Sunday

My Christmas cactus is outdoing itself again this year. It is still loaded with buds. I love it. I rarely do anything with it, just water it occasionally.

The advent wreath burning today, this third Sunday in Advent. Bob went turkey hunting today and I went to church. It was the day of the children's program. I absolutely love the little ones. Usually a little girl in the front row pulls her dress up over her face, today no one did that but one took off her halo, took off her little white cape and stretched out on the floor on her tummy. It was a riot. The whole group rocked out on Go Tell It On the Mountain. From the 6th. graders to the teeny two year olds. They got a standing ovation. It was wonderful.

Didn't do much outside, my back still was not completely over its little fit throwing. The muscle relaxers from when I had my accident in April worked wonders though. I did put the barn horses out. Amelia refused to come in this evening so she is out for the night. She would not come and she would not be caught. Bob ran out of patience. We are supposed to get snow tonight too. Well we were last night too - up to 6" and it never came. I am not complaining mind you just filling you in. It is supposed to be raining by Wednesday and I might complain about that.

If any of you read Mustang Saga written by my friend Andrea you know her sister Amy had surgery because of breast cancer. I was so happy to read that Amy was home in a couple of days and did well. They think they got all the cancer too. Yeah Amy, Andrea and your family. Its been a tough few months.

I found a blog site - Heart of a Cowgirl. She has a bracelet that I want bad. I may have to buy myself another Christmas present (my red shoes were the first).

Have a good Monday.

Saturday

On this TWELFTH day of Christmas I have TWELVE Christmas tree ornaments. One is quite old, one I bought in Key West, One we got for our 25th. anniversary (27 years ago)and the pink one was on our first tree. The large one on the bottom has a picture of Ditto in it. My first riding instructor made it for me. Lots of wonderful memories

I hope you have enjoyed my version of the 12 days of Christmas. Its fun from one sleeping dog to 12 ornaments. And lots in between.

In a little while we will be going to our Mustang Club Christmas party. Hope lots of people come. You never know. It will be fun no matter.

Yesterday I meant to mention that it was the first day of Hanukkah. Hope if that is what you celebrate that it is a joyous time. Another thing I want to mention is my grand nephew was approved for his wheel chair. The insurance company had denied it. He is now 6 and his last one was when he was 3. He has spastic cerebral palsy in all four limbs and is blind. His daddy called their local state representative and it was approved immediately. GRRRRRRRR. And she had posted it on her Face Book account and she has been getting calls on how they can help her. Their church is purchasing him a stander which is necessary so his hips stay where they are supposed to. That is another refusal from Blue Cross. I am so excited for them. That will make it so much easier for Tina. She has to carry him everywhere and he has to lay on the floor. He is a darling little boy and so smart.

Have a very blessed Sunday.

Friday

On the ELEVENTH day of Christmas I have ELEVEN pairs of shoes (and may more). I guess I probably have a shoe fetish. LOL I love shoes, all kinds of shoes and all colors.

Today it was around 25 degrees. I got to ride Pepper. First we had to move some cows and Pepper does a good job at that. After the cattle were safely in their new digs, Bob asked me to move Rusty around the round pen a little and see if I could get close to her. I couldn't. He got a rope over her back and she stopped like she had a halter on her. He got it looped around her neck and led her all over and put her away.

It was a good thing to ride Pepper and get him moving. Last night the fat escape artist got out of his stall and got into the grain barrel. I have no idea how much he ate but he hasn't acted sick all day. The vet told me to give him some banamine and keep him moving. So I rode him. Bob said he acted OK this evening. I am supposed to watch his feet. They said founder was next to colic eating that much. I have talked to the vet a couple of times today. Naughty boy. We put a chain on his stall gate tonight so he can't get it open.

It was a beautiful day. 25 made it feel pretty good out there after it being down around zero. Have a great Saturday.

Thursday

This TENTH day of Christmas I give you TEN little horses from my collection. I have been collection little horses since I was a little girl. I probably have more than a hundred. More if you count the Beanie Baby horses and other stuffed ones. Love them. I have gotten them from all over the US. Love each and every one of them.

This evening we went back into town to our grandson Ryan's concert. Ryan plays percussion. He played the cymbals, bass drum and snare drum. He did well and we are proud of him. He is in the intermediate band.

