Busy weekend, shopping and snow

This past weekend I worked at a horse show out in the Spokane Valley called the Fat and Fuzzy Show. This little guy was both. It was a good show but very cold and windy.
My friend Mary on her draft mare Gigi. She (the horse, not Mary) was a rescue from the premerin horses in Canada.

Another friend Sandy driving her pony. He won everything.

I don't know who this little girl was but she looked cute sitting on her dad's feet.

Gigi again with Sandy aboard in the beginning English Pleasure class. She did very well.

I almost called Taylor a little girl but at 16 she might no like it. I started giving her riding lessons when she was 5. She got so scared, I told her mother to wait. Her mother passed away about a year or two ago from breast cancer. Taylor is a sweet young woman.

This is Shanna and she won the 10 and under high point. Isn't she cute.

Yesterday I shopped ALL day for a new dress for Easter and one I can put away and have for Katie's wedding. I think I went to every store in town that I could afford to shop in. They all looked alike and one I could have lived with was too short for a 72 year old great grandmother. I was totally frustrated. Then I thought of a dress I had that I have not worn for a while. It won't work for Katie's wedding because it is solid white but it will for Easter. It is going to be a little big but it will work.

Yesterday it snowed almost all day. Did not stick much but it came down. At the place they keep measurements, it was an inch and a record. Enough of the records, I want WARM. Today wasn't much better.

I worked with Sage for a while today. Her feet are awful and we must get them done. I could have gotten one front foot worked today, she was very good and then Bob started the tractor close by and enough of the feet business. I did get her to go both ways of the pen without bucking and kicking up and having a jolly good time. She just stands around until I go and try to work her and then the action starts for a few minutes. Then she settles down and does what I ask of her.

Yesterday Bob drove our next door neighbor to Seattle to the Veterans Hospital. He had cancer surgery today. They had to remove part of his tongue and inside of his mouth. He has two dippy brothers that would rob him blind and no other living relatives. Please pray for him. He is a nice man who unfortunately drinks too much.

Blessings

Snuffy nose but better

Made a trip in to see the doctor today. I must be better by the weekend when I have to work at the Fat and Fuzzy Horseshow at Valley Mission Arena. The weather does not seem too promising. He put me on an antibiotic for a sinus infection which is what I really thought it was. Sage is such a character. We worked with her feet again today and she was much better. I imagine if we keep at this Bob will be able to work on at least her front feet by next week. When she does good and we pet her and tell her she flaps her lips looking for a treat. I really have spoiled her I think. I didn't feel like standing out in the wind for her to eat grass for 45 minutes today and she was really put out with me. When Bob put her in this evening Pepper was aggrevated because she went first and ran at the fence and she reared up some. She does not kick or bite but that front end is light and that gives me a little concern. No other news really, kind of a dull place around here. I want to get outside and work but this weather is not cooperating. Blessings

Yuck

That is how I feel, yuck. This cold has attacked with a vengeance today. I am tired of it already. I did go out and work with Sage a while. Groomed half a ton of hair off of her and we worked on picking up feet. Bob came and helped me. She got it pretty easily. Especially when I fed her treats. She is really a character. And that was my day. My head is gigantic and my eyes feel like they are popping out. Blessings.

A Cold Got Me

He was strutting for the girls. There were a dozen or more and he was really showing off. Isn't she pretty. No matter show many we see, the just touch me.

Our newest baby - Brady. His mother is Martha. He is a lively one, at the point of the picture he was about 3 hrs. old.

He was showing off for us.

This a heifer, she will have a baby next year. We named her Andi because that is who we got her from last October.

This is Patrick and his mom. She was observing us watching Brady. Both the baby boys got their BO C shot today and bands put on them. Now they can just eat and grow.

I miss the boys a lot. But am enjoying the quiet also. Guess we can't have both. Unfortunately Lane left me with a relative to his cold. Didn't even get dressed yesterday but it was better today.

