What a wonderful thread! Congratulations to everyone else with good news, and I DO have some good news too.
When our farrier neglected to answer my last three calls, I was in a panic, but early this week we located another farrier in the area willing to do minis, and he, his wife, and their daughter came out yesterday to start on the herd. I feel like I've not ony got a great new farrier, but some very nice new horsey friends. And I was really nervous about doing freelancing full-time, but I have more work than I can even do right now, which means great money and a schedule that allows me to be out at the farm any time I please (and ALL the time if I take my laptop with me).
On top of that, it's raining today. Which would normally make me a total grouch, but I know tomorrow the pastures are going to be greengreengreen! Yeah!