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[Mojo Chick'n]

My favorite pony/horse growing up was a POA - Appaloosa Pony - about the size of a "cob" - not horse sized, but bigger than a shetland (and yes, I agree that shetland ponies are mean cusses and shouldn't be allowed near children - cute size doesn't equal cute disposition.) If you got her a taller pony, she could ride it longer and not want to switch to a horse in a year or two (maybe

)

My POA was a sweet thing - bomb proof all the way, and I used to just lay out on his back in the field and read a book while he ate grass - no bridle or saddle, just hopped on bareback and laid there reading. I was about 8 years old when I got my POA - before that I had a full sized horse that had been handed down to me - she was fantastic, and I've never met a nicer horse, but she was also in her mid to late 20's and had arthritis and didn't last long before she had to be "put to pasture". We had owned her for many many years, I was just the youngest and got her last.

Every shetland pony I've ever owned either bit me (one bit me in the stomach when I was about 5 years old - picked me up and shook me before dropping me) or when I did ride them, the one I recall (Billy) would take you down the lane and dump you into the barbed wire fence, then run back to the barn. Shetland ponies are evil.

meri

 

[shelleyd2008]

The one that we have (the white one, Lightning) is very good with kids. I'm not sure what 'kind' she is, she resembles a Welsh to me, but I'm not sure. An adult can not get 2 feet close to her without her jumping away (too much rough handling I'm sure), but a kid can walk right up to her with no problems. She was my nephew's pony, and when they moved to TX, my brother sold her to a friend of his. That friend decided to sell her, so dad bought her from him. He paid $50 for this horse.
Cris has not ridden her yet (though there is the prettiest little pony saddle at Day & Day, only $188 with the blanket, saddle, bridle, and rope that is just calling my name!), but dad said that if he were to fall off her (God forbid) she would just stop dead in her tracks and wait for him to get back on. He said that's why my nephew liked her so much.
I'm really, really considering getting that saddle, I just have a hard time spending $200 on any one thing!

 

[shelleyd2008]

I finally cleaned the living room today, and can you believe my dad had the GALL to be mad because I threw away a newspaper? Griping about how I 'never clean the house unless there's people coming over, then you have to toss all my stuff'....???? That ticked me off, he's acting like I'm the maid! I told him I don't clean out there, I only did it now because he had so much JUNK in the floor you couldn't even walk through there! Plus I wanted to make sure there were some places for people to sit, since he had every piece of furniture covered with clothes! I told him no, I don't clean out there, that is HIS room! He sleeps in the living room, I spend all my time either in my bedroom or the kitchen. I clean every room in this house except for the living room, because I consider that his bedroom. If he would actually use a bedroom, I wouldn't clean that, and he wouldn't expect me to, so what's the difference?

I called an apartment place in Columbia, the rent is based on your income, all utilities included. I will fill out and turn in the application (they are mailing one to me), but I'm not sure if I'd take an apartment if one became available. I'm really tired of living here and putting up with his BS, he seems to think everything I get is fair game as well, really ticks me off. I told him I was going to take those nails back to Lowe's the next time we go to C-ville, since I can't use them, I'll get screws instead. So I went out there today and what do I find? Yep, one of my brand-new boxes of nails opened and being used by him!! Do you think he'll pay me back for them? Very highly unlikely, I think hell will have to freeze over before I see any repayment of money he owes me

But moving into town would mean a lot of wasted time on trying to get my breeds established. I just don't know if I can take much more of this

 

[FrChuckW]

Shelley, it was good talking to you last night. Hope your back gets better, and the other situation resolves itself. Give him a bill for your services and see if he changes his tune!

Good Morning to everybody else. Don't know if I'll make it to Frankfort or the Shepherdsville swap today or not. Got several projects to do today first before I go anywhere.

 

[ametauss]

Had full intentions of going to Frankfort today but alas life has gotten in the way and I'll be stuck around the house all day... Not even getting to the Shep. SY.

Another of my does looks like her plug is coming out... she's very wet this morning and a bit grumpy....

Ella still hasn't had her babies but she's acting soooo miserable, maybe with the change in weather she'll drop today... I say that everyday so one day it will be true and it will but ME out of MY Misery....

 

[Mojo Chick'n]

Well, it is supposed to be rather crappy out today. The high for the day happened at 1 AM and the temp is gonna dump from there all day

Luckily I don't have to go anywhere, just have to do chores

then I can stay inside and kick back. (well, I do have a bit of housework to do, but it's not much.)

I've decided not to go to Casey County sale - gonna try to unload the birds at Sano (if it is ever NOT raining on a friday again). I'll do Casey County in the spring, but this fall I am just tired and busy and I don't have any temp cages made up yet (and it's a week away) so I'd be scrambling to do that. I'm thinking in spring the weather might be a bit nicer (hopefully).

