The other day, as I was walking up from the pond pasture, I was thinking about the next thing I had to tackle. You finish one project or disaster and you move on to the next. I thought – my life is like a Jumper Course, or maybe an Obstacle Course would better describe it.

When I was a teenage I could never remember my course except for the different jumps. I’d start at the vertical, go to the coop, come around to the stone wall, over the oxer, through the combination, around to the post and rail, down to the spread, and finish by jumping over the gate out of the ring. If they were all rails, well then I was in trouble.

So it is with life. I finally finished with wrapping the horses leg after two years, and now I’m onto the eye, then around to the abscess, down to the allergy sores, around to the dew poisoning, meds for the dogs, and help Bobby.

Actually thinking of it as a Jump Course at a horse show is more fun than the reality of “This Is Your Life.” For those of you who aren’t as old as I am, that was a TV show back in the late 50’s.

It’s really interesting as to how you view things. It could drag you down or make you laugh.

It’s your choice, but I’ll take the Jump Course and laugh as I cross the finish line. It’s not a timed event, so enjoy the ride.