WENT SWIMMING WITH BARNEY AND THE KIDS. WE HAD A BLAST. KEN TOOK MJ AND GAVE US A SHOW. I PONIED HER IN THE WATER WITH NO RIDER BECAUSE THERE WAS SO MANY PEOPLE AND KEN DID NOT WANT TO GET HIS BOOTS WET, PLUS HE RODE HER BAREBACK FOR THREE MILES. I THINK HE WAS A LITTLE SORE, BUT THE FUNNY PART OF IT AND I MISSED IT. DARN IT! HE WENT TO JUMP ON HER BAREBACK AND MISSED HER BACK AND LANDED ON HER BUTT. HE SLID OFF AND WAS LAYING ON THE GROUND STILL HOLDING ONTO THE REINS. THEN A FEW SECONDS LATER HE FINALLY LET GO OF THE REINS. MJ JUST EATING GRASS THINKING THAT HE BETTER TAKE A BAREBACK LESSON:-)KEN THEN GRACEFULLY MOUNTED HIS MUSTANG AND OFF WE ALL WENT. BARNEY AND ME, MJ AND KEN, YOGI AND ROBIN,AND AMIRA AND SHARON. UNTIL NEXT TIME.

A HOT ONE TODAY. WORKING ON LANDSCAPING AND TAKING REBEL FOR A SWIM TODAY, HOPEFULLY I WILL HAVE COMPANY:-)

IN MEMORY OF BEAR DOG

I AM UP EARLY READY FOR SOMETHING JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS. SHOULD I GO FOR A WALK, DO BOOK WORK. NAHHH I AM ENJOYING THE VERY QUIET HOUSE WHILE EVERYONE IS STILL A SLEEP AND IT IS KINDA NICE AND FREAKY AT THE SAME TIME. BUT I GUARANTEE YOU THAT IT WILL BE SHORT LIVED. LOL. FIRST OFF WE DID THE BEAR THING AND IT JUST SUCKS, BUT HE DID LEAVE US WITH A STORY. WELL HERE IT GOES.
IT IS THURSDAY AFTERNOON JUST GETTING FINISHED WITH WORK, PULLING IN THE DRIVEWAY AND THERE GOES KEN AND MADDY ON THE FOUR WHEELER. JADA AND I WERE LIKE WHAT THE HECK??? WE GET OUT OF THE CAR AND MOM HOLLERS TO US WE CAN'T FIND BEAR!! OH GREAT AS I AM THINKING TO MYSELF HE WENT OFF AND DIED SHIT! SHIT! BECAUSE WE REALLY WANTED TO BURY HIM AND DO EVERYTHING JUST RIGHT, SO WE ALL PROCEEDED TO LOOK WHILE I WAS CALLING ROBIN WHO WAS WAITING FOR US AT RHONDA 'S TO TELL THEM WE COULD NOT FIND BEAR. SHE SAID DON'T WORRY, RHONDA CAN'T FIND HER CAT SHE WAS GOING TO HAVE THE VET FIX. HOW CAN U NOT LAUGH AT THIS POINT! BY THE WAY WE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR BEAR IN EVERY DIRECTION BECAUSE WE NEEDED TO FIND HIM DEAD OR ALIVE, SO I WOULD KNOW. THERE HE WAS COVERED IN HAY-SAWDUST TROTTING UP TO ME, LIKE HERE I AM WHATS THE BIG DEAL PEOPLE!! TRYING NOT TO LAUGH AND CRY AT THE SAME TIME I JUST HUGGED HIM AND SAID WE HAVE TO GO FOR OUR LAST RIDE. IN THE CAR WE PACKED KEN, MADDY, JADA, BEAR, CINCH, AND ME. NOT COOL I WAS THE ONE TRYING TO HANG MY HEAD OUT OF THE WINDOW BECAUSE THE SMELL WAS NOT SO GREAT IN THE BACK SEAT WITH 2 DOGS . WE FINALLY ARRIVED AT RHONDA, WHO STILL COULD NOT FIND HER CAT, LUCKY CAT I GUESS.LOL. VET WAS NOT THERE SO WE HUNG OUT .KEN AND THE GIRLS TOOK BEAR SWIMMING, WHICH WAS WONDERFUL FOR ALL OF THEM. THEN THE SAD MOMENT HAD TO COME BUT WE WERE ALL READY FOR IT OR AS READY AS ONE CAN BE. WE SURROUNDED HIM WITH LOVE AS THE VET INJECTED HIM, AND I SWEAR HE LEFT US AS SHE PLACED THE NEEDLE IN HIS VEIN. EVERYTHING WENT FAST AND PEACEFUL. THE SONG PLAYING ON THE RADIO AT THAT TIME WAS "TEMPORARY HOME" BY CARRIE UNDERWOOD. HOW PERFECT IS THAT. WE ALL SAID OUR GOOD BYES INCLUDING CINCH, SO SHE WOULD KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO BEAR. I WAS TOLD THAT SOME DOGS WILL SEARCH FOR THEIR COMPANIONS FOR DAYS AND WE DID NOT WANT CINCH TO GO THROUGH THAT. WE HUGGED EVERYBODY LOADED BACK IN THE CAR, ONE SHORT OF COURSE, BUT HE WILL ALWAYS BE IN OUR HEARTS AND HEADED BACK HOME TO DO THE BURIEL. BEAR IS NOW IN ONE OF HIS FAVORITE SPOTS AND THE KIDS EVEN BURIED SOME DOGGY TREATS FOR HIM. HOW CUTE IS THAT. NOW TODAY WILL BE MY OFFCIAL DAY RIDING MY HORSE WITHOUT MY DOG , BUT IT IS OK. BECAUSE HE IS PROBABLY RUNNING A HELL OF A LOT FASTER NOW!!!!!!

