A cooler day

I have a problem, kind of a silly one, but a problem none the less and it shows just what a technological idiot I can be. Maybe not an idiot, but challenged for sure. Yesterday I got my new phone. A Samsung Flight II and I think I said I ordered a cover for it. Now that is the problem. I did an order and the computer did something weird, so I did another order, It did the same weird thing so I used a different way to order it and ordered it a third time. Well, that is where the problem lies. I did not check e mails until later today and Guess what?????? I have three coming. I feel quite silly.

So on to other things. Poor little Raspberry is about as wide as she is tall. She is about to start waddling. I need to take a picture. She goes to Shannon's Sunday and will stay until baby is born.

I should have worked Sage today but didn't. Marilyn is coming tomorrow. Sage will get a work out. Maybe I will have some pictures. Bob is about at a point to send her to a trainer if she doesn't be good. I don't know what has gotten into her. She certainly has an attitude. She will get over it though. I did pet her and rub her all over out in the pasture today. She came up to me when I was filling the donkey's water. We moved them. (donks)

So other than mopping floors and making beds for Nikki's arrival on Friday and getting stuff together for leaving for TN next Tuesday, that was my day.

S is for Sister. I have one sister in TN where we are going next week. I love her so much and hate what their family is enduring. I have not seen her in over a year, maybe 2. I think 2 and that about breaks my heart.

Blessings

R is for...............

R if for RIDER.

At least I think I am.

I started out at 6 years old with a big old white mare.

They got me a horse because I had been asking for one for years, and while waiting decided to ride the milk cows.I saddled them up and rode them at a walk trot and gallop. One day my horse showed up and Daddy got his dairy cows back. That is a true tale.

Today I worked with Sage. When I took her out of the pasture she began just dragging me. I was so frustrated. Where did my sweet Sagee go. All the time in the round pen when I got her there, she could not have been better.

This morning Bob had an errand up on Greenbluff and I had him drop me off at Best buy which was right in the way. I went in and told them what I wanted and they fixed me right up. I was on schedule for an upgrade. I did not want a smart phone. just what I can talk or text on.

Blessings.

Friday, Saturday and Sunday

Saturday at a De spooking Clinic that Bob taught and I took Sage. She did good. Firecrackers going off and police car sirens and flashing lights. I was so proud. I did not ride her though.
We stopped at a stop sign and this tree was right there and I thought it was beautiful.

Today we were sitting in the back and these two doves came and just sat there looking at us.

My babies. Tom and Christyn.

Friday, Bob worked with Rocky in the round pen. He really responded well. Sure wish I had a harness and cart. Can't afford one though.

Sage standing where I told her to for quite a while.

Sage trotting between the ball and the round pen fence. She did pretty well with the ball. No so good at the clinic though.

I had a very nice day today. The kids came and brought the food and cooked it. And then they cleaned up. How much better could it get. Well just with the older two kids here too. It was a beautiful day too. Grand kids mowed the lawn. I love that bunch of kids.

I have recovered just fine and want to ride again but I promised Marilyn I would not until she worked Sage more and rode her, herself. So ground work it will be.

Congratulations to day to Christy and Jason on the birth of Caden. He is a beautiful baby boy. It was a long hard labor for Christy but he is worth it.

Also, Congratulations today to Kyle Jordan (Katie's brother). He graduated today from Whitworth University with a degree in accounting of some kind. Can't remember exactly but even if I can't he deserves many congrats.

Happy Mothers Day to all the mothers who read this, I appreciate you so much.

Blessings

Recovering

If you don't ready my Face book you don't know that yesterday my sweet, gentle, loving Sage bucked me off. I mean she BUCKED, like a rodeo horse. I made it for two jumps, maybe 3 second and went sailing off and landed on my upper back. Thank God I had my helmet on. I always ride with it. Now it has a big dent in it. My most hurting place was my upper chest where I hit the horn on my saddle. It is not turning color yet, but it may. The other place is between my shoulder blades and my right thumb. It is really puffed up.

Today I am much better but sore. Alieve is helping a lot. My thumb is turning color this evening. Bob put Icy Hot on my back and I am going to take a hot soaky bath pretty soon.Places are sore that I don't know why, like my nose. That makes me chuckle.

