Yesterday, Dennis and I walked the mile trail at 7 o'clock in the morning and ate our meager weekday breakfast. Mom and I started out at 8:30, driving to Rancho San Diego so she could take a visual field test at the opthamologist's office at 9:30. Afterward, we went to Wal Mart to pick up a few things. We spent more time there than we wanted to, but we can never find anything at that store. When they remodeled the Wal Mart at Lakeside, they added a grocery department but pretty much kept the same footprint so they deleted many of the products they used to carry. And whoever arranged that store must be insane--it just doesn't make any sense.
However, by noon we arrived home where a whole lot was going on. Vivian was cleaning the glass shop for me and I needed to talk with her for a few minutes; then Glen was working on the computers and I needed to work with him to fix some problems with my computer; and the vet was coming over around 1:00 to check Happy's eyes and clean Doc's sheath (if you don't know what that is, don't ask).
Around 1:20 I looked out the window and the vet and Dennis were chewing the fat outside the barn. I left the comfort of my coooool house and stumbled down the hill in the suffocating heat to the barn. When I got there I noticed the horses were out in the pasture. Dennis had slippers on so I had to go get the horses and bring them back to the barn. Mind you, I am the one who had a stroke, has asthma and a bad leg, but I staggered across the pasture to get the horses while the two men stood around in the shade.
I almost got to Happy when I tripped and she skittered away. She kept avoiding me, so I went to Doc, who stood like the perfect angel he is while I put the halter on him. I led Doc back, shooing Happy ahead of us and trailing Shalla, who apparently thought she might miss something if she didn't go along.
Happy has cataracs in both eyes, kind of expected for a horse of her age, so nothing can be done about it. The whole episode cost $225.
I still had Vivian and Glen to work with, so I got myself up the hill and back to the house. By the time everyone left (around 2:30), I was exhausted. I read my Kindle for about an hour*, then made an antepasto salad for dinner at Mom's. After our healthy salad, Mom served chocolate cake with frosting and cool whip. It was really good, too.
*reading 1/2 hour, sleeping 1/2 hour
