The Job From H.......

Yea......

I thought I was just going to have to do some painting on this roofing job I was asked to help with....

Well, we are almost ready for me to start painting the new trim and such...tomorrow maybe!

Wait until you see this job!

I'm not scared of heights, but this is the steepest roof I have ever been on. Oh yea, and it's three stories up. L.O.V.E.L.Y!!!

So glad I didn't actually have to help shingle this thing. But hey, it's a paying job...I can't complain!

One bonus, there is work to be done on the inside. More along my lines of expertise...sheetrock, texture and paint. I met with the person in charge and she hired me to paint and clean it up when all the work is done. Sweeeetttttt!

This house is owned by a church group that is redoing it as a sort of hospice for their volunteers that come to the reservation to work on different projects. It's actually a really neat old house. I see a lot of potential in restoring certain things in it. After talking to this lady today, so does she! So it will be fun to work on different things in it thoughout the summer.

Of course, the downside is, that for the next couple of weeks, my horse time is going to be severely limited. Since I thought this was only going to last a couple of days, I figured the ponies could just take a couple of days off. Now I am going to have to re-arrange my schedule so I can get back to riding. Guess that means I will have to figure out what time the sun comes up, so I can ride Moon and Frosty...and Rip in the mornings. And then head out to mom's to ride Turk, Leo and Sandy in the evenings.

But, next week is My Honey's birthday and I really want to fly out for a couple of days so I can spend it with him. I can tell he is feeling like it is my turn to come visit. I can't say that I blame him. It's been quite awhile since we have seen each other. I could use a little "honey" time!

Still no baby! I swear, you all probably think I have absolutely no idea of when my mares are due. Last year, Woofer went exactly one month overdue and this year, this mare is "overdue". But I have been talking to other people in the area and almost everyone is saying their mare(s) have gone over this year. I chalk Woofer's extra month up to her age. I'm going to chalk Chunk's lack of timing on the extra cold winter we had...at least that's what the old cowboys are saying. Who knows?! I've only ever had one mare that foaled on her due date in all these years. I had to know her due date too, cause she never, EVER gave any sign she was ready...she just laid down and had a foal. Ta-Daaa!

Shooter is out in the pasture in the day now...

He's gaining some weight and learning how to be a big, tough ranch horse. It's not taking very well though. I was out helping mom do chores last night and it started raining. Guess who beat it to the gate and demanded to be let in under the barn? Great! I'm raising a sissy horse!
Mom tells everyone how spoiled he is. But I must clarify...just because my colt runs to meet me when he sees my pickup coming down the road, prefers NOT to have to suffer the elements, expects his supper on time and loves his body massages...DOES NOT MAKE HIM SPOILED! I prefer the PC term...Well loved!

Can you believe I thought this colt was going to have an ugly neck? Well, you all know how coarse and homely those foundation bred horses are...what else could I have expected? Poor plain, homely little guy anyway, he's lucky I love him, cause I doubt anyone else would want that ugly thing standing in their corral...hehehehehe.