Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
ME?!?! I'm the winner?! Little Ol Me!!
What a great start to my week! Why do you ask?! Last week I entered a "Blogiversary Giveaway over at Farmgirl Paints", with the prize being a customized painting by Becky herself!! The painting is a tree, that I am calling the "Life Tree" because on the tree you customize the "theme" that fit's your life and my life is all about family!! So I am proud to say that I will have hanging in my home a wonderful creation by a FABULOUS woman whom I am so blessed to have met here in "blogosphere", and hopefully someday I can say she is one of my blog girls that I have met face to face...
This is Becky's "Be Tree"! Mine will come custom made!! Of course I will share pictures after it arrives!
If you haven't been over to Farmgirl Paints blog yet your missing out!! So get on over there and tell her hi!! Also if you haven't been there yet Becky has just opened her very own Etsy shop so scurry on and check that out as well!!
This is Becky's "Be Tree"! Mine will come custom made!! Of course I will share pictures after it arrives!
If you haven't been over to Farmgirl Paints blog yet your missing out!! So get on over there and tell her hi!! Also if you haven't been there yet Becky has just opened her very own Etsy shop so scurry on and check that out as well!!
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Prayer Warriors I Need You!!!
Okay Friends and Family, I once again come to you with a prayer request for a dear family friend...I will do my very best to explain the need without identifying the family as they are seeking for privacy right now...
This family is great!! They have wonderful children and mom and dad are wonderful people as well. At a recent routine checkup appt for dad he requested a CT scan to have a clear mind from a previous illness, basically he wanted to be sure it was all gone and he would continue to be OK...Well in that scan that got some discouraging news that there is a mass in his chest so after a couple attempts they were finally able to get a specimen to send off for pathology... They have been waiting and waiting for these results, of course mom is having more anxiety waiting as we women tend to worry and dad is seemingly doing well..Today they received a preliminary report and they believe it to be Large Cell Lymphoma...They do not know what type as of yet but the specimen has been sent to Mayo for full testing and hopefully they will get news next week. So please everyone I beg of you to pray for this family, my friends... I know I am not giving you very much to go off of but God knows and lets surround this family with so many prayers that they will feel the love!!!
Thank you all!!
This family is great!! They have wonderful children and mom and dad are wonderful people as well. At a recent routine checkup appt for dad he requested a CT scan to have a clear mind from a previous illness, basically he wanted to be sure it was all gone and he would continue to be OK...Well in that scan that got some discouraging news that there is a mass in his chest so after a couple attempts they were finally able to get a specimen to send off for pathology... They have been waiting and waiting for these results, of course mom is having more anxiety waiting as we women tend to worry and dad is seemingly doing well..Today they received a preliminary report and they believe it to be Large Cell Lymphoma...They do not know what type as of yet but the specimen has been sent to Mayo for full testing and hopefully they will get news next week. So please everyone I beg of you to pray for this family, my friends... I know I am not giving you very much to go off of but God knows and lets surround this family with so many prayers that they will feel the love!!!
Thank you all!!
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
She is Finally Home and Ready to be Trained!!!
Many months ago I sent one of my 3 yr old filly's to be broke by a friend...I have told you guys before I am sure but I'll give a refresher! The filly's name is Mya she is a beautiful paint. During the winter months she looks pure white...well except for the times when she rolls in nasty LOL!!! When her Winter coat sheds you can she her markings, they are black skin not hair so therefore she is a white and gray/black paint! I have owned her since she was about 3 months old and she's really a sweetie! She left us those months ago a baby and came back a baby that will let you ride her now LOL!! She has a very timid personality, she is not a leader in the herd and there are times when she will hide away from the others and simply wait till there is no one at the bail to eat! Silly girl! I know soon enough she will work her way back into the pecking order but she will forever be a timid horse..
So my friend Cowboy S ended up having her much, much longer than he anticipated but he has a family and works constantly and his kids also rodeo so his time was limited! He was having some issues with her wanting to buck every time he saddled her. Finally he sat and thought about it and had a realization that this had happened with another horse and what he finally figured out was the neoprene cinch was causing issue's. So he decided to switch on her and instantaneously she was better, no more bucking! Amazing how sensitive they can be! So he continued riding her to check cattle on a daily basis. She did great out there, she found some quail a few times and some deer. She was more afraid of the quail than the deer but we think that might have something to do with the fact that they flew under her and right at her feet LOL!! She did not come unglued though so I was thrilled to hear that!!! She is a speed horse that's for sure! The very first thing she does when you get on and set is try to take off at a run, she just loves it!! And she's pretty stinking fast! So she is currently learning that is a NO NO!!! Cowboy S says this might be my speed horse...So we shall see how she does after I start training her....If it would warm back up a bit that might help me LOL!!
