Graduation parties

Our Katie graduated last night and we went to her party today. It was very nice. She is excited now to get on with the rest of her life. We also went to a party for Cody who lives down the road and graduated from Medical Lake High School. Cody is autistic so this was a real challenge for him. Congratulations to these two special graduates and to the rest of the graduates too. Have a wonderful grown up life and remember if you give up hope of obtaining what seems impossible, it for certain will be.

That was mostly our day today. We had lunch at Katies party and supper at Codys so guess in the end we are the winners.

Sunday blessings to you..............................

Friday

Out my front door this evening. One of my favorite things about living here are the stunning sunsets.

Finished one of my garden boxes today. It has beans, zuchini, cucumbers and tomatoes. I also found a package of pumpkin seens several years old. I fixed one of my flower containers and planted them in there. I don't know if they will sprout or not. We will see though. Bob will finish my other box and will get the rest in. I know it sounds late but the snow was only off Mt. Spokane since the end of last week and that is the sign, according to old timers, that it is OK to plant with no more fear of frost till fall. So I am going with the old timers this year. The things I planted early got touched by frost and were sooooooo slow coming up, I think waiting is better.

Our bedroom TV bit the dust this morning. So I am not getting to watch the Mariners game tonight. Its not fatal but I enjoy listening while I am working here.

Remember Mustang Days in 3 weeks. Anybody with any donations of raffle items? Or, can you ask for some. I don't do well with that - asking.

Saturdays a comin'

Thursday

A very busy day....I lost my cell phone yesterday and looked all over using Bob's phone to call it. Everywhere I can remember I was. No luck so went to Wireless Solutions in Airway Heights and got a new one. I don't know when I will get all my numbers back in. I had over a hundred and it was my brain. At least I have one. That took up a good part of my morning. I had lunch with a good friend Helen. We have a good time when we have lunch together. Then off to Wally World to get a few groceries and home.

This was our Mustang Horse Club meeting instead of last month when I was gone. No many there but one new man Charles. He does not have mustangs but he does ride and has horses and wants someone to ride with. We made him as welcome as we could. Hope he comes back. We will have nicer first place ribbons and generic smaller ones for 2nd. thru 5th. No year on them so we can use them again.

Bob is working the second half of this week so the horses are not getting worked so much and I have been busy. Tiny Tim is doing well too.

Take care and hope your Friday is relaxed. I intend to do my best to do that.

Coyote Ice Cream AKA Cody

Cody came today. He is a really different color. He was a fright to catch. Bob had to rope him then he was caught and I could put his halter on OK. He did not want in the trailer at all but finally he hopped in.

Isn't that a unique mane and forelock? We could walk up to him and pet him this evening. Bob is doing most of the work with him because he has always been handled by a woman. Thus, I was the one to put his halter on.

He is a beauty. She will give him to someone who will give him a good home. He needs some work. He is from Coyote Lakes HMA and is 4 years old. He is about 14 3 hands and built very stocky. He went to a trainer that charged her 800.00, thru a saddle on him and did not ground work and he bucked. Surprise - the guy never got on him again. We are starting at the beginning.

I started Physical Therapy today. It felt good most of the time. He never completely got the knot out of my shoulder but it is better.

We got our first entry to the Mustang Days Open Schooling Show on June 28th. A mule. I am excited for the entries to start.

Bob goes to work tomorrow and Friday. Then next week works Mon. Tues. Wed. Give us more time. I have lost my cell phone. I had it after I got home. Bob is outisde in the dark walking around calling it. Darn. Need it.

Thursday is coming - more sun.

Forgot

I forgot when I was writing my blog that I intended to add, I have been tagged by Barbara at Serentiy Room to tell 6 things about myself. It does not say whether they are known facts or something not so known. She had 600 recipe books. I can tell you thats not on my list. If I never cooked again I would not care but down to my 6:

1. My hair started turning white when I was 19

2. I LOVE strawberry ice cream

3. I love lilacs but am really allergic to their fragrance.

4. Inside I am still the same horse crazy girl I was when I was a kid. Still am horse crazy.

5. I would love to live in Burns, Oregon

6. I could break the bank buying books.

Now to tag 6 other

Sharon at Penny the Neighborhood Dog

Nikki at Life with Boys

Caroline at Sunshine Farm

Anita at Snips and Snails

Andrea at Mustang Saga

Joy at Backroad Chronicles

Thanks all: sometimes this is fun to check each other out.

Thankful Tuesday

Let me introduce you to Tiny Tim. He is the smallest calf I have ever seen but is active and cute. I went out with my camera today and had to look for him. He can hide behind a blade of grass. I knew I was close when Mama started in my direction. I did get his picture and could check whether he was a he or a she. We put Mom in a pen with lots of grass where we can grain her and watch the little guy. She does not appear to have much milk but she is a beef cow, how be it small. They don't seem to have as large udders. She is gentle though and did not mind when we moved her away from the others. Not a white hair on him I don't think.

Back to Thankful Tuesday, though that little miracle is enough. Today I am thankful for friends. They are dear to me. I am going to talk about a few, others to be sure. First of all my friend Patty Cairns (not the same Patty as all my tears for). I don't see Patty often, but I know that all I would have to do is call and say help and she would be here. Kim is so special. I am a 2nd. mom to her although she has a wonderful Mom. Kim used to live down the road and had to audacity to move to Eureka, Montana. She is a flight attendant with Alaska Airlines and when she has a stopover in Spokane, we get together and talk and talk. My blogger friend Barbara of Serenity Gate. I got to meet her in person this spring. I count her among my friends. Janet lives in Puyallup and I have known her since I was a kid. We went camping together with her family when I was about 13 and we tried to get in the same sleeping bag and got stuck and her dad had to shake us out. We still laugh about that. And I could not leave out my oldest friend Louise who lives in Texas. We have known each other since we were 5. I wish she lived closer. We do talk on the phone rather often. Enough? You get it, I love my friends and each one whether close by in miles or far away have a very special place in my heart. I love you.

We worked a little with Rusty today. She is getting better. We will go back to the saddle in a few days and see if it works better.

Today we went into Spokane and ordered the vinyl siding for our house. I finally found some in a color I could like. Cypress Green and pure white trim. It will be delivered on Monday afternoon and the boys will get started on it. I am excited about it.

Hope your Wednesday is off the charts wonderful.

Monday

Goodness gracious but this has been a busy past month. I did work Sunday at a horse show out in the Spokane valley. It was so hot and no shade. Thank God for sunscreen. I only got a little pink above my shirt. I did wear a longsleeved light weight shirt over it and that was partly a help. Today I had good intentions - I was going to catch the laundry all up and thoroughly clean our bathroom and bedroom.

Well about 11 Bob said he was going to the auction, did I want to go. Of course I did. We bought a pig which went directly to the butcher shop. We stayed for a while and then came home. Bob took the trailer back to pick up the pig and take it out to Dunhams. I did put the horses out in the pasture. They were looking foreward to me opening the gate. When it was time to put them back in - 3 hrs. - and they would not come. I was stomping back and forth getting more irritated by the minute and I looked over at the cows. There was one too many babies.

We had watched Posie when we first got her and had about decided she just had a hay belly and we would probably sell her for meat this fall. She did not make a bag at all. Well, this evening we discovered sometime in the last 24 hrs. she had the littlest baby. We could not get close enough to tell boy or girl but its so cute and was so active. A really nice surprise this evening.

The horses got put in by Bob when he got home. The four wheeler makes it much easier. It was next door with the sprayer attatched so I didn't take it. They respect that though.

Hope you had a surprise today.