Dizzy!

You know that old song Dizzy, that was a hit in 1969? Yeah, I am feeling that way right now.

(Have fun watching this woman dance - it's a little monotonous, but she is really fluid and graceful.)

It's 5:30 AM as I type and I have been awake since 2:00. I have so much to do that I simply could not sleep and finally got out of bed at 3:30 and have been doing paperwork, organizing, and blogging ever since.

The Feast is a week away from today. Every time I think I am about done with my to-do list, I think of something else to do. 

Plus...

- I just discovered that my driver's license expired on my birthday and I need to go get that renewed ASAP.

- I discovered an unusual wound on Pepper's inner leg that required a visit to the vet, application of a topical medication four times a day, and bathing her with a special shampoo.

- Speaking of bathing, I fell in the bathroom and went all the way to the ground, landing hard on my hip and arm. I was home alone, my phone was in the other room, and I had fallen so that I was wedged between the wall and the shower and could not get up.

I felt panic begin to well up as I realized that Craig would not be home for another hour or so and that I might have to lay there on the cold tile floor and wait for help. I took some calming breaths, did some thinking (and praying) and finally was able to wiggle around, flip over into a better position, and squeeze back and then pull myself up. Nothing was broken or bleeding, although I was very shaken up. I have a huge bruise on my hip for bragging rights. (Not that I am going to show it to anyone. Hah!)

- After a lot of abdominal discomfort, my doctor did some tests and I have been referred back to my Indianapolis surgeon. The hernia that I was aware of is now at 5 CMs plus the tests found two more hernias had opened up inside me. (That makes 5; I've already had two repaired.) I've been in contact with my pancreatic surgeon who repaired the other two hernias and am waiting to hear what he wants to do.

So, to keep this from being a full-on-Lynn-is-whining post, how about some Pony Pal and Stablemate pictures? (Nancy Kelly, two of these will look familiar - they are the ones you sent me!)

Pony Pal Julie chose the Appaloosa gaited horse,

while Kate asked for the Pacer,

and Susie chose the pinto Indian Pony. (His name is "Golden," in case you are interested, and he is a really good jumper and can go up and down and fly and zoom in to Pepper and... and... and... Boy, did that long winded dialog from Susie make me smile!)

So, dizzy may be an apt description of how I am feeling, but you know what? Things are good. I didn't break anything when I fell and I was able to extricate myself. Pepper is healing (and VERY clean since she needs baths every week for a month, LOL), I can renew my license online, I got to see some grands, I have excellent doctors, and the Feast is coming with only minor details left. Plus I am entered in the October Great Lakes Congress show and have that to look forward to.

I am blessed and am going to focus on the good things. Maybe I will even go back to bed and catch up on that sleep I missed, too.