on my unbalanced mind (undisturbed save for interactions with fuel island clerks and other truckers. Rather like the unbalanced leading the unbalanced). Kinda scary. At least I haven't disappeared into conspiracy or doomsday theories like so many of the other truckers out there. I, personally, blame it on the radio. I have discovered that in 90% of the country there are only fundamentalist Christian stations (AKA- "You are HEALED!), conservative talk radio (AKA- It's all Obama's fault. Bush had nothing to do with this mess.), country, and classic rock stations on the radio. My theory is that this leads to chemical imbalances that cause the paranoia and theory sections of the mind being overstimulated and thus "Trucker Mind" develops. Luckily in about 80% of the country a classical music station is thrown into the mix which causes the calm and peace centers of my mind to be kicked into action. For the other times I throw in a CD. Usually either Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony (that would be #6 for those of you not so familiar), the soundtrack to Four Rooms (a movie highly recommended BTW), or Reel Big Fish. Ska in particular has paranoia banishing abilities.<br /><br />Signing off for now.<br />The Feisty FillyDelameliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09783709590111103967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-571747049425790715.post-56568302936117948062010-12-13T21:55:00.001-08:002010-12-13T22:51:39.364-08:00Purgatory<div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TQcRYLDWCWI/AAAAAAAACN8/AeTDnsT8eBg/s1600/International_LoneStar.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 254px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550424172738775394" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TQcRYLDWCWI/AAAAAAAACN8/AeTDnsT8eBg/s320/International_LoneStar.jpg" /></a> So now I am a trucker. I had romanticized visions of this far in my future but suddenly through a most interesting, unusual, and unexpected turn of events it has come upon me in this most unusual time of my life.<br /><br /><div>When I previously worked on Semis many eons ago I had romantic visions of touring the company in a semi with a life partner before having settled down with home and children. Later I had thought it would be something great to do with a spouse later in life post children. Now I am mid-children with the home and hearth no longer around me, declarations of love and longing feeling inadequate over my cellular phone, the service of which has been slightly but noticeably inflated. </div><br /><br /><div>It is what I imagined for the most part. The country is beautiful, the truck is a mechanical wonder (though in the shop entirely too much), the small quarters are soothing, and the lack of human din is satisfying and calming in a way I haven't been able to experience in a very long time. On the other hand is a rather unusual loneliness (not an emotion I often experience), anxiety anytime I am still, feelings of inadequacy on the home front, frustration on so very many levels, and above all the distinct knowledge of all that I am missing. The feelings of maternal inadequacies were present earlier but now have been transformed from monetary lacking, and general frustration with my desire for both contact and lack thereof, into knowledge of my personal vacancy and all the ramifications involved. At least the money is starting to get better, though painfully slowly. </div><br /><br /><div>All in all the family has coped far better than I expected. Cody is once again proving what an amazing human he is. Morgan is not quite as well though with all of her little social functions she is far better off than I was expecting, and only my horse is suffering the brunt of my absence with having only infrequent visitations from friends and only monthly visits from me. She seems in good spirits having a friend in a two horse pen, her beloved blankets, and extra grain. Toby could care less if he ever sees a human again. That hasn't changed and isn't likely to.</div><br /><br /><div>Cody and I have been forced into rethinking the home situation. His work load is slightly increasing but still is only barely covering the bills and we have thrown around several ideas from moving to Phoenix, moving to rural Missouri, and moving to a more affordable home in Denver. None have turned out to be the solution for us. For the time being we are staying right where we are. As expensive as it is somehow it is still the best situation for us. Plans for the future include land in the Ozarks or in Bluegrass country with many acres, Cody building us a house, and hopefully some of the extended family joining us at some point. </div><br /><br /><div>Annie and Toby are still close to the teetering edge of dropping off the family mountain as they are a heavy burden but hopefully they will continue to stay with us as my heart would be shattered beyond recognition were I to loose them forever. Annie is currently listed in several online classifieds for lease. I have had one or two inquiries but unfortunately nothing committed as of yet.</div><br /><br /><div>The dogs are doing well. Briggs joined me for my first run in the truck and though he was very cuddly, warm and loving, he was more of a pain in my @ss than anything. Max pined without him so he will not ever be joining again. At least not without Cody's help. Max magically transformed into a different being without Briggs, lost a few pounds (he didn't have many to loose), and generally freaked out the group at home. He is returned to his purely evil self but the glimpse into his unprovoked self has everyone looking at him and Briggs a little differently. Briggs is seen less as the perfect, angelic being, and more as "the sleeper". Max is seen less as the source of all evil and more as "Briggs' Minion". Go figure.