I've spent so much of MY time working that now its finally paying off. Over 60 hours overtime in June, then 40 in July, now I've already gotten 10 in August. Summer is the time of plenty but in winter its a time of drought and us on-calls will struggle to get hours. The state requires we get 40 hours each week but they don't do it until we beg for it.
I got a nice check again today and I'll be putting a significant amount into the safe for hay and our fall trip to Pioche. I've already got an envelope overflowing with cash & think I need to get another way to hold it all.
We're heading to Pioche September 25th till October 3rd.
There are many ways to get there and we try to go a different route each time.
This is the most direct & fastest (16 hours drive time) route and the one we'll probably take this trip due to only 1 week off.
But look at all the options, we could go thru Vegas but we hate Vegas.
We could go thru central oregon which is beautiful but seems like such a long drive.
Thru California to Tahoe & then over...
We only have a week so it'll be the direct route.
And we HAVE to have a plan on exactly what we're going to do while there. I'd LOVE to put in another window, get rid of the old one with the built in A/C unit that Lan broke on our last visit. We can take another unit, that's not an issue, but I'd like to get a window in.
We also need to prep for next spring when we're going to rent an excavator for a full week and remove the back two rooms and the old bathroom and then we have to make new outside walls. Or something, not sure on that yet. We WILL need a lot of wood, nails, screws, saw blades, etc, etc. We might need to take more than 2 weeks for next springs trip.
And we HAVE to have a plan in place for a roof over it.
I LOVE planning trip and things to do on the house while we're there.
Horse News:
Ambleside now has a properly fitted saddle and its XXXX Wide! That girl needs to lose weight.
Saddle Fitter Sarah found:
an older Wintec for $330.30
Gullet system $140
3rd saddle fit $50
And me riding alone for the first time in the new to us saddle
Two days later this became available, a Gypsy Gold 'Appleby' saddle for $1,200.
I'm supposed to haul Amble over to The Riding Place on the other side of town tomorrow to check it out. I do have the cash for it but then I'm stuck with the wintec too. Oh well, I might never get another chance to purchase a saddle like this while I have money to buy it.
This would be a great saddle for Amble if I can get her down in weight, right now she's a tank.
Oh yeah, I took her to a show last week & she got 2nd in Halter
