Mustang Club Meeting

No pictures today. Had our Mustang Club meeting this early evening in our backyard in the midst of 45 mph winds, dust and smoke. Not what I had envisioned but.........we had a good time. We talked about next years Mustang Days and I think we will be doing about the same thing. Lots of things we can be collecting over the winter to be ready. Prize/award things. I have a list if anyone wants to donate something to us.

We did schedule a ride at Heyburn State Park on September 11th. Hope that it is well attended. Everyone is invited. Foot in the stirrup at 10.00 AM. Heyburn is down near St. Maries, Idaho.

The wind was so awful I did not do much with Sage nor Bob with Emma. He talked to Emma and I showed off how sweet Sage is by going in and rubbing her neck and bouncing around beside her.

Tomorrow I am taking Issac to his mother at Crescent Bar on the Columbia River this side of Wenatchee. He is looking forward to seeing his mama.

My list goes on -
260 Delete Buttons
261 Flip Flops
262 Promises Kept
263 Gathering of friends
264 photos of family
265 soft fluffy bath towels
266 Accurate weather forecasting
267 Grandpa taking grandsons fishing
268 filing cabinets
269 Greeting cards
270My own set of towels
271 First ripe tomato
272 Contact Paper
273 Rope Reins
274 Fresh mangoes
275 Fresh Pineapple
276 Grapes

Blessings-

A really good day

Sages first time being tied up. She stood there about an hour with us moving around and Bob working with Emma in the round pen. She did not pull back one time. I was so proud of her. I put the saddle pad and the surcingle on her and she just stood there.
She let Bob pick up her foot. He had to try a couple of times but she did so good.

Bob working with Emma. He put the rope on her and then walked up to her and rubbed her neck. He led her around a bit and then rubbed her neck some more. He can not walk up to her with out the rope but that will come.

When Bob finished with Emma I took Sage in and ground drove her some. She just does good. I was glad Bob was there to take a picture.

Tomorrow is our Mustang Club bbq. The weather is supposed to be windy but we will do our best and have fun.

249. Ditto

250. Free Range Chickens

251. My mothers burrito recipe

252. Lack of prejudice

253. Redoing the barn

254. Weed free hay

255. Electronic cleaning wipes

256. Staplers

257. Volume control on anything

258. Off/on switches

259. Polite police officers

That is all for today. Blessings

Back to the Horses

Here is my Sage. She could care less if she has stuff on her back. Just no big deal. She did not even mind me cinching it up too much. Hip Hip Hooray. I think I could have climbed on but good sense over rode my idea.

Today I ground drove her. She did what I asked. I did try to get the bridle on her but I am not tall enough. Bob will have to help me with that. That and my back has decided to go on strike today.

It was hard to take pictures and accomplish my challenge for today.

She just did not care at all.

Isaac is with us this week and he was watching over then fence.

Isaac riding Shannon's big mule Skeeter. He did so well. Both of them.

Bob working with Emma. He is rubbing her shoulder. I don't think she liked it much but at least she didn't bolt off.

Sunday Stills on Tuesday. No the tree is not growing out of the statues head. LOL. The challenge was a statue. This is from my folders.

A good day. I was so proud of Sage. I also picked up both her front feet as best I could with my back today. I hate it when it gets like this.

Shannon came down with her molly mule that she has for sale for me to take pictures of. She is young but is going to mature into a nice man sized mule. She ponied her down here on Skeeter. If ever I was to want a mule it would have to be like Skeeter. He is great.

If you are part of our mustang club remember the bbq on Thursday. It will be fun.

Back to my Thousand Blessings

231 The smell of salt water

232 Grandchildren visits

233 Fresh Basil

234 They found the little girl that was lost from a campground in NE Washington alive and well after 2 days. She said she was brave.

235 Positive People

236 Shannon

237 40 Days of Love (program coming up at church)

238self sticking stamps

239 Pull and still envelopes

240 Canned air

241 ice cubes

242 Red fingernail polish

243 Ibuprofen

244 Pink toenails

245 sound sleep

246 strong backs

247 ice makers

248 Recipes for new things

Hope I have not repeated myself yet. Bless you all

Home Again and alot of pictures

There are a bunch of pictures here but I could not pick any less. I took a couple of hundred pictures with 2 cameras. If you read Nikki's blog, Nikki's Life With Boys you will see some of these pictures there. She took my pictures. LOL. Actually she made a copy of both of ours but I happen to have taken a couple of hers. That's OK.

This is Nikki and Lane just after we got to Kayak Point. Its a wonderful place.

Poor Skeeter. He got so tangled up and by the end of the day had shredded his leash several times.

Bob's nieces husband Doug

My sister in law Jackie and an uninvited guest. She had a stroke last year.

Bob's cousin Jim

Lilianna fishing. I don't think she had a hook on.

Tyler and his girlfriend Stephanie

Skylor and I stuttered, he got here twice.

Bryant

Nathaniel

Jadeyn

Pistol hitching a ride

Don't know what they built but they had fun.

