Rain...Rain... and Ringer

It's been raining for days..... hopefully it hasn't washed away all the grass seed that we put down last Sunday. Last night there was standing water in the stalls and half of the back yard !

On a bright note..... Ringer is officially registered with APHA as
CANT BAYOU DIAMONDS. He thinks that's great !

Work Weekend

Bobby and I worked in the yard all weekend. We rode with friends in Cary Forest Friday night, but all day Saturday and after church on Sunday, we busted it to make our place look presentable. Powerwashed the outside, pulled vines from the portico, patched the stall roofs, rehung a stall door,raked and seeded the back yard with Argentine Bahia, replanted some greenery. Whew ! Bobby worked so hard I was afraid he might get heat stroke.

Also, on Saturday, my old friend Gale and her youngest daughter Katie stopped by for about an hour. We hugged and chatted like it hadn't been since 1978 since we had actually seen each other! It was wonderful to see her and hear how well she and her family are doing on their dream farm in East Tennessee.

Where's Mom ?

Mom went back to Tennessee with Shelly 2-1/2 weeks ago. I think that's the longest she's been away from home ever ! Glad she's having a good time, but we do miss her. Shelