Happy Birthday

This Friday was my mom's mother's 79th birthday. G (as I call her)/ G-G (what Jacob calls her) is the reason my life is the way it is. She is the person responsible for buying my first horse and horse trailer for me. Without her love and support, I never would have the life that I have now. My parents would have NEVER EVER bought me a horse. I owe this woman so much. She is one of my heros. She is 79 still lives by herself, drives everywhere, is a member of her church, a cancer survivor, and an avid crafter. She is so independent-I hope I can still be going as well as she is when I am that age. Jacob has so many hand-made sweaters and caps. She also makes me hats and scarves each year so I can be outdoors giving lessons and working horses and still look cute :)!

G-G with Jacob when he was 4 days old!

One of Jacob's super cute sweaters G-G made for him!

One of the many hats G has made for me!

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December 5

Hope everyone had a great Monday! Wow my day was busy. It did not go quite like I planned. It was supposed to rain Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week so I had riding lessons scheduled today. Low and behold-it started pouring about 9:00 this morning. So I cancelled my lessons I decided to stay at work all day. I stayed busy!!! I got contracts done, employee calendars done, invoices separated, a deposit made, tags put in the system, and made pricing changes-I will talk more about my job another day but that is enough for now. Then when I left work I came home a did horsey chores (always my favorite). That was just a bit about my day but my post today is actually about my family.
I have been married to a super awesome man for almost two years. Chet is one of the best things that has ever happened to me. I have always been an uptight no fun stick in the mud and Chet is the EXACT opposite. He is fun loving and carefree. If you are around Chet 98% of the time you have a huge smile on your face.
Jacob is our 13 month old son. He is my world. I was always the one that was not sure about kids but now that I have one I could not imagine my life without him. I hope one day he will be my little cowboy but that is a long way off. Here are a few pictures of my wonderful family.

Day 2/4

LOL. Well it is only the fourth day of the month and I have already missed two days of posting. Wow I'm not doing very well. In my defense-the two days I missed were weekend days and I was so busy! We went out of town and spent the weekend with my husband's family. I had a great time seeing everyone! Everything will be back to normal tomorrow and you can expect a post everyday this week! Hope you had a great weekend!

Day 1!

Starting next year I am really going to stay on top of my website and blog. This year I have been completely slack. In order to get myself prepared to keep stuff updated and keep things interesting I will be doing a post a day for the month of December. So be prepared-by the end of the month you will know me, my family, and of course my horses (who knows what all I will post about). But tonight I am sitting here watching the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo and rooting for a few folks I know so I don't have time to write a really good post. Tomorrow I will start by really introducing myself.  Hope everyone has a great night!

And the choices are....

Last week, we started a naming contest for the colt I am starting to work with.  Several people have entered and now I need you guys to help me pick the best name.  I am absolutely in love with these names so any of them will be amazing.  I have a list of the names and the people who sent them to me and the name with the most votes will win.  Voting ends on Friday.  After the name is picked the person who provided the name will be notified so I can send them an awesome horse owner/lover prize pack!!! So let the voting begin.  I need a registered name as well as a barn name.  Here are the choices:
Registered Names:
1. Turn N' Go
2. Rusty Run
3. Running For Gold
4. The Candyman Can
5. Teenage Dream
6. Extraterrestrial
7. You Shook Me All Night Long
8. Harlequin Joe
Barn Names:
1. Gidget
2. Gizmo
3. Gonzo
4. Freckles
5. Shaker
6. Teeny
7. ET
8. Tombe
9. Erthal-Welsh for warrior
10.Wonka
11. Dubya (W)
12. Rebel
13. Rusty
14. Diego
15. Te
16. Jo-Jo
Thanks for voting!

It's A Contest!!!

Hi guys! Sorry it has been forever since I last posted.  Since my last post, several things have happened-I started back at my old job and picked up more riding lessons and I got a new horse.  A friend of my has had some health issues and needed to get rid of two horses, a mare and her 3 year old colt.  He could no longer care for them, and yes, I am very aware that this colt needs some weight so please do not tell me that.  Since I have had him he has started gaining weight, but you need to do it slowly and safely and not just throw feed to them.  I assure you-this horse is being well cared for now.  I knew I did not want the mare so I sold her before I ever brought her home.  As for the 3 year old gelding, I hope to make him my futurity colt for next year.  I know this will not be easy since he could barely be lead around when I picked him up last Wednesday.  We have been working most days and he is improving greatly, but now, he needs a name.  I am going to be holding a contest to name this horse.  He also needs a registered name so registered names as well as barn names will be accepted.  Just post your name and name suggestion at the bottom of this page.  I will be taking names until Tuesday morning at 12:01AM and then I will allow everyone to vote on the suggestion until Friday at noon.  Then Friday evening I will post the results and the winner will get a horse lover's prize package.  Here are a few pictures to help you get a feel for him.  I know a few of them are very dark, but maybe they will help some.  Thanks for your help in advance!  Also, you can enter as many times as you like!