Thursday

I could not believe it when I looked out and it was snowing this afternoon. Not one flake stayed even a second but it was falling out of the sky. Needless to say, I did not do much outside today.

I packed our bags to leave tomorrow for Nikki's. Got some Mustang Horse Club stuff together to take to the adoption too. Hope I remember it this time. I forgot it when I went to Albany. I was so mad at myself.

Fed and did the normal stuff with the horses so nothing too exciting to write about. In fact nothing too exciting. Just anxious to see our daughter. Her health is not the best and I worry alot about her.

Have a peaceful Friday.

Wednesday

This is what happens after a few really nice days in April. It seemed appropriate to post this today on Earth Day. My earth is springing forth new life.

It was not so nice today and should have been a good day to work inside but I didn't do much. I did take the tractor out in the arena and pick up stuff but I did a bad thing. I was using the sticker fork thing a ma jigs on the front of the tractor that Bob uses to pick up large round bales of hay. I was patting myself on the back for picking up the post and carrying it to the edge of the arena, well I put it down OK but went to pick the front end up so I could see where I was going to be going when I turned around and got hooked up in the arena fence and lifted it right off the ground. It broke a post off. Oh me oh my. When Bob got home and I took him out to show him he had the audacity to laugh at me. But anyway, its ready to disc and drag. But, a part of the fence will need replaced. So much for my help.

The horses are so funny. They are not wanting to go into their stalls with them bedded in white. I had to lead Dixie in this evening. Pepper did not want to go in either and both of them were the same last night. Silly kids.

My mother died 16 years ago today. It also is grandaughter Deanna and great grandaughter Arawyns birthdays. Like I said yesterday - memories.

Thursday - have a nice day.

Thankful Tuesday

I have thought long about what I am thankful for. Today I am thankful for memories. Good ones and bad ones too. I have memories of both my grandmothers. Grandma Foreman lived with us but Grandma Kephart lived in Puyallup. I have memories of making a raft to float on our little lake and having my horse Blaze come out in the water and try to get on with me. You can guess what happened. I remember swinging on a rope in out barn onto the hay (no bales then), lots of memories of my mother. I remember driving cross country with her to my niece Suzannes wedding in a VW and it was HOT. I remember my wedding day, I remember when our children was born, I remember when our little girl died and my broken heart, I remember vividly when our son Scott died 6 years ago and thinking I would not recover, I remember when Bob got hurt just before Christmas a few years ago and I thought he might die, I remember arguing with the doctor about going camping and he said I was having heart surgery instead. I had the surgery, I remember Bob telling me I was having a stroke and taking me to the hospital, I was. I remember my white horse, I remember our cow named Daisy. I remember our 50th anniversary party. I am just thankful for each and every memory.

The stalls are all clean and bedded with clean white pelleted paper. Pepper thought it was going to eat him and didn't want to go in on it but then rolled. Am quite happy with myself. A hard few days work because I took them down to bare bottom, not a straw left. I am very greatful for the nice weather. I think tomorrow I am going to drag the arena which means I will have to empty it first of plastic barrels, poles and such. We will see.

Have a wonderful Wednesday.

Marvelous Monday

I thought I had a picture but it seems to be gone and I don't want to take the time to look for it this evening. It is of a white petunia. I bought some pink and some white petunias and planted them in some little boxes I have and set them on the side of the ugly porch until we side the house and I get my real window boxes. I know its a little early but I just had to have some color out there. I love pentunias. They are so bright and cheerful and bloom forever it seems.

I worked with Liberty today. She was glad to be caught and lead out of the pasture but she did not know if she wanted me brushing her or not. We got a pretty good brushing in even though she did not think too much of it and I got one front foot. She was so bonded to Tyler its going to be hard to get her to the point where someone else can work with her and she is relaxed. I did not force too much from her today. Tomorrow is another day. Had considered trying to catch Rusty but she is bound and determined that I will not touch her. She lets Bob walk up to her so we will let him do that.

I worked on stalls again today. By tomorrow I will have them all cleaned and them bedded. If I could manage to do all of one at a time I would be all done but my legs and back rebel and remind they are almost 71 and would appreciate it if I would not push too hard. I don't guess anyone but me and the horses care if their stalls are spotless.

The furnace man came back to work on our furnace today. I told them 3 weeks ago that it still did not work. So today when it is 75 out he comes and turns my furnace on full blast. We don't have the cooler in yet so it got suffocating in the house. It better work now, it was 257.00 more than the 168.00 I already paid. He said that was just the part but my inquiring mind isn't so sure.

Bob loves casseroles and I put one together for dinner tonight. I thought it was rather bland and not so good. I picked the chicken out of it mostly but my Knight in Shining Armor loved it. Oh well, our taste in food is much different. Some of the time anyway.

Have a terrific Tuesday.

Sunday

This will brief and to the point this evening. I am bushed as in tuckered out. But at the same time quite pleased with what I accomplished outside today. I fixed the fence - by myself - all by myself. Well almost anyway. Bob had to do a couple of things when he got home but I set three new posts, all by myself - learned how to drive them in the ground with the tractor. That is after I had to call Tom how to start it. When I was done I had to call him back and ask how to shut it off. I had not driven it in a while and had left out a step - like having it all in neutral to make it start. I had a big fire today and got alot of stuff burned that I have been gathering up around here, cleaned Dittos stall - again all by myself. Now I really am tired just thinking about that.

The horses were very upset with me for fixing the fence and getting them off that green grass that is not enough to feed them yet. Now they have set it back a while. We are now back on our routing of the 3 going into the barn at night. When they were naughty and out on the grass, only Ditto got to come in.

Bed is calling. Have a Marvelous Monday.

Sunny Saturday

I drove to Ellensburg and back today to a Washington State Horsemen board meeting. On the way home I stopped at the Mustang Memorial and took this picture. I did not have my long lense with me. Nor did I have appropriate shoes on to hike up there but always love to see it.

The meeting was very good today. It gave me an opportunity to talk about the mustangs and our Mustang Days in June. It was a beautiful day and other than several dead deer along the hiway it was beautiful. There are new baby calves all over the place. They look so cute frolicing in the fields.

Had some sad news while I was talking to folks. Two of my friends lost their horses in the last few days. One to colic and the other to a host of things. He was 32 but the other was only 18. I could sympathize with them and cry with them. So Sherrie and Kathy, out prayers go with you.

No big news today, Katie stayed the night and when I left she was mucking out stalls. Thank you for that Katie.

Have a peaceful Sunday.

Disappointing Friday

ThiThis picture was taken a year or so ago. It is me riding Ditto. She is so smooth I just have to every once in a while.

I had so much planned to do today outside and guess what it is doing. It is raining. And raining. I know it will be good for the fields but its not in my plan. So I was reading and relaxing and then I looked out at the pasture. The horses had broken down the fence and they were all out eating grass. It was not quite where we wanted it to be when we turned them out. I need to go out and see what I can do with it. They won't get hay tonight though.

So, not wanting to whine about things anymore. I will say have a fantabulous Saturday. I have to go to Ellensburg to a meeting. I will be home in the evening though. Bob is tooling along I-90 on his way to Helena, Montana.