</div><br /><br /><div>I will try to be better about posting now that my training is complete. I did spend 6 weeks on a truck with a Mexican National that was 10 years my junior and although not an entirely unpleasant experience the thought of spending more time in a 12 X 12 cubicle with someone who I don't know, don't understand, and most of all who doesn't understand me is something I hope never to experience again. He is now considered a dear friend and he checks up on me daily. I like that he checks up on me. From another state. </div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550424394421250018" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TQcRlE4kJ-I/AAAAAAAACOE/xmq_A-srL2g/s320/donkey%252520truck.jpg" /><br /><div>I do hope all of you are doing well. These blogs do always seem very self-centred and preachy, and although I suppose that is their main function it still makes me uncomfortable. I also hope that this has eased the many reasonable misgivings you all have about my new adventure. Though I am sure you all disagree with my lack of desire to finish the schooling previously started, do not like that I am gone from my daughter so much (I'm not fond of this either), and basically am vulnerable and unarmed (except for my pepper spray) in the rather dangerous world, maybe you will understand that this was the only job willing to give me a chance at all, school was requiring me to re-apply and was not guaranteeing acceptance, I am good at this and enjoy it for the most part, and I feel somehow "right" here even with the severe drawbacks. I am more than anything tired of my life being on hold until... blah blah blah. I like that it is NOW. I like that I can plan again for the immediate future. I like that I feel like I am contributing rather than leeching. I look back on my last 8 or so years and cringe for its lack of direction and forward movement. I look forward with drive and hope. I miss you all and will do my best to finally get on track, even if the track is not the one that was previously envisioned, and it goes in a rather unusual direction. And I still with the Carriage thing had worked out.<br /></div><div></div></div>Delameliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09783709590111103967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-571747049425790715.post-16241847451206629732010-09-22T22:56:00.000-07:002010-09-22T23:01:02.834-07:00Haulin'I'm in this one!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0igs3hn4Lc">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0igs3hn4Lc</a>Delameliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09783709590111103967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-571747049425790715.post-39620896162630990362010-09-22T18:52:00.001-07:002010-09-22T18:58:32.713-07:00Shifter<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TJqy8vlu3AI/AAAAAAAACNs/r0cSZK9KbzQ/s1600/AccentedShifter.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 180px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519921049932585986" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TJqy8vlu3AI/AAAAAAAACNs/r0cSZK9KbzQ/s320/AccentedShifter.jpg" /></a><br /><div>I am currently in school for my CDL (Class A license). This means I will be able to drive the huge machine you hate to get behind in rush hour. I am really enjoying it even though I have been rather terrified a few times. So far I am doing very well at shifting up and down, and I excel at parallel parking. For a little demonstration on shifting and turning here is a little video:</div><div> </div><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7KDRm-mFe8">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7KDRm-mFe8</a></div><div> </div><div>A parking and backing video should be available soon. Keep on trucking!</div>Delameliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09783709590111103967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-571747049425790715.post-66192021250779359662010-09-18T19:42:00.000-07:002010-09-18T19:57:28.216-07:00Truckin'<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TJV44LZcipI/AAAAAAAACNc/_UIMeQPVRm8/s1600/Gallop.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 202px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518449824939936402" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TJV44LZcipI/AAAAAAAACNc/_UIMeQPVRm8/s320/Gallop.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Been spending lots of weekends with Cody and his planes. Several videos covering those adventures. Also I have a video of Toby. Morgan is back in school and I am doing some stuff that will be elaborated upon soon. For now I am excited that I will be driving Toby tomorrow as the replacement wheel arrived today. Yea! </div><div> </div><div>OK. Here are the videos. I'm really to tired to be particularly coherent.</div><div> </div><div>Toby Video</div><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMkgJY9BJZo">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMkgJY9BJZo</a></div><div> </div><div>The Harvest festival at Cody's Flying Field</div><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT7MxvsWRNw">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT7MxvsWRNw</a></div><div> </div><div>Cody's 3D Flying event</div><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZFh-7sgiaU">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZFh-7sgiaU</a></div><div> </div><div>OK. Nighty Night. </div>Delameliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09783709590111103967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-571747049425790715.post-7310779845446198092010-08-18T11:46:00.000-07:002010-08-18T12:20:14.268-07:00DomesticI am now domestic. I resisted as long as I could but finally had to give in. It was a simple survival issue. I cook, clean, do laundry weekly, and complain about socks on the floor. It is very, well, annoying. I don't particularly like this change but as I am STILL unemployed there is little else to occupy my mind. I find laundry the most annoying. Mostly because the washer is in the basement and carrying the loads up and down the stairs irritates my already broken arms. I have started fantasizing about mechanical devices to move laundry up and down stairs or major remodels of the house we don't even own. I also find myself dreaming of when I am employed again and can afford to move and rent a house where my horses live with me, the backyard doesn't eat my tiny dogs, and I could park my car under a tree and not have it so covered in sap that I need to wash my hands after opening the door. I still love our little house but it definitely has some severe issues. <div><div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 202px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506831051893223170" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TGwxqk4vrwI/AAAAAAAACNM/Xi5G-CrMXmE/s320/MorganBuddyHalloween2003.jpg" /><br /><div>Beyond my domestic self Annie and Toby are doing extremely well. Annie is out in a huge group pen where she has many other horses to talk to and argue with. I had a lovely ride two days ago which proved that this set-up is definitely better for her attitude. The many teeth marks in her rump and sides has replaced the generous use of arm and whip power when in the saddle. She has resumed her mid-pack status in the world and apparently has reduced her challenging of the humans who ride her. The humans are much happier with this arrangement. </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 233px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506830005860082050" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TGwwtsHAoYI/AAAAAAAACNE/OF_hhFWdQ_w/s320/GateBreak.jpg" /><br /><div>I am also working through more of the boxes of photos that Nana had saved for me over the years. She also granted me use of her multi gigs of pixel photos from her own hard drive files. Photoshop has been getting a lot of use. Now I just need a scanner. I am also trying to focus myself to start writing for real. I really want to write several books. Now if I can just focus myself. Yea Zoloft.