Well, since arriving in L.A., I have been prepping my friend Vickie's
new to her trailer for the ride. We had to add more hooks in the
tackroom, add bucket holders, Hi-Ties, and outfit the living
quarters. Then, get her tack washed, ready, and packed, while she
finished up some business stuff. Hard to really think about all that
needs done before leaving home for about 6 weeks. My horses have been
hanging out, not getting much work, but getting lots of hay, of all
kinds, so their tummies will be ready for what ever kind of hay we
can find on the road, that is for sure! We each will have 3 horses
along, and can carry about 600-700 pounds each of hay at a time. So
we just buy it on the road. Last time we had great luck buying hay
when we needed it, and of good quality. (and we feed Purina Strategy,
which is easy to find, and the horses do well on it. Oh, and beet
pulp)

The last thing we were waiting for was the new truck Vickie ordered,
to arrive at the dealer in Oklahoma. We got word Thursday AM that it
was ready, and I caught a flight. It had a lay over in Dallas, so my
hubby met me at the airport. What he did not know, is I talked the
airline into shifting my flight from Dallas to Tulsa, to Friday AM,
instead of Thurs. PM. So, I got to come home for the night, see all
my critters, and actually spend time talking to my hubby face to
face, instead of over the phone. When I get home the beginning of
Aug. (after Tevis) he will be off working for a couple more weeks,
until he then gets home. Our cell phone bills are gonna be hefty,
that's for sure!!!

Soooooo, I am off to OK to pick up the truck, and drive it back to
LA. At least without the horses along, I can zip along a little
easier, and only have to stop to take care of ME, not the horses.
LOL The XP ride starts Monday, but we might skip the first 2 days.
We will see after I get back to LA, and see how much we have left to
do to get ready. I think we are pretty much set. Then it will be life
on the road with the horses. I wonder if they are as excited as we
are....somehow I bet they aren't.

Next note will hopefully be that we are on our way!!!!

Jonni