We took Rosie up to Deer Park to visit a male donkey for a couple of weeks. I want a small spotted mule. I will sell it but just want one. She was chasing him around the pen when we left. He is about the same size as she is.She chasing him made us laugh - Bob and Vikki were really laughing.

We found out Emma's name is Cocoa. She will still be Emma to us.

Please remember my grand nephew and his wife in your prayers. She went in the hospital to have their baby boy last night late and Caden has not arrived yet.

Marilyn is coming tomorrow afternoon to work with Sage and to ride her. She and Bob made me promise not to get on her today. Marilyn was here yesterday when Sage dumped me. It scared her I know and Bob was scared and I knew I was not hurt too bad. At first I thought I was dead, if you have ever been bucked off and flying through the air all kinds of things go rapidly through your head.

I don't know why she did it, that is what worries me. I think something bugged her like something under her saddle pad but it should not have happened what ever. Anyway, I am living and plan to do that for a while.

Blessings

This and That

This what Sage and I worked on this morning. She would walk up to the tarp but had a hard time walking through it.
She peeked at me through it.

She went through and then stood and looked at it. I was very proud of her. We had to leave to do errands so I put her back in her pasture.

While we were out we went to Big R for several things and I got fly masks for Ditto, Pepper and her. Ditto let me put hers on but Sage did not appreciate it. I got it on her though and I know she will be grateful for it. Part of the reason I have trouble with the things about her head is she is so big. And when she is nervous she forgets she knows "head down".

Then we went to an elderly friend's house and Bob did some plumbing for her. She is like family.

It was so beautiful today. I planted my onion starts. Think I should have waited though because we are predicted for some cold nights. I would like my garden in before we leave but don't know if that will happen.

I was so concerned about Raspberry and being gone that long. Her baby(s) are due in about 3 or 4 weeks. She is as wide as she is tall. Shannon told me to bring her down and she can stay there. Probably until after she gives birth. Then she will come home. Without the baby(s). They are Shannon's.

Blessings

Q is for..................

Beautiful Emma. For once I can say Bob has made headway with her. She will eat out of anyone who hands her something good. She loves carrots, green grass or horse cookies.
Red Hawks courting in the air above the house. We watched them quite a while.

Ditto

She is not doing well. She is very thin, and does not eat much. I am going to have to make a decision one of these days and I can not think about it. She is my old friend.

Q is for QUICK to defend what I think is right. Sometimes it gets me into difficulty but I can't help it. If I believe something is right, I will stand up for it.

I rode Sage for about an hour. She was better than yesterday but she was not bad yesterday. I love that horse so much. I just wish I was more brave about some things. She would never deliberately hurt me. I know all the stuff Marilyn tells me, stuff I tell students when I am giving a lesson - heels down. relax my back, one rein stop and yet I can't seem to remember them all. I did better today. I almost was in tears yesterday, I get embarrassed that I get stiff and that makes it all worse. Part of it, I have never been afraid and I get nervous when she jumps. I guess its my age and I will do it. We are not going to get to go into the Bob Marshall but I want to ride her up a mountain, that's on top of my bucket list.

Blessings

Bloomsday Sunday

Our 3 beautiful grandchildren, their mom is Christyn. Jade is in green, Skylor is in the middle and Nikki is on the other side. I love Sky's hair. He wants it long enough to braid. Jade is 14, Sky 16 and Nikki 18. How the years go by. The girls rode the horse today but Sky preferred not to.
Today was Bloomsday Run (race). This was the first place wheelchair contestant. He was a long way in front.

More coming

The elite men runners. They were mostly from Ethiopia or Kenya. Long tall guys. I did not get a decent picture of the women elite runners. They mostly are the same ethenticity.

The good runners group

Up the little hill, getting close to the walkers.

It wasn't too hot this morning and that helped.

Watching for someone special.

I went just to watch a little and to take some pictures. Watched a bit and came home.

Marilyn came and helped me with Sage. I get so tense when she jumps and Marilyn helped me with that. No pictures though. Later the kids got Raven out. They were going to ride Pepper but he has a nasty cut on his face. Missed his eye but not by far.

P is for Positive. I think I am most of the time or I would not tackle some of the things I try.

Yesterday we went to a big farm auction but the people with money came too. I didn't buy anything.

Blessings