About two weeks ago three coworkers and I drove to Maryland for another coworker's wedding.  It was a long weekend but we all had a great time.  Here we are stopped on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel.

 

And here is the happy couple:

 

The day before our trip the doctor told me that the bone in my foot was completely healed so I could start walking normally again!  This was just in time for me to do a little dancing at the wedding :)

 

As summer draws to a close it is no longer light out when I go out to feed the horses in the morning before work.  So, last weekend Matthew installed three lights in the horse shed and a couple of outlets for me.

 

We bought special lights that the horses can't hurt themselves on.

 

The stalls are mostly complete now with gates, lights, name-plates, and  feed bins.  Next we will be working on clearing the land and putting in real fencing.

 

 

On a side note, after much deliberation I decided to quit my job at the science center.  My last day will be October 31st.  I'm very excited to have some free time to ride my horses, work on the house, and build a huge garden.  I'm also a little sad to leave all of the animals behind, especially our latest addition, this hatchling loggerhead sea turtle.

Curtains and Labor Day

With my limited mobility I have not been able to do too much work around the house so I have been focusing on the finishing touches for the rooms I have already painted.  I made curtains for the guest bath and painted/caulked the windows in the guest and master bedrooms.  I have also been painting trim and working on valences for the master bedroom windows.  All of these little, tedious tasks just make the place seem so fresh and clean!

 

The new guest bath curtains.

 

The guest bedroom window, freshly cleaned, painted, and caulked along with new (purchased) curtains.

I also had a chance to finally finish all of the coasters that Richard made for me.  Now we just need a lot of guests!

Last week I also picked up a new rabbit for our little farm.  She is only 12 weeks old but is already as big as our other does!  She is a New Zealand rabbit and should mature at over 10 pounds.  We will start breeding her early next year.

 

We celebrated Labor Day on Saturday with some friends at their family property in South Carolina.  I spent most of the day sitting in a chair and chatting but Matthew played volleyball, corn hole, and horse shoes for hours.  He was very sore the next day!

 

 

A short clip of one of the games.

 

A wonderful band also came and played for us.