So after staying up all night with Birdie, the sick beagle, I thought today might not be the best day.  Maureen and I had a EOY meeting with our VP.  That went pretty well.  I have a really funny boss.  She makes me laugh.  In the positions we are in, we have to sometimes put up with a bunch of crap.  So it helps to be able to crack jokes about it.

 So after meeting I went out to the barn and rode Cook with Lauren and Elvis.  I am scaling Cook’s work program back to give her some time off without giving her some time off.  I know … doesn’t sound like it makes much sense, does it?  Basically I am taking it easy on her, doing different drills, going back to basics instead of our normal (boring) work regiment.  Because of the arthiritis in her hocks, she needs to be in work… otherwise she stiffens up and worse off.  But I think she might need some down time to just be a horse and also quite frankly, she might be bored.  Pretty much she’s so used to our routine, that she knows what we are doing before I do.  I plan to ride her in different pastures instead of sticking to the ring.

So the FUN part of my day was Lauren let me hop on Elvis and canter him around.  Sigh.  He’s my next favorite horse (to Cook of course) to ride.  He has gas, he has brakes, he has smooth gaits.  What more can u ask?  So that was cool. 

 OH!  I can’t believe this.  They canceled my favorite show  … Arrested Development.  I know it has been a long time coming but still…. WHY DIDN’T THIS SHOW CATCH ON?  It’s the funniest show EVER.

SAVE AD!

Anyway i’m sleepy and have been naping on and off.  Going to the barn EARLY tomorrow and then the Grand Prix is tomorrow night.  EXCITED!