Tack Swap Day

Today was the big 4H Tack Swap in Spokane. For me it always seems like the beginning of horse happenings. We took stuff out and bought some things. Bob found just the bit he had been looking for, for Wrangler and some boots that will fit most of the horses. They look like I might even be able to get them on. I got a halter for Sage and a pair of boots for me. Dress up boots. Just what I have been wanting. We spent more than we sold but that's OK. The dress boots I got are brand new and the other things were in great shape too. I think the purple halter is new too. We, disappointingly did not sell the 2 saddles we took but it did not look like a lot of them sold. It was fun to run into all kinds of people we knew from Lewiston on north and Moses Lake east to Spokane.

I did talk to the lady who is working with the Mustang Heritage Group that is doing Youth activities. They hope to have one in Spokane in 2012. I asked her to keep in touch and I knew we could help with that. Her daughter is the YaY (youth and yearling) thing last year with a yearling from Sage's herd. He was solid bay though. Big like her. I hope she will get in contact with me, I did not get her e mail. Dumb I know.

Bob is at a Gentlemen on Horseback dinner this evening with a neighbor. He is really trying to talk Bob into going with him next year down in Oregon. I am sort of iffy on whether Bob would enjoy it or not. He did like it when he went on the Chief Joseph (an appaloosa is a requirement to go) a few years ago but did not want to go any more. We will see.

Being without a phone stinks. I don't use it often but without it, of course I want to use it all the time. Aren't we silly creatures.

I saw four robins today, the very first ones. They are harbinger's of spring.

Blessings

Venting

No pictures. You don't want to see one of me with steam coming our the top of my head. But, let me start at the beginning.

When I got up and was watching the devastating pictures from Japan and knowing my oldest friend in the world had children in Okinawa, I went to my phone that had been charging all night and what did I have NOTHING. I shook and and wiggled the charger around and still NOTHING. We were going in town to consign some things at the Tack Swap so we stopped by the Wireless Store that is on our way in and my phone is DEAD and I mean DEAD. Nothing works at all. I called the customer service person and she said it was under warranty and switched me to that number. Well, she pushed the wrong button because they were talking Spanish and I know hablo and that is just about it. So I hung up and dialed again. This time I got English, however whoever I talked to did no speak good English. An hour later on Bob's phone and taking the battery in and out and giving her numbers and the color of little squares in little holes and verifying for the 5th. time my name and it is pronounced Lee not Leah and my address ect. I will have a new phone in five days or so. We do not have a land line so we have Bob's phone only. So there, I have vented. I did not drown it, I did not throw it anywhere, I just carry it around in my pocket. So if you need to get me in the next week, the Internet is the way you will do it.

Got all 59 of our items consigned at the tack swap. We will go in the AM and spend everything we might make. That is what we usually do. We did take a couple of saddles. We have an abundance of them. Its always fun though and we always see lots of our horsey friends that we have not seen all winter.

We had a day without rain so the horses all got our for a while. Back in tonight because the rain is coming back tonight.

Blessings.

Pepper AOK

I want to thank you all who prayed for Pepper last night. He astonished everyone with his recovery. I am so glad our vet understands the power of prayer. When Bob checked him at 1 AM her had not pooped but was passing gas. His gut sounds were good. At 1:30 he had pooped. He was looking for something to eat. On his regular diet for a while anyway is a cup or so of soaked beet pulp and a glug glug of mineral oil mixed in it. He was really hungry today and he was not happy in his stall but he is going to be there at least at night for quite a while. We are having a terrible time with stalls. Water is running in under the wall of the barn. We had to shovel in sand today. And with the prediction of rain every day for the forseeable future, I don't know what we are going to do. We have four stalls and one is a lake. The others aren't quite as bad.

We do not live anywhere near a creek or a river but we have a flood and its over the top of our barn boots in depth. Where it isn't there is mud to suck our boots off. I tried to put Amelia and Sage out to work on their stalls and it was raining so hard we hurried as fast as we can. Its awful. Can hardly get to the chicken pens. Its awful or did I already say that.

