Restful Day

Christmas lunch had loved ones, friends and family. It seems as though whether you have 5 or 25 for a meal there is always so much to do, so much to eat and so much love to be shared. For some reason I didn't have my panic attack cleaning. Could have been the rain and mud kept us too busy for much else.

Even old Mac had his fill, as did all the other critters. There were goodies for everyone. Brian and Jim did the feeding so I could do the preparations.

This morning there was a little more rain, but not much. Poor Sweetie Pie has injured her eyelid and has an infection started. Some SMZ has it calmed down already. Dr Darling should be here tomorrow for some routine dental work, some quality of life checks and a general herd inspection.

Part of running a sanctuary is to have the vet always be aware of all the animals and our concerns. The thin ones, Babe, Tess and Jesse, will have an extra check-up and Baby Jane will have her feet checked.

Should anyone have questions about the health of any of the animals they can see the medical records of each animal.

All four dark donkeys gathered in the driveway. Baby Jane does not move around much and stays mostly in the trees in front of the house.

Perhaps tomorrow we will be able to let out the stalled critters. They are getting cranky by being kept in.

During this last week of 2010 let's remember all the good that happened this year, and plan to make more happy memories for 2011.

I'll try to do 3 months of memories a night. Some of the memories are sad.

In January Granddaughter Beth was still living with us and we got NO new horses. We met Helen who became our horse trainer. The frogs returned from their winter hideout. No horses died.

In February 4 newborn goats came to live with us. They had been abandoned at birth by the dairy owners. We kept them in the house in a playpen. 3 of the babies died in our arms. They died full, warm and loved. 2 more baby goats came to live with us. No new horses.

In March Tess and Amira arrived. Tess was a Clint Richie Arabian mare who no one wanted because of her age-29. Amira had been Trixie and was an untrained mare about 8 years old. No one wanted to adopt her. Cajun got colic and died. Cajun had been rescued with Aurora . They lived in a neighboring county and had been seized because of severe neglect. Cajun had been a stallion , but was gelded just before he came here. He was an exceptionally beautiful bay horse. All three horses and the goats came from NorCal Equine Rescue.

As soon as I figure out how to get pictures from the disc to the computer and on to the blog I'll post pictures . I'm still a techno-idiot. 2010 didn't change that.