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 183px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506829649888026802" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TGwwY-AqILI/AAAAAAAACM8/mSpZCWQd5oY/s320/BVR+HORSE+SHOW+5-06037.JPG" /></div></div></div></div>Delameliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09783709590111103967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-571747049425790715.post-67450126489819072062010-08-03T00:18:00.000-07:002010-08-03T00:38:49.105-07:00MemoriesI'm in Phoenix for a week or two hangin' with the family. Mom showed me a couple of boxes of photos and I spent the day today scanning old photos from the 80s on. It has been a lot of fun and brought back some great memories. Here are a few I'd like to share: <div><div><div><div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 194px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501083806997160146" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TFfGk5O4INI/AAAAAAAACMs/FHnsR3NCv0E/s320/JoshKatie.jpg" /></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 206px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501083674555248626" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TFfGdL2Q7_I/AAAAAAAACMk/K1lKmPjaqnA/s320/FirstRide.jpg" /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 314px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501083579931820546" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TFfGXrWSAgI/AAAAAAAACMc/dGi2du3g918/s320/AmmerMeElementary.jpg" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501083471138330802" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TFfGRWD5GLI/AAAAAAAACMU/cD7JV78Ch-E/s320/MarkTwainYard.jpg" /><br /><div></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TFfFdTOA8GI/AAAAAAAACMM/vgUoTI8a_bE/s1600/WEBRanch90s.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 221px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501082577022283874" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TFfFdTOA8GI/AAAAAAAACMM/vgUoTI8a_bE/s320/WEBRanch90s.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TFfFYoJHD0I/AAAAAAAACME/Pip1IoSFw3k/s1600/WinterDanceJan92.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501082496739512130" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TFfFYoJHD0I/AAAAAAAACME/Pip1IoSFw3k/s320/WinterDanceJan92.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TFfFPYjrH1I/AAAAAAAACL8/Krh0ne1BAeM/s1600/SouthMountainHayRide.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 215px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501082337937137490" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TFfFPYjrH1I/AAAAAAAACL8/Krh0ne1BAeM/s320/SouthMountainHayRide.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TFfFHHH9amI/AAAAAAAACL0/WMUlASkMZic/s1600/SammiSheena.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 204px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501082195818539618" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TFfFHHH9amI/AAAAAAAACL0/WMUlASkMZic/s320/SammiSheena.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TFfE_f3n0cI/AAAAAAAACLs/p_xjRMtl3-0/s1600/MinnieAndJen.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 202px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501082065021948354" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TFfE_f3n0cI/AAAAAAAACLs/p_xjRMtl3-0/s320/MinnieAndJen.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TFfE49ZR17I/AAAAAAAACLk/bUdkzko1Ds8/s1600/MeShastaJump.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 228px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501081952688658354" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TFfE49ZR17I/AAAAAAAACLk/bUdkzko1Ds8/s320/MeShastaJump.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TFfEuyKkx5I/AAAAAAAACLc/Jr9G2Ba-25k/s1600/DellaCartMe.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501081777875502994" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TFfEuyKkx5I/AAAAAAAACLc/Jr9G2Ba-25k/s320/DellaCartMe.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TFfEqKFEdGI/AAAAAAAACLU/sE9M1K_xmqs/s1600/MattMeHigh.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 238px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501081698395518050" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TFfEqKFEdGI/AAAAAAAACLU/sE9M1K_xmqs/s320/MattMeHigh.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TFfEkIWui2I/AAAAAAAACLM/APoRLNE4jsM/s1600/DannyElanoreClaire.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 228px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501081594853493602" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TFfEkIWui2I/AAAAAAAACLM/APoRLNE4jsM/s320/DannyElanoreClaire.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TFfEcyas_qI/AAAAAAAACLE/KHmRLpkNAi4/s1600/JennMiesha.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 195px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501081468705504930" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TFfEcyas_qI/AAAAAAAACLE/KHmRLpkNAi4/s320/JennMiesha.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TFfEWg2e5II/AAAAAAAACK8/AiwTNSpthNE/s1600/Drew90s.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 306px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501081360910967938" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TFfEWg2e5II/AAAAAAAACK8/AiwTNSpthNE/s320/Drew90s.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TFfEM8d_dXI/AAAAAAAACK0/RDkuCaxVbCQ/s1600/BandChristmasParade.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 228px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501081196525745522" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TFfEM8d_dXI/AAAAAAAACK0/RDkuCaxVbCQ/s320/BandChristmasParade.