Sage is MINE

Our "lakes" were almost gone and they are back. The small one should be gone this weekend if we don't get more rain.

Sage having a snack before going to work. I sat in the sun and read while she crunched away. Then I brushed and brushed her. Think I got most of the mud balls off.

Pepper's eyes. See the white in the middle of his eyes. That is glaucoma. He can only see in the daylight. We really can't do anything about it.

Chemmy's ear. I love the donkeys ears.

My one daffodil. It had just broken into full bloom and got beat to this state by wind and hard rain.

This was in the mail today. Sage belongs to me now and not the BLM. I was pretty excited to get it.

After Sage had eaten a while, we took her to the hitch rail. She was a little jumpy about her other front foot but we got it trimmed. I had to hold it while Bob trimmed and rasped it. Sage finally just stood like a lady after the first. Then I got a saddle pad out. She acted a little snorty at first but by the time I was done she was letting me flap it all over and put it on her from either side. I could wave it all over and she just stood there. I was/am so proud of her.

I stayed up most of the night last night watching "THE" wedding. I went to bed about 5 I think. Slept until 11. I had a real chuckle at the hats. Some were beautiful and some were hysterical. I love hats but some of them were beyond me.

This evening I was going to go out and check the cows. They are all due soon. One of the cows has a history of twins so we are watching her very closely. I was trying to avoid the mud and stepped on a board and went flying flat on my back. I called Bob on my phone and he came and helped me up then we went on to check on the cows. Candy will probably have her baby by tomorrow this time. Falling is one of my fears. I will probably be sore in the morning but really was not hurt.

Blessings,

Just a day

Our goofy kid Tom. My baby boy. He always has to do something silly when I am taking pictures. Here he just stuck his face in front of the camera. Bless his heart.

Got a few things done today. Just was too cold and windy out to do much. However we had a glorious sunset tonight so maybe tomorrow will be nicer. I want to really work with Sage really bad.

This evening was our Mustang and Burro Club meeting. We put the finishing touch on our ride and camping trip Mothers Day Weekend. We decided to keep track of our hours riding instead of distance.

I talked with my sister this afternoon and they missed the tornadoes but she said yesterday was awful. She is OK though and her whole family who all live in either Mississippi or Tennessee are fine too. I was so relieved.

Blessings

Rain and Housework - That Was My Day

Great Grandson Nathaniel. Isn't he happy looking. He is about the happiest little guy I know.
Nikki her hubby and her two youngest boys Easter. I hijacked these pictures from her blog. Lane is 12 and Isaac is 6.

Nothing much went on here today. I just worked on floors, changed the bed ect. And mostly what I did today was worry about my family in the South. The tornadoes were all around them. Have friends there too - my blogger friend Marlene is in Arkansas along with our pastors sister. It is awful. I grumble and complain about our weather and I hate it but its nothing like the tornadoes in the south.

Blessings.

More Toward 1000 Blessings

I do hope this will go in a list instead of a long paragraph.

809. Christ the Lord has risen

810. Little one looking for eggs

811. Chickens that lay blue, green, brown and spotted eggs.

812. Easter Bonnets

813. Little girls in new dresses and shiny white shoes.

814. RIP Ruth, see you in heaven. A dear lady.

815. Fresh clean bedding to crawl in to.

816. Slow cookers

817. Push pins with pretty colored pusher.

818. Riding lawn mowers.

819. Getting a garden spot ready

820. My one daffodil

821. Teenagers playing with bubbles.

Back to the Rain

Our Great Granddaughter Lilianna on her Nana's deck. They moved back over to the Everett area and we don't get to see them very often now. I miss the little Princess. I thought her outfit was precious.

What Granddaughter Sheya brought me for Easter. They are so pretty. Perked up my day looking at them.

Good grief, 3 nice days and we are "blessed" with a lot of rain and snow again. We were going to go for a ride today. No such luck. I hate to complain BUT enough is enough.

Blessings.

He Is Risen

The only time I thought to grab my camera was when I remembered I had bubbles and brought them out and they all said yes when I asked them if they wanted them. Nothing like a yardful of teens playing with bubbles in the wind.
Daughter Chrissy had as much fun as the kids. The wind got a little brisk but they all had fun anyway.

Skyelor is 15. When he bent over to hug me good by, I realized the top of my head came to his shoulder. I about had another hissy. My little grinny boy is huge.

The only non teenager - Sheya. Of course she wanted to ride but it wasn't a day for that.

It was a beautiful day until about 3 when the wind came up and by 5 it was grey, really really blowing and cold. It was a nice 3 days anyway. I suppose it will snow again or something like that.

The only thing growing well right now is the chives. Does anyone know if I cut them back and dehydrate them, will they grow back. I don't know.

I have one daffodil about to bloom. One, I said, just one. I forgot there was a little group at the base of a tree in the yard and it has one bloom just about to open. The lilacs should be blooming in a couple of weeks and the leaves aren't even out yet.

Hope your Easter Sunday was as good as ours. Blessings to you all especially on this special day.

A Beautiful Day

I wish I had made time to go riding today, it was perfect. But other things got in the way. With 2 families coming for dinner tomorrow and 38 eggs to peel for salad and deviled eggs and potatoes to cook for potato salad and with Bob gone to Ellensburg to meet Kathy with her half a beef she ordered, life got busy. We try to get eggs every 2 hrs. Then if the magpies come, hopefully we will get them first. I think I got 23 today.

I put Pepper out on his rope to eat. You could tie him up with a hay string and he would stay there. I let Sage out to eat while I was doing the rest of the chores. She drags her rope but doesn't go anywhere. She is way more interested in the grass and the fact she knows that I have put her grain out. She just eats and eats and when I pick the rope up she comes with me like a lady horse should.

I am going to hide ten plastic eggs with money in them. The kids are too old for real egg hunts but they will like getting money.

Back to peeling the eggs. I thought Bob would be here to help but he drives like a put put driver and he isn't here yet. It takes me 2 1/2 hrs. to get to Ellensburg but he figures on 3 1/2. He probably gets better gas mileage but I still get over 30 on that drive.

Have a blessed Easter Sunday. Remember why we celebrate. Its not the eggs or the chocolate rabbits, howbeit they are run but the reason we have Easter is Jesus rose from the grave on that day to give us everlasting life.

Blessings