I know everyone is suffering with the gas prices. When they said on the news there was plenty of gas and the high prices are due to speculators. That really ticked me off bad. I knew that but today it just really ticked me. My Camry gets wonderful gas mileage - almost always over 30 mph- but it cost us over $50.00 to fill it 3/4 of a tank this evening. We have been planning a trip to Oregon with the truck this summer to ride in the Steens Mountains with friends but with diesel approaching 5.00 a gallon, no way will we be able to go. Won't be able to go to Montana to ride either. We don't go much of anyplace at all. When you live on SS it does not leave much extra. I know I am spouting off but I just am so angry. Knowing the current administration could do something if he wanted makes me more angry. I know we are not alone, but its our budget that I know about.

And to top that off, we got a letter from our doctor who has been our doctor for 40 years, yes 40 years is retiring in a month. To find a doctor I like and trust again is going to be tough. He knows everything about me, saw me through our baby girl dieing and my heart problem and stroke and on and on. He knows our kids, our animals ect. I don't begrudge him retiring, he has earned it but I hate the process.

Enough venting. Blessings

Don't Knowq

I have typed and retyped the 100 blessings but can not get it to go in a list so am sending it this way. Never have had this problem before. Sorry

Onward to 1000 Blessings

757, Cranraisens 758. Cranraisens infused with Pomegranate juice 759. Strawberry Milkshakes 760. Learning to give injections to the animals 761. Quiet 762. Fresh crisp green salads 763. Pepper survived colic again 764. Sunday afternoons 765. New friends 766. My washer and dryer 767. Our well that is deep and pure. 768. Scones 768. Blueberry muffins 769. Psalm 40:5 770. Alexa's 18th. birthday 771. White Chili 772. Life's Healing Choices by Tom Baker 773. Pink headphones 774. Finding a box of pictures I had been looking for 775. Apple Crisp 776. Raspberry Lemonade 777. Safe arrival of Patrick (calf) 778. Bob's brothers safe surgery 779. Tulapia 780. Equine Nutritionist 781. Sweetly Broken by Jeremy Riddle 782. Warm towels 783. Watching grand kids eat S'mores 784. Crisp bacon 785. Home made burgers 786. My girls going through old pictures together 787. Our small group from church 788. Little ones first horseback ride 789. Angels 790. Eagles live stream from nest from web cam at nest 791. Wendy pruned the apple tree 792. Grandsons roasting marshmallows 793. A week with two grandsons 794. My new slippers 795. Julies Chicken Logic (blog) 796. Tim Hawkins Comedy 797. Hash Browns 798. One on one time with Nikki 799. The Washington State Horsemen publication the "Canter" 800. Jelly beans 801. Breakfast Burritos 802. Romans 10:17 803. Cowgirl granddaughter 804. The first ride of the season 805. Green leaves sprouting out 806. 2Timothy 2:15-16 807. Green grass finally 808. New baby calf Brady

Tune Up Clinic and weary bones

At the Red Top Stables today the Back Country Horsemen had their Tune Up Clinic. This baby was 2 days old today. He was so cute, I just had to take pictures of him. This mare kept peeking around the corner at us. She had such a soft eye.

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The view from the back door of the arena. It is looking north. The arena is off Idaho Rd. If anyone knows where Terry Toms arena was before he died, this is it. It is not far from Rathdrum.

Isaac did not look too happy here but he was, we were talking. I promised him a ride but I am just too tired to ride so I walked him around.

Bob picked up my camera and took some pictures. Most would have been better with the long lens on but am glad anyway that he took some.

Rosie was thirsty so stopped at the pool that never got turned over this winter. All the water in it is a result of rain and snow..

I think I walked 110 miles today or at least my feet and legs feel like it. We sold about half of the burritos and the rest are in our freezer. Everyone said they were good so I am assuming they really thought that. I thought so anyway.

Tomorrow we take the boys to Wenatchee to see their mother. It will be good to have the house to ourselves but I will miss them terribly. So does their mother however.

Blessings