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TFfD-IJ9ERI/AAAAAAAACKs/I_VRqT_T8oU/s1600/BrianFlowerGirl.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 194px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501080941964890386" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TFfD-IJ9ERI/AAAAAAAACKs/I_VRqT_T8oU/s320/BrianFlowerGirl.jpg" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Delameliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09783709590111103967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-571747049425790715.post-62281062743888783962010-07-21T20:14:00.000-07:002010-07-21T20:34:19.037-07:00RequisitionMorgan has requested I post more videos. She is out of town and I think she likes to show off all the things she's been doing. I am heading to Phoenix here soon and as I have made several videos and haven't posted them I figured the kid had a point. <br /><br />First is the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ernsberger</span> video. They visited for a weekend thanks to Andrew's travelling Lacrosse tournament:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0LMxrqivtk">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0LMxrqivtk</a><br /><br />Next Cody's Super 77<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> video. We went camping with a bunch of RC fly-boys, the dogs, a lot of alcohol, and a ton (literally) of fireworks:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4TLbmmTsvE">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4TLbmmTsvE</a><br /><br />A recent visit to the Zoo by Christine and Me resulted in much loss of tension, and many photos and videos of some exotic animals:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMXqHFujN7Y">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMXqHFujN7Y</a><br /><br />Last is a video I made of all sorts of photos from the last few months. Titled "<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Kalos</span>" for the Greek word for beauty, it is my view of the beautiful things in my life:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VO8n8W36A0">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VO8n8W36A0</a><br /><br />Soon another Annie video will be produced. She has unfortunately been somewhat neglected here lately as Christine and I are both working crazy odd jobs to make ends meet, or at least get closer to meeting. She has moved back into the group pasture though and has many horse friends with whom to share "people" stories with. <br /><br />I still have no steady job though I have done a lot of painting for Cody. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Luckily</span> Cody is working pretty <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">steadily</span>. I do have prospects though. I am going to get my Class A <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">CDL</span> and might just work for a while (maybe a year) and get bills paid off and back on my feet. I have been put "on leave" from school rather against my will but seemingly for the better. Though bills have been unfortunately had to be pushed back I hope that being able to work for a while will result in a better future for all of us. Lawyers have joined my list of creditors but previous bouts of poor judgement will be rectified moderately over the next few years thanks to them. Enjoy the AV shows and please if you live in Phoenix give me a ring between the 28<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> and the 8<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span>, when I will be suffering with you in the Phoenix heat.Delameliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09783709590111103967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-571747049425790715.post-51656294496508266712010-06-30T01:27:00.000-07:002010-06-30T02:28:44.073-07:00ChaoticIt's 2:30am. (Scratch that. 3:30.) I worked 10 hours with Cody painting and finishing the closet-from-hell and then edited photos for 3 hours. *sigh* Tomorrow: job hunting continues. And more painting. Well, enough of my woes. I am here to post a few teaser photos for the upcoming videos. I have at least 3 that need to be made. One of the recent Ernsberger visit (featuring a lot of Lacrosse), one of the camping trip Cody and I took last weekend (featuring a lot of off-roading, RC Combat, and illegal Fireworks), and one of some really spectacular photos I've taken recently. I also need to make another in the Annie video series but as Christine and I have both been working out rear ends off and have put Annie on the back-burner so as to be able to pay things like rent and board I think that one will be last. She is doing well, though. Ornery, hormonal, and disliking of anything not involving bounding over obstacles, but well. (Hehe!) OK, off to the photos!! I will include several from each of the future videos. Hope you all are doing well!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TCsFhmi1hiI/AAAAAAAACKE/uuOpAsvWdKs/s1600/DSC01265.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488486645721564706" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TCsFhmi1hiI/AAAAAAAACKE/uuOpAsvWdKs/s320/DSC01265.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TCsFQ3DiayI/AAAAAAAACJ8/qXs4jPnXiiI/s1600/DSC01151.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488486358095915810" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TCsFQ3DiayI/AAAAAAAACJ8/qXs4jPnXiiI/s320/DSC01151.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TCsE5W0f3LI/AAAAAAAACJ0/VhwbA849Jmw/s1600/Spectators2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488485954305907890" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TCsE5W0f3LI/AAAAAAAACJ0/VhwbA849Jmw/s320/Spectators2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TCsEwRPXpwI/AAAAAAAACJs/Z-AIgQMFEr4/s1600/WastinTime.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488485798189180674" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TCsEwRPXpwI/AAAAAAAACJs/Z-AIgQMFEr4/s320/WastinTime.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TCsErlb_wYI/AAAAAAAACJk/XTWMmF7tjIc/s1600/Nets.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488485717711503746" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TCsErlb_wYI/AAAAAAAACJk/XTWMmF7tjIc/s320/Nets.