hot hot hot too damn hot. tomorrow will be worse? starting at 6am , at least Jan and I are. Dogs and handlers held up well though. Nobody had a breakdown and I think everybody was happy.
Lunch was chicken ceasar and Kathy made a wonderful orange Birthday cake for Nat. Mmmmm wish I had some. I am being so good it's pathetic.
I did have some mago lime sorbet (homemade) It was ok . Apparently it was better later in a frozen margarita. Will keep fooling with the recipe. Maybe I will do a watermelon granita --sounds delish.
New exercise was put an L shaped panel against the corner of the fence and about 14 inches or less of clearance and drive or fetch the sheep thru. I did't do it. I didn't work a dog today but will tomorrow. A bunch of people who have never worked cows worked them. Cool. I like the cows. It's 8"41 and I am just barely keeping my head up. The heat really saps you.
Friday, July 13, 2012
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Day before the clinic
I don't know why I schedule myself to do so much the day before a clinic. I am all done and just realized I don't have any romaine to make salad with tomorrow and since that is the main meal, I am going to have to go out and get some in the morning. yay.
I had my obed class this am and both boys did terrrible at heeling but were good on the stand for exam and then I worked fronts with Dare and he bit me taking the cookie and that was the end of that. Dually did very well going after the dumbell while Dare pretends he can't see it.
So then I got home and gave Ed some stuff to do and started working on the quiche. I got them started and had to run out and pick up Jan at the airport. Easy ride home and I gave her a drink and started cooking the lobsters I had bought on my way home from obed at Old Colony Farms fish market. They looked good but they had a very odd taste. They tasted earthy. Not very good. Disappointing.
Then I made some mango lime sorbet. And it wasn't very good either. Hope the qiches turn out ok.
I had my obed class this am and both boys did terrrible at heeling but were good on the stand for exam and then I worked fronts with Dare and he bit me taking the cookie and that was the end of that. Dually did very well going after the dumbell while Dare pretends he can't see it.
So then I got home and gave Ed some stuff to do and started working on the quiche. I got them started and had to run out and pick up Jan at the airport. Easy ride home and I gave her a drink and started cooking the lobsters I had bought on my way home from obed at Old Colony Farms fish market. They looked good but they had a very odd taste. They tasted earthy. Not very good. Disappointing.
Then I made some mango lime sorbet. And it wasn't very good either. Hope the qiches turn out ok.
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Doctor called
Ok Yay. I'm not going to die anytime too soon. The cancer is not in the chest and not even in the lymph nodes in the neck but there are still cancer cells growing in the thyroid bed. Soooo they want to do a fine needle aspiration and the radioactive iodine treatment and surgery again. Seems like a lot of stuff to me. We need to talk about this a little more .
But in the meantime, I have decided to change my diet. I am going to cut out processed sugar, flour and processed meats. They all feed cancer cells especially the sugar. It will be hard but I feel committed that this is the right thing to do to prolong my life.
Whewww
But in the meantime, I have decided to change my diet. I am going to cut out processed sugar, flour and processed meats. They all feed cancer cells especially the sugar. It will be hard but I feel committed that this is the right thing to do to prolong my life.
Whewww
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Kayak trip
We left at 11 am yesterday to go fun kayaking and stopped on the way at a really nice farmstand in the Amherst area for lunch. I had a yummy cupcake for dessert and good soup and excellent sushi. It had lots of avocado on the outside. I just love avocado. Then we went to the river and we were basically on time but they had a lot of people there that go out all at once so we had to all sit thru a rather long safety meeting and then get fitted for life preservers and helmets. It was pretty shallow so not sure what the danger was.
They put us on a bus and drove us about 10 miles. The whole way I was holding an ice water to my eye because I had put suntan lotion on my face and promptly rubbed it into my eye. boy did that sting. Finally we got there and we walked down a steep bank to get in our individual soft kayaks. They pushed us out and off we went. They were fairly comfortable and really easy to maneuver. There was a little whitewater but it was really pretty shallow. We were often getting hung up on rocks and most of the time it was easy to get off them but once Carol had to get out of the boat and loosen hers up. The whole trip took about 2 1/2 hrs and by the end we were looking for a place to get out. We were all pretty tired.
