Hi Babe,
Didn't sleep very well last night. We had a thunderstorm in the evening that upset Lola, so she was restless, then she finally settled down for a short while, only to get restless once again. The tapping of her nails on the floor kept me awake half the night. I don't even remember sleeping, though I must have done at some point. My alarm went off, and I quickly did my chores and breakfast before saddling up Flash and cut through the neighborhood over to Val's pavilion three and a half miles away. I was invited to try my hand at a drill team practice, and I was curious how Flash would behave in a crowd of other horses trying to do daisy chains and pinwheels. Turns out he was quite intrigued by it! Totally responsive to everything I asked him to do, and he won the hearts of the others in the group with his quick responses and cooperation. It was a bit chaotic at times, but he took it all in stride, quite literally! What a great horse! So glad he's feeling better! We practiced for about an hour, then we came home again, completing over 8.6 miles by the time we got home. It was quite hot, but there were calls for a serious thunderstorm and a temperature drop of more than 20 degrees tomorrow. The wind picked up in the afternoon, and sure enough, several bands of severe thunderstorms came through. Lola didn't like the first band at all, so I ended up giving her a benadryl to quiet her down, and she was better by the time the second band came through. And yes, the temps sure dropped after that! Where it didn't get below the mid-60's last night, they're calling for mid-30's overnight, so I put the horses' light blankets on. Did some computer work this afternoon, made my reservation at the hotel in Kilimanjaro for two nights, still holding out hope I won't need four nights. Of course, the price had gone up, though I managed to get the cheaper rate as a nonrefundable reservation for the two nights. I've asked for a refundable reservation for the other two nights, just in case I have to take my alternate, expensive flight. I got an email from American saying there was a change in my flight plan (no kidding!) and they need me to contact them, so that's on my agenda tomorrow. Hope they can come up with an alternative plan that won't cost me an arm and a leg! Whatever, I'm still going! Settled down for the evening, ready to get to bed and try to make up for all the sleep I lost last night. Good night, sweetheart! Love you!
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