Sorry no pictures

When I had some awesome picture possibilities, I did not have my camera. The first photo opportunity was Lane feeding Sage hay and her letting him pet her forehead. He has been so timid about the horses that I was surprised. She was so gentle with him. I just grown to love her more every day.

The second was - Bob was unloading 100 100@ bales of hay and 11 year old Lane was going to help. No one asked him to, he wanted to. But he could not budge them even with a hay hook. So he went to the end of the elevator and could push them aside until there were too many and then Grandpa would come and stack them. I sure wish there was someone to help Bob. This is the hardest thing on the farm for him to do.

Sage was good in the round pen today for the most part. She had a little conniption when I started waving the lash of the carrot stick around. She jumped and tried to run but did stop when I got a handle on her head. I am glad I had the 20' rope on her. I finally got her to stand and just look at it. That was progress. AND I did rub her front legs clear to her feet. I did not try to lift it but rubbed it and rubbed it. Every day there is some progress. I can not ask for any more than that.

It was 81 today, 58 yesterday. Does that make sense. Of course not. It is supposed to be almost 100 by the weekend. I am not complaining - I am not. We have a cool house and I can go out and work in the yard, come in and cool down and go back out. Lane is living in the pool.

Blessings

Wenatchee Again

Three of our six great grandchildren.

Lilianna, Nathaniel and Arawyn.

These are Nikki's grandchildren. They were all three there at the same time for the first time. She took the picture. She bought the little girls tutu's and Nathaniel is wearing the outfit that his daddy wore when he was dedicated. Nathaniel and Lilianna are brother and sister. I love this picture.

I had a successful workout with Sage this morning. She had a minor snit a couple of times but ultimately she did what I asked. I was working with my carrot stick and flipping the lash around. She tolerated it on one side but the other, well not so much but she got over it. That is what we will work on tomorrow. I am trying also to teach her to stand in one place when I tell her to stand. I want her to do that. She got a little irritated with me putting her back and putting her back so we moved on to other things. For the first time when we were done and I took the rope off her and then I held out my hand and she took a step toward me and when I walked away she turned as if to follow but then she thought better of it and she walked away. Progress though.

I drove to Wenatchee and back to go get Arawyn and deliver her to her mother. That is about 350 miles. I am weary. I brought our grandson Lane home with me for a couple of weeks. He entertains himself quite well. He is almost 12.

Blessings.

Happy Birthday America

My sweet friend Kim surprised me today right after we got home from church. She had her grand kids with her. She was taking them home to Everett. They are sweet, beautiful children and I was thrilled to see them again. They had a good time with Skeeter and he with them. Please pray for that family. Her mother is ill with a recurrence of cancer. s

I hope you have all thought about why we celebrate today. What we really celebrate. Our freedoms. Stop to think about how many we have. If you think about another country - Sudan, China, Iraq and think of what we have. Freedom to move about, freedom to worship how we choose, freedom to wear what we want, freedom to say what we want even if it does not sound nice. That is just a drop of the bucket. All because we live in this country. Happy Birthday America. Fireworks are illegal here but if you live where they are, be safe.

Blessings.

A good day

I did work with Sage today and we did great. I consistently can run my hand down her leg and I rubbed down her back to her tail and she just stood there. I only worked once, it was a busy day and kind of gave her a break. I tried to get her to eat some grain but so far its still in its dish in her feeder. I put her hay in over it and she tossed the hay out onto the ground. Oh well. She will get it one of these days.

Ditto got her feet trimmed today. She just stood there like always. She is my first horse love. I have had her since she was 2 and she is now 28.
Our 18 year old granddaughter Coreen. I am so worried about her weight. She is the daughter of our son Scott that died 6 years ago.

This and the next picture are of what broke off of the dun mares hind foot when Bob was working with her. He has not got his hands on her yet but she is giving to the rope OK. Time I guess. I was horrified how the foot had turned so far under. Look at that fold. I am horrified.

