Thursday

I was so thankful that the predicted snow did not happen today. Well, it came and it went. I was very happy about that. But yesterday I had my rant about the weather.

I left the barn horses in the barn today. The others were happy in their shelter and Pepper would have stirred them all up and chased them out so he got left in today. He was unhappy but the pasture horses were happy. Dixie doesn't care and Ditto wants in when its nasty like it was. I could have put them out this afternoon but didn't.

Bob is leaving when he gets off work tomorrow for Puyallup to go help his niece. He will be home on Sunday. So horses, cows, goat, chickens dogs and cats will all be my responsibility.That is OK however, I get very lonesome when he is gone overnight. I suppose its the 51 1/2 years we have been married.

Our Northeast Zone meeting was this evening. I keep plugging mustangs and our mustang events. Sometimes some of the people looked bored but others listen politely any way. I am going to keep plugging away though.

Bless you all.

Wednesday Half/half

Barbara at The Serenity Gate tagged me to take the 6th. folder on my computer and then the 6th. picture. Then blog about it. This was the winter of 2007/2008. We fed the quail all that winter and that is what the picture is of. We fed them this winter too. I am supposed to tag 6 more BUT I don't have 6 people that have not been tagged already that I know. This is what I have:

Nikki at Life With Boys
Joy at Backroad Chronicles
and anyone else that wants to do it. It was kind of fun.

I about had a hissy when I woke up to snow. When I was up about midninght it was pouring and the roof in the kitchen was leaking AGAIN. Also in the laundry room. GRRRRRRRRRR. I was glad I was awake and decided to get up and wander around. It filled a frying pan in the kitchen and a good deal in the coffee can in the laundry. Now we are supposed to get 5" tonight. I am sick of it, I am tired of it, I don't like it - I know I said I wouldn't whine any more, I am not whining, I am grumping.

Enough of that.

My funny story today is not about the horses but of Spot the cow. Their feeder was empty so Bob had to put more hay out. He decided to move the feeder out into the field where it was not so muddy. We had opened the gate out there but cows being cows had not gone thru a new gate. Especially when you want them too. If you don't want them out then of course they would be out the gate quickly. Spot and Candy our cows were standing by the feeder when he brought the big bale in on the tractor. When he went on by the feeder to take the bale out before he came back and hooked onto the feeder, Spot looked at him and you could almost see her wrinkle her forehead up and say where you taking out dinner. She went Moo then louder MOO. It was funny.

Rosie got her bread tonight. Also Yuma. Abby will eat it too but she isn't as excited about it as Rosie and Yuma, especially Rosie. Candy the cow will about come thru the fence to get hers. She eats it out of my hand. I wonder if she would bite. I have never hear of being bitten by a cow.

Have a blessed tomorrow.

Tuesday and Sunshine

Isn't she a long haired dirty mess. She is full of it though the warmer it gets. She is so muddy but Rusty is a happy girl. With it staying light longer and the switch to daylight savings time, Bob will have more time to work with her. If its nice Saturday I will probably give her a workout. Dixie too.

I was cleaning out the livingquarters part of our horse trailer this afternoon and found all kinds of stuff left over from last year. Amongst them some summer clothes that smell very musty. Not mildewy, just musty smell. I brought them in to launder. Bob is going down to Escure Ranch on the 14th. and 15th. I am not going this time because I want to go to the tack swap. I don't need anything but have some things to sell and its fun to look around. I might find something I really need (LOL).

Had lunch today with my friend Helen at Chaps today. I wish you could only buy half a sandwhich. I never could have eaten the entire thing. We had a good visit. We try to do it every 2/3 months. She is a show steward too.

We got a bunch of bread from the day old store for the chickens and cows. I gave some to Rosie one day to see if she still like it and now she whinnies at me when I am doling it out for some too. She stole a hamburger out of a friends hand one day at a horse show. The donkey and goat like it too. The other horses will eat a slice or two but Rosie would eat the entire loaf. We get an entire shopping cart full heaping up for 3.00. Some of it is not appropriate for the animals - like chocolate covered donuts but most of it is great.

Have a great tomorrow.

