Thursday

No pictures today. I worked outside for most of the day. Went and had a massage this afternoon and wanted to come home and go to bed but didn't. She found some sore spots in my shoulders and low back but worked them off. The worst was in my neck and I was shocked that she got that to let up by stretching my arms different ways. My neck is freer than its been for a long time. I just thought it was because I was old.

I don't know how so much junk accumulated over the winter. Snow did cover a multitude of sins. And, I have a husband who just drops things - all kinds of things. I have picked up enough hay string to burn the place down. When I was working out by the barn, the horses stand at the fence talking to me. They are asking for treats - hey mom were right here. So I would clean a while and then go pet noses. Are they spoiled - of course not. And am I sucker, of course not.

Bob is leaving for Montana about noon tomorrow and the house is going to get ignored. There is much I want to do which includes working some more on Ditto's grooming and perhaps I will give in and work with Rusty. The last time she made me so mad I said she was Bob's to do but that might never happen the way his schedule is.

Katie is going to come and stay with me tomorrow night and we are going to have a girls night out and go to dinner somewhere. Her idea of going somewhere nice is Subway - I like Subway but I want someplace a notch above. We will have fun.

I do hope your Friday is great.

Wednesday in the sunshine

This picture is about 9 years old. Michaela was 6 and she is either 15 or 16 now. She was my favorite student that I have ever had. She did so well at leadline on Rosie. I was proud of her. She was so scared at first and then just blossomed. Then adults messed things up and she got caught in a three way custody fight and her father wouldn't let her ride anymore. Said it was too dangerous but he just was getting revenge on her mother and grandmother. It made me so sad.

I spent alot of time grooming Ditto this afternoon. She was a mess. I took tons of hair off of her and pounds of mud balls. She gets tired of me pulling on them though. She really is appearing old. AND she is more opinionated than she was. She forgets sometimes she has any manners at all. I just dropped her lead rope and let her eat grass on the back lawn.

Pepper fought me over the fly mask again., He just does not like it but it does protect his eye site whether he likes it on or not. I take it off at night though.

Katie came and rode Abby. She just does better every time. It is amazing what a little confidence will do. She is dreading the next month and her finals and graduation. School is hard for her and she studies alot. She wants to ride every night too. She had her Senior presentation on Monday. She was very nervous but got thru it OK even if the computer messed up so she did not have her Power Point to go with it.

The grass is sprouting up, and in the next few days the trees will all be leafed out. A new beginning, spring. Have a marvelous Thursday.

A thankful Tuesday.

This is not what I am thankful for today. I had a hissy fit when I looked out this morning. Good grief, its the middle of April. It only lasted until about 11 here but I talked to Katie and at noon they still had 5" in the Five Mile area of Spokane. Good weather is coming though.

The horses looked disgusted too. They are all shedding and look awful. Even the ones who have been groomed regularly. You could stuff a mattress with what comes off of them. I want to give Ditto a good grooming tomorrow. She looks pathetic. They are anxious to get out and eat grass. It isn't quite long enough to turn them out yet. The grass. In another week it will be.

My thankful Tuesday is centered on our youngest daughter Christyn. She, as well as Tom are our adopted children but I have to remind myself of that. Christyn is the one who has given me the worst grey hair. LOL but I still love her with all my heart. She has three precious children. Nikki is 15, Skyelor is 13 and Jadeyn is ll. She is divorced from their father. Can't say we were sorry about that but he still is their dad. Christyn (she has always been Chrissy but has decided she is Christyn) is extremely talented. She sings very well, love to hear her, she is artistic, and loving. She is American Indian = Colville Tribe. She knows her biological family but tells everyone she is glad to be adopted and not having to grow up like her "other" family. In fact she told everyone that Sunday while we were eating dinner. She has a Signifigant Other - Wendy which makes us hurt but we love Wendy too and she is very good to us. No matter what, she is our daughter and we love her alot. I am thankful she came into our lives when she was 7 months old and we are thankful to have her for a daughter.

Have a wonderful Wednesday.

Monday

Last fall while in Yokes grocery store, they had these pathetic little minerature rose plants for 45 cents. They were really sad little limp plants. I got one and Bob laughed at me and told me it was going to die and then I would just be throwing it out. Well, this lovely little white rose is now blooming on my kichen window sill. It has other buds on it too. It is a pretty bright spot in my kitchen.

Today was nasty and cold. Remembered I was out of laundry soap so had to go to the store. I also today made my massage appointment for Thursday afternoon. I can't wait.

