Update

Tomorrow is the big day.  It was supposed to be today, but it was a holiday in Canada on Monday, so that messed us up a bit.  I still don’t know what time.  He will be coming from Toronto.  As you can imagine, I will be on pins and needles—all of us will be.

I talked to someone from the shipping company, yesterday, and I asked him about MerryLegs.  He said he is doing well and he is a nice-looking horse.  He then paused and said, "striking, actually, I think you will be pleased."  It wasn’t until later that I pictured him striking the wall, people, barn cats…

I might be crazy for accepting an unseen, unknown horse, but I am thinking his former owner may be the crazier one.  It really sounds like she is giving me an amazing, beautiful horse.  I’m sure he will give me plenty of challenges along the way, but so did all the rest of them.  That’s part of the fun—just as long as no one gets hurt.

The weather has been warm, and we have been doing lots of riding.  Ellen and I just had a 4-day weekend, and then we have our 3-day Memorial Day weekend.  We decided to skip vacation time again until August—when I may be able to trail ride MerryLegs.  We never take time off in July—too hot and buggy.  This will be my last summer of having an air-conditioned office—I might as well enjoy it.

In other news, my brother is going to rototill my garden, and I will start planting.  I bought way too many plants this year, so I will have to share with him and his family.  I am still eating green beans from last year…