RIP dear sweet Ezra

12-2-12

Sometime during the night Ezra hurt himself and he was humanely put down.  He was suffering really bad.  We did the best we could for him  since we helped rescue him.  He had been treated badly but we loved  him to health.  We will miss your sweet hee haw to greet us every time we went to the barn.

2nd. Day

On the second day of Christmas I have 2 Christmas Cactus blossoms.  There are many more but two was the number for today.  It rarely blooms at Christmas so I was surprised.

Yesterday as a good day.  Got everyone checked in and we ate a good dinner of roasted pork loin or chicken.  And of course all the other stuff that goes with it.  AND cheesecake for desert.  Those that won prizes and awards were thrilled.  Particularly the lead liners.  They are so cute.

So today we are off to church and then our quilting group is having a Christmas party and our own little quilt show.  I, of course, don't have a quilt just the pillow I made.  Next year I will have a quilt.

So blessings to all of you this rainy Sunday morning. 

On The First Day of Christmas...................

On the first day of Christmas, I have one black and white horse.

Every year I have this thing I do with the first 12 days of December.  I know the song refers to other days of the holidays but this is just something I like to do.  I kind of gets me going into the season.

I have a very busy weekend so this is getting done early today.  Love the things going on though.  Today is the Northeast Zone of Washington State Horseman awards banquet.  I have been in charge of reservations so have to be there early to get set up for people to start coming. 

Believe it or not the sun is shining.  Could hardly believe it when I opened the curtains.  Black clouds all around however.  I need to go put the horses out and get stuff into the car. 

Blessings to you all this first day of December.  

Just another day

 Last night I went into the living room to ask Bob something and this is what I found.  I think the big dogs would have been there too if there  had been room. 

Frozen fog was so pretty on Monday.  This was on out way to Davenport to the auction.  I loved it.

Rosie decided she wanted to go in by herself this evening.  She went by Bob when he was putting Sage and Ditto in.  Ditto always goes in by herself.  He doesn't trust Sage to do it and I think he is right but he has always led Rosie in.  When he came out from locking the doors on Sage and Ditto he found her over talking to Murphy.  He yelled at her and asked her when she belonged.  She just trotted off and went in her stall.  They are so funny.

I can't believe how big Justin is getting.  He is 7 weeks old already and is growing.  His feet are the same size as his cousin that is almost 7 months old.  His mama and daddy are both tall and dad has big feet.

I am trying to get out Christmas lights up.  I just need an extention cord and they mostly are up.  Bob doesn't want me up on a ladder so not too many.  He doesn't want to do it so it will be what it will.

Blessings to you all,

Sunshiney Sunday

 The entire family taken Thanksgiving evening.  She cooked a delightful dinner and I am just so proud of her.  Her first turkey was awesome

Here are three more of our grand kids.  Sheya Christyne is 11 and in the 5th grade.  Sitting is Ryan Thomas who is 15 and The tallest in the picture is Seth Christian who is 15.  They are good kids and hard workers.

Today we went to church and the message was just what we needed to hear.  Bob helped Cameron and Katie's Dad put a hot wire up around their dog pen.  Yesterday the dog had some of our chickens for lunch.I hope it works this time

I put some holiday lights out this afternoon but Bob will have to help me find an extention cord meant to be outside. We have some other things in the garage to see if they still are ok.Then I will work on getting the living rood arranged for the Christmas tree

Blessings, peace, love and joy

Rain

Its Raining, Its Pouring

and pouring and pouring some more.  We have a lake and where its not water it is mud.  Mercy me.  I would rather have cold and hard ground than this mess. 

When I put Sage out today she nuzzled my pocket when I let her go in the pasture.  Yes I had treats but she had not gotten any.  Yes, I gave her one it was so sweet.  Is she spoiled - the answer is of course Yes, I guess she is.

I have read the Wagon Teamster blog since he left on his first trip.  He had a bad wreck in Mississippi two or three years ago that killed some of his horses and nearly killed him.  He has currently been on trip four and was in Arizona.  He got rear ended in another wreck the other day.  His horses, nor him were injured but his trailer and wagon are.  So he called this trip over.  The horses are on their way to southern Oregon and he will be joining them when he gets back to Colorado to get his truck and a trailer to take them to Oregon also.  He met a lady friend there and is regrouping at her place.  I feel so bad for him. 

My back is better, not well but better.  I only took some ibaprofun this evening after I got dinner. 

I wonder how many pets we can have before they over take us.  This evening our grandson Skylor called and wanted to know if I could keep his cat for him.  He lives with his dad and can't have pets.  Of course I said yes.  So now we have a huge black cat named Moon.  Its a real menagerie.  Chrissy is looking for a new place where they can have River back.  I will be glad to let her go back to them.  I like her but she misses Chrissy.

Blessings.

Grey Days

Rather than struggle with trying to get more pictures loaded, I am just going to load this one so you will know Sage is still around.  I seem to not have been so adept at getting pictures of the horses, let alone, our mustangs.  I had just let Sage out this morning and she usually drops and rolls but not today when I had the camera ready.

I hate this time of the year when day after day is grey and dismal and drippy.  We did have a little snow but now its raining again.  .  Every winter I go on about the grey days. 

When I slipped and fell last week I didn't think I hurt myself other than my knee but man oh man has my back hurt.  It much better today.  It gets really bad in the evenings.  Not so bad today though.

I am working on my quilt.  I have about 25 blocks done, it takes 70.  Maybe next year by this time I will be done.  LOL.  When it is though, I will really let out a whoop because it is all hand done.

Bob got 10 tons of hay today for the cows.  We have enough horse hay and now we have enough for the cows. 

So, it is time to get ready to get ready to go to the Back Country Horsemen meeting this evening.    I had Justin for a while today and I have not really gotten dressed, pj bottoms and a T shirt.  I don't think Bob wants me to go dressed like this.  Hope your Sunday is blessed.