I will get back to Thinking Thursday soon. This is a busy time of the year. Bob finished cleaning up where our deck was. Gosh it was a mess underneath where we could not see.

Tonight I was putting the horses in the barn and Amelia has obviously been watching Pepper and his antics because she played ring around the barn with me. She just kicked up her heels and played with me. When she finally went into the barn she dashed into her stall, grabbed a bite and was going to dash back out and play some more but I was faster. HAHAHAHA Amelia. Gotcha.

We had a heatwave again today. It went clear up to 20 degrees. Whooooooopeeeeeeeee. I think its about 12 right now. It is warming up though. I can tolerate 20, minus degrees though and I could head to somewhere warm.

Have a fun Friday.

Wednesday, at least I think it is

On the NINTH day of Christmas Here are NINE old antique books. The green one that doesn't look so old had its dust cover on and I took it off for the picture. Its old too. Most of them are books of poetry, one is a bible and the big red one is a text book. They were all Bob's dads books. He was a poetry lover and could quote a lot of it. He had a brain injury about 1961 and could not get words to come out right at times but he still could quote his memorized poetry.

15 degrees was our high temperature today. Its about 8 right now. BUT, the sun shone and we had a glorious sunset. The horses are just fine. They are all fat and enjoying the extra hay they are getting. Its kind of hard walking because what was mud is now solid as a rock and all bumpy. Their tank heaters are keeping their water clear of ice. I carry hot water to the goat and the chickens two or three times during the day. One of our hens lays an egg every day but it freezes and breaks before Bob feeds them in the morning about 6:30.

Blessed Thursday wishes go to you all.

Now its really Tuesday

On day Eight of Christmas I have EIGHT blue banty eggs. Our grandkids think they are magic or something., Cute little eggs.

These are my applesauce cinnamon ornaments that I made today. They are drying now. They do smell good.

I baked eight loaves of zucchini bread today. We ate some of one of the loaves for dessert tonight. It isn't as good as Nikki bakes but its good.

Last night I mentioned that we went to the school concert of our grandson Seth. This is him with his trumpet. He has the most beautiful red curly hair.

I sure did mess up last night. I was for sure it was Tuesday. So yesterday was my thankful Tuesday. At least I didn't forget it. I was positive that today was Wednesday until Bob got home and said something about taking my car to work tomorrow. I asked him why he was working. I was embarrassed when he showed me the calendar. Well anyway this is Tuesday, tomorrow is Wednesday and he is taking my car in the morning and I will be stranded. Oh well. Have a lot to do.

Hope your WEDNESDAY is blessed.

Thankful Tuesday

And on the 7th. day of Christmas I found SEVEN reindeer prancing. OR seven trees in the snow. I have had this blanket for probably 15 years and never thought of hanging it over the top of the quilt that hangs there usually. Christyn suggested it - good idea. She is the decorator, I am the appreciator.

It was minus 10 today. I thought I was going to freeze doing the chores and then Pepper pulled another of his tricks when I was putting him in the barn. He could not remember what I wanted him to do at all. He thought lets run around the barn a few times, lets do fast rollbacks when I got close so...................I went and got a driving whip and he said. Oh oh, I better get in there or she is going to pop me with it. Amelia and Ditto were half way thru their grain by the time he got it.

The tank heaters are having a hard time keeping the water clear. A couple of them are floaters and they keep a round circle clear. The horse trough has two in it so it just had a little film of ice. I had to carry hot water to the goat and chickens. When it is cold like this it is so hard on the animals.

We spent the evening at our grandson Seth's Holiday Concert. He plays the trumpet. He is in the fifth grade. Part of the concert was the strings. Ever heard a group of kids with violins that are just learning. Made my teeth ache. They tried so hard though. He is a sweet boy. We will go on Thursday to Ryan's concert. He is in middle school. He is a drummer. I wish Christyn had told us when Jadeyn's was. She told me the next day. Jade plays the flute.

Now to the Thankful Tuesday. Today I am so thankful for a good furnace. I think of the homeless people living under the bridge or in alleys and I say Thank You Lord for a house with a good furnace to keep us warm in this frigid weather. I pray for those people. There are many who are not on the streets because its what they choose. I know their are warming shelters open but there are always those that don't go to shelters of any kind. God, keep them warm tonight.

I will be warm in my comfy bed and I am blessed.