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TCsEjIwoWwI/AAAAAAAACJc/dWhfP52qUxA/s1600/MountainBees2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 171px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488482915363046818" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TCsCId4DxaI/AAAAAAAACHM/OIoFYCpzxIs/s320/EarningRespect.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TCsB6uu2F9I/AAAAAAAACHE/R3fhpoUQPr8/s1600/AnnieAndMorgan.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488482679369635794" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TCsB6uu2F9I/AAAAAAAACHE/R3fhpoUQPr8/s320/AnnieAndMorgan.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TCsB1JI7ucI/AAAAAAAACG8/Ej_SUE6pUao/s1600/AnnieDressageHead.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488482583379163586" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TCsB1JI7ucI/AAAAAAAACG8/Ej_SUE6pUao/s320/AnnieDressageHead.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TCsBo7BCr0I/AAAAAAAACG0/LAOtTIK_RBw/s1600/ExtremeHappiness.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488482373429538626" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/TCsBo7BCr0I/AAAAAAAACG0/LAOtTIK_RBw/s320/ExtremeHappiness.jpg" /></a> <div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Delameliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09783709590111103967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-571747049425790715.post-18822474606160438232010-05-25T22:53:00.000-07:002010-05-27T12:34:53.286-07:00BirthsMorgan's Birthday video. I have had a better day as of yesterday but will save the details for later. For now... the 9th Birthday Video.<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyHHFckuEjV-dlrPotbaohj-TUp4xSaYPHfk9HJvnKdgLJmCWxbLrrEue1lxq8piwMSKikAaFccHIPxd7PZ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /></p><p align="center"> </p><p align="center"><a href="http://eighthparakeet.blogspot.com/">http://eighthparakeet.blogspot.com</a></p>Delameliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09783709590111103967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-571747049425790715.post-60334862383167691542010-05-08T23:59:00.000-07:002010-05-09T00:09:30.636-07:00Finalized<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/S-Ze2XpKFlI/AAAAAAAACGs/6G67bNjUeag/s1600/DSC09242.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469163085640635986" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/S-Ze2XpKFlI/AAAAAAAACGs/6G67bNjUeag/s320/DSC09242.JPG" /></a><br /><br />I FINALLY got the video re-edited. I am only posting links here as there is another one of Annie I'd love for everyone to see. Both are available in high quality on YouTube. That's all for now as it is 1am and I have yet another video to make. One of Morgan's 9th Birthday Party! Happy Mother's Day all!<br /><p></p><p></p>April Video<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rChETX38pts">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rChETX38pts</a><br /><br />Annie Jumping Video<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EvyKAWXLJs">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EvyKAWXLJs</a>Delameliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09783709590111103967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-571747049425790715.post-68806268971060756802010-04-25T02:24:00.001-07:002010-04-25T02:59:42.730-07:00Disclaimer<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/S9QKl7SwrlI/AAAAAAAACGU/K51N5-Ebilc/s1600/KittenFish3.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 180px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464003894595071570" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/S9QKl7SwrlI/AAAAAAAACGU/K51N5-Ebilc/s320/KittenFish3.jpg" /></a>I have had a complaint recently as to the content of my blog being "disrespectful". I just wanted to note to those who are reading that this is a private blog where I share my thoughts and opinions on things going on in my life. This means that I will most likely embellish for effect, and offend on occasion. As this is a country where free speech is protected I will neither apologize nor retract anything posted here. If you don't like my opinions or comments DON'T READ MY BLOG. Aaahhhh. That feels much better.<br /><br /><br />As you can guess there is some chaos in my life right now. No need to bore you with details but lawyers are involved. Cody and I both have lawyers now. It's awesome. Can hardly make rent and feed ourselves and having to pay attorneys. Nice.<br /><br /><br />I do have some good tidings to share also. We are now back in fish. Morgan previously had a small, neglected tank of guppies and Cory cats that we moved from her room into our bedroom when we were doing furniture changes. It was in need of a new hood but as it was beyond ancient I couldn't find one to fit. When we originally moved into the house some neighbors gave us a 55 gallon tank and stand that they no longer used. We had thrown around the idea of using it for a snake cage but I finally decided that I wanted fish in it. I moved it into Cody's office in front of the window and set it up. We are all now huge fish tank fans again including Paxton. Cody wanted Neon Tetras so we got 10. Morgan wanted Snails so we got 3. I wanted Kribensis so we got a pair. We all decided we wanted more Cory Cats so we got 2 more. We have plans for 6 Glofish and about 5-10 more Neons. We all spend at least a half hour daily just sitting in front of the tank mesmerized.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/S9QRbVYWaHI/AAAAAAAACGc/DJpRugl4a5k/s1600/DSC08443.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464011409200670834" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/S9QRbVYWaHI/AAAAAAAACGc/DJpRugl4a5k/s320/DSC08443.JPG" /></a><br />A few days after setting up the 55 Cody had another neighbor offer us a 29 gallon tank. We accepted it and now have this one set-up in our bedroom in place of the old 29. I have African Cichlids in this one. Today Max just noticed the fish in the tank and started growling at them. Too funny!<br /><br />Morgan is a little bike riding fiend and meets her friends before school to ride in mass. She often ditches us after school to play with these friends though when Cody got an early release of Avatar she did have the girls come over to watch it. She was the coolest kid in school that week! She is still doing very well in spelling and math and is progressing in reading (finally) so school has turned into not such a traumatic affair.<br /><br />My friend Christine and I have been working diligently with Annie and have made significant progress. She is moving well under saddle and is now being ridden over small jumps by Christine. She's so sweet and pretty and really likes jumping. This makes both Christine and I very happy!