Decorating the Tree

On the 11th. Day of Christmas I bring you eleven Christmas balls. The blue one was a gift from out 25th. anniversary party (28 years ago) and the pink one in the middle we bought our first Christmas as a married couple. The striped one was my mothers. The others are plastic and just look pretty.

Today we went to a potluck with Shannon and Ron to learn how to Dairy Test Goats. Hmmmmmmmmmm. I passed the open book test but I don't think I did so well filling out the form. Its a form with itty bitty writing. I don't want to do it for anyone else but Shannon and Ron need someone to do it for them. It was nice to meet some new people and eat a lot of good food.

Other than that I have been just lazing around. Re reading a book a read a long time ago and liked and soaking in a hot bath. Bob is carving a walking stick. Hope he cleans up his mess.

Today is Chrissy's partner Wendy's birthday. Hope she has a good one.

Blessings

Tenth Day

On the tenth day of Christmas I bring you 10 Candy Canes.

They are such a bright color - love them

I laughed until I cried at this picture. I was taking a picture of Pistol from an open window in the dining room. When I took it off the camera, there comes Skeeter. He is known now as the "Flying Poodle."

I baked six loaves of apple spice bread and frosted it with Penuche Frosting. I could eat all six loaves. Instead they went into the freezer. I would have baked zucchini bread too but I only have 6 loaf pans. I will do that on Sunday afternoon.

This afternoon I did almost all of my shopping for Christmas. Just a couple of things left. I am happy with my decisions. Now to get stuff wrapped. Have one to get in the mail. Need to do that.

Blessings

Horses - Horses - Horses

Sage sauntering along side Bob. He had taken her on a little walk about. She did good.

On the NINTH Day of Christmas I bring you 9 stuffed horses (and a donkey behind the green basket handle.) I love my little soft horses. I have quit buying them though every time I go on a trip or something like that.

All afternoon it has been raining. Everything is squishy outside. I let Bob do the outside stuff by himself. I am doing this early because Bob and I are going to a potluck dinner this evening and I don't know when we will get home. We are going to go with Shannon and Ron down the road. We like them a lot and it will be fun to spend some time with them and some other friends.

Blessings

Cowboy Boots

On the Eighth Day of Christmas I bring to you 89 small cowboy boots.

I collect them too. Not so much as I used to though.

Katie brought these to me this afternoon. Bless her heart. No reason, just because.

Have you ever made something that you have made a bunch of times and have it turn out awful. I made a stew today. It smelled good but tasted just icky - I mean really bad. I don't know what I did or didn't do but its awful. Bob couldn't even be nice and eat it anyway. He said it is the worst thing I have ever made. Wish I knew what was wrong but its awful, I mean really awful

Other than that, life was good today, a little rain, a little sunshine and a good time with Sage.

Blessings.

Santa's

On the SEVENTH day of Christmas I bring to you seven Santa's.

I have bunches that I have collected over the years. Love their smiley faces.

I got the chores all done twice today. I don't mind doing them at all, its just carrying hot water to chickens and goat. I was about halfway through this evening when Bob got home. I love talking to the horses and listening to them chew. Sage is so good about going in and out I could pop.

I hope the weather forecast is wrong and we do not have rain for the next 6 or 7 days. The weather bug on the i/net says snow, the TV says rain. Oh well, I am not going to whine but I don't like rain on top of snow.

Blessings

Six Mustangs

On the Sixth Day of Christmas I bring you six Mustangs eating.

From the left - Amelia-the sorrel with a blaze, Wrangler the buckskin and is about a whole hand taller than the rest, Abby who is Katie's, Raven that is a real sweetheart, Liberty who wants a forever person of her own, and the bottom picture is Pepper that is the love of all of us.

I fed the kitties and Red the hen came to eat with them. She won't stay in the chicken pen. She hides out in the barn.

Bob left to go deliver the meat to western Washington this morning. It is all safely with the people who ordered it. The road was bare and dry all the way even over the pass. He will go down to see his brother for a little while in the morning and then come home. I pray the weather will hold. By evening we are supposed to get freezing rain. Hate that stuff. Later this week and next week it is going to warm up and they predict rain. On top of 24 inches of snow will be a big awful mess.

I took Sage for a little walk around this morning and she did just fine. She did not understand why she didn't just go to her daytime pen but came with me. Her black parts are shiny black now. Even the woolly hair. Rosie lays down and rolls as soon as you put her out but I have never seen Sage roll. I picked Emma's rope up and she will lead and follow but heaven forbid that you should walk towards her. I hate to send her home because he said he would just put her down if we couldn't get her good and gentle. Cash went to his new home yesterday afternoon. He is a real sweetie and I expect that Byran will be riding home soon.

The chores in the morning will be more challenging. I will have to carry hot water to the chickens and the goat. Oh well. I CAN do it.

Blessings

Onward to 1000 Blessings

532. People who pay for their meat promptly

532 Snow Angels

533One on one time with Nikki

534Antique stores

535 Edgertons arrived home safely

536, Salvation Army bell ringers

537 My silver shoes

538. Bright stocking caps

539 The snow on the trees

540Hershey Hugs

541. Thick warm socks

542. The movie Australia

543. The movie Crazy Heart

544. The Miracle on 34th. Street

545. White Christmas

546. Old Bob Hope Movies

547. Gonzaga Basketball

548. Icicles

549. My Fair Lady

550 The House That Love Built by Mranda Lamabert

551. Kenny G's Christmas CD

552. Hanes Bras

553. Singing Silent Night

554. Wynonna - I Can Only Imagine

555. Alan Jackson's Remember When

556. The Gaithers Christmas Homecoming

557Rice Bags

558 Cell phone for a rescue

559 Alan Jackson Let it Be Christmas

560 Getting the very top of the entertainment center cleaned.

561. Jingle Bells''

562 Christmas cards with letters in them

563Susan Boyle CD - Wild Horses

564 Susan Boyle CD - The Gift

565 dinner cooked by ANYONE else

566./ Planning trips ahead of time

568. Raspberry jam on fresh hot baking powder biscuits.

569 Painted toenails

570 The award that was presented to me

571, The lovely party with the Panhandle of Idaho Back Country Horse Club

567 Swarorski Chrystals

568 Dinnr cookd by anyone else