Great, sis and partner will probably expect I should entertain them next week

 I took this week off of work + last friday.    It would have been hard to work more than half a day Thursday and it was nice to get clothes washed, and some weeds sprayed on Friday.   But I don't even know when they plan to get here.   I hope they don't intend to stay through next weekend.  I might have to blow them off and go ride if they do.   I don't know if they are even going to drive here tomorrow,  have not heard anything since I texted sis on Wed night and she replied she didn't know their plans.   She had said a few weeks ago that she had scheduled to be off work until July something, but I still was not thinking they would spend more than a week total away from home, I know I never feel like I can be gone too long in the summer with mowing, weed spraying, trying to keep desired plants alive.   Oh well they are adults and can entertain themselves or better yet do some of the grunge work dealing with dad for me.  Yeah right, like that would happen.   

At least with expecting sis, dad finally cleared his old mail off of the table.   I'm not totally happy about this.  I'm glad that he finally got rid of his huge pile but I am struggling with annoyance that he will only clear clutter or clean when the lucky sibs that don't have to live here are coming to visit.  And I don't have to live here except for my own conscience, plus my poor abilities to deal with things would make it a struggle to find a place to rent and line up someone to farm sit so I could go off to rides.  I love having next door neighbors who will do chores when I'm gone.  

Tanza did 125 miles in 5 days

 We rode 50s on Sat and Monday and 25 on Wed rather than going every day.    The RM found a way to add more gently rolling good footing sections to some trails to make the ride align with minimum org distances without being overly hard.   I think she did a good job with that and will tell her so after she has a chance to recover from the event.  The biggest event is a 75 and 100 tomorrow but I went home after the 5 days of 25s and 50s.   

Tanza was full on reversion to not standing to let me mount on Monday but was decent on Wed. but I definitely need to work on "stand and let me mount" when he is more amped up by riding with other horses.  Standing nicely at home did not carry over when he got all excited or nervous that he would be left behind.  

J and the awesome Calypso did the pioneer, riding 50,50 and 55 on Sat, Sun. and Mon. and riding at a pretty good clip each day too.   They won the pioneer (fastest time) and I think got BC as well, but the vet was waiting for slow horses to complete to do the final BC paperwork so they didn't announce it at the ride meeting Monday evening.  

After our LD on Wed. I put Tanza in the community pen and was just looking at him thinking "he is such a beautiful horse it hurts"    Sometimes I put extra stress on myself thinking "such a great horse, its a pity he is hampered by being owned and ridden by me instead of someone who does this sport better."  But horses don't read the yearbooks or standing updates and I have sure enjoyed the adventures I could do having an athletic horse. 

Letting go of hay stress for a few weeks.

I've been twisted up, trying to figure out how best to get some extra hay for over a week.  Last night talked to P for a bit and looked at his yard.   He has been asked to do a bunch of mechanical work and putting his new flatbed on his pickup is behind all the customer requests.  I could pull a trailer with my pickup but P decided to fix our trailer up and the flooring is still out of it.  He has spare trailers, but one has his flatbed sitting on it, and others had various stuff on them. 

So,  I need to just chill.  I can haul a few small bales, or one big square with my pickup, like to get some alfalfa or a test bale, but there is no sense trying to contact hay growers right now when I am not in a position to say "I will come tonight or tomorrow and get 2-4 tons of hay"   

There will be hay for sale next month and our pasture is holding up pretty well and I don't need to  buy hay before it gets even more expensive; we have margin in the budget to pay even another 50% if we have to.  I could network with the neighbor whose pasture adjoins ours and see about doing a graze lease on it if I need to.  I will keep watching CL for ads for hay with delivery options but I don't need to be in a rush.  

Ice ice baby

 I fell off Tanza on Sunday when he spooked at a duck flying out of the irrigation ditch.  Hindsight I should have spent the extra effort to haul out somewhere.   Oh well.  Landed on my right side and my arm is still whinging.   Luckily my monthly chiro appt was on Monday so he was able to fix the joints that were knocked out of place and he explained how icing works to clear the lactic acid from muscles that are still contracting thinking they have to protect the joint.    The arm is much better than on Monday but I think I am starting to get some bruising effect or something as it is still sore, especially if I move it wrong.  I may make a follow-up appointment.  I might need some additional muscle work to release spasms.  

The basement stinks so bad.  I will have to wash dad's bedding today and see if there is some other odor source that needs to be tracked down.  I punted on that washing the last few days, not wanting to wrestle the sheets back on the bed with my wonky arm; plus generally just sick and tired of it but I need to cowboy up, there aint anyone else to do it.   

I also need to call and line up to get hay.  I think I'll buy big squares since our regular grower won't have any stacks.   If I have to haul and stack the hay myself I don't want to mess with small squares that need to be hand stacked.  I've had a mental block on doing this, wishing dad would step up.  LOL, I knew that wasn't going to happen and thinking he should make a cold call is stupid with his crappy hearing.  

*I did wash all of dads bedding including the extra topper that is under the protective mattress cover that should be waterproof because it also smelled.   And swept and swiffer mopped under the bed.   I *think* that has solved the eww, what's that smell for now.    I suppose I should see if its possible to hire someone to come in weekly or bi-weekly to do that.   I suspect not many people willing to do yucky work these days and I'm a bit embarrassed to have anyone see the pigsty house. 

Sigh, another week with no riding invitations.

 I feel like the group is shunning me but not sure.  Could very well be that they just figure that I could update my phone to get group texts.  So why have I not updated my phone?   Well I did update cuz I needed to install an app for work but I couldn't get the new phone activated.  It works for the duo app to login to work with the wireless but no phone ability.   So phones are not super expensive and I figured I could just get another one but its been over a year and I have not done it.   

After the mess with not being able to switch my phone service to the new phone I wasn't eager to mess with it but there is also a bit of paranoia that the group really doesn't want me and Tanza along when they ride and if I fix the phone capability and still never get any texts it will be confirmed.   I did ride Tanza solo from Sharp tail last Saturday and it was a good ride, but I've had very little energy since then.  I could not muster energy to ride Sadie on Sun or Mon.  Tuesday we got a good rain here.  I still haven't found energy to ride and am on the fence on texting B to see if they are riding tomorrow and I could join or if she'd like to ride just the 2 of us but not sure if I have the energy to get up early and haul out.