Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Today my mom is coming home from Portland, and my friend Rachael and her mom are coming. It'll be nice to have some distractions from my chair jail.

We had to take our old 8-9y/o Lab to the Vet yesterday. He apparently sucked up a grass stem into his nose which caused him to sneeze to the point of not being able to breathe and even gave him a slight bloody nose. It was around 3-4 Inches. The vet kept it for me.

The front page of the Observer actually had something more than small town. Apparently a HUMAN hand was found in a small pond in Elgin ... a head was also found in a backpack once they drained the lake. It was on Boise Cascade land. ** Freaky! We had a murder last year but it was a hit not random. My dad seems to think that this one is a serial killer due to the brutality. I think its a domestic violence case gone bad. Really Bad!

Still waiting for my 1st professor to get my next assignment to me, and waiting for my New professor to get my first one to me... THIS is frustrating.

Bored and Waiting

So today has been creeping by and I figure most of the days will now. I can't give lessons for another 4-5 weeks and even then I will need an assistant to help lift saddles etc.. for the young ones.

I have watched probably 30 episodes of NCIS and 2 movies. I have 5 books sitting around me and I cannot bring myself to open them. I normally hate watching this much TV and I love the peace and tranquility of reading, but I don't know what else to do!

I have started writing a book. I have started many so this statement is not a new one, but I have never finished one. I am thinking of writing some kids books too. Obviously horse driven.

Last week I started going for my Riding Instructors certificate. Then I decided to go for the entire Equine Studies bachelors degree on top of my Ag Business Degree. I love horses and I want to learn all the different avenues of horses I can. Including the farming side (different types of hay and how to successfully grow them etc...)

I have acquired yet another student, this one is 4 1/2 years old! Wow some of these guys start young. Guess I need to maybe write a book on kids games with horses... Once I create some.

- Jaci

Surgery Day

Well this is fun. No food, water, not even candy to suck on or anything and my surgery isn't until 1PM!!!!

I know I won't die of starvation or dehydration in 10 hours but it's still the pits. I have to do NOTHING for 10 days except lay and walk. Then for the next 4 1/2 weeks I have to walk, sit and lay. then after that I have to slowly resume normal activity and start phyiscal therapy. This is just NO fun. I am missing out on at least 6 weeks of giving lessons thats at least $1000 right there!

I am not looking forward to this!

14 July 2009

I have to have surgery on Monday on my spine. I have 1 very bulged disk, 1 medium bulge and 1 small bulge.

Nervous but happy to be rid of the pain!!!!