November, really?

Getting on to winter, the feel in the air has changed.

Had a good Halloween, went to a party as The Green Fairy, funnily enough the corset didn't fit three day later so my timing was good. The picture was taken at 1am, so I am more then a little faded but my makeup looked really good.

We are heading up to the bridge tomorrow to visit with family and friends who are driving down from the Upper Peninsula. Should be fun, going to be camping at a friend's cabin in the woods, I am so excited to see my mom and sister. Joe is heading out for work next week and it might be just me and the critters, which is ok but I will miss him. He will be missing the ultrasound as well which really bums me out.

Ponehs are getting fuzzy, Joy is pretty fat. I should take some recent pictures. I put Baby and Poppy on Triple Crown Lite which they seem to like, Joy is getting TC Senior since it lower in starch and I need to wait and see how she does on it. Just been trailriding lately, which is relaxing but I feel a little guilty since I am not working on anything special, but then I go "oh yeah, I'm pregnant and this is just fine"  I do need to improve her "dressage under distraction" before next show season though.

I need to go to bed, we are going to have an early start tomorrow.
So not the most exciting post ever.

I thought I was done with the sleepies

soooooooooooooo tired today,  I have stuff to do I just want to sleep allllllll day.My friend came over today to poke the hedgie and brought me the most amazing Jolly Rancher Popsicles,  They are gone and I have exceeded my sugar intake for like the week.

Woke up this morning and took Sadie out,  got the exciting surprise of finding baby horse munching grass by the barn, she was all "hey, I found noms and more burrs, I iz kyooot" The other two were not fazed and still inside the fence hanging out. A deer took down a strand on the back fence that I had to fix, bleh.

So I had to cheer myself up by buying makeup samples off of Geek Chic Cosmetics, I tried to buy eyeshadow colours I actually will wear (browns and greens mostly) but am mostly hoping to find some new foundation that doesn't look weird or make me break out. Maybe I'll get all inspired and post a review, although I have yet to post a review on any of the horse stuff that I keep meaning to write about, so don't bet on it.

 People are gone for the week and it so lovely and peaceful. I actually want to make something complicated for dinner (like Quiche and Scalloped Potatoes) and I have cleaned the house slightly. Amazing.

Looking at changing Baby and Poppy off of Triple Crown Growth and onto something different, soon as I stop buying hedgehogs and spending all my money on stuff for the beastie.  So doing the comparison thing, likely stick with Triple Crown as I have been happiest with their feeds, nice to feed something and see a difference! I might do TC Lite since I am a fan of feeding less grain but if I am getting Glanzen Complete for Joy maybe I should do smaller amounts of grain for those two and put them on that as well. I wish Joy didn't turn into a nutcase on grain and I could feed them all the same. I have no desire to keep experimenting, honestly if she was a bitch on oats then I figure she will be a bitch on anything.

I wish I had an indoor since the footing has been terrible but I am excepting the fact that Joy is going to be worked more lightly then I would like for the next couple months, I'm pregnant and won't take stupid risks, I also just don't have the energy and muscle strength to really push myself. I don't think she minds being a wooly yak pasture puff though. I'm so pleased Joe has volunteered to do baby duty at shows or lessons so that I can get her out to compete a little next summer.

I need to cut down on the number of Angora bunnies I have, I keep getting behind in the trimming/brushing schedule and loosing good fur. I plan on learning to spin this winter though and will hopefully get through my bags of stored rabbit fur.

Might have to breakout last year's Halloween costume since I just found out yesterday that we have been invited to a party this weekend. Last year I was a Green (Absinthe) Fairy and looked awesome, I got to wear it to my bestie's wedding. This year I am larger in the boob and tum area so will have to see how much I can loosen the corset.

we are so flippin cute.

Starting to feel the baby move, which is super super cool. I have my ultrasound November 11th,  will be awesome to see the little critter.

gonna go cook :)

Do I keep my critters or do they keep me?

I went to bed last night with both dogs and the cat cuddled up and woke up to both dogs and the cat cuddled up :)

I have always been an animal person, as far back as I could remember I have been fascinated by four leggers (and two and no leggers sometimes as well), I think I probably relate to them better then I do most people.

The incomparable Miss Sadie and I

When I was really little I either wanted to be a marine biologist, a ballerina or a horse rider. In a misguided attempt to make me more enthusiastic about my math work, my Mom told me how marine biologist have to know lots and lots of math. So I discarded that dream and lost interest in Ballet (due to my complete lack of skillz), so really there is only one course of action for me. I also have an innate understanding of horses, I just get what they are doing and why.

Little Ruth and lamb

 We currently have two dogs and a cat inside, often a couple bunnies as well. I got asked once why I had indoor pets since they are always shedding and made messes. Some people just don't get it. Animals really enrich your life in so many ways and if I have to vacuum a little more often and put up with dog hair it is so worth it.

I finished painting the bedroom, it is now a soft lilac colour with light gold curtains, I am very pleased with how bright it is now even if I can't lift my arms above my head any more. I spent some time today shopping here for pictures to put up. I am thinking this one above the bed, the artist is Stephanie Pui-Mun Law, she has such beautiful work, After getting the Shadowscape tarot deck I have been longing to get some of prints to hang up, really having trouble figuring out which ones to get.

The bathroom looks sweet, the green has grown on me, especially after lightening up the ceiling slightly and adding some gold accents. I painted the metal fixtures and handles gold and made a window dressing type thing out of some fabric left over from my Green Fairy Costume. I will take pictures after my camera comes home.

Green Fairy costume at Melissa's Halloween wedding.

I am so ready for Joe to be home, I have been keeping busy but I miss him.

Going to trail ride this evening, it is finally less hot out and not miserable to ride in. I also need to change the chicken bedding again, smelly blighters. There is one chick that isn't growing, I call him midgy chick, he looks normal but is just tinytinytiny, it is very odd.