<br /><br /><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464011805061029618" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/S9QRyYE0HvI/AAAAAAAACGk/KyiE94kXQPM/s320/DSC08492.JPG" /><br />Spring is here and the trees and bulbs are blooming. We've had two wet snowstorms and two hailstorms with our first tornado thrown in the mix early this year. In another two weeks I should have Lilacs in my backyard again and Cody sprinkled the entire backyard with wildflower seeds so I am hoping to have lovely pictures for you all in Summer!<br /><br />Cody is working and I have a new job at a Dressage barn grooming and working with the baby horses. Now if I can just get through school life will be grand!<br /><br />I made a new video and tried to post it but it is 15 minutes long and was rejected by YouTube so you all will just have to be patient and wait until I can re size it for the blog. Bummer too as the HQ version was NICE! Toodles!Delameliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09783709590111103967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-571747049425790715.post-79301095431416299442010-03-29T23:35:00.000-07:002010-03-30T00:28:22.308-07:00Tripping on Lactic Acid<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/S7GciFfaV9I/AAAAAAAACGE/jLjt063tp6U/s1600/Clipped2010-7.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 238px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454312733125793746" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/S7GciFfaV9I/AAAAAAAACGE/jLjt063tp6U/s400/Clipped2010-7.jpg" /></a> I have been on break from school for the last two weeks. In that time I have ridden Annie A LOT. Because of that as I sit here typing my legs are SCREAMING. Annie is starting to progress very nicely and I have been holding my own but suddenly over the last three or four days everything has been catching up. Pain. Much searing pain. I think my legs are trying to leave me a join up with a body that is less determined to be active again. It sure feals that way. (Ouch. Ouch again.)<br /><br />Annie has been clipped as some friends have been riding her and the workouts are actually turning into workouts. She seems to like her new haircut and is still enjoying her deluxe accommodations in the barn. She is already starting to look show worthy and if I can manage to recover financially I might be able to go to one or two this summer. I hope so as I'd really like to start showing her off to more than just the folks at the barn.<br /><br />I start school again tomorrow. Ugh. Very close now though. One more quarter after this and then internship! Then I can resume a real live life! Job, income, insurance... aaahhhh. Dreams! For now, I am looking at getting a PT job in fast food or something similar. A few nights a week just to keep ends meeting. Work has been steady and increasing for Cody which is beyond a relief. I miss the carriages but not the issues and still hope to buy the company. I KNOW I can run it better than Marie. Just a matter of getting through school, getting income, and then getting a business loan. Hopefully some property also. I am starting to get antsy about the future. I can "see" it ahead of me and don't want to wait for it anymore. Argh. :/<br /><br />Last but not least I am including YouTube links of Annie videos. In the videos are: Jason, the handsome 30ish cowboy carriage driver and one of those nearly perfect people that if you didn't like so much you'd want to kill them, Christine, the 20 something cute former Texan who so sweetly risked her life to keep Mozart from killing us, our passengers, and the carriage this winter not to mention she rides show jumpers, and other horses worth 6 figures or more, and also one of me. Annie has turned into a spectacular horse. I am hoping to show her in some rated shows in a few years and maybe even some Hunter Derby's in the long future. I also still plan on teaching her to drive.<br /><br />Well, here are the videos!!<br /><br />Jason:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HughlGhPncg">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HughlGhPncg</a><br /><br /><br />Christine:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL9PWoHJuMw">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL9PWoHJuMw</a><br /><br /><br />Christine taking Annie over a tiny cross rail:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNy5H1iJgJU">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNy5H1iJgJU</a><br /><br /><br />Me, suffering through pain and weakness brought on through years of inactivity:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HGCzfD007M">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HGCzfD007M</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 378px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454321406777118754" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/S7Gka9XCUCI/AAAAAAAACGM/CBNz3tpAeMk/s400/AnnieChristine.jpg" /><br /><br />This pic is very grainy as it was in the indoor arena late at night but Annie is moving SO well in it!Delameliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09783709590111103967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-571747049425790715.post-6336097028987801462010-03-16T10:23:00.001-07:002010-03-16T11:05:17.264-07:00LaterWell, this is a little long in coming but here is another video. It is of an Art Show that we saw in February. Our friend Beth is an artist and one of her drawings was in the show and won Judge's choice. It was a lot of fun, except that I wore bad shoes. This was eventually resolved by a trip to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Walgreen's</span>. All the details are in the video!<br /><br /><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwqfzC_QijXLhbW4ms0nRa-amuLcquoce9aAFub_VkSfrm0aA96A-rFNHH3bz7lveZA0Kw0aeQc9aeIlbZUMg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p align="center"><a href="http://eighthparakeet.blogspot.com/">http://eighthparakeet.blogspot.com</a></p>Delameliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09783709590111103967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-571747049425790715.post-65683042574029138392010-02-28T01:33:00.001-08:002010-02-28T02:02:38.147-08:00GI<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/S4o4niopzHI/AAAAAAAACF8/kguiH0F0JYY/s1600-h/Harness13.