A better day Maybe

What would I take pictures of today, it rained. Ugly rain and it froze the instant it hit the ground. That left us with ice covering everything. I went to get the paper across our road and thought, I should have ice skates. A solid glare of ice shone back at me. I inched my way over and back without falling - a miracle maybe. There were 45 accidents in a half mile or so on the freeway downtown. The police could hardly walk. They finally told everyone to get off the road and stay home. It was better this afternoon.

Bob's leg is still very painful but his back is better and he can walk gingerly. He is frustrated with his leg but the doctor told him it would just take a while to get it well. He is not known for his patience. I still am doing the chores night and morning with the neighbor taking care of the cows. I don't mind at all. Love my ponies. I did not put the two out today. I did not want them to walk on frozen icy mud.

Nothing much else around here. I tried a recipe I found in a Western Horsemen magazine. Potatoes, bacon, jalapenos and onions and 2 cans of lemon lime soda. Of course some spices. I liked it a lot, Bob not being crazy about potatoes wasn't so sold on it.

Have a good Saturday - Blessings.

Tough time

Well, Bob is on the road to recovery. Sometimes it seems like things come in a pile. Yesterday we spent a good part of the afternoon at the ER at Deaconess Hospital. Bob's leg swelled up big. I was so afraid of a blood clot. After an ultra sound, x rays and exams by several doctors his leg has muscle damage from him dropping a bale of hay on it a couple of weeks ago and pinning it against the bucket of the tractor. Now it is just time. He is walking better today. He has used a cane a little but the walker is folded up. I don't know what I would have done about the chores if John our neighbor did not come and help me with the things that are tough for me.

He has been feeding the cows and doing the watering. I am so grateful. Consequently I have not had time to work with Sage. Just put her in and out every day. I took her an apple yesterday and today she kind of mugged me looking for apples. She likes horse cookies but is crazy about apples.

To top it all off today coming back from the mail box I was walking west and one foot went north and west and the other south and east. I didn't fall but have kind of a sore knee. I am glad no one was watching.

Tomorrow must be better: Blessings.

Hard Day

On Sunday evening Bob began telling me his back and leg hurt. He got progressively worse until this morning he could not walk. I took him to his chiropractor who worked on his back but was told if his calf got worse to take him to the ER. So I am watching it. He borrowed a walker, that gave him more support walking than a cane or crutches. And then to top it off, we got 2/3 inches of fresh snow this evening. It was tough driving home from the Spokane Valley at peak rush hour time with snow falling like mad. People on the freeway just seem to drive the same speed no matter what.]

So that was my day. Darn. Just put Sage out and in and picked her and Amelia's stall. Other than feeding them that was my horse time today.

Blessings

On the road again------------------

Getting Closer

653 - Quail
654 - Paula Deen
655 - Cardigan sweaters
656 - Grandchildren that just call when there is something exciting in their lives
657 - Figuring stuff out on the computer by myself occasionally
658 - Lide Hamilton
659 - A saying I heard in church "The Titanic was built by professionals and the Ark was built by an amateur
660 - Not falling on the ice
661 - The presidents speech in Tucson
662 - Healing
663 - Days to work with Sage
664 - Good mud boots
665 - The gift of taste
666 - A step stool because I am vertically challenged
667 - Celebrating a daughters birthday
668 - Orca Whales
669 - Old Valentines
670 - Woodland Park Zoo
671 - Pt. Defiance Zoo
671 - Meatloaf
672 - San Juan Islands

Happy Birthday Chrissy

Today was our lovely daughter Christyn June's birthday. We had her, her kids and her partner for dinner and cake. She had a happy afternoon. Wendy had to go to work at 6:30 so we had an early dinner.
Chrissy ad her girls.

Her son Skyelor playing with Pistol.

We had a grand evening. She wanted meatloaf so meatloaf we had. Bob can hardly get around because his back is really acting up. He can't walk, not do much of anything without turning grey with the pain. Tomorrow the doctor. But today when I had dinner about ready he told me he couldn't do the chores. So, Chrissy finished her birthday dinner and Wendy and I did the chores. Bless her heart. I could have done them but not in the amount of time it took both of us. I picked the horses stalls earlier so that didn't have to be done. I felt bad leaving Chrissy to the dinner but she would have much rather done that than horse feeding.

I didn't get to go work with Sage today but I did put her in and out and give her a treat and petted her good. She has such soft eyes. I just love them.

Blessings

Thanks Cameron

Thanks loads Cameron for helping me today. I did not have any blogger pictures so I just scanned some older pictures. This is at a horse show in Pasco the first year Rosie competed. My position isn't so great but we were both learning.

This was a show in Walla Walla. She is such an awesome pony.

A few years ago we were up in the San Juan Islands. We certainly were excited about the show the Orca's put on for us. It was soooooo cool.

Our Lily and her first baby when the baby was only 1/2 hrs. old. She was a spitfire.

One of the funniest pictures I have of my sister. It was up on San Juan Island. We had climbed this little hill. I waited for her like a good sister.

Another show in Pasco. She loves to pull things.

Yet another horse show. It was out in the Valley Mission Arena. I had just won the Sr. Showmanship class.

I worked with Sage some today. The wind was really blowing hard though and horses think they are Pegasus when conditions are like that. She did pretty well. I used the white bag again just on the ground and letting her smell it and snort. She let me swing it back and forth on the ground. We left it at that because she was being good.

Bob and I got the stalls cleaned today and bedded. That is a hard job. But, it is done. Bob has just about finished the stall he has been working on. We wish we were rich so we could hire it done and then hire someone to clean the stalls for us.

Well, the Seahawks are done but they went much farther than ANY ONE thought they could. Now I have to figure out who to root for. Dustin will tell me (grandson).

Blessings.

More looking back

Still no help with my picture issue so back to some old ones.

This is one of my favorite pictures at the corrals in Burns. It was several years ago but still love it.
My sister and I a few years ago in her front yard. It was a chilly and windy day.

Sharon and I on her front porch.

These are Wynona Judd's horses at the back of her property. There were more in another pasture too. I wonder what she does with the draft horses?

Sharon last summer when they were here.

I worked with Sage today. Could rub down her legs to her feet. She had not forgotten that. I worked with the plastic bag too. I just held it out to her at ground level and when she looked at it and lowered her head I took it away and then put it back. By the time I quit I was swishing it back and forth from behind me to her nose. She is taking treats from my hand. I know that's not a big thing to brag about but she would have nothing to do with them before. I was so proud of her.

Bob almost has another stall done in the barn. That will give us 4 12 x 12 stalls. We have 3 now. And then have one more to build. I am so happy they are getting done.

I don't know whether to put my sleigh away or not. I was having so much fun with it and then the rains came down. Now the snow is pretty much gone and the ice is too. Can work with Sage in the mud. Not on the ice so its a this or that kind of thing.

Bob and I are off to an Back Country Horsemen meeting tonight. Have a wonderful Sunday (go Seahawks)

Blessings.