Sunday, September 26

Today I am grateful for:

More beautiful fall weather. The leaves are so gorgeous.

The installers came, and put the heavy outdoor vinyl on the area that is now a deck (a space directly over the basement, hard to explain).

My sweetie continued to work on the siding a bit.

I went to see River. We worked on the lead line pattern and other ground work outside. Then we rode in the indoor arena because it's getting dark so early. He seems to be having a tough time staying collected on his left lead. I wonder what's going on there.

We watched "Pathfinder", quite an awful movie.

It was just nice to have a fairly low-key, undramatic day.

Monday, September 27

Today I am grateful for:

More beautiful weather. This is likely my favorite kind of weather. Moderately warm, sunny, changing leaves, no mosquitoes.

I can't quite believe that September is already over. Looking back, it has been a hell of a month emotionally. I am really hoping that I can get a chance to process everything, have a bit of a breather, and not have to DO so much for a while (fall is always super busy).

I still have vet stuff to do with Hollywood for her teeth, and I should go get my eyes checked and get new glasses, but I'm on the other side for a few stressful things that had to be done (like going home and having my husband's parents visit).

We got Hans neutered today. My sweetie took him in at 8 am, and I went to town and picked him up in the afternoon. He can be back in the addition for a few days to let him recover.

My sweetie left for work today. He's been home all summer using his vacation time and accrued extra vacation days that he gets in lieu of overtime. It's wonderful that he gets all this time, and we got a lot done on the house.

He's going to work at a site a couple of hours away, and will likely find some other guys from work to share a place with. That's what he usually does. If he can't do that right away, he'll likely live in a hotel.

Right after he left, I went to town to get groceries and to pick Hans up from the vet.

I came home and had a nap.