A good day with some sunshine. We went to the cattle auction in Davenport today. Bob got a couple of good buys and we now have a couple of new steers that will be ready for freezer camp this fall. Baxter and Clyde are nice boys. Don't know how old they are but weigh about 500 apiece.
I spelled the mans name wrong who was in the accident and he started in New Hampshire. I think I said Vermont. Well, my heart was in the right place. I still am sick at heart about him and the loss of his 2 horses Deedee and Dolly. Both were white percherons. Bob's dog survived too and is being cared for by someone there. He is in the hospital in Meridian, Mississippi.
Tomorrow my friend Jim is going to come and work on my computer. It is being weird. This evening it is working. Earlier it was awful. I know I need to put it in the shop but my budget won't allow that. Actually I would like a new one but that farther down my budget than putting it into the shop.
Our horses are just fine. Katie and her dad came out and rode for an hour or so this afternoon. Pepper tolerates Doug. He knows less than nothing about riding but he pokes around on Pepper and he just tolerates it.
Take care everyone, check out Sernity Gate blog, and see you tomorrow.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Sunday in the snow
No pictures again - Sorry
Yesterday we had a nice Valentines Day. We did not plan to go out or do much. Until our grandson Joel, his wife Heather and their "Princess" Lilliana came out and wanted us to go to dinner with them. It was much fun. Lily is 21 months and a character. We went to the casino for dinner. Her favorite things were the m & m's from the ice cream bar and the lemon slice out of her mothers ice tea. Oh well, she sat still for the most part and let us eat and enjoy the time with our grandkids.
I got all of our horses dewormed yesterday. I even did Pepper. I snubbed his rope up and dared him to do anything bad. He didn't. That was the easiest time ever. Dixie who has always been easy was the naughtiest. Liberty that a year and a half ago had not been touched in her 8/9 years and now leads and is very gentle. She will get ridden this summer. She led right up and let me put the tube in her mouth and squirt it in. then I gave her a treat. Yuma decided he would not get caught, he can run pretty fast and do acrobats in the air to keep from getting caught. We got him into the shed and I got a death grip around his neck and Bob got the halter on him. He had drug me about 25'. With my heels dug in. He didn't try to hurt me just did not want caught. We left him tied for a while. He just stood there and pouted.
Today I had a Northeast Zone Horseshow Division meeting. We have one a year. Quite a lengthy meeting but we did get a zone award for Mustangs passed. The state did it in November and now the zone has it. So anyone who would like to show their mustang in any classes and you sign up for points (after joining WSH) You will be able to try for awards. I don't know whether it will be a trophy or what. It will need to be something that can be passed down for years. There will not be Mustang classes but everything you show in will count.
Keep on your calendars our 2nd. annual Mustang Days. It will be at Valley Mission arena on June 27/28. Saturday will be MEET THE MUSTANGS. We will be there with our mustangs and people can pet them, ask questions, take pictures or whatever. On Sunday will be an open schooling show with Mustang classes, Showmanship, Halter, Western, English and Trail both In Hand and riding. Classes will be 5.00 or all day for 35.00. Stalls will be 5.00 per night. We want it to be fun.
I had a bit of rather upsetting news today. I read my cousin Joy's blog and read about the man - Bob Skelstadt (I think thats his last name) who was driving a 4 horse hitch pulling his house behind him. It was a well outfitted RV on wheels. I have been reading his blog every few days since last August following his adventures from Vermont to Mississippi. He was driving his horses down a highway this past week and a semi rear ended his RV, killing 2 of his percherons instantly, totalling his "house" and he is in a hospital in critical condition. His blog was Wagonteamster. I just looked today earlier and clicked on "Where's Bob" and there was no entry so just figured he had not logged on. I am sick to my stomach over that. There was no shoulder on the road and he had slow symbols all over the rear of the wagon. Remember him in your prayers please. I don't know him, only from the blog and thinking what a wonderful thing to do. He said he didn't know where he was going or how long it would take. Feel so bad.
Bless you all.
