Pepper AOK

I want to thank you all who prayed for Pepper last night. He astonished everyone with his recovery. I am so glad our vet understands the power of prayer. When Bob checked him at 1 AM her had not pooped but was passing gas. His gut sounds were good. At 1:30 he had pooped. He was looking for something to eat. On his regular diet for a while anyway is a cup or so of soaked beet pulp and a glug glug of mineral oil mixed in it. He was really hungry today and he was not happy in his stall but he is going to be there at least at night for quite a while. We are having a terrible time with stalls. Water is running in under the wall of the barn. We had to shovel in sand today. And with the prediction of rain every day for the forseeable future, I don't know what we are going to do. We have four stalls and one is a lake. The others aren't quite as bad.

We do not live anywhere near a creek or a river but we have a flood and its over the top of our barn boots in depth. Where it isn't there is mud to suck our boots off. I tried to put Amelia and Sage out to work on their stalls and it was raining so hard we hurried as fast as we can. Its awful. Can hardly get to the chicken pens. Its awful or did I already say that.

Tomorrow is the day we take our stuff to be consigned to the 4H tack swap sale on Saturday. We have 2 saddles and a bunch of other stuff. We loaded it in the car today. I want to be there at noon to avoid some of the crowd. There are a couple of things I want. Nothing big but its always fun to watch.

Sorry about no pictures but did not have time. Thanks again for everyones prayers.

Blessings.

A Quickie

Just a quick little message tonight. Pepper coliced bad again and thought we were losing him but he is hanging on and is alert and nosing at the hay. No poop yet but he is up and alert and that's a good thing. Dr. McKinley knows we can spend another thousand dollars on him like we did in December and has been a big help to us. We are checking him every hour tonight and call Jed in the AM again. When I put a call out for prayers on Facebook, he started pulling it out of it. I know prayer works, God even cares for our horses. Well He cares about what we care about.

I made a statement last week that our Mustang Meeting was on the 24th. There will be a big surprise for everyone - at least the first 10 people there- but it will be the 31st. I should have looked at my calendar before I wrote it.

Its been a long day, Bob got home or I might have lost it.

Blessings -

I Want To Hibernate

This picture was in our Back Country Horsemen paper this month. Last November we attended the state convention in Grangeville, Idaho. This picture was snapped Saturday evening. We had not danced in YEARS. It was fun.

Dun In Glory (Glory) that I had several years ago. I always did well in Showmanship and Halter. We did OK riding but not what I expected. I sold her to a young girl in Oregon.

This is just a nasty day of snow, snow and snow. Wet sloppy snow. I read Linda's blog - Beautiful Mustang- and she and I are having the same end of winter blahs. She is coping better that I am. What I want to do is sleep. I could sleep like an old bear I guess. Just have to make and I mean MAKE myself get moving. Its tough.

Bob will be home tomorrow. It will be a little better then. His brother had his heart cath today. They found a couple of things and he will have surgery at the end of the month. They will be replacing a valve and putting a stent in.

Blessings

Winter Is Still Here

This is my Daddy. I found this picture in some old pictures but no one seems to know where or when this was taken. I love it but I really would like to know how old he was and where he was when this picture was taken.
Sages eye. I wanted a picture of her whole face but she would not stay back far enough. She is a lover, especially at meal time.

Her nose. She wanted to smell the camera. She thought it just might be something eat.

Wrangler waiting patiently for me to get around to feeding them and quit messing with the camera.

Pepper thinking about the same thing.

The dinner bell on the patio post. I will need to put a string of some kind to ring the bell. I got that for Bob for Christmas several years ago and he put it up last week.

Bob is over in Puyallup to be with his brother and sister in law when Lynn has a heart cath tomorrow and perhaps replacing a valve. He is 77 and has had diabetes for 30 years or more so its no easy thing.

We have had a coule of days of sun so snow is melting and we have mud. Well the weather report tonight was alot of rain and snow for the next week. I am thinking it is about time for spring - just saying.

Will be having a surprise for the 1st ten people who attend the Mustang Horse and Burro Club meeting on the 24th. I am surprised and glad. Some new people too.

Blessings

Spell check won't work so am sorry if my fingers did their own thing.

Earlier horse pictures

Our granddaughter Sheya riding Pepper by herself. He walked so carefully. She is still riding him.
Bob on Wrangler in the Bob Marshall Wilderness in Montana. Just before Bob sold him and we have since bought him back. He is a wonderful big horse from the Paisley Desert. He was born here but bred in the wild.

Rusty

Yuma. He looks like he is hungry right?

Pepper showing why we call him Fat Boy. He is always looking to eat.

Bob is in Boise, Idaho at a meeting and Katie is staying with me. Oliver seems to be better. I gave him his penicillin shot this afternoon. His temp was normal so I did not give him any banamine. Shannon gave us some injectable so it just will sit in the fridge. Or I may give it back to her. Probably the latter.

I should have worked with Sage today but man working in the mud up to my ankles is tough.

Hope your weekend is wonderful.

Blessings

Weather - ?

It was gray and mushy outside so I stayed in. Katie came by after work because she had about a 4 hour lapse between work and her class. It was good to have her and she helped Bob with the chores. My Oliver is sick. We gave him a dose of penicillin tonight. And some Banamine. He is old and our neighbor Shannon thinks he may be at deaths door. I feel so awful for my old friend. Shannon is the neighborhood goat lady so she knows what is what about goats.


l didn't do much today, I am trying to get my craft/sewing/store room cleaned and organized as well as getting stuff together to take to the tack swap on Friday. I was just sleepy all day and slept good last night. Maybe my body is catching up for the several days in a row that sleep escaped me for most of the nights.


Rain is predicted and if it does and all this snow gets melted fast, we will need a boat to get around. At least it will be warmer.

Bob is going to Boise for the weekend. He has a meeting and that will keep him out of trouble for doing too much around here. Katie is going to come and stay with me.

Blessings

Bob's News

Well, its hard not to be really ticked off. They should have done the MRI a long time ago. It was not good news at all. All his L vertebrae are damaged. Some are bulged, some are degenerating, pinched nerves and raw nerves. They will put a steroid shot in his back on the 24th. He is going to try to open his L & I when the bull ran over him and broke his leg. It all started then. No wonder he has been in pain. That is what has been causing most of the pain in his leg. We don't know what the future will bring.

Just did laundry and cleaned house today. I would rather have stayed in bed and read. It snowed off and on today but most of the new snow melted. More is predicted for tonight. This is the last day of a miserable month.

Blessings