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sat 15th dec - did the horses and then went into work. taught all day - was the last day of term time lessons which was good. then came home and did the horses before getting ready for the staff xmas party. we were having a BBQ sat home which was good cos it meant that i didnt have to worry about drinking much or getting home! lol I already was home! yey! was a really good laugh - people got merry and had a really good time. came in and went to bed to discover that i had actually been eaten alive! was not impressed at all! was invited to one of teh istuctors (courtenay) house for a drinks and spa party which should be good - a chance to meet a bunch of other people a similar age.

Sunday 16th dec - today we had a gymkahna on for the kids at the school so me and eleta were in at the stables at half 7 getting things ready. i was the judge for the morning and then i was filling in for th stable girl who was going to be riding in the afternoon in the western clinic that was after lunch. there was a fancy dress round and the effort some of the kids went to was amazing. one of the girls dressed up her pony as something out of the rocky horror show! Eletas friend di did the western clinic which was good to watch but didnt see much of it as i had to do the stable work. after we finished i came home, and got ready to go out to courtenays. turned out to be a good night apart for some really blonde girls who thought that i was american (DUH!!!!) and then when i said i was from the Uk they thought i was from somewhere near london as 'everything in the Uk is close to london isn't it?' (again DUH) and then when i said durham was at the other end of the UK they said 'oh yeah i thought you had a scottish accent!' I mean come on! met some nice people that had more than 3 brain cells so spent most the evening with them!

Monday 17th dec - did the horses and then had to go into work(on my day off!) as the stable hand decided that she wasn't going to come in and lt eleta know by a txt - a bit rude! so i did the stable horses and then came home and rode rusty and took the pooches for a walk.

tuesday 18th dec - day camps have started so had to deal with a bunch of kids all day! from like 9 am as well so we were in at the stables at 8 doing the feeds and watered - the beauty of day camps was that we could make the kids muck out the stables for us so that saved us a job! the stable hand wasn't going to be in again as the doctor had said to have another day off so we hd to do all the work and teach etc. so after the kids went home around 4 we managed to go home and chill out. we went out for tea to the guildford for a curry. had a vindaloo but it wasn't that hot - probably cos it was only a pub curry not a proper curry.

Wed 19th dec - up early again and went to work for another day camp. when we got there the stable hand rebecca hadn't turned up - no phone call nothing at all! so we were major pissed off as the horses hadn't had their breakfast and we had all the kids again. so we had to do all the horses and that screwed up the whole day plan. at lunch i rode flea as she was not being used for a while so wanted to take her out for some exercise. came home after work and then chilled out after having a b****ing session about the stable hand who hadn't turned up.

Thursday 20th dec - same routine - early in for lessons and day camp and to do the horses. an old client of Eleta's called Tessa came round to help out. we came home and tessa stayed over night - she was really nice and we hung out all evening while eleta was out. me james tessa and ollie chilled out and had a few beers - none for ollie thou.

Friday 21st dec - last day of day camps until after the new year. THANK GOD!!! steve who normally does the stables on a saturday came in and worked - hes going to be doing the stable work til we get a new stable hand. convieniently enough thou a girl had sent her CV in for a job and shes going to come in for a trial and hopefully start in the new year. shes called Marie and shes from the UK - the Pommes are attacking the showgrounds! so after we had taught all day me and eleta went home and stopeed at the shops for food for xmas day we then went and picked up ollie and came home.

Saturday 22nd dec - after doing the horses and having breakfast me and eleta and ollie (obviously) went to look at a horse for a client. was MILES away so spent half the morning getting there! when we saw it the horse was a mess - not good at all. so after staying for a bit we came home and did a bit of shopping for eleta to get for james xmas presents. have been in touch with kevs brother dan and were going to be going to Rotto tomorro! when i was back home i rode rusty and lungd amber

Sunday 23rd dec - got up really early and did the horse. was on the train by 8 so that i could meet dan in subiaco (where he lives) and then get the train with him to Freo so that we could catch the ferry to Rotto. we got the ferry and the first thing we did was head straight for Dome at the end of the pier - Dome is a big coffee chain restaurant/cafe - kinda like a really upmarket costa. so after coffee and breaky we got the bus to Parker point to go snorkelling. we were going to get bikes and cycle around the island but were so glad when we got on teh bus when the first thing we came across was a beasty hill! plus it was roasting so were quite pleased. so we got off and went snorkelling - was really good fun. we then got the bus around the island to Geordie Bay and had a walk around. then managed to catch tgh bus just in time so that we could catch our ferry back to the main land - was sooooo close, we had to run up the pier to get the ferry as the bus was laste (useless public transport!) so when we got back we went up to the prison in freo (after lunch) to go on one of the tours as neither of us had been on it. was really interesting as it was still a prison until 1991, and some of the old inmates have come back to visit and signed the visitor books and everything - strange! so after that we caught the train home and i went on to a fireworks/carol service at one of the big winerys. was good but when we got home all the horses had got scared and had a couple of injuries. we cleaned them up and went to bed.