Yesterday we had a nice Valentines Day. We did not plan to go out or do much. Until our grandson Joel, his wife Heather and their "Princess" Lilliana came out and wanted us to go to dinner with them. It was much fun. Lily is 21 months and a character. We went to the casino for dinner. Her favorite things were the m & m's from the ice cream bar and the lemon slice out of her mothers ice tea. Oh well, she sat still for the most part and let us eat and enjoy the time with our grandkids.
I got all of our horses dewormed yesterday. I even did Pepper. I snubbed his rope up and dared him to do anything bad. He didn't. That was the easiest time ever. Dixie who has always been easy was the naughtiest. Liberty that a year and a half ago had not been touched in her 8/9 years and now leads and is very gentle. She will get ridden this summer. She led right up and let me put the tube in her mouth and squirt it in. then I gave her a treat. Yuma decided he would not get caught, he can run pretty fast and do acrobats in the air to keep from getting caught. We got him into the shed and I got a death grip around his neck and Bob got the halter on him. He had drug me about 25'. With my heels dug in. He didn't try to hurt me just did not want caught. We left him tied for a while. He just stood there and pouted.
Today I had a Northeast Zone Horseshow Division meeting. We have one a year. Quite a lengthy meeting but we did get a zone award for Mustangs passed. The state did it in November and now the zone has it. So anyone who would like to show their mustang in any classes and you sign up for points (after joining WSH) You will be able to try for awards. I don't know whether it will be a trophy or what. It will need to be something that can be passed down for years. There will not be Mustang classes but everything you show in will count.
Keep on your calendars our 2nd. annual Mustang Days. It will be at Valley Mission arena on June 27/28. Saturday will be MEET THE MUSTANGS. We will be there with our mustangs and people can pet them, ask questions, take pictures or whatever. On Sunday will be an open schooling show with Mustang classes, Showmanship, Halter, Western, English and Trail both In Hand and riding. Classes will be 5.00 or all day for 35.00. Stalls will be 5.00 per night. We want it to be fun.
I had a bit of rather upsetting news today. I read my cousin Joy's blog and read about the man - Bob Skelstadt (I think thats his last name) who was driving a 4 horse hitch pulling his house behind him. It was a well outfitted RV on wheels. I have been reading his blog every few days since last August following his adventures from Vermont to Mississippi. He was driving his horses down a highway this past week and a semi rear ended his RV, killing 2 of his percherons instantly, totalling his "house" and he is in a hospital in critical condition. His blog was Wagonteamster. I just looked today earlier and clicked on "Where's Bob" and there was no entry so just figured he had not logged on. I am sick to my stomach over that. There was no shoulder on the road and he had slow symbols all over the rear of the wagon. Remember him in your prayers please. I don't know him, only from the blog and thinking what a wonderful thing to do. He said he didn't know where he was going or how long it would take. Feel so bad.
Bless you all.
Friday, February 13, 2009
Friday
A sunny Friday. But not warm. I decided to go for a walk and took Skeeter. It was bloody cold. The wind was bitter. He barked at everything no matter how often I told him no and Maggie at home on her chain howled till I could hear her half a mile away. I want to choke her. She would howl and Skeeter would bark. It was good to get outside and move around today. I have been really battling depression and the sunshine was good therapy today.
So now we know that every single one of our horses have lice. Isn't that good news. Dr. McKinley told us to de worm them every 2 weeks for 2 or 3 times and that will clear them up. I imagined that if Abby had them they all would and they do. So today Abby got dewormed and tomorrow the rest of them except Pepper will get it. Pepper will when Bob is going to be here to do it. He turns into a rodeo horse when you come near him with it.
We went and got groceries this evening and had a Subway sandwich. It was good to get out of the house for a while. We got Bob a small brief case for work. He thinks he is some kind of executive. He even has been tutored on the computer because in order to keep his job he had to learn. It is cracking me up.
We got Smart Cards in the mail today to install in our cable boxes. We did it withouth messing up. Guess we are quite proud of ourselves. LOL.
Have a wonderful Valentines day tomorrow.
