Coffee anyone ?

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Thank you Baymule! It’s a little more complicated than I thought it would be with the little face pieces and I haven’t done glass for years. I only made a half dozen pieces before that!
Fen gave me a 1/2 hr grace this morning and let me sleep in til 5:30. I slept in a bed all night too, which is unusual. Usually the pain dictates that I move to a recliner so it was a surprise to have him wake me in bed.
TODAY IS THE DAY!! Mister and I are going to ride, even if it’s just walking in the round pen. It all depends on how bad my strength and balance are. Hopefully it will all improve quickly, as I would like to ride out on the ranch again and maybe even help move cows again part time. Prayers welcome!
Starting with 1/8 tsp of borax in my coffee and it SEEMS to be helping. A few more weeks and I will have a better idea if it does or not.
Oh man - there's nothing better than riding. Even a walk in the round pen ❤️ - just being up and the movement - SOO GOOD. Riding was the only way I survived "corporate" when I got out of school -left all the crud on the ground once I mounted up.
 

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My plan this morning was to head out before coffee (hmmm BC ?!?!!!) get the sheep to an area with sugar sumac and wild buckwheat. Didn't happen -

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I would not, under any circumstances, be eating borax. Figure out what it is supposed to be doing for you and find something else to provide that. Save it for your homemade household cleaning products.
Its just a mineral, boron. Quite safe
But thank you, I do appreciate your concern
 

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Welp, I did it!! I rode Mister this morning for the first time in 6 or 7 years!! It felt so good and my heart is so happy!!
He farted around at first and tried to play bronc, which he is not very good at 😂
but it didn’t take him long to tell me he was ready. We rode in the round pen awhile, he moves like crap with those boots on, but his feet bust up on the rocks and his soles get bruised. We went ahead and took off down the road Fen and I go on when he’s on a sniffari, then cut across through the sagebrush to another road and back. He was good as gold. I’ll use next week to tune him up then we will start taking Fen with us. Hope to be pushing cows again before summer ends ❤️
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Welp, I did it!! I rode Mister this morning for the first time in 6 or 7 years!! It felt so good and my heart is so happy!!
He farted around at first and tried to play bronc, which he is not very good at 😂
but it didn’t take him long to tell me he was ready. We rode in the round pen awhile, he moves like crap with those boots on, but his feet bust up on the rocks and his soles get bruised. We went ahead and took off down the road Fen and I go on when he’s on a sniffari, then cut across through the sagebrush to another road and back. He was good as gold. I’ll use next week to tune him up then we will start taking Fen with us. Hope to be pushing cows again before summer ends ❤️
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YES !!!!! LOVE THIS!!!!
 

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Welp, I did it!! I rode Mister this morning for the first time in 6 or 7 years!! It felt so good and my heart is so happy!!
He farted around at first and tried to play bronc, which he is not very good at 😂
but it didn’t take him long to tell me he was ready. We rode in the round pen awhile, he moves like crap with those boots on, but his feet bust up on the rocks and his soles get bruised. We went ahead and took off down the road Fen and I go on when he’s on a sniffari, then cut across through the sagebrush to another road and back. He was good as gold. I’ll use next week to tune him up then we will start taking Fen with us. Hope to be pushing cows again before summer ends ❤️
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I'm SOOO HAPPY for you!!!
Yes, there is magic in the gentle movements of sitting on a horse 🥰
 

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Mornin all. Coffee's ready.

I had that problem, didn't get any more sleep than when the apnea kept waking me up (though I didn't realize it). Fortunately the TAP 3 oral appliance works for me. No mask to pull off, no humidifier to counteract the dryness of the CPAP, no electricity.
I've been meaning to ask,... Is that the mouth piece looking device and how's it working for you. After so long before the c-pap I still dread going to bed unless I'm passed tired and just exhausted or drinking more than 2, even with a half dose of melatonin.
:celebratei know that was welcome! Maybe more to come.

We had rain here last night, more today. So overcast. They say .7 today. Sat/Sun, more of same. We've gotten a good rain often enough to keep pastures in shape. A couple of days of this heat dries it up on surface. Heavy dew
:celebrate Is right. We also got another 5/8" in 20 minutes last night/afternoon with a slight sprinkle later. Even had some standing water in spots for an hour. 29 days out of the month for, what seems like 2 years, a heavy dew is more than the rain we get. I know walking barefoot there is no difference in feel between 1/4" of rain or the dew.
 
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