Friday, May 8, 2026 – First Day of Shake It Up Ride

Hey Babe,
Had an excellent night sleep, up fairly early, got my chores, breakfast and walking Lola done before heading down the registration area around 9:00. They had a lot of volunteers today, so I was only on floater duty, and literally had nothing to do for hours, so I mostly just sat and read, waiting for a job to do. After 1:00 or so, I went back to the trailer for a few hours, because sitting with no back support grew uncomfortable, to so I lounged in my recliner, almost nodding off a couple of times. Went back down eventually, ended up holding a couple of horses while their owners registered for tomorrow's ride, which was about the extent of my volunteer duties today. Tomorrow I will be scribing again, so that should make the day go faster. I looked for a haymaker, since I'll need hay by Monday, and thought I might have found some near where I'm going, but found out he had sold out, so I need to look further. On a lark, I also looked for a cordura style Aussie saddle, which I occasionally research, and lo and behold, I found one available directly on my journey on Sunday! I've been looking for one because it's more lightweight than my leather one, not to mention I've pretty much worn out my other two. The only drawback is it's one without a horn, but I'd rather have something more lightweight, so hopefully it will work out. I also had a long talk with my old high school buddy Steve, who called to chat for awhile. Attended the awards and ride meeting, then back to the trailer, fed the horses, watched one episode of Damages, heading to shower and bed! Good night, my darlin'! Love you!

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