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 225px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443225351594036338" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/S4o4niopzHI/AAAAAAAACF8/kguiH0F0JYY/s400/Harness13.jpg" /></a>Katey and I have been working on our store. Lots of cleaning, classifying, storage units and buying. Not so much selling yet. I did sell my pony harness. Why you ask? Because I wanted one that had a little more "bling" and sold the old one for twice what I paid for the new one. Nice!! The photo featured today is of the bridle to the old harness. Now if I can figure out how to get a wagon...<br /><br />Annie is in her new horsey home and we have been enjoying the indoor arena. I have been ill for over a week now but have still managed to see her a few times. She's doing well, other than having a lazy streak. Took to the indoor arena with no issues. She is rather fond of the mirrors, though, and I have trouble trying to keep her moving rather than stopping and playing with her reflection.<br /><br />Toby will be moving into his new home tomorrow. He will be living with another pony in a big pen. Hopefully it will work out. If not there is another pen next to the other pony where he can be by himself. Cross your fingers!<br /><br />As for my illness... it has caused me to be intermittently sick for over a week and unfortunately wreaked havoc on my Hematology class. I will be taking it again next quarter. I did finally go to the doctor yesterday. They are doing a "wait and see" treatment that will be checked on on Monday. Yippee. I just want my insides to work normally again. Bleh.<br /><br />Morgan has decided she wants to wait on riding horses for a while. She is still pretty freaked out by them. I keep telling her she doesn't have to like them but she seems to like them yet is scared by them at the same time. Hopefully I can get the cart repaired or a wagon so she can continue to drive Toby. She seems to like that. Her Cello lessons are going well, though we all were sick this week and had to skip. She's now bugging me for swimming lessons. Hopefully Cody's high work load keeps up. =/<br /><br />Other Morgan news is that she has horrible teeth. I took her to the dentist this week and found she had cavities. She did well for the cleaning, even liking it. When we came back in the next day to get the filling done it was a whole different ballgame. She completely lost it. There were eventually three dental assistants and the doctor in the room, a neat little strap down device called a papoose, some spitting, screaming, lots of Nitrous, and me really wanting to use horse restraints on her. I was kicked, and pinched to the point of bruising. The best part? She didn't even realize there was a needle and didn't feel anything. Her biggest complaint?<br />(This is how our conversation went)<br /><br />"I couldn't breathe."<br />"That's because you were hyperventilating, and breathing through your mouth instead of your nose."<br />"I couldn't breathe through my nose."<br />"That's because you were screaming."<br />"Oh. I didn't want to be held down."<br />"We wouldn't have had to hold you down if you hadn't tried to run away."<br />"I just wanted to get away."<br />"Not the right answer."<br />"I don't think I'll be so scared next time. It didn't even hurt."<br />"Oh?"<br />"Well, maybe just the tie down board. It's kind of nice and soft. Like a blanket. But I don't think I'll scream."<br /><br />Awesome. There are two more teeth we need to do. The Dentist opted to wait for her 6 month check up to do battle again. I'm bringing body armor and rope next time. And maybe I can get a hold of some Propofol. Yah, that's what we needed. I think the Dentist might go for it. He was pretty worn out by the end. And to think his practice is entirely children. Crazy, crazy man.Delameliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09783709590111103967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-571747049425790715.post-4187853885628182312010-02-09T01:47:00.001-08:002010-02-09T02:19:42.908-08:00UntiredCouldn't sleep so I made a video. It is the third in a series of Driver videos. For giggles I will post all three videos... enjoy!<br /><br /><div align="center">Jason's video</div><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dysJamZe1qgWSOy7fZKLsSr3SznjGcVk5x_WpsgMbKcB5_vokOq1Z7maYFyIMGuRuJggrqWQ8kHLxeicNVE' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p align="center"> </p><p align="center">Beth's video</p><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzHXBzI2DSr3LzVBe29bGLBS3H9wwqKbI9S0VnucWAzfYPyYt2gJ-vtVsgd-yfuAMBeutjnMIYrfRiZmFjrRw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p align="center"> </p><p align="center">Katey's video</p><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw5cVaaIiwNW975V_i2EYTnkU65JZjS1robDoxzwdROKW40JjCPqBTKlpRI5tftjSW-MJiEUBr-Sl6Hzt5W3w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p align="center"> </p><p align="center"><a href="http://eighthparakeet.blogspot.com/">http://eighthparakeet.blogspot.com</a></p>Delameliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09783709590111103967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-571747049425790715.post-60145958743857078272010-02-08T14:01:00.000-08:002010-02-08T14:33:46.308-08:00Blood Working<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/S3CKEPWVkfI/AAAAAAAACFs/PQzrDWyd36o/s1600-h/DSC05040.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435996555680518642" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/S3CKEPWVkfI/AAAAAAAACFs/PQzrDWyd36o/s400/DSC05040.JPG" /></a> It is snowing today. Lovely snow. Not the blizzard, dump 6 inches in an hour snow that ruins life for a few days but a soft, slow,delicate snow. We've gotten about 2" over the last two days, the temperature is around 28 degrees F and there is no wind. This means you wear a coat and drive around with little trouble. It is the picturesque snow that comes in romanticized winter portraits. It makes me happy.<br /><br /><br />As for what is happening on the home front: Morgan is still loving her Cello lessons, and is starting to spend more time at the stables. Annie and Toby are moving from Marie's place into other barns. Annie is moving to a place with a huge indoor arena so I can ride her no matter what the weather conditions are. Toby is moving to a place where he will live with another pony, hopefully in harmony.