We stopped at a roadside stand for dinner and had some great sandwiches on nice fresh bread and then left. Home at about 9:30. Long day but fun. I would do it again if the water was a bit higher.
Tonight (the sisters and the token Brother in law) and I went to dinner at a Mexican restaurant in the next town. Great margaritas and food was really good and plentiful too. I think everybody enjoyed it. It was an early B'day celebration for me so I got to choose the restaurant. I like it and I will go again.
Carol has 2 more days here and then she goes home to Va and we all go back to our regular lives. I'm glad she's here , it's fun to see her and we don't get to see her often enough. Gotta love your sisters.
They put us on a bus and drove us about 10 miles. The whole way I was holding an ice water to my eye because I had put suntan lotion on my face and promptly rubbed it into my eye. boy did that sting. Finally we got there and we walked down a steep bank to get in our individual soft kayaks. They pushed us out and off we went. They were fairly comfortable and really easy to maneuver. There was a little whitewater but it was really pretty shallow. We were often getting hung up on rocks and most of the time it was easy to get off them but once Carol had to get out of the boat and loosen hers up. The whole trip took about 2 1/2 hrs and by the end we were looking for a place to get out. We were all pretty tired.
We stopped at a roadside stand for dinner and had some great sandwiches on nice fresh bread and then left. Home at about 9:30. Long day but fun. I would do it again if the water was a bit higher.
Tonight (the sisters and the token Brother in law) and I went to dinner at a Mexican restaurant in the next town. Great margaritas and food was really good and plentiful too. I think everybody enjoyed it. It was an early B'day celebration for me so I got to choose the restaurant. I like it and I will go again.
Carol has 2 more days here and then she goes home to Va and we all go back to our regular lives. I'm glad she's here , it's fun to see her and we don't get to see her often enough. Gotta love your sisters.
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Independence Day work
I brought the cows up to the control pen for a lesson I had later this am and while they were there , I decided to work them in the take pen which is 16by 16. I am trying to get both dogs to bite the heels and since I am alone most of time, I need a place that I can effectively hold the cows and egg the dog on and hold them in the pressure. It kinda worked. I think Dually hit a heel. Dare got a good kick in the jaw because he wants to bite higher than the hock preferably on the cows side. Not a good plan.
Anyway they both got a little work and then I gave my lesson which went much better than the first time on cows for this nice BC. The dog was starting to understand how to work cows. very quick little dog. liked her
lesson over time to try the damn lawn mower again. So I took the batter off the charger and immediately put in on the mower and nothing. Ok I have decided it is not going to charge. I've tried to charge it about 5 times and just wasn't taking the charge. I headed over to Advance Auto parts and picked up a new batter(no 'Walmart battery this time). I got it home, hooked it up and bamm starts first time. So everything got mowed including the duck arena. I wanted to see how it looked mowed. It looks very nice. The clinic is next week and I don't think the grass will grow back quick enough to look messy. I also weedwacked a bit until that got tiring. The weedwacker was feeding the string this time so that was nice. Now what?
Anyway they both got a little work and then I gave my lesson which went much better than the first time on cows for this nice BC. The dog was starting to understand how to work cows. very quick little dog. liked her
lesson over time to try the damn lawn mower again. So I took the batter off the charger and immediately put in on the mower and nothing. Ok I have decided it is not going to charge. I've tried to charge it about 5 times and just wasn't taking the charge. I headed over to Advance Auto parts and picked up a new batter(no 'Walmart battery this time). I got it home, hooked it up and bamm starts first time. So everything got mowed including the duck arena. I wanted to see how it looked mowed. It looks very nice. The clinic is next week and I don't think the grass will grow back quick enough to look messy. I also weedwacked a bit until that got tiring. The weedwacker was feeding the string this time so that was nice. Now what?
Happy 4th of July
My sister and I watched the fireworks from her canoe in the middle of the lake last night. They were fantastic. Best I have ever seen. I think I enjoyed them because we were further away than normal and the booms were not bone rattling.
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