Monday 24th dec - got up, did the horses, lunged dotty and amber and rode rusty. Eletas family are latvian so they do xmas day stuff on xmas eve instead. so we got everything sorted for xmas and then we chilled out as it was insanely hot! so we had eletas family round. Eletas brother sister and mum all came round and we watched tv and had nibbles. eletas mum wasn't feeling well so ended up missing out on most of the food. so after ollie had gone to sleep we had our xmas dinner - ham and prawns etc. yummy so then after dinner we chilled out with massive bellys after stuffing ourselves and exchaned a few presents. watched a bit of tv and then went to bed.

XMAS DAY!!! - got up did horses and opened presents that i got from mum and dad etc. then got up and helped eleta get things ready for a big brunch that we were having. had a chanpange breakfast which was yummy and ham and poached eggs and rocket and lots of yummy fruit. we watched little brittain and then shrek 3. Eletas friend Di came round for brunch which was good fun. fell asleep infront of shrek. in the afternoon eleta james and ollie went round to ollies mates house to play and eletas family had all gone apart from her mum as she was still ill. i spoke to mum and all the family whihc was a bit upsetting - no idea why as i was still having a fab time - i think it was more being without family over xmas. was 41 degrees so spent most pof the day in the air con.

wed 26th dec - same thing really - chilled out as it was like 44 degrees - too hot to do anything.

Thursday 27th dec - lunged dotty and then me and eleta (eleta and i mother) rode out on rusty and amber. chilled out most of the day fixing rugs and fly veils for the horses and then when we picked ollie up from day care we went swimming after. was good.

Friday 28th dec. did the horses and then loaded pixie into the float to take her into work - I DROVE WITH A HORSE TRAILER ON TEH BACK WITH A HORSE INSIDE!!!! very very scary! but was very pleased as she was still alive and kicking (litteraly the little b****) when i got to work. taught all morning and then a bunch of kids arrives around 4 for a sleep over that we were having with kids for a bit of a money raiser. the kids sorted the horses out and we had a competition to see who could get their horses the cleanest and trot them up the best. so after that the kids watched the tv and eleta went to get pizza for dinner. we then had dinner and waited for it to get dark and then we sent the kids on a treasure hunt in the dark in the cattle lanes which are abit spooky. me and eleta split up to jump out on the kids and frighten them but cos we were creeping around and didn't see where each other had gone we ended up jumping out on each other and scarily each other! we jumped back laughing so much that we didnt manage to scare the kids cos we were rolling around on the floor so much! the kids then went up to bed and watched films.

Sat 29th dec - the kids were up by half 6 which sucked so we all got up and they fed and watered the horses while we got breakfast ready for them. i then taught some of the older kids at 9.30 for a lesson and then after that we bathed a load of horses as it was really warm. after that i taught another lesson and then finsihsed for the day. i took one of the other horses home (dibbles) and thengot him off the float at home and then went swimming with james eleta and ollie. after coming home and doing the horses i got ready to go out as me and bec were going for dinner and then for a few drinks. went for a curry in subiaco and then a few drinks. Dan came and met us for a few drinks which was nice of him and then me and bec went trhough to leederville to catch our ride home. Becs BF was going to pick us up from their. we had a few drinks and then went on to the Hipee club next door to the bar with the stalker bouncer on the door who was a tosser when i arrived! creep! anyway had a blast in the hippie club - boliing thou!met some blokes in Niche and we all went to the hippee club together. was a good laugh - i got some funny looks for knowing all the words to the spice girls!!!

Sunday 30th dec - got up did the horses and then got rusty ready for james as he was going to take him XC training in the morning. he was brilliant - sunch a good horse! hes soooo coming home with me when i leave here! came home and then we all went to freo to do a bit of shopping. we then came home after feeling like sardines in freo and chilled out until dinner. was sooo tired i had the best sleep ever!

Monday 31st dec - up did the horses and got dotty ready for james to ride and then me and eleta got rusty and amber ready for traveling as we were going to take them out to brookleigh again so that they coulf go and have a strech around. was brilliant. then came home and had a shower. eleta got a call saying that one of the horses at the rising school had been injured so we had to go and get her and bring her home - that took up most of the afternoon. then came home and got things ready for new year. I was meant to be off to a rodeo but bec who i was going with had had a massive fall out with her BF so couldn't go anymore. so i was going to be staying in with james and eleta who were having some friends over. turned into a fantastic night - everyone singing along to all the songs that were on the ipod - was ace! went to bed around 3 am.

Tuesday 1st Jan -

did the horses and then picked a paddock. chilled out most of the day - too hot and sticky to domuch else!

Hope that you all had a fab xmas and a brilliant new year. keep in touch guys. emails please and keep me updated!

miss you all xxxxxx