Rainy Days and Mondays

Wasn't that a song? Even if it wasn't thats what we had today. Rain and then light rain and then heavy rain and then regular rain. Rain, rain. That means mud city.

I hated to put the inside horses out this morning. The five in the pasture were content under the shed all standing peacfully together. I knew that as soon as I put Pepper out, things would get all stirred up. And, they did. He ran all of the peaceful looking group out and stood in there himself. I threw a rock at him. Did it help - of course not but I felt better. Dixie was anxious to get out and run and buck and Ditto just ambled out and gave me a dirty look as only Ditto can.

I maybe found someone to go to Albany with me. I will know this weekend. Our neighbor Shanon. She will go if she can get Thursday and Friday off. If not, I have found a couple of people willing to let this old granny stay with them. I am willing to spend a few dollars more and have a microwave, frig, and a good breakfast.

A long dreary Monday. Bed and a good book are calling.

Rainy Sunday

We did some things right after church and then came home. I curled up and went to sleep for about half an hour. Bob went to Deer Park to pick up some stuff he will need next weekend when he goes to Puyallup to help our niece with some septic tank trouble. I am not going. No one to feed ect for us. We will need someone later in the month and I don't care too much if I go or not. I still feel sleepy but maybe that will help me sleep all night tonight.

I sat here at the computer and watched Rusty have a race with herself. She knew Bob was feeding and he did not get to her fast enough. She is a real character. Katie came out and was going to ride Abby but she chickened out. Her dad rode Pepper. She wanted me to come ride with them but it was raining. I did not want to go out and get wet.

I went to Wagonteamster's blog and he is out of the hospital at his sisters in North Carolina. He is healing and then will rebuild his wagon and get some more horses and go up the east coast. I guess he has at least at this point given up venturing any further west. That makes me sad. My sister says that hiway is terrible and the drivers in Mississippi are nuts. I won't ever drive on that hiway, not that I may ever drive in MS anyway.

My sister sent me some pictures of it snowing at her place in Normandy, Tennessee. On March first. I am glad I am not there. Have seen enough snow for this winter. Our grand nephew (Sharons grandson) Riley got a sled for Christmas and this is the first time he got to use it. It went down the hill and into the river but he got it back. That sounds like Riley. He and our grandson Lane are best buddies and are so alike. They met last summer.

Nothing else exciting around here. Just a lazy Sunday afternoon for me.

A cold and sunny day

We planned to go to Fish Trap to ride today but darn it was so cold we just could not do it. So it did not happen. And the truck would not start and the trailer had a short in the hookup lights so we decided it was not meant to be today.

Katie came and rode Pepper but I told her she had to start riding her own horse. She needs to work with her, only 2 months until her first show. Abby will do fine with her, just so she learns to go light on her mouth. Katie needs a big boost to her confidence for some reason. She is not a real aggresive rider. Maybe confident is a better word. She trusts Pepper but who wouldn't.

Do any of you want, or are able to go to Albany, Oregon with me on March 19th. to the 22nd. I want to leave Spokane about 7 AM. Both friends who said they would like to go can't now. I don't mind driving alone but sure would like someone to pal around with. Having someone to travel with would be wonderful too. Sharing expenses would make it much much easier on everyone. Have friends who are going but everyone has a friend with them. I have reservations at a motel. Do I sound like I am begging, well maybe I am.

Have a good evening.

A sunny Friday

But not warm. I loved the sun though. It is hard to believe tomorrow is the last day of February. Where have the days gone too. I am glad that we are inching toward spring. 22 days and it will officially be here.

I decided that with it staying light later that Bob can take over giving the cows their grain. Sweet little Candy has turned into a real pushy cow. She hooked me with one of her horns this evening on the arm. Nothing damaging but I am a little afraid of her. We opened the gate out to their pasture but neither of them has gone out thru the gate yet. When Bob puts another big bale of hay into the feeder, he will move the feeder out into that field. Then they will. It will let some of the mud dry up.

The horses are fine and dandy. Maybe tomorrow I will get on Ditto for a while. If its not too cold and the sun is out. I think Katie will be out tomorrow. Do have a good day. I am going to try.