I If we could get close enough we would sedate her and trim them but that is not practical at this point. I don't want to rope her and choke her down. Just keep working I guess. A friends niece named her Emma. So that is what I am calling her.

We put Jack the calf out in a small pasture by himself. I hope he does ok over night out there. He comes when you rattle his bucket.

Coreen came for the day. It was so good to see her. Her move to Auburn did not last long. I have several reasons to be very worried about her.

Have a happy Fourth of July

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Good Progress

I had a great day with Sage today. I put my brush in my pocket before I went out into the round pen. I caught Sage in her little pen. She just lets me walk up to her without a flinch. I led her out to the round pen and did a couple of things with her. Like leading her. Then I rubbed her neck and took out the brush. Isn't her mane beautiful. I was so proud of her to just stand there and let me without jumping or moving off.
Notice anything different? Her halter? I changed halters on her today without so much as a twitch. I was so proud of her. She just stood there and let me like we had done it every day. I took the drag rope off. I could have several days ago but did it today. I was so proud of her.

She has such a pretty face. I also rubbed down her front legs clear to her hoof on this side and to her knee on the other side. I could do it on all four feet with the stick. I was jumping up and down and shouting hurrah inside. This was the best day ever. She acts like she really likes me. I love her.

Today was the Census Bureau picnic. I don't know if it was the Fourth of July picnic or just about over picnic. I know I ate a lot. It was fun. By the end of July it will be all done with I believe.

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A Long Day

This is Isaac and today he is 6. I saw him yesterday and I asked him what tomorrow was (yesterday so I was talking about today). He told me very seriously that today was Thursday and it was his birthday and I am serious Grandma. So happy birthday Monkey. We love you A LOT.
Our Great Granddaughter Arawyn. She is a pistol. But a Sweetheart too. We took her to meet her Nana and Papa in Wenatchee. That is half way. I will go and get her on Monday. We don't get to see her as often as we would like but love it when we can.

We went to get some hay tonight and while they were loading it I looked up and this girl was standing there and watching. She had a baby with her but kept it out of sight.

I was standing at Sages shoulder and took this picture and the next one too from the other side. She didn't seem to mind too much.

This is the side that was untouchable for a long time. I want to try to change halters tomorrow. We'll see if that works or not.

Sage peeking under the fence to see who was on the other side. She is becoming much more gentle and sweet.

I worked with her today for a little while but not as long as I had hoped. I was so sleepy today I couldn't seem to accomplish a whole lot. We got home at midnight last night and I could not go to sleep. That always bugs me.

There are 5 kittens left and they go to the pound on Monday if they don't have homes. I want to reclaim my extra bathroom. We are going to be having company off and on for the rest of the summer and I need to get it cleaned and aired out. I would like to keep the blue grey male with long hair if I was going to keep any. But I am not. Not with another litter in the barn.

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Wunerful wunerful

I had been leading her around when Bob finally got there to take some pictures. She was a little nervous with him standing there so was pulling back just a little.

I don't think she would do this outside the round pen yet but it is good to have her. I was asking her to walk faster of the rope would have been slack.

Now this is progress. This is her bad side and I can walk up to it now without her doing anything. I can rub back to her hip on both sides.

I was trying to fix her mane all on one side. She didn't seem to mind. I will start brushing her mane in the next day or so. She is so beautiful.

Rubbing her neck and messing with the halter. I want to be able to take it off soon. Or at the very least to change halters and put a rope one on her.

She was smelling my hand again. I have to watch her though. She tastes. Earlier I had an orange tee shirt on and she took a hold of it twice. Not in a biting manner, just tasting. No teeth on me but I can't have her doing that. It was pretty funny but would not have been if she had gotten a hold of me.

Bob even went in and led her a bit. I am so proud of her progress. So it was a good day. Went and got my hair trimmed and she didn't do it like I asked. I guess if I want a good haircut I need to go to a better salon. Ya think.

Blessings.