Yes, there's a photo missing. I hate Adobe Photoshop. I tell it where to save photos, and then those photos are not there. I save them again and it says that there are already those very files in that very place. But that's a big fat lie. I have been struggling with this for a couple of months. If the photo had been where PhotoShop and my computer said it is and I was able to upload it to this blog, you would have seen Paul and Lily smiling and squinting at the sun. In the background would be a shiny, new, white K&K trailer. Buddy (the horse) is the only one not smiling, and he'll have to get over it. He does have plenty of hay and a fly mask on to keep out bugs, since it's slant-load, stock-style trailer. And it's gorgeous.
A picture would be worth a thousand words. But enough about that.
What does the new trailer mean to me? Freedom! Yes indeed, now we can go places without me worrying excessively. The lights will work all the time. It has breakaway brakes. It pulls great. It's not as old as me. We'll be going to trail rides, Pony Club meetings and rallies, little shows. Invite us somewhere! We'll be there.
But oops! Within the first 24 hours we managed to break a window out. This seems impossible, but I think Paul did it when parking under a tree with low-hanging limbs. The good thing is that we've gone ahead and boogered the new trailer up. Now we can relax and enjoy it. (The window will get fixed tomorrow when I take the Yukon to get the brake operating thingie installed. Apparently vehicles that come with a trailer package don't have the brake controls installed -- they've just got heavier radiators, transmissions, light connections, that sort of thing. Who knew?)
I should be above caring so much for material things. I should be a non-material girl. I should be happy just to be here when the sun rises.
And I am. But I'm even happier to see it rise on that shiny, new, SAFE trailer. Allelulia amen.
WHOOOHOOO!!! Buddy will be riding in S-T-Y-L-E this summer!
Mega congrats on the new wheels you guys! Enjoy the dickens out of it!
Oh yeah- nice to see you back posting here Anne!
Posted by: Mrs Mom | January 25, 2009 at 07:45 PM
Cool! I can't wait to see it.
Let's look at it this way: It's not being materialistic to want safety. Safety and ease of use. Safety for Lily, Buddy, you. It gives you more time to think up ways to be green.
Feel better?
Posted by: Molly | January 27, 2009 at 11:58 AM
Sweet! Congrats on the trailer!
I wonder if somehow the file extension on your photos got changed, maybe you have a virus. You have an anti virus program running?
Posted by: ell | January 27, 2009 at 08:03 PM
I gave up letting the program store pictures in the file of it's choice. I find them much easier when I save them to a file of my chosing. Since I started doing that I've not lost nearly as many pics. (Notice I said nearly....LOL)
Congrats on the new trailer. What a way to "break" it in! Legs broke the window out of my new horse trailer. Silly boy reared and put his foot through it.
Funny how the trucks aren't all set up like you think when they say they're equipped for towing. We went through that one as well.
I'm really glad you have a new trailer and can now relax. I'm with you about "Amen" sister when you don't have to worry about the horses safety anymore.
Posted by: risingrainbow | January 27, 2009 at 08:47 PM
Sometimes Photoshop tries to save my pics as something other than a jpg & then when I go to find them, I can't. And THAT is about the extent of my knowledge -
Posted by: tammy | January 28, 2009 at 10:27 PM
Anne, there's an award for you at my blog.
Posted by: risingrainbow | January 28, 2009 at 11:03 PM
Yeah...how exciting. Glad you are back.
Posted by: photogchic@hotmailc.om | February 14, 2009 at 02:15 AM
Hi Anne! I gave you an award, come on over to my blog and check it out!
Posted by: Dressage Mom | February 23, 2009 at 01:06 PM