Getting Ready Jan 6th, 2012

by Patty
Volunteer training is tomorrow.  I'm nervous, and anxious, and excited all at the same time, but mostly I'm just tired.

Currently, 33 volunteers have signed up to go through training!  Yikes!  and Wow!  all in the same breath!  Most of the people that are going through training have experience, ...now we need to get the Healing with Horses Way down.  However, of those 3, 3 I have not met about a third and I really didn't do much advertising for this training! I am honored that so many are coming out to help Healing with Horses get started!  My friends, family, supporters, and new friends are just astounding!

Today I did a run through of the training with Melissa Fox.  I found out that there is no way that I can go through all of this training in 2 1/2 hours.  big sigh!  ...  I will figure it out!  I just want this training to be interactive and fun!

After training, I had to finish fixing the round pen and then clean up all the tools that were laying around. The branches were picked up all  from the round pen so that none of the trainees will trip.  There was some fencing that need fixing ...already!  Then we brought the office/guest house down to the "East Campus" so that we had something to work out of for the volunteer appreciation.  John got the driveway at least a little bit leveled out.  And I got all of the bridles and halters labeled and the assignment board made.  Still a little bit more paperwork to do and then off to bed for me.

Tomorrow, I still need to put up all of the signs so everyone knows where to park, organize the office, and print off my last minute documents!

I so want this to be the volunteer opportunity that everyone is raving about.  I am so passionate about it and I just want to share that with everyone!

OK enough from me. I'm starting to get gushy!  Thank you everyone!  I keep saying this, but this is really going to happen!