<br /><br /><br />I am "on leave" from work. Not really by choice but we'll just say that Marie doesn't like it when I stand up for the other drivers in the company. I want to buy the company but as I am not likely to qualify for the business loan needed to do that I will just have to suffer without my carriages until she allows me back. It has been nice spending time with Cody and Morgy, and really nice visiting "the Zona" and the family there, but life is not nearly as happy without my horses, carriages, crew, and stories. *sigh* Any knowledge of business loan qualifications and such would be greatly appreciated. (Katey and I would consider buying it jointly but I don't know if that would help or hinder.)<br /><br />In other news: Katey (the brave one who rode Bailey so much this last spring) and I are starting a little online store called "Everything But The Horse". When I get it online I will post it. It started with us wanting to do something business-like together and needing to sell a bunch of horse tack. We then discovered we needed to sell a lot of other stuff also. Katey came up with the name, I will be doing the web stuff and voila! Soon we will be in business! Likely we won't make much money but hopefully enough to hit the auction in April to get more stuff to stock the little store with. We are also going to train Annie and her horse Galahad for driving. There should be lots of adventures to write about this spring!<br /><br /><br />As for the title of this blog, I am taking Hematology this quarter. It has managed to take over my entire life and made me quite grumpy in the process. A seriously @ss-kicking, evil, obnoxious class, I was not passing it until this last week. Finally I have the grade up to a 74% and I am rejoicing and singing praises to God, all the while keeping my offerings to the Hindu, and Pagan Gods coming to keep the passing grade through the end of the class. Daily studying is standard, along with Google searches of strange white blood cell morphs. This class is right up there with Physics in my list of most difficult classes in my long, drawn out school career. *sigh* I keep hearing in my mind "This too shall pass." Thanks for the advice mom!<br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436001294088392098" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/S3COYDSzzaI/AAAAAAAACF0/85gRK5eqHP8/s400/0.jpg" />Delameliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09783709590111103967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-571747049425790715.post-22769342155402405942010-01-27T13:34:00.000-08:002010-01-28T00:25:54.333-08:00Pitzicatto<div align="left"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/S2Erapx2VnI/AAAAAAAACFk/h-pPFeBcsek/s1600-h/DSC07575.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431670362477057650" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/S2Erapx2VnI/AAAAAAAACFk/h-pPFeBcsek/s400/DSC07575.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div align="center">Another long break between posts, sorry. I'm back in school, taking Hematology this quarter and it's taking a toll.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">This blog is focused on Morgan (to Nana's delight!) as she has started taking Cello lessons with my friend Therman. He is the boyfriend of Beth, one of the carriage driver I work with. He is a doll and so is Beth! He is also a wonderful Cellist and is very good with Morgan.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">I brought the camera and got a ton of good pictures and even a little video. Sat down today after another painful Hematology test and rewarded myself (and you all!) with a new video chronicling this blessed event. Lol!</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431538270329186050" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/S2CzR4LpJwI/AAAAAAAACFU/4PB9Bc8QMn4/s400/InHand.jpg" /><br /><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzOlHdMW1hRpBjRLrZ67rhfFlLgiTVs8qJT0BOn_XK_3du6Dkax3H8ppNlV_LvzAhl0M9y89HMifdDZDw6DyQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://eighthparekeet.blogspot.com/">http://eighthparekeet.blogspot.com/</a></p>Delameliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09783709590111103967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-571747049425790715.post-12714669080046978582009-12-25T23:42:00.001-08:002009-12-25T23:53:36.803-08:00Christmasized<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/SzW-u8jDhXI/AAAAAAAACEk/u4vLtUIV1LA/s1600-h/DSC06946.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419447440346678642" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/SzW-u8jDhXI/AAAAAAAACEk/u4vLtUIV1LA/s320/DSC06946.JPG" /></a> Sorry it has been so long. The Holiday season is a bit crazy when you are a carriage driver. We have been lucky enough to have had a lovely season, pretty good weather, and a psycho cat that thinks the tree and decorations are his personal jungle gym. Yep. Paxton has taken over the tree. And knocked it over too! Sorry this one is short but I will come back online in January and post holiday videos, and more pics. For now Paxton in the tree will just have to do! Miss you all and hope you had a lovely season!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419448723582931778" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/SzW_5o-a00I/AAAAAAAACE0/xLiBRPHgmzQ/s320/DSC06949.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419448994226474754" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/SzXAJZM3jwI/AAAAAAAACE8/QFcLNsjZPPo/s320/DSC06951.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419448423465806562" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/SzW_oK866uI/AAAAAAAACEs/RCEYx8anl_o/s320/DSC06955.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419449204034364690" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gyNJeKbahxQ/SzXAVmy95RI/AAAAAAAACFE/u-t6zez9TRI/s320/DSC06942.JPG" />Delameliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09783709590111103967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-571747049425790715.post-21919641994268902142009-11-17T19:10:00.000-08:002009-11-17T19:35:23.424-08:00SledifyingWe got snowed out this weekend. Snowed IN I suppose is a better analogy. It did allowe for some sledding with the small child and I actually got to spend time with the family. I suppose that is a good thing but I could have used the money. Made a new video though! Hope ya'll enjoy it!<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dybQ1zY8tTp2s-1_DacxdPdgDl2Hn2KGEKNcRVDvluD4tHEgTVTjxss2k5seyB2BncTLFoGQT7EFs7Uj98Znw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p>Delameliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09783709590111103967noreply@blogger.com