Home Again

I made it home from Portland, OR/Vancouver, WA very late Sunday night. It was a great week out there. I learned alot at the classes I took and I got to spend some much needed time with my sister. I am so glad that I had the opportunity to go out there. The flights were a bit rough, however. There must be something about Portland because my flight in was rough and my flight out was rough. The airport is right at the western edge of the Columbia River Gorge, so I think it gets alot of wind. The whole flight to Minneapolis had alot of turbulence. I saw the radar once we got to MN and it showed some serious storms. We were flying at 37,000 feet, but we still had the rough air. We were late taking off out of MN due to an international flight that arrived late. They had to use our gate area, so we couldn't get on the plane until after they cleared out. Once we got to Detroit we couldn't get off the plane because the jet-way wasn't working. We stood waiting on the plane for 20 minutes before they got it fixed. All in all it wasn't bad, but I just felt like venting. Anyway, I had a great time with my sister and the area is so beautiful. I thought we had pretty country areas here, it is absolutely stunning there. The picture here is of the Columbia River Gorge.

I went back to work yesterday, but I was a bit late because of getting home so late the night before. I didn't get home until midnight, so I needed a little extra sleep. The time zone change also has kicked my butt. I stayed home sick today because I wasn't feeling good. I did work from home for about 5 hours today. I have a property report that is due, so it was good to be able to get it done in the peace and quiet. Things haven't changed at work. I'm really considering starting to look for a new job. It is a hostile work environment right now due to one person in particular. The bad thing is no one will do anything about it. We can complain to our supervisor, but he won't take it any further. Its rather unfortunate.

The beginning of April two of my horses are headed for training. A girl down the road does a really good job of training, so we are sending two to her for a couple of months. Scott wants to be able to ride Melody (since she is his) and I want to show this year. I'm hoping that Maggie will make it as a show horse, but I'm not sure. We're going to give her 30 days to see if she has it in her otherwise she will come home and be my trail horse. I'm hoping to be able to show this year, since that is my plan and dream. Keep your fingers crossed for me.