Mya before she left last summer....She is such a beauty!!
Chowing down!
She was still at Cowboy S's house but I so needed to see her so I snapped some pics! This was about 2 months ago..
Looks snow white!!
So my friend Cowboy S ended up having her much, much longer than he anticipated but he has a family and works constantly and his kids also rodeo so his time was limited! He was having some issues with her wanting to buck every time he saddled her. Finally he sat and thought about it and had a realization that this had happened with another horse and what he finally figured out was the neoprene cinch was causing issue's. So he decided to switch on her and instantaneously she was better, no more bucking! Amazing how sensitive they can be! So he continued riding her to check cattle on a daily basis. She did great out there, she found some quail a few times and some deer. She was more afraid of the quail than the deer but we think that might have something to do with the fact that they flew under her and right at her feet LOL!! She did not come unglued though so I was thrilled to hear that!!! She is a speed horse that's for sure! The very first thing she does when you get on and set is try to take off at a run, she just loves it!! And she's pretty stinking fast! So she is currently learning that is a NO NO!!! Cowboy S says this might be my speed horse...So we shall see how she does after I start training her....If it would warm back up a bit that might help me LOL!!
Mya before she left last summer....She is such a beauty!!
Chowing down!
She was still at Cowboy S's house but I so needed to see her so I snapped some pics! This was about 2 months ago..
Looks snow white!!
Monday, January 4, 2010
I'm Back and in Action!!!
Really I don't know what I'm in action to LOL!! But I am back after an unexpected hiatus on everyone!! I first off want to say I hope you all had very Merry Christmas and A Happy and Safe New Years!!
Christmas Morning!!
Me with my Beauty!!
My Handsome guy and I!!
Two Lights of my Life!!
My Hubby...Oh how I Love him!!
My Fabulous Family!!!
I have just been SO busy!! From spending most of December getting the Christmas and Birthday shopping done. Then the Hubby's Sister and family came to town to visit for a few days which was so great to see them!! For New Years Eve we went with some friends to a hotel in the city where they had all kinds of games for the kids and tables for the grownups to have food, play cards, visit, whatever we wanted and then the best part for those who were drinking their trips were very safe back to their rooms to crash!! Ingenious idea I tell you!!
This past Weekend we spent at DD's Junior Rodeo and boy was it COLD!! AND I DO MEAN FREEZING COLD!! Poor DD was in tears after her pole run because her hands were SO frozen!! And the sad part is that she was only out warming her horse up for a couple of minutes before their turn so maybe a couple of minutes tops!! But she did good the rest of the weekend! I can honestly say we have never rodeo'd in the snow before so it was different!
DD had great runs all weekend, little blunder on poles Sunday but that happens. Her barrels for Sunday went great! She beat her personal best with a time of 16.666! I've been doing some thinking and I might start looking for a better rodeo horse for her...Pete is good but he wasn't ever used straight rodeo so while he has fun doing it he doesn't always show that power that he needs to compete on these higher levels! So we shall see...
Christmas Morning!!
Me with my Beauty!!
My Handsome guy and I!!
Two Lights of my Life!!
My Hubby...Oh how I Love him!!
My Fabulous Family!!!
I have just been SO busy!! From spending most of December getting the Christmas and Birthday shopping done. Then the Hubby's Sister and family came to town to visit for a few days which was so great to see them!! For New Years Eve we went with some friends to a hotel in the city where they had all kinds of games for the kids and tables for the grownups to have food, play cards, visit, whatever we wanted and then the best part for those who were drinking their trips were very safe back to their rooms to crash!! Ingenious idea I tell you!!
This past Weekend we spent at DD's Junior Rodeo and boy was it COLD!! AND I DO MEAN FREEZING COLD!! Poor DD was in tears after her pole run because her hands were SO frozen!! And the sad part is that she was only out warming her horse up for a couple of minutes before their turn so maybe a couple of minutes tops!! But she did good the rest of the weekend! I can honestly say we have never rodeo'd in the snow before so it was different!
DD had great runs all weekend, little blunder on poles Sunday but that happens. Her barrels for Sunday went great! She beat her personal best with a time of 16.666! I've been doing some thinking and I might start looking for a better rodeo horse for her...Pete is good but he wasn't ever used straight rodeo so while he has fun doing it he doesn't always show that power that he needs to compete on these higher levels! So we shall see...
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