I have less than a month until my mom, stepdad and Adam come down (maybe Jon, too) so I have a lot to do with that, also.

We about used up that 12 tons of gravel - we're gonna have to get more

The stuff works wonders on puddle spots, though, and mud and stink. I have enough left to finish the top by the steps (I have a bit left to do cause I haven't framed it yet), but I did the front of the lower coops, the top of the duck pen, the front by the steps, the top chicken run, the path between the house and garage and the front there where it puddles every time it rains, too (right by my porch steps - the ducks hang out there when it rains

).

My silly ducks are laying again

I've been just tossing their eggs, I'm not doing ducklings in the house this time of year!! I was almost tempted this morning, cause the whites are laying, also, and I checked one last night and it was fertile. But no, I'll wait til spring to do that.

I am almost ready for winter in the coops - been cleaning, putting in deep bedding for them to snuggle in. Yesterday it was so nasty, over half of them stayed inside almost all day (until it turned nice in the evening). I still have to do that top coop, but the run for it is spiffy with the new gravel in there. I have all those birds, plus the quail to get rid of before I can honestly get to work on it, though. I may keep a few goldens but the rest of the quail I'm gonna sell off, too, I think. Maybe I'll get some again in the spring, but winter gets icky enough without extra time trying to put food and water in various cages. (so much easier in the coops.)

I was talking to my neighbor yesterday and she asked if I had bought any aluminum foil lately, I said no, and she said the last time she bought it is was almost 9 bucks for the 200 foot roll. Apparently aluminum is going up again (good for turning in cans to recycle) but that is ridiculous for aluminum foil. Especially since the holidays are coming up - gonna have to grab some now before it goes up more

I noticed that Walmart tried to put Diet Coke back up to almost 8 dollars a case, too - they came down pretty quickly when people stopped buying it and bought the cheaper stuff. I've been drinking the cheaper stuff, myself. (even that has gone up a bit)

I wish Mookie would hurry up and grow - I had to buy beef the other day - HOLY COW!!! (and it must be "Holy" cow, for those prices.) I much prefer having my own beef in the freezer (tastes better and is more tender, too). I figure he won't be ready to butcher, though until April at the earliest - that sucks.

I just have a feeling that everything is gonna go so much higher this winter (food, gas was 2.50 when I got it the other day, building materials, etc...). Instead of it getting "better" like some politicians claim it is only getting worse. And if "Crap and Tax" passes then we'll break out the oil lamps, in addition to heating with wood, too. I'm already cutting back on online time, trying to figure out how to save cash.

Makes ya want to go "Amish"

(without the accompanying religious/social aspects, however - I'd have a hard time with that - seen it in my own family - don't want to go there

)

Well, I'm gonna get off here (I'll check back later again) and see what's got to be done so I can find a good book to sit back and read.

meri

 

[shelleyd2008]

You must be crazy, tossing white call duck eggs!! Why don't you sell them? Or you can save some for me

Cris's birthday party was a flop...1 kid from his class showed up

I didn't think there would be many, but I thought there would be more than that!! What a waste, I probably won't do one again, not for class kids anyway. the little boy that showed up had fun, we had a pinata, so they (Cris and the boy) got tons of candy, but I would have rather just had a 'family' party with me, dad and Cris, would have saved me a lot of $$.

The good thing is I won't need to buy anymore decorations if I do decide to do it again next year, I can use the leftovers from this party...or I might sell them on ebay. Setting for 4? It might work

Give me a call Meri, and I'll meet you in town on Monday to get those guineas. I was running late today, so I didn't have time to come get them.

 

[shelleyd2008]

I was going to make a comment on the aluminum thing as well, but I forgot

Dad and I went to Columbia either last week Monday or the week before (can't remember) and took a ton of cans that he'd been 'keeping'. The price then was 40 cents a pound. We went back to Columbia 2 days later, and it was up to 47 cents a pound already

Probably should have kept the cans a while longer, I remember last winter it was up to at least 70 cents a pound...we had 58 pounds of aluminum when we took it

 

[PeeperKeeper]

HI Shelly! A pic of your chix looking out over their new surroundings:

They all seem to be doing well. The older hen bit me when I picked her up ( like it didn't hurt). She's a fiesty little thing, but calmed right down. And the youngest pullet warbles like a song bird. My sister kept trying to get her to "sing" all the way home. LOL

 

[shelleyd2008]

Do you remember the one that was being a bully to the millie pullet? The one in the buiding that I called 'Gretchen'? That one was the 'mama' of the older millie girl, so maybe that's why she bit you

Her mama taught her well

Glad to hear they're doing okay, Hope you are happy with them