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Great Anticipation

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Today is the day. After years of preparation, starting way back when we hatched this crazy scheme, we will finally have horses. It is the culmination of our vision, and it is the first step into a new normal. What an amazing change this is from our years back in Eden Prairie.

It should be a busy day today. First thing in the morning, I am expecting a visit from a log home professional who will quote the job of sealing up our home and preserving the logs for the coming winter season. After that, we will be watching for friends coming to visit, the delivery of bales of hay, and then the arrival of our herd of horses –not necessarily in that order.

We’ve got some things to do yet, prior to their arrival, so we hope to get one or two chores accomplished before we enter the phase of just standing and staring, which I expect will consume us for the remainder of the day.

IMG_2772eI hope they will be happy with the grass they find here. They are coming from fields that have been over-grazed, so our long, thick grass will be a significant change. I also hope I will remember what I learned at the Epona seminar I attended with Cyndie in Arizona.

“Breathe.”

I will remember to breathe.

Written by johnwhays

September 25, 2013 at 7:00 am

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  1. How exciting!! It’s sort of like bringing a new baby home! Except there are four of them, and they are, well, horses…but still, I imagine it would be many of the same anticipatory “what do we do now!?” feelings of new parenthood. Enjoy!! (I do hope they let you sleep through the night…)

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    Liz Shatek

    September 25, 2013 at 3:23 pm

    • You have it, exactly. Cyndie’s friend (the mom of the horse’s mom) even came to provide support during the delivery. We have almost doubled our population here! To me, that would kind of be like bringing home twins!

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      johnwhays

      September 25, 2013 at 8:24 pm

  2. Congrats!

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    Eapen Chacko

    September 25, 2013 at 11:03 am

    • Thank you, Eapen!

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      johnwhays

      September 25, 2013 at 8:21 pm


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