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.