back... kinda...

So I said I would get back to blogging, and I am. Sortof. Its been 407 days, and while my house is almost finished, its just not there yet. This has me kinda down. Its small things that are left, but they just seem to be dragging on and on.

In other news, farm sitting was a sucess. No one died, no one was sick. Last year I was left with a very ill mare to nurse through the few days, giving medication every few hours.

Well I should be going. The guys finishing up need to get around in the house to finish framing the windows. It will be done soon.. I hope.

eventually

I will get back to blogging. Life has gotten in the way the last few days. Its been crazy, will post about it, but for now I really really need some sleep.

Rugby and Reading Roadtrips

In a few short days my favorite author is releasing the third book in her second series. I have been waiting for this book since the 16th of October last year when her last book was released and I finished reading it. What books you ask?? Karen Marie Moning's Fever books, more specifically Faefever.

A few years ago my friend L had to go to a rugby practice a few hours from home. I said I would drive her as the practice was long and she would be tired after, and maybe because I am just a mom to everyone and can't imagine the thought of them getting hurt when there was something that could have been done about it.

So on the way to her practice she tells me about this book that she got when she had to pick her sister up at the airport a few weeks before. She couldn't stop raiving about it, and she even had it with her. While she got all sweaty and muddy in the rain I was in the van reading this book. I fell in love with the story. It was the last book in her Highlander series, Spell of the Highlander.

Within the next 2 weeks I had tracked down the rest of the series and had it all read, I was hooked. There is nothing better than finding a new favorite author, though I have to admit she has stayed my favorite ever since.

So if you haven't ever heard of this author, please take the time to check her out. http://www.karenmoning.com/

We Remember

Today is the 11th of September, 2008. Crazy to think of how fast life changes. I was at school, in my history class, when my teacher started talking about the twin towers, pentagon, and planes crashing. We all went to the gym for an assembly, the principal and staff explained to us what was going on, there were councellors for us to talk to, and the rest of the classes for the day were cancelled.

My memory of that day is still pretty fuzzy after the assembly. I know I walked around the school for a while, and finally went into the art room and started to draw. I'm not an artist btw, but I do like to work with colour and texture sometimes. I find it theraputic.

Teachers were monitoring the hallways and classrooms, but everyone just seemed to be roaming around, there was no direction, people were crying, no one knew what was going on.

Life moved on, classes resumed, friends went into the military so they could stand for their country. But it was still a turning point in my life.

Today, if you read this, I just ask that you take a moment and pray for our leaders, our soldiers, and our friends. There are still people being torn apart with grief every day because of their losses.

End of the day...

Finally! Ok so its early (8pm) but really and truly enough already. My day did not go as planned.

Because the clinic keeps me pretty busy I usually have my supper meals cooked ahead of time. Lunches are usually eaten on the run, a quick peice of fruit or something like that. Suppers are a different story.

I keep my freezer full of single servings so that all I have to do in the morning is take out what I want for supper that night. By the time I close the clinic (after 7) its just a quick reheat and ready to go. If not I would just be starting to cook, and it would be eating too late. I still like to have homemade foods though, much healthier than heavily processed stuff.

For this plan to work I have to do some major cooking every now and again, and today was one of those days. I cooked and cooked and cooked, and now everything is neatly packaged in the freezer.

Another thing that was accomplished today was getting out for a good walk with the dogs. My neighbors a few houses down have added a new member to their family. They are calling it a dog, currently it is just over 1lb, and it isn't suposed to get bigger than 2.5lbs. Really and truly I thought it was a guinipig on a leash (very tired). Its cute I guess if you like that kind of thing. Personally I prefer my dogs (a very healthy 60lbs each) but each to their own.

The latest on the house is another 7 to 9 days of work. Tomorrow the last of the supplies will arrive. There was a mistake made when the measurments were taken last spring. Two windows hadn't been installed yet, and the gentleman doing the measurments forgot to add them into his assessment. So we were short J's (the peices for around the windows and doors). It was an honest mistake, and it really wouldn't have been a problem except that I chose a colour that isn't that common so no one had the extra peices in stock, they had to be ordered in from a larger supplier. This mistake was discovered on a thursday shortly after noon, and all orders for this supplier have to be in before noon on thursday in order to be delivered that afternoon. They only deliver on thursdays... have I mentioned that you shouldn't tempt fate....

Someday soon I will sit down and hash out the whole ordeal of the house, but for now its in bits and peices. However I will say this, the whole thing has been like this. Small mistakes that have caused weeks and months of backups.

How sleep changes things!!

So I'm back again, this time armed with a few hours sleep, and (bless the gods) coffee! I tried a few months ago to give up my daily indulgence of the sweet nectar of life, but the payoffs of coffee far outweigh the risks. I did however slow down on it, and start drinking all sorts of green and white teas.

So this morning I wake up to the sounds of large vehicles ariving at my house. This is a joyous sound to me, it means that the men are here to work on the siding, that it is going to be a nice day (no rain), and that we are one day closer to clinic opening and life resuming as normal. Unfortunatly this means that my plans of sleeping in a little bit have been put off, and my day is being run on 3 hours of sleep. The plans for today are completly domestic; cook, clean, play with the dogs (my kids), and maybe go riding if the workers clear out early enough.

I'm still figuring out this blog thing, it will probably change a lot over the next few weeks. I have some links that I want to post to some of my favorite websites, as well as post some pictures. Hopefully that will happen soon.

What's in a name...

So since its early in the morning and I can't sleep I decided I would explain my name.

Rhyadawn (pronounced Ride-On) is what I think is the perfect name for my first horse. I'm still looking, and starting to feel like its a never ending search (I might be a little picky). Timing is everything too, and right now just isn't the right time.

So Rhyadawn your Dreams... exactly what it says. Don't be afraid of your dreams, embrace them. I have a brand new clinic that will be officially opening very soon. Due to the aforementioned fire my house has been gutted and redesigned to be more than I could ever have dreamed of(upgrade insurance, very important). It might have been a huge inconvenience but God is good and He follows through. This is turning out better than I ever could have dreamed.

What will this blog be about... probably a little of everything. Some about my friends (who shall remain nameless), probably some about the clinic (also void of names and details unfortunatly), and just general life :)

New Beginings

Here I am!

I swore I would never blog, but well... things change. Last year, during some very simple renovations to move my business into my home there was a small fire, leading to lots and lots of water damage. It has now been 391 days and what should have been simple renovations are just about complete.

Its time for new beginings! To a clinic at home, to return to things I love, and to blogging!