Not part of our group but had never seen that type board before.

Being entertained

Chrissy

Heather

Lilianna

Dustin

Lane

Watching us watching him

Looking for octopus.

Our car got dripped on by a maple tree. Bob hired the girls to wash it. They did a really good job too.

That was our weekend. A good day, good weather, good conversations with family we have not seen for a long time.

Additions to my thousand thankfulness list. Its getting so it takes me thought. I look at Marlene's list and that makes me think of things too.

213. My MP3 player

214 Indoor bathrooms

215 Farmers Markets

216 Horse print fabric

217 Volunteers

218 Wicker Furniture

219 Kayak Point6

220 Bug Spray

221 Meerkats

222 Linda Lael Miller

223 Trail Mix

224 A husband who handles the bills

225 A daughter that can fix my computer from afar

226 Toyota Camrys

227 HGTV

228 Driving Miss Daisy

229 Sleepless in Seattle

230 Lemonade Pie

Blessings to all - tomorrow back to horses. Have some good news with Sage.

Progress

Today I got a saddle pad on Sage and she just let me put it on. I had her smell it and lay it against her shoulder and then on her back and it was no really big deal for her. I was so excited.
I put my step stool up beside her and moved that saddle pad around and layed on it and I wanted to go get a saddle but would be rushing things big time. I want to be riding her so bad.

Bob made big progress with Emma too. She let him rub her shoulder. So, it was a good day.

This evening our granddaughter Sheya came to spend a few days with us and to go to Marysville to a family reunion. We will leave about noon tomorrow.

We had a dust storm of sorts blow through today and I am snorting and sneezing dirt. I hate that.

More things I am thankful for.
199 Dreams
200 Freezers
201 Crock pots
202 Raising our own meat
203 Horsey friends
204. Vets
205 Son in Law Carmen (married to Nikki)
206. Daughter in law Debbie (married to Steve)
207 Daughter in Law Christy (and Tom)
208 Lemon Verbena
209 Permanent press fabric
210 Lavender
211 Grain ready to harvest
212 Evergreen Trees.

I may get something here over the weekend but maybe not. Hope yours is great.
Blessings.

Handrails

Steve finished the front porch hand rails this morning. I love it. Bob had the idea and Steve said he could do it. And he did. Now the front of the house is all done.

We have to go to Couer D'Alene this evening so this is an early entry. I spent the morning in Davenport taking care of some business. Then came home, had lunch and took a nap. Tomorrow should be a better day. Not bad today, just tedious.

Back to my 1000 thankful for list.

186. Mountain Tops

187. Family reunions

188 my riding boots.

189. Sonic Burgers

190. My grandmothers large wooden bowl.

191. The wicker tray my mother made

192 Rainbows

193American flags

194 Praying friends

195. Watermelons

196 My makeup

197 My good stiff hairbrush

198 Gifts for no reason.

Calico Acres Farm

Steve finished the front door onto the porch today with our brand. Pretty cool huh.

Bob worked Emma some more today. Touching is not her favorite thing. She comes face to face with him but don't touch please. I don't have pictures because the battery died. I knew it was going to and it did.

I did some things with Sage this evening after it cooled down too. She is getting more relaxed all the time. Its just been too hot to do anything in the middle of the day. I have been going in and touching and handling her every day but not really working.

Back to my 1000 things I am thankful for.

126. Thrift Store shopping

127. Picking wild blackberries

128. Baby calves

129. goats

130. naps

131 Old linens

132. Blue jeans

133. My wedding ring

134. fresh eggs

135 clucking chickens

136. All the men and women who protect this country

137. Scrabble

138. Yahtzee

139. Solitaire

140. Home made potato soup

141. Oyster crackers

142. Tart Apples

143. Raisins

144. Sunflowers

145. Trail rides to anywhere

146. Sunsets

147. Post it notes

148. Reading

149 Reading

150. Polar fleece blankets to snuggle in

151Puppy breath

152. Smiles

153 scotch tape

154 duct tape

155 walks

156 good neighbors

157 garage door openers

158 Levi jackets

159 Red barns

160 Maple trees

161 Camera bags

161 Brother in law Lynn

162 Sister in law Jackie

163 Brownie another Brother in law - my sisters saint.

164. Caroline my grandniece in Mississippi

165 Trip around Mississippi with my niece Suzy

166 Trading in aluminum cans

167 Keepsakes

168/ Jewelry

169. soft warm wind

170 After Bite - a medicine to put on after mosquito's get you for lunch

171 Trip to Oregon with Nikki

172 Trip to Key West with Sharon

173 Sages big feet

174 AC

175. Furnace when its cold

176. White

l77 pink

178 aqua

179 Emeralds

180 On time airplanes

181 Washington State Horsemen

182 Mustang Club

183 Back Country Horsemen

184 Uncle Lyle

185 Uncle George

186 Notes from grandchildren

That is enough for today. There is more I promise.

Blessings