Not So Smooth Smoothie Today, August 6, 2018

Today's tasty breakfast smoothie is anything but smooth. I added yogurt, kale, apples, cucumbers, strawberries, apple juice and chia seeds. The apple and kale keep it a bit chunky to tell the truth. I could have left it in the Nutri-bullet a little longer, but it's OK, I'm surviving it. It's like drinking down an Oreo malt that's melted, except you have the chunks of cookie left.  I will have to remember to brush my teeth immediately following the smoothie, otherwise the little green kale pieces will be all over my teeth and I may attract those egret birds; you know, the big white birds that land on cattle and pick at them? They do that to alligators too, and God knows why...no really, God knows!

Today is a great day! I'm praying (yes, again, to God) asking that the guy from the bio chemical company calls me back for my third and final interview.  That would be EPIC. I am also praying that they start me this week, but I don't know their plans. It takes companies a bit longer to hire people for supervisory positions and I understand why. You have to jump through hoop after hoop, meet manager after manager, then the CEO after that, and you have to know your stuff. If you come prepared and you do all that, you still have to wait to see if you're the candidate they choose. It can take FOREVER.  I'm OK, Psalms 37:1-5 tells me to not worry, just trust God, and delight in His plan because He will bring it to pass.  That's enough for me.

Let's talk about a horse named Axel.  I was sitting here at my computer minding my own business. You know by now that's what I do, I mind my own business.  I went to Craigslist and began innocently looking at horses for sale under the Farm and Garden section of Oklahoma City's Craigslist. Well, you know I put in a few choice keywords like "gelding" and "broke" when there he was...Axel.  I won't say too much about him because I don't want anyone to do the same thing I did and find him too. They may decide he's perfect for them as well as he is for me.  We'll see if it works out, I need to be hired by the bio chem company, and know I've got at least one paycheck coming before driving out to see the pretty pony.  What I liked most about Axel was the fact that he's broke, only 14.2HH tall, he weighs a bit more than 1000 pounds, and he's a gelding. I like geldings over mares mainly because they tend to have less of an attitude, they love treats, attention, and they tend to be on the loving side. Mares can be....well, you know....bitchy.

If I do get the call today, set the appointment, go on the interview, get the job, and start the job, I can then call Axel's owners and set that ball in motion. He'll come to the farm first, where he'll be evaluated and given all his shots, see the vet, the farrier, the dentist, and the chiropractor, then he'll be hauled to the boarding facility. I just want to be sure he has everything he needs before making a grand entrance into the pasture. You only get one shot at your pecking order, and if your back isn't in line, or your feet trimmed well, you could stand to lose your place in line. There are only 2 other horses, one a mare, the other an older gentleman, so it's not all that imperative that he be given the royal treatment first, but that's another thing I do, I spoil my horses.

I don't have Axel yet, but I did go out and buy him a new saddle pad already.  It's one of those things where again, I was minding my own business and decided to look up "cheap" and "felt saddle pad" for no reason.  I found one.  I had to look at the ad about 10 minutes trying to figure out what in the heck may be wrong with the saddle pad because I didn't believe the price went with the product being displayed.  Here sat a $80 pad for $29 and I just wanted to know why!  I went over the ad again and again, and noticed that there was a number on the side of the page that was going down from 11 to 10, then to 9, then to 8, and I thought "OMG...these are the last ones they have, and they'll be gone if I don't grab it right now!" (There is nothing wrong with the pad, it's being discontinued) So, that's exactly what I did. I bought my will-be horse a new 1" felt saddle pad for $29 with free shipping. It'll be here tomorrow, and waiting on him - - how cool is that?  Well, horse people get it. Within a few more minutes all of the pads were gone...GONE.  I made the right decision!  Some days you just get lucky!