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One of my FB friends posted this.

I was in fits.

Just a little general update on things that have been going on around here.

Nostril Roller Coaster

Allie's nostril sort of cleared up - then this afternoon it was pretty snotty and a bit stinky again. It is like she heals just enough to stop me taking her to the vet and then has another issue a half a week later. This time, it might have been caused by the weather again - Sunday we had a 45 degree day (113F) and then yesterday afternoon we got a windy, thundery rainy storm roll through. Might have whipped up a bit of dust up there? God knows. I'll give it a few days and see how it settles. And no, I am not dealing well with this but I am trying to ignore my anxiety.

Preggo Lady Stuff

So I am 26 weeks and 5 days pregnant now.

I feel enormous.

The baby kicks and rolls and moves ALL DAY LONG. I thought they were supposed to sleep sometimes? I had a glucose tolerance test this morning to check for gestational diabetes. If I am negative, I won't hear anything. If I am positive, I will get the result at my next midwife appointment.  I had three bloods taken. It was not nice. You had better appreciate this, kid.

We have bought a bassinet and a cot/change table duo. It looks fancy in the room.

Pretty...

Joey

Joey is continuing to get better with the training we are doing (as am I). The biggest thing we are working on is impulse control. He's getting there.

My little kitchen helper.

He had a play date with some other puppies at the dog park for the first time a couple of weekends ago. He had a blast.

See that happy white puppy on the left there?

He was super pooped after.

Gracie

Gracie hasn't been doing much of anything either - she has been a bit sore over the back. She had her teeth done, had a massage, and is now waiting for Nat to find the time to get her back in work.

First time getting her teeth done without sedation. She was such a good sport about it! This dentist was a gem - I think she is going to be Gracie's lifetime dentist.

In Other Horrific News...

One of my trimming clients was towing 2 horses with a friend when a tyre on the float blew out, flipping the float on it's side on a freeway going probably about 80-90km/h (50-55 mph). The horses were trapped and had to be cut out of the float via the roof. Both horses are ok - have some deep gashes and some brusing and will be sore for a while. But they are fine.

The people are fine too - very shaken, horrified and incredibly sad. The driver (my client) has been accused (on Facebook, by strangers) of being drunk, speeding or driving while tired. That she somehow did something wrong and that is why this happened. Unbelieveable! This could happen to any one of us. Any one. It just happened to her and the poor woman needs to heal from that. Why does the horse community turn on each other so easily?

Also, her float was towed off the freeway at the closest exit and just dumped on the side of the road by the freeway operators. This is ridiculous. I'm outraged and horrified and angry on her behalf over the whole ordeal. I hope nothing like this happens to anyone I know (or to me!) ever again. The people and the horses are so lucky to be alive, let alone to escape with relatively minor injuries.

This is just terrifying...

Who wants a BIG GREY?!?!

A friend on FB posted the below add from Gumtree (which is like Craigslist I guess...)

Wow Frank... just wow. Apparently the horse is known by my friend and it is riddled with arthritis.

My FB comments:
(I went a bit overboard)

 Likes to have a pick? Hot diggity damn!! Treated like royalty too... I won't worry about a vet check then. And he loves being around other horses!! Such a rare and special quality in a horse, who are normally solitary creatures who fight when their territories cross. $10,000 is a bargain for such a wonderful example of the equine species! I DO need something to light up my backyard... Been searching for years...

Where do I post my cheque?

Debbi: Lol Lisa! I too need a $10k something or other for my backyard 

Lisa: But Debbi, he is a BIG GREY! He will LIGHT UP YOUR BACKYARD with the reflected sunlight off his glorious GREY coat! IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES!

I hear big grey horses in backyards are good feng shui...

Surely, SURELY this guy is just trolling. Surely he doesn't think he will get $10k for his horse. It is written like an Ok Cupid ad... "Likes going for long walks... is very tame once he gets to know you..." jeez. I just can't get over it! I wonder how much extra you need to pay to get the horn too?