In Sickness and In Health

I've been sick for pretty much the entire month of February. I think I was sick for most of January, too. I can't really remember January. I take immune suppressant drugs to treat my autoimmune disease. It keeps my disease under control, but the major side effect is that I get every single virus I'm …

Happy Birthday, Newboy!

Newboy's birthday was today, he turned 9. We always have little parties for the horses on their birthdays, complete with party hats. Newboy hasn't been with us very long, so he was not really sure about the hat business. Luckily, Jack is always down to wear a hat, so he wore the party hat instead. …

A Funky Road Trip.

Yesterday, around 2pm, my neighbor calls me up. "Did you know there's a skunk in your front yard?" There was, in fact, a skunk in my front yard. Which raises the next question, what do I do about the skunk in my front yard? A normal person would probably think, "Oh, no! Rabies!", and get …

Go Home, January. You Are Drunk

This month has been.... interesting. Frequent fluctuations between 50 degree rain storms and well below freezing means that just about everything is breaking. On top of fixing broken things, every chore just takes longer in the cold. Our current temperatures are in the teens, and when it gets this cold any tiny drop of water …