Lazy Friday

Today was a day to just lay around. Bob had to work and he took my car. I slept off and on all day and just enjoyed the quiet. No TV, just me and a book. Warmed up a few leftovers and did the dishes and thats my day. Oh, I changed the tablecloth on the dining room table and put my advent wreath out on it. Now to find candles for it.

Did do the chores this evening. As I was petting and loving on the barn horses, Amelia needs a diet. She got her grain and hay cut way back. In July she was so thin and sad but now she is fat and happy as a lark. She just trots over to the barn from the pasture and goes into her stall just like Ditto and Pepper do. Ever since the goat butted her when she knocked me down she goes by the goat really fast. No more getting in his way. Poor goat is still recovering from losing his horn.

Where the horn came off still looks icky. It oozes blood every once in a while if he happens to bump it on his house or something. I think we may have left it covered too long. Never had a wreck like that before. I still shudder at what he looked like.

No one pardoned this bird and he tasted very good. The stuffing was good too. As was the rest of the meal. I don't want to weigh myself. I have never seen so many olives disappear so fast. 4 cans and they were gone. GONE. There were 6 kids. And those cousins have fun playing together. Nikki is 15 and she went out and then romped and played hide and go seek in the barn, in the hay bales and all over the place. Am so thankful the weather was nice. I was glad to see she didn't think she was above it all. Sometimes she is.

The horses all got carrots today for their special Thanksgiving treat. They are a loving group. This morning I was out walking around talking to them all and Cody had his head thru his fence eating out of the wheel barrow that held the donkeys lunch. So he had an extra treat today. He is getting to be more happy here.

Hope that your day was as blessed as ours.

WeDNESDAY, THANKSGIVING EVE

Wishing you all a wonderful and thankful Thanksgiving. We all have much to be thankful for even if things aren't just what we like. I am most thankful for the love of family both near and far away, for friends, for our church family, for our Horsey connections, and for every good and perfect gift from the Father in Heaven.

Tuesday

This was the beautiful sight for us tonight. I wasn't quite that dark and I didn't think about lightening it up until this minute. I am so thankful that God loves us enough to paint the skies to please us. They are farther to the south this time of the year but still so visible for us. I am thankful for sunsets. Sometimes I feel like they are just to cheer me up when I have had a down day.

When I went to put the barn horses out this morning all three of them greeted me with the sweetest whinnies. I told them good morning and they each got a kiss. It is amazing how different their whinnies are. I can tell who is who without seeing. Love those ponies.

Monday

This is our Raven. She was given to us by a lady who said she bucked but she doesn't buck. She is a little shy of things on the trail if she thinks she can get away with it. Bob has primarily been the one to ride her but anyone can. She is boss mare in the pasture and the other horses respect her. She is truly a great horse. She was adopted from the Ravendale HMA in northern California. We love her and if you go into the pasture with a halter in your hand she will try to get her head in in whether its her you want or not. The picture was taken last week before the snow fell.

Was walking to the barn this morning to put Pepper, Ditto and Amelia out and the squeak of my boots in the snow made me smile. Love that sound. No new snow but what we had is still here.

I went to the auction to look if they had any ponies or donkey's going thru but they didn't so I came home. Cattle was down and I was glad Bob wasn't there. We don't need any more over the winter. They sold a bunch of 2 day old dairy calves. I hate that. They don't survive the auction usually.

A good day, the sun shone and I am almost all ready for Thanksgiving.

A Snowy Sunday

Bob getting us ready to leave for church. This first real snow was pretty but it can quit now. Last winter we got, I think, 97". We didn't go much in our little car. The lower elevations got snow but by the time church was out it had pretty much turned to rain. Not here but that was OK.

I am having a sentimental day. On this day in 1963 President Kennedy was assassinated. Nikki was 5 months old.

6 years ago on Thanksgiving Day was the last time our whole family was together before Scott died the following February. Do you ever get over losing a child?

Next week would have been my special sister in law's birthday. She died about 25 years ago at 55 years old. I have missed her alot.

I remember Thanksgivings when I was a kid and the whole family came, we dressed up and it was a wonderful day. Now its hard to get everyone together. Even as a young family the Williams family ALL got together. Loved it.

Enough thinking back. I don't know why that is filling my thoughts today.

Saturday Smiles

The itty bitty barn kitties. Six in all.