--I is bored.
I would be out riding right now,except i can't because i have to leave the house to go and babysit in likkke......(turns around to look at the clock)....exactly an hour. And it wouldn't be such a grand idea to get all dusty and sweaty and dirty before going to baby sit now would it. nope.i think not.
Ho hum, i hate the thought of just sitting around for an hour.
Well, tomorrow is a horse show,first one of the year actually. The Annual Memorial Day show for the Randolph County Saddle Club is what they call it. I always have mixed feelings about shows,the butterflies always get me the day before the shows (and sometimes when i first see the arena full of horses and riders who are just like WaAAayYY better than i am, but then i just try to relax and just have fun with my horse,not worry about who wins the class or whatever, and i usually have my nerves back in proper working order by the time i enter the ring. usually.Which is good of course. Calmed nerves are always a good thing to have when you're trying to just sit back and ride.
I should be out practicing, i wish i could be....really really wish i could be.Oh well,i still have all morning tomorrow and at least an hour that i could squeezze in before i have to leave. I still have to iron my show shirt,in fact i still have to find my show shirt.
Okay well it looks like i have some searching to go do.
Happy Trails,
HorseLover<><
Friday, May 30, 2008
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
5 Random Things (Random indeed!...)
What I was doing ten years ago: 1998...
1. Living across the road from a hunter/butcher who's barn smelled like...well never mind what it smelled like.
2. Riding the horses across the road,and dreaming that one day they would give me their big sorrel gelding named Sonny.(just in case you were wondering,they never did....bummer)
3. wishing i had a friend my own age (that never happened either until WAY later)
4.
5.
5 things on my to-do list today
1. work on getting my horse to walk over a log WITH OUT jumping over it cause that would just be bad in a trail class in a show.
2.go with mom to get the horses
3. read a couple chapters in the biography on Roy Rogers and Dale Evans
4. Bake 5 loaves of bread and 2 loaves of banana bread(i already did that earlier today)
5. start to get some stuff ready for the Memorial day horse show this weekend
5 snacks I enjoy
1. Homemade crunchy peanut butter granola with chocolate chips:P
2. Nature bars
3. fruit
4. trail mix
5.
5 things I would do if I were a billionaire: in no particular order!
1. #1buy a farm so my dad can raise more cattle and hay
2. #2buy a navy blue ford pickup and gooseneck trailer with living quarters so i can travel to shows
3. #3buy all of my brothers a horse so they don't have to share
4. save......save.......save
5.
5 bad habits
1. letting people get under my skin too easily
2. being unbelieving (i guess that would be called douting)
3. losing things
4. being reserved
5.
5 places I've lived
1. on the wisconson border
2. on a little farm outside of Ava,Illinios
3.Here....
4.
5.
5 jobs I’ve had
1. House cleaning for a guy in town
2. giving riding lessons
3.working in my dads office (which is what i'm doing now)
4. baby sittin' kids
What I was doing ten years ago: 1998...
1. Living across the road from a hunter/butcher who's barn smelled like...well never mind what it smelled like.
2. Riding the horses across the road,and dreaming that one day they would give me their big sorrel gelding named Sonny.(just in case you were wondering,they never did....bummer)
3. wishing i had a friend my own age (that never happened either until WAY later)
4.
5.
5 things on my to-do list today
1. work on getting my horse to walk over a log WITH OUT jumping over it cause that would just be bad in a trail class in a show.
2.go with mom to get the horses
3. read a couple chapters in the biography on Roy Rogers and Dale Evans
4. Bake 5 loaves of bread and 2 loaves of banana bread(i already did that earlier today)
5. start to get some stuff ready for the Memorial day horse show this weekend
5 snacks I enjoy
1. Homemade crunchy peanut butter granola with chocolate chips:P
2. Nature bars
3. fruit
4. trail mix
5.
5 things I would do if I were a billionaire: in no particular order!
1. #1buy a farm so my dad can raise more cattle and hay
2. #2buy a navy blue ford pickup and gooseneck trailer with living quarters so i can travel to shows
3. #3buy all of my brothers a horse so they don't have to share
4. save......save.......save
5.
5 bad habits
1. letting people get under my skin too easily
2. being unbelieving (i guess that would be called douting)
3. losing things
4. being reserved
5.
5 places I've lived
1. on the wisconson border
2. on a little farm outside of Ava,Illinios
3.Here....
4.
5.
5 jobs I’ve had
1. House cleaning for a guy in town
2. giving riding lessons
3.working in my dads office (which is what i'm doing now)
4. baby sittin' kids
Friday, May 16, 2008
Rita, Brandi and Miyia
Some pictures that i took just about an hour ago of the dogs (who were being goof-balls!!:) and the new mare, who's nickname is 'Rita'. Enjoy!