So now we know that every single one of our horses have lice. Isn't that good news. Dr. McKinley told us to de worm them every 2 weeks for 2 or 3 times and that will clear them up. I imagined that if Abby had them they all would and they do. So today Abby got dewormed and tomorrow the rest of them except Pepper will get it. Pepper will when Bob is going to be here to do it. He turns into a rodeo horse when you come near him with it.
We went and got groceries this evening and had a Subway sandwich. It was good to get out of the house for a while. We got Bob a small brief case for work. He thinks he is some kind of executive. He even has been tutored on the computer because in order to keep his job he had to learn. It is cracking me up.
We got Smart Cards in the mail today to install in our cable boxes. We did it withouth messing up. Guess we are quite proud of ourselves. LOL.
Have a wonderful Valentines day tomorrow.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Thursday
Not much happening today. I just talked an hour and a half with my oldest bestest friend, Louise. She lives in Denton, TX. Part of the sadness about not going to Mississippi this summer is because I was going to come home that way and stop to see her. Well we had a good chat about life, kids, retirement and a host of other things. It was great to hear from her.
Katie found out Abbys bugs are horse lice. The vet told her to worm 3 times 2 weeks apart and they would go. So, now we have to check all the other horses to see if they have an infestation too. So far she is the only one with any hair loss.
Other than balancing the checkbook ect. it was a boring day.
Katie found out Abbys bugs are horse lice. The vet told her to worm 3 times 2 weeks apart and they would go. So, now we have to check all the other horses to see if they have an infestation too. So far she is the only one with any hair loss.
Other than balancing the checkbook ect. it was a boring day.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Wednesday
Just a quicky post today. The furnace is repaired and we have heat. And guess how the repairman fixed it. He popped a round thing with his plyers and put a few drops of oil in a couple of little holes. AND he did not charge us. All my worrying for nothing.
We spent the evening with a group of friends having dinner at Mama Mia's. The food was quite good if you like garlic and pasta. I had garlic chicken alfredo. It was good but enough for 3 people. It was good to visit and chat and laugh and reminiss with them. We promised we would do it again soon. Six couples. I will taste garlic for several days though.
Hope you all had a great day.
We spent the evening with a group of friends having dinner at Mama Mia's. The food was quite good if you like garlic and pasta. I had garlic chicken alfredo. It was good but enough for 3 people. It was good to visit and chat and laugh and reminiss with them. We promised we would do it again soon. Six couples. I will taste garlic for several days though.
Hope you all had a great day.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
A cold evening
I am sitting here with a blanket wrapped around me and an electric heater not far away. Our furnace went out this evening and we have no heat. I am not going to make this too long because I am looking foreward to crawling in bed with extra blankets. I thought it was just me because all this winter my bones have been cold.
Katie and I found what is causing Abby to lose all the hair on her neck today. We found her head crawling with little bugs. Either lice or mites of some kind. It was gross. We soaked her head and neck with mineral oil and will check it again on Thursday. It was gross.
Ditto is loving her Sr. Feed. She thinks she is really queen of the place. Well, I do too. I am going to ride her if we ever get rid of the ice. They predicted snow today and I guess some places got some but we didn't get even a flake. Not that I missed it at all.
Wondered why I had not heard anything from Nikki. Her puter died and she got it back from the repair place today. There is a computer guru in her neighborhood. I am waiting to hear from Jim so he can go over mine some more.
I feel a big bill coming on. Our furnace is 15 years old and sooooooooooo. Just when you think you are getting ahead but that is life isn't it.
Katie and I found what is causing Abby to lose all the hair on her neck today. We found her head crawling with little bugs. Either lice or mites of some kind. It was gross. We soaked her head and neck with mineral oil and will check it again on Thursday. It was gross.
Ditto is loving her Sr. Feed. She thinks she is really queen of the place. Well, I do too. I am going to ride her if we ever get rid of the ice. They predicted snow today and I guess some places got some but we didn't get even a flake. Not that I missed it at all.
Wondered why I had not heard anything from Nikki. Her puter died and she got it back from the repair place today. There is a computer guru in her neighborhood. I am waiting to hear from Jim so he can go over mine some more.
I feel a big bill coming on. Our furnace is 15 years old and sooooooooooo. Just when you think you are getting ahead but that is life isn't it.
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