Monday, June 6, 2011

What the??????

I am trying to respond to comments and am being directed in an endless loop of logins. Huh? Anyway, the whole trophy wife thing is just a joke! Obviously I will never be, and will never strive to be, a trophy wife! But it would sure be sweet to have a trophy hubby with deep pockets!

Sunday, June 5, 2011

We are back to rainy weather again. At a time of year when people are planning outdoor graduations and weddings, I'm curling up with hot cocoa instead of firing up the grill. And there is not much riding going on.


So instead of riding, I've been tuning in to RFDTV's horse programs, hoping to at least expand my knowledge base. This morning, Craig Cameron did a segment on developing a brave horse. That seemed like it was made for me after last week's ride on my shrinking violet. So I checked it out. The new princess, who has now been named Jasmine, was in the room, playing with her various cat toys, but when Craig Cameron came on, she was riveted. Seems she likes horses, too. I hope she got some hints so she can help me out.

Jasmine is getting much more comfortable around here and is turning out to be a live-wire. Patches never liked to play with toys, and the few I did get for her have been hidden away for years, as her reaction to them was total disdain. I swear she rolled her eyes whenever I tried to get her interested. Jasmine, on the other hand, loves all of them and gets full mileage from them, and if there are no toys around will chase her tail instead.

This has turned out to be a problem since she is very nocturnal. So am I, usually, but I do like to get to sleep by 1 or 2 in the morning. Jasmine is just warming up about that time and is ready to play. She tries to engage me by patting and licking my face as I try to sleep. She's determined, too. If I pull the sheet over my head, she pulls it off and resumes. After 2 weeks of getting virtually no sleep, I finally resorted to putting a squirt bottle by my bed and spritzing her, which seems to be working and I actually got some sleep last night. And although she is clearly traumatized by it (the horse is not the only drama queen around here), she has not resorted to living under the recliner again.

The sleep is at least as good for the bags under my eyes as the Preparation H or the eye roller. Seems like almost everyone has heard of that Preparation H trick. It is still causing some mascara smudging though, so I'm focusing on using the eye roller. I got the CVS brand rather than the Garnier one as I figured the difference was probably packaging, but I found out that one should not dismiss good packaging too lightly. The roller ball is falling out of the tube--fortunately it's too big to go down the bathroom sink drain but it's pretty annoying.  I also checked out Lifestyle Lifts as I know someone who had this done and thought it might be worthwhile. It seems a bit price-y--average price nationwide is $5,900, and of course it is more expensive here. And that does not include the optional eye lift which I would need.  Now I know that this will not turn me into a true trophy wife due to that baby thing, but I'm willing to settle for being the runner-up award if the price is right. Jessica helpfully noted that even with a lifestyle lift, I am probably not trophy wife material due to some sort of attitude issue, but if I can pony up several thousand for plastic surgery, surely I can kick in a little extra for some sort of immersion program in a good charm school. Hopefully one that involves brainwashing as I don't think I could pull it off without it. Although really, I don't know what the *#^!&(% is wrong with my attitude.

Everyone stay warm and dry!