The sun was shining when I put the horses out this morning so I put the fly mask on Pepper that act as sunglasses for him. He was really irritated with it though. He tried to get it off but he didn't and when I put them in this evening he still had it on. I took it off for the night. He will be upset when I put it back on in the morning. He'll get used to it though. He has for the past three years anyway.

Have a nice Tuesday.

HE IS RISEN - Easter

Me, this special day celebrating the resurrection of our Lord and Saviour. Bob would not let take a picture with me. Oh well, this is me

Our great grandaughter Arawyn. She will be 3 next week. She had little short pig tails and a pretty Easter dress.

Lilliana who is another great grandaughter. She was sucking on some purple and green candy. Her little pony tails don't show. She will be 2 on May 2nd. Both little girls are our oldest daughter Nikki and her husband Carmen's grand daughters. After having 6 boys and a step son, Nikki is reveling in have grand daughters.

Bob bless his heart, along with our daughter in law Debbie did the dinner dishes. I appreciated it so very much. Maybe because he was cranky with me earlier. Whatever reason, he scored big with me today. Debbie always pitches in and does more than her share. Christy usually helps too but she is on overload with some things right now and I excused her. Christyn and her gang cleaned up dessert.

Our granson Skyelor turned 13 yesterday. We had his birthday cake today. He is such a big boy. Almost an entire head taller than me. He is so talented and I wish he had the self esteem to go with it. The bigger girl in the picture is his sister Nikki who is 15 and his cousin Sheya who is 7. She is Tom's princess.

I think with everyone who was here today, we had 22 for dinner. That is counting the 2 little girls and a baby who was present with his mother also. All family, or extended family and we had a blast. We had a rainy day and the kids played in the barn. Cops and Robbers as I recall. I think we played that when we were kids. The only restictions we place on them is leave the tools alone.

That is what I did all day. The kids were disappointed they did not get to ride. Sheya especially. She is our cowgirl. Ryan will ride and Seth sometimes and Arawyns sister wanted to ride too. Maybe tomorrow I will get to have more to do with them.

We do have a different type of bedding that we are using. Bob's job shreds, I mean pellatizes paper - a couple of garbage sacks stuffed a day. Bob brings home about 2 a day. It seems to work well so far. And it is free. That is a good thing.

Have an absolutely great Monday.

Saturday

Today was the clinic where our horses got their coggins and health certificates. This is Dr. Krista Porter and a vet tech. drawing blood from Pepper. Bob is standing there observing. Pepper is an old hat at this and he just stood there.

This is Otis. Our friends the Bruces who live in Rathdrum, Idaho ride mules. Sharon rides Otis. He is a big mule. He had been tied outside in the round pen and it rained. When she went and got him, he got into the nice arena with a sandy footing and he dropped and rolled. It was funny. So did Gene's mule Milo. They make quite a pair.

This is Wrangler. He was born on our place. He was born about 3 weeks after we adopted his mother who was from the Paisley Desert area in Oregon. She was the same color as Wrangler. He is 16 hands and weighs about 1400 pounds. A really big boy. He can go all day and not be tired at all. We sold his mother. We sold Wrangler at about 5 months old to a friend and that did not work out and bought him back when he was 3. Bob broke him out and we sold him to our good friend Perry who lives in Post Falls. He loves him. It was good to see Wrangler today.

Besides doing those things I have the potatoe salad put together, Just the salad dressing when we get home from church. The strawberries are ready for shortcake, had to start over on the jello fruit salad. I put it in a colonder and drained it and started all over. Its jelloing now. I checked it a while ago. Just have the deviled egges to make tomorrow. The ham will go in just before we leave for church and the kids are bringing the rest of it. Everything is cleaned up waiting for tomorrow now.

So that was my day before Easter. Have a very blessed Easter Sunday.

Friday

Whew - I cleaned house today, made the jello salad but I think I got too much liquid, it is not jelloing. The most energy I have been able to pack into a day for a while. The sternum is still a little sore but I can function.

Tomorrow we are taking four horses to a clinic to get their coggins test done and a 6 month health certificate so we can travel across state lines with them. We will take Katies horse Abby, Pepper, Raven and Dixie. We cleaned out the horse trailer good tonight. Now it will need it again tomorrow. Bob is such a precrastinator.

They predicted rain for today BUT the sun shone and it was warm. I went to the store and did not even wear a sweater. That was so nice. I did a little in the yard today but not much. It is sooooooooooo good to be outside and to be warm.

Not much to write about - Have a great Saturday.