Twelve Days of Christmas

 (I should have posted this last week)

But it’s my son who is now in the midst of his own “12 days of Xmas”: starting last Wednesday, he will work for 12 days straight, yes, including Christmas Day. Welcome to adulthood, son! He is planning to go in a little earlier on Christmas Day itself so he can hopefully slide out by noontime…

Meanwhile, I feel like a slacker for having the weekend off & riding two days in a row. The guilt level is moderate since I’ve still got a few things to acquire as far as Christmas gifts & I feel as if I’m neglecting  my mother even though there doesn’t seem to be much I can do for her at this point…. Yesterday’s offering was two varieties of Happy Meals since I wasn’t sure if she would prefer a cheeseburger or chicken nuggets - turned out she ate four chicken nuggets. (Her appetite is flagging as she spends most of her days in bed)

I rode Mr. Silas on Saturday & grabbed Baraquinator for Sunday since I misapprehended the time - my friend Sam is rarely early for anything so when he said 11 AM I took him at his word. I was dismayed when he texted me at 10:30 to say he was there! (I’m 25 minutes away from the AT&T trailhead) Then I raced home to meet my former padawan Tony who wants to get back into the riding scene - always great to see him and I’m sure I can get him saddled up safely. Ho ho ho!!!

I didn't carry my phone since I wore sweatpants in our chilly weather, so all I have is a screenshot from Sharon's video clip, getting ready to cross the historic wooden bridge in downtown Waxahachie...

Seasonal Affect

 I am struggling to get in the holiday spirit, you guys… Got extra nursing care lined up for my mom - so far, so good (fingers crossed, voodoo charms rattled, etc. etc.)

My one concession to home decoration was setting out my ol’ Lenox nativity set, these white porcelain pieces which I’ve collected over these past 32 yrs (H1 got me my first piece, which of course was the donkey, when we moved into this house). I actually haven’t added anything probably for 15 years - they discontinued the set & my last piece was the ox which I found on eBay. 

My cousin & his wife are going to try to capture their semi-feral dog and bring her to me to be spayed - of course she’s come into heat and formed an alliance with another stray so we want to prevent more unwanted puppies. I’ll post a link to Dee’s blog, but the truth she doesn’t reveal is that under any other circumstances, Joe would have shot this intruder for harassing his livestock - Sara is very lucky that Dee & Jim had come back home. 

https://cookingwithdee.com/2024/11/20/house-proud/

My little lap intruder is doing well: eating three times a day with normal bowel movements; I just can’t get her to gain any weight! It is what it is - I keep asking myself WWJHD: What Would James Herriot Do? While I would love radiographs to evaluate her liver/gallbladder, I probably won’t have that capability for another month. Oncor has installed our new power pole and transformer but the new electrical line has to be pulled and everything hooked up before I can reinstall my Xray machine… I am so tired of apologizing to clients - having to send them elsewhere for radiographs.