News not about me--thank God

My friend Jackie just had her official checkup for surprise pregnancy 2008--and she had no idea how far along she is. Nine weeks and 1 day--she is due May 28, but her son came two and a half weeks early, so she is shooting for her birthday of May 20 for this one.

I say if she keeps threatening her doctor about making old people cracks (he keeps saying "at yoru age"), he may make her go longer than her due date!

Congrats Jackie and Batman! I have my fingers crossed for a little Batgirl!

Boogie gets ready for his big adventure

Boogie has been turned out since I last was posting about him--when was that, just before Labor Day? So almost four weeks. It has done WONDERS for him. He is not quite back to his old self, but I see more of the real Boogie than the nervous wreck Boogie I did have. It is a huge relief. And look, he is growing a little bit of a butt!
In preparation for Stage 2 of his education, he got his feet trimmed after work tonight. I am so lucky that I can count on Marvin the Magnificent to help me out when I need him, even if it is on short notice--after all, it is not like he can just drive himself over at the drop of a hat. He has to get a ride, or I have to go get him, or something. Today, he ran over after I got off work and was in and out in 20 minutes.

Boogie was a perfect gentleman.

Now that he is all dressed up and ready, he is going to go over to my friend Jackie's where they are going to re-visit things that he should know how to do, and more than anything work on his mental state so that he can handle his education without being terrified. Jackie is a dressage person, so surely she will take much ribbing from her barn about the midget cowhorse, but she is tough--she can take it. I hope!


Stay tuned for Boogie developments, I have got a bit of a soft spot for him after seeing how unhappy he has been.