But don't you let all that pretty sunshine fool you-it was pretty chilly out when i was out taking them.
What a face Miyia!!! She's such a silly dog.....
Peacful is what best describes Rita, and I think this pose expresses her personality really good.
Miyia lookin her best for the camera.
Brandi doing what he does best;lick.......anything even if its his own nose
Brandi playing peek-a-boo with the camera man. (or girl:)
He was actually eating the flowers here....Really!He really does eat anything!
Rita lookin' lovely as usual.
Happy Trails, and y'all enjoy your weekend!!!
HorseLover<><
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Wishing y'all a Happy Mothers day! (yes, i know its wednesday,but hope you had a good one all the same:)
Even if you girls arn't a mom,(yet:) i hope you spent a wonderful Mothers Day just letting your mama know how much ya love and appreciate her and everything she does.
Sunday night i was reading the local paper (now thats odd kailee...:) and i came across a little do-dad section, added special for Mothers Day. It was about moms called 'Why God Made Moms.
A 2nd grade teacher at the local school asked these questions to her kids and then she published some of the answers she got. The results are great!! Here are some of my favorites-
Why did God make mothers?
1. Shes the only one who knows where the scotch tape is (this is my fav.)
2.To help us out when we were gettin' borned. :)
How did God make mothers?
1.He used dirt, just like the rest of us.
2.He breathed some of his special breath on some of that dirt to make it some really special dirt and made my mom outta that.
What are Mothers made out of?
1.Angel hairs and clouds is what God used to make MY mom,well every thing nice in the world really but then just one dab of mean.
Why did God give you your mom and not just some other kids mom?
1. 'Cause God knew she liked me a whole lot. More than any other mom can like me.
What did your mom need to know about your dad before she married him?
1.Well, about the kinda guy he is, like is he a crook, or does he get drunk on beer, or if he says NO! to drugs and YES! to all them chores!
2. If he makes at least $800 dollars every month to help pay for food and stuff for all the kids she wants to have.
What makes your Mom and Dad different/
1. Moms work at work AND at home all day long, even on weekends and dad just goes to his job from 7-3 on week days.
2.Dads are the tough guys, but mama's have a little some of that plus all the special hugs and kisses that make things all better.
What does your Mom do on her spare time?
1.My mom never has any of that.
2.To hear her tell it, She pays bills all day long.
If you could change one thing about your Mom what would it be?
1. I would make her get rid of those eyes in the back of her head, even i cant see them they sure are there!!
2.She has this weird thing that always tells me to keep my room clean and eat my vegetables. yeah- i think i would make her get rid of that!!
3.I'd make my mom just a tiny bit smarter, so she KNOWS MY SISTER DID IT AND NOT ME!!
4. Nothing, i think my mom's just about perfect the way she is.
Don't ya just love kid's honesty? Yeah, I bet. Anyways i thought some of those were just down-right cute and thought i would share some of them. (there were a whole lot more-believe me!!)
So, Even though mothers day is past us now, go give your Mama a hug and just tell her that ya love her and everything she does for you day in and day out, with out complaining about all the extra work that you make for her. (Well at least that I know I make for my mom:)
Happy Trails you guys!!
HorseLover<><
Even if you girls arn't a mom,(yet:) i hope you spent a wonderful Mothers Day just letting your mama know how much ya love and appreciate her and everything she does.
Sunday night i was reading the local paper (now thats odd kailee...:) and i came across a little do-dad section, added special for Mothers Day. It was about moms called 'Why God Made Moms.
A 2nd grade teacher at the local school asked these questions to her kids and then she published some of the answers she got. The results are great!! Here are some of my favorites-
Why did God make mothers?
1. Shes the only one who knows where the scotch tape is (this is my fav.)
2.To help us out when we were gettin' borned. :)
How did God make mothers?
1.He used dirt, just like the rest of us.
2.He breathed some of his special breath on some of that dirt to make it some really special dirt and made my mom outta that.
What are Mothers made out of?
1.Angel hairs and clouds is what God used to make MY mom,well every thing nice in the world really but then just one dab of mean.
Why did God give you your mom and not just some other kids mom?
1. 'Cause God knew she liked me a whole lot. More than any other mom can like me.
What did your mom need to know about your dad before she married him?
1.Well, about the kinda guy he is, like is he a crook, or does he get drunk on beer, or if he says NO! to drugs and YES! to all them chores!