Tomorrow is the day we take our stuff to be consigned to the 4H tack swap sale on Saturday. We have 2 saddles and a bunch of other stuff. We loaded it in the car today. I want to be there at noon to avoid some of the crowd. There are a couple of things I want. Nothing big but its always fun to watch.

Sorry about no pictures but did not have time. Thanks again for everyones prayers.

Blessings.

A Quickie

Just a quick little message tonight. Pepper coliced bad again and thought we were losing him but he is hanging on and is alert and nosing at the hay. No poop yet but he is up and alert and that's a good thing. Dr. McKinley knows we can spend another thousand dollars on him like we did in December and has been a big help to us. We are checking him every hour tonight and call Jed in the AM again. When I put a call out for prayers on Facebook, he started pulling it out of it. I know prayer works, God even cares for our horses. Well He cares about what we care about.

I made a statement last week that our Mustang Meeting was on the 24th. There will be a big surprise for everyone - at least the first 10 people there- but it will be the 31st. I should have looked at my calendar before I wrote it.

Its been a long day, Bob got home or I might have lost it.

Blessings -

I Want To Hibernate

This picture was in our Back Country Horsemen paper this month. Last November we attended the state convention in Grangeville, Idaho. This picture was snapped Saturday evening. We had not danced in YEARS. It was fun.

Dun In Glory (Glory) that I had several years ago. I always did well in Showmanship and Halter. We did OK riding but not what I expected. I sold her to a young girl in Oregon.

This is just a nasty day of snow, snow and snow. Wet sloppy snow. I read Linda's blog - Beautiful Mustang- and she and I are having the same end of winter blahs. She is coping better that I am. What I want to do is sleep. I could sleep like an old bear I guess. Just have to make and I mean MAKE myself get moving. Its tough.

Bob will be home tomorrow. It will be a little better then. His brother had his heart cath today. They found a couple of things and he will have surgery at the end of the month. They will be replacing a valve and putting a stent in.

Blessings

Winter Is Still Here

This is my Daddy. I found this picture in some old pictures but no one seems to know where or when this was taken. I love it but I really would like to know how old he was and where he was when this picture was taken.
Sages eye. I wanted a picture of her whole face but she would not stay back far enough. She is a lover, especially at meal time.

Her nose. She wanted to smell the camera. She thought it just might be something eat.

Wrangler waiting patiently for me to get around to feeding them and quit messing with the camera.

Pepper thinking about the same thing.

The dinner bell on the patio post. I will need to put a string of some kind to ring the bell. I got that for Bob for Christmas several years ago and he put it up last week.

Bob is over in Puyallup to be with his brother and sister in law when Lynn has a heart cath tomorrow and perhaps replacing a valve. He is 77 and has had diabetes for 30 years or more so its no easy thing.

We have had a coule of days of sun so snow is melting and we have mud. Well the weather report tonight was alot of rain and snow for the next week. I am thinking it is about time for spring - just saying.

Will be having a surprise for the 1st ten people who attend the Mustang Horse and Burro Club meeting on the 24th. I am surprised and glad. Some new people too.

Blessings

Spell check won't work so am sorry if my fingers did their own thing.

Earlier horse pictures

Our granddaughter Sheya riding Pepper by herself. He walked so carefully. She is still riding him.
Bob on Wrangler in the Bob Marshall Wilderness in Montana. Just before Bob sold him and we have since bought him back. He is a wonderful big horse from the Paisley Desert. He was born here but bred in the wild.

Rusty

Yuma. He looks like he is hungry right?

Pepper showing why we call him Fat Boy. He is always looking to eat.

Bob is in Boise, Idaho at a meeting and Katie is staying with me. Oliver seems to be better. I gave him his penicillin shot this afternoon. His temp was normal so I did not give him any banamine. Shannon gave us some injectable so it just will sit in the fridge. Or I may give it back to her. Probably the latter.

I should have worked with Sage today but man working in the mud up to my ankles is tough.

Hope your weekend is wonderful.

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