THANKS TO EVERYBODY WHO HELPED!!!!!

ALL THE VOLUNTEERS "ANGELS"

2010 Victory Olympics-Gillett Wi

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FINALLY GETTING SOME WELL NEEDED RAIN AND A RAIN NIGHT IS ALWAYS NICE TOO. WE HAD DRILL TEAM LAST NIGHT AND IT WENT VERY WELL, THE KIDS ARE REALLY PROGRESSING VERY FAST AND HAVING A BLAST. I HAD TO BE A SUB AND I HAD A BLAST. I GOT TO RIDE FED X, SHE IS A TOTALLY AWESOME MARE AND SUPER FUN TO RIDE.NEXT WEEK I WILL TAKE PICTURES AND DOWNLOAD THEM TO SHARE!

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AREN'T THEY HANDSOME!

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Robin and Sean

ROBIN N FEDX, SHARON N AMIRA. DEB N REBEL, MYRON N BRANDY, CRICKET N BEAUTY

I FINALLY HAVE A FEW MINUTES TO SPARE. FIRST OFF VACATION WAS AWESOME A LITTLE WET,BUT STILL WAY BETTER THAN WORK. ALL THE HORSES WERE GOOD AND THE RIDING WAS EXCELLENT AT WILD CAT MOUNTAIN, THAN HALF OF US MOVED TO THE UNDERDOWNS OVER IN MERRILL AND THAT WAS PRETTY RIDING ALSO. I WAS GLAD IT WAS A LITTLE CHILLY BECAUSE THE BUGS I BELIEVE WOULD HAVE CARRIED US AWAY. I WILL BE POSTING PICS OF OUR ADVENTURE!! HOME AT LAST, OF COURSE, THE LAWN GOT 2 FEET TALL, SO I WENT FROM RIDING MY HORSE TO THE LAWN MOWER NOT SO FUN:-) ON WED. WE HAD ANOTHER DRESSAGE LESSON WHICH DID NOT GO SO GREAT, I THINK REBEL'S MIND WAS STILL ON VACATION, UNFORTUNATELY. I BUSTED MY ASS ON HIM TRYING TO GET HIM ON HIS RIGHT LEAD AND OF COURSE NOT. HE WOULD PICK UP HIS LEFT BUT HEAVEN FORBIDE HIS RIGHT DID NOT SEEM TO BE WORKING. NEXT WEEK THE INSTRUCTOR HAS A FEW MORE IDEAS TO TRY, AND I AM HOPING REBEL WAS JUST HAVING A BAD NIGHT. TODAY A LITTLE RAINY AND WHEN I GOT HOME FOR LUNCH I NOTICED THAT OUR DOG BEAR WAS LICKING HIMSELF, I TOOK A CLOSER LOOK AND HE HAS A GROWTH ON HIS BELLY. IT LOOKS PRETTY SORE AND NASTY. I CRIED ALL AFTERNOON TRYING TO DELIVER MY MAIL KNOWING THAT DECISIONS WILL NEED TO BE MADE. I KEEP TELLING MYSELF HE HAS HAD A GOOD LIFE ALL OF 15 YEARS. HE HAS BEEN THROUGH IT ALL WITH ME, MARRIAGE , DIVORCE, MARRIGE , GIVING BIRTH, DEATH OF MY FATHER, JOB CHANGES. THAT GOOD OLD DOG HAS HEARD IT ALL GOOD AND BAD, HAPPY AND SAD. HE ALWAYS HAVE BEEN THERE FOR ME EVEN WHEN PEOPLE IN MY LIFE WERE NOT, SO I NEED TO BE THERE FOR HIM WHEN HE NEEDS ME . NOW IS THE TIME, THE TIME HAS COME FOR HIM TO BE MY FATHER COMPANION IN THE HEAVENS ABOVE WHERE HE WILL NO LONGER NEED TO SUFFER. THANKS FOR BEING A GREAT DOG BEAR AND HELPING TRAIN A YOUNGSTER, CINCH. SHE HAS SOME PRETTY BIG SHOES TO FILL BUT SHE HAS HAD A GREAT TEACHER.