Sunday, November 21, 2010

Snow and Cold

Just some pictures of this and that.
A giggling granddaughter Nikki. She was having fun playing with the dog. And was laughing at me.

On our way to church, down the road a bit there was this large flock of turkeys. They were not too worried about us stopping and taking their picture. The old man that used to live there fed them but he died this past summer and no one lives there now.
My Skeeter that needs to see the groomer in the worst of ways. He was cuddled down having a nap.
Today it was very cold. It is about 23 right now and dropping like a rock. On top of that it is snowing off and on all day. We are supposed to 6 to 10 inches by Tuesday. We will see. Maybe the prognosticators made a mistake. When we came out of church it was magical - just small snowflakes drifting down. I will be tired of it by day after tomorrow though.
Sage stayed in today. We needed the round pen. A man came and looked at Cash and is going to take him. He took the paperwork to fill out and send in with his 25.00. He worked him in the round pen for a while and Bob trimmed his feet. It will be a great home. We know the man who is taking him. So now they both are promised to good and loving people that we know and trust.
I makes me feel very pleased that we got to be a part of it.
I guess winter is really upon us. We usually have out first snow by Halloween so guess we are better off. Nights like this I wish we had a fireplace but I really don't like the mess.
Blessings



Friday, November 19, 2010

A Cold Day

Not much happening here today. Bob went hunting with a friend who had not gotten his deer yet. Its the last day. I am always glad when hunting season is over.

I did our Thanksgiving shopping today. Did not spend as much as I thought it might be. It will be so good to have our kids here. It does not happen very often that they are all here at once.I wish I could bake pies like Nikki can but I can't so I buy them. I will make a raspberry cobbler also. I can do that.

I was so proud and happy with Sage today. I went in the stall this morning to put her out and she just let me attach the lead rope and lead to the round pen like a lady. And when I went to put her in this evening, the same thing. The chickens were all around the barn door clucking and scratching and she just looked at them and walked through and into her stall. And I gave her the oats and some hay and she was relaxed and happy. I fed her grass hay and when Bob fed the others he gave her some alfalfa. So she was as pleased as punch when he closed the barn up for the night.

Our friend Janet had her surgery today, it went well and she is resting comfortably. Her daughter Eileen called. That is good news.

Blessings.

A Cold Day

A Cold Day

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Snow Day

This is what we woke up to this morning. This is what I looked out and saw out the bedroom window. It was pouring down rain when I went to bed.
Out the front door. Bob was after the paper for me. The snow is gone this evening for the most part but more is supposed to come. We moved Emma around to Sages pen because she is spending nights in the barn and can go to the round pen during the day. Haugen is leaving this weekend and hopefully we can find a home for Cash very soon.
This is our beautiful daughter Jadeyn. We took her out on a "date" tonight. We were gone on her birthday so it was dinner tonight. She had no idea how beautiful she is.


Jade and her Grandpa. We took her to the Olive Garden. We had a good time and brought half of our meals home and she took half of her pizza. I had the Apricot Chicken and boy was it good. A fun evening with a precious granddaughter.
Bob put Sage in and out today. She did fine going out but was not going to be caught to go back in. Bob just ignored her and fed everyone else and then pretended to come to the house. She whinnied at him and pawed at the gate. He went back and told her she would have to let him catch her to go eat and she did. She is learning.
Having Emma close to the barn we will be around her pen more and then she will get used to us coming and going. She has terrible trust issues. Even with the halter and drag rope on she is leery of people being in the pen with her. How many months have we been working on it?" It gets exasperating.
Blessings




Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Better Day

No pictures today. It was a rainy dreary day. Not the kind of day you go out and take pictures. However, I had a much better day with Sage even if it was cold and rainy. It feels like snow actually but so far, just rain.

When I went to get Sage to put her out for the day, she said "No you don't get your hands on me." Have you ever heard of not being able to catch a horse in a stall. Bob came and walked right in and put the rope on her. I was so upset. He led her out and around the barn and stuff and put her in her outdoor pen. I was depressed about the backwards way we seemed to be going. HOWEVER, when I went to catch her and put her in for the night, I walked right up to her, snapped on the rope and she led right into the stall like a lady. I got her the oats and she was as happy as a clam. I will have to muck the stall out tomorrow. I was so proud of her today. We will see how the morning goes tomorrow.

Had lunch with my friend Helen today. I needed to fill her in on the happenings and the Licensed Officials meeting at the convention. We always have fun when we meet for lunch.

Tonight for dinner we had homemade vegetable soup from the freezer. It was a good day for soup. I made biscuits to go with it. I think that is all that is in the freezer. Will need to make a big pot and freeze some more. It is hard to make soup for two people.

Blessings.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Life

These two pictures are taken with me just on the front steps. This one turned out really stunning I thought. When we have nice sunsets we have really really nice ones. That was my high point of the day.
The rest of the day was not so good. Sage had a snit and drug me around until Bob came and got a hold of her and took her into the round pen for a "come to Jesus meeting" and then she walked OK with him and then we put her away. She was on her hind feet most of the time with me and I just could not handle her. Maybe tomorrow. This certainly was not a good training day.

Our dear friend Janet had a car accident yesterday and all we got was asking for prayer for her posted by her daughter. We about wigged out. Finally got in touch with her daughter and then Bob called her this evening. She fractured a vertebrae in her low back. They are going to do something with it Friday to fix it. She and her husband are childhood friends. Tom passed away about 4 years ago.

So lest I go on a whine, I will wish you all blessings -