2. If he makes at least $800 dollars every month to help pay for food and stuff for all the kids she wants to have.
What makes your Mom and Dad different/
1. Moms work at work AND at home all day long, even on weekends and dad just goes to his job from 7-3 on week days.
2.Dads are the tough guys, but mama's have a little some of that plus all the special hugs and kisses that make things all better.
What does your Mom do on her spare time?
1.My mom never has any of that.
2.To hear her tell it, She pays bills all day long.
If you could change one thing about your Mom what would it be?
1. I would make her get rid of those eyes in the back of her head, even i cant see them they sure are there!!
2.She has this weird thing that always tells me to keep my room clean and eat my vegetables. yeah- i think i would make her get rid of that!!
3.I'd make my mom just a tiny bit smarter, so she KNOWS MY SISTER DID IT AND NOT ME!!
4. Nothing, i think my mom's just about perfect the way she is.
Don't ya just love kid's honesty? Yeah, I bet. Anyways i thought some of those were just down-right cute and thought i would share some of them. (there were a whole lot more-believe me!!)
So, Even though mothers day is past us now, go give your Mama a hug and just tell her that ya love her and everything she does for you day in and day out, with out complaining about all the extra work that you make for her. (Well at least that I know I make for my mom:)
Happy Trails you guys!!
HorseLover<><
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Figured it was about time for an update on the horse we brought home last monday. She's doing amazingly well, and really seems to have settled in good. She is getting stronger not only physically but she seems happy to be here too.
Name is still to be decided, my sis cant seem to make up her mind on choosing naming her. but its okay, it will come eventually.
Monday i spend the whole day working on the new corral i'm building for training horses. I got myself in a pickle though, and found out quite by accident that i'm not quite strong enough to use the post-pounder, and couldn't get it back off the post after i had pounded it in to the ground! That set me back some because i had to wait until my dad came to pick me up with the truck at 7 and get it off for me. I spent some of the time riding for about 3 or 4 hours while i waited. It was so quiet all day, alone with no one but God and Nature to talk to and keep me company. And the horses and cattle of course.
I spent alot of time just thinking about life, and such things, as i was riding across the wide spaces, and thought how much God loves us to have given us all of the beautiful green earth as our own, yet how small i felt among the trees in the woods and against the wide open sky. He made it all for us to enjoy, and life in. To be honest i could spend the rest of my days just in the great outdoors, and alone with nature, somehow it seems just to call out to me and i cant get enough of it. i don't know, its hard to put into words you know?
Its like some things you can't express yet you know in your mind how it is and what you feel.
I don't know if you can understand what i'm trying to say here, i guess i'm just laying out my thoughts on the keyboard. I just enjoy all that God made for us to enjoy. From the birds to trees, to wind and the rain. most of all though horses i guess, but all things really.
God was so creative when he made flowers, millions of different species, and every one unique and beautiful in its own way. Its amazing.
How does the verse in the bible go? "...the heavens declare the glory of God.." I can't remember off the top of my head how the verse goes, but basicly saying that his creations are the expressions of God himself and that the declare his glory. Cool huh? I think so...
Happy Trails,
HorseLover
<><
Name is still to be decided, my sis cant seem to make up her mind on choosing naming her. but its okay, it will come eventually.
Monday i spend the whole day working on the new corral i'm building for training horses. I got myself in a pickle though, and found out quite by accident that i'm not quite strong enough to use the post-pounder, and couldn't get it back off the post after i had pounded it in to the ground! That set me back some because i had to wait until my dad came to pick me up with the truck at 7 and get it off for me. I spent some of the time riding for about 3 or 4 hours while i waited. It was so quiet all day, alone with no one but God and Nature to talk to and keep me company. And the horses and cattle of course.
I spent alot of time just thinking about life, and such things, as i was riding across the wide spaces, and thought how much God loves us to have given us all of the beautiful green earth as our own, yet how small i felt among the trees in the woods and against the wide open sky. He made it all for us to enjoy, and life in. To be honest i could spend the rest of my days just in the great outdoors, and alone with nature, somehow it seems just to call out to me and i cant get enough of it. i don't know, its hard to put into words you know?
Its like some things you can't express yet you know in your mind how it is and what you feel.
I don't know if you can understand what i'm trying to say here, i guess i'm just laying out my thoughts on the keyboard. I just enjoy all that God made for us to enjoy. From the birds to trees, to wind and the rain. most of all though horses i guess, but all things really.
God was so creative when he made flowers, millions of different species, and every one unique and beautiful in its own way. Its amazing.
How does the verse in the bible go? "...the heavens declare the glory of God.." I can't remember off the top of my head how the verse goes, but basicly saying that his creations are the expressions of God himself and that the declare his glory. Cool huh? I think so...
Happy Trails,
HorseLover
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