Summer is Returning

This last weekend we took out grandsons home and attended pig roast at Bob's cousin Tim and Theresa's place in Arlington. There were about 200 people there. The pig was roasted over an open pit and was it yummy. I ate too much of everything and I know most people did too. Tim is the one whose back is to the picture. He is a big fellow.
Our Nikki and Theresa, Tim's wife. We had such a good time.

Our nephew of sorts (his mother is really our niece)Donovan and his partner Cindy. A sweet couple with sweet kiddo's.

Sister in law Jackie. She had a stroke a few years ago. She gets around pretty good in her wheel chair.

Donovan and Cindy's baby Landon. He is such a doll baby. He just turned 2.

We had a good trip over except we went through the heart of an awful storm. The hail was bad and we thought we might have a cracked windshield but we got through it. Scared all of us though. The lightening was flashing all around us. The boys and I especially did not like that part of it at all.

I had more pictures - maybe they will get posted tomorrow.

Blessings

Lots of kids

My cowgirl granddaughter Sheya. She had watched me work her and was petting Sage and loving on her when I was finished. Sage just loved it.

My BF Ditto

Sheya loving on Ditto in the lane.

And she rode Pepper. We need to let her stirrups down. She had not ridden since last winter and she grew. It was too hot for her to ride too much though for both of them and me watching. But she got about 20 minutes and the sweat was running down her face so we called it a day. If it had not been so hot I would have ridden Raven and we would have gone across the road but just too hot,

Sage did well today. I was again very proud of her.

Have an extra two grandsons and a granddaughter here today. Plus the two that have been here. Tomorrow we go to Marysville and return them to their parents. How quiet the house will be. We will be back Sunday.

Blessings

A day in the life of......................

I didn't work my lovely today. I did not feel so good this morning. The storm last night kept waking me up. It was pretty awful. I am glad I had the curtains closed so I did not have to see the lightening. I heard it crackling though. It hit a lot of places including a car driving down I90 on the man's way to work.

This was a yoga ball that I bought at a yard sale for Sage to work with. She bit it and this is what I have now.

Lane in his Great Grandpa's hat. He likes hats so Bob will give it to his mother to keep for him. He is afraid he would hurt it.

Sunset last night. We have some pretty ones out here on the plain.

Lane and Isaac being muscle men at the pool today. Funny boys.

I hope the weather calms down tonight, that was scary. And, I want to sleep. The boys slept through it. I was worried they would be afraid.

Blessings

Muggy Day

Up at the Indian Cliffs view point where we had lunch. Pepper is on your left and Sage on your right. They were tied to dead stumps. Sage was hot and tired by that time and would have stood any where. It is there that we left in a hurry about 15 minutes later.

Bob and Linda.


On a break going up the hill to the vista. We needed to let the horses catch their breath.

Part of our group resting in the shade. This was on our way to the top. The was the clear place I was most worried about with the lightening. We got across it much faster going down. It had kind of blown over but we were worried.

It has been humid today. The boys are siphoning out the pool. It looked pretty gross. They will fill it back up.

I worked with Sage this morning. I didn't saddle her, just worked at changing directions and stopping and roll backs. She does it so well in the round pen. We will see how she does under saddle. I did not ride her because the wind was blowing and I didn't feel quite up to getting my saddle out of the trailer where it still is. Maybe Bob will get it out for me in the morning.

Nothing much else, just kids, house, laundry ect.

Blessings.

A Really Long Ride

We left Friday evening for Heyburn State Park near Plummer, Idaho. We took Wrangler, Pepper and Sage. Bob ponies Sage on Saturday. We rode 14 miles. FOURTEEN. Sage did awesome even though Bob had to pull her up the last hill. She said I am tired. She tried to lay down in the creek on our way back. Other than wanting to stop on the last hill, she did absolutely wonderful. Over logs, through brush, along a narrow trail up and down hill. I was so proud of her and wished I was riding her. Although Pepper took good care of me. We stopped to eat lunch at the vista overlooking the lake and miles and miles. We looked up and a big black cloud blew in. I thought, we had better get out of there. The lightening and thunder started when we were just a little way down the mountain. At one point the thunder and lightening were are at the same time and VERY loud. Pepper twitched but did'nt shy. Marilyn's horse jumped a little, Heather and her horse did OK. Wrangler twitched a little and Sage ran up beside him like help me, please. We did out best to get out of there as fast as we could. By the time we got to the open part where I was most worried about, it had blown over. The rest of the group went on a longer trail from the vista and I was worried about them. They were up on the ridge and it was not a safe place to be.
Angela and Ray having breakfast. Angela thought she might start a new trend in apparel.

My friend Cindi. She had a wreck in the storm. He horse bolted sideways and she went the other, rolled over a hill and hit a tree. She thanked her lucky stars she was wearing a helmet. Her arm was numb, scratches on her face and a skinned up knee but otherwise OK and she rode out. I wear a helmet when I ride, even when riding Pepper who is old faithful. Bob wears one too as does Cindi's husband. I have heard a lot of excuses why people don't wear them from it shows I don't trust my horse, or they are hot (they are) but my head is more valuable.

Marilyn and Murphy.

The storm saying bye as it finished blowing over. It didn't even cool it down a whole lot.

As we started for home, he stormy sky. We arrived home about 10:30 last night and I collapsed into bed and slept like a rock

I will have more pictures from my other camera. I don't ride with my good Canon camera. The other one is still in the trailer. Tomorrow I will have more ambition to do more out there. Today after church I lay down and slept through the Mariners game that I was going to watch. I still will sleep tonight.

That was a long ride and this old body of mine takes a little longer to recover. It was about a half an hour more than I would have liked.

Blessings,

More kids in pictures

Tinkerbell yesterday.

Isn't she a pretty little thing.

Trouble our old kitty. He is 12 or 13 years old. Still lives up to his name.

The peanut as I pulled her from the pool to get ready to go home. We got about half a mile from the house and I glanced into the back seat and she was sound asleep. I had to wake her when we got to her house.

Bob's horse Wrangler. He would sell him to the right person. $2,500 and that is firm. He has been trail ridden in the mountains, pulled a pack horse. I believe anyone could ride him. He is 15h2 and heavy. He is a mustang but is not branded. We adopted his mother and she gave birth to him a couple of months later. She was from Paisley Desert in Oregon. (the same place as Sage). He is about 12.

So my day has been spent cleaning house and getting the living quarters in our trailer ready to go tomorrow. The boys are going to stay with their uncle, aunt and cousins. We are going to be at a ride and dutch oven cooked meal. I am going to ride Pepper and pony the Sage.

Blessings,

100 Today,

Our Tinkerbell who came to play on the farm in a tutu. She is our Great Grand Daughter. We don't get to see her near often enough.
She is a real ham bone. She really likes her picture taken and will pose how ever you want her to. I took some more pictures today and she just posed all over the place.

Two grandsons and Tinkerbell

Lane in the tree.

Isaac getting ready to climb too.

I did not ride today because my princess pea horse didn't like the way her headstall was on her and she did a little buck around. I promised I would not ride her unless she was calm and that was not the case today. I fixed her bridle and that was better but not completely over it and it was just too hot by the time I got that far. We were both sweating

When I took Arawyn home this afternoon it was 100 on the north side of Spokane. Mercy me. I am glad I have an AC in my car and in my house. The boys played in the pool most of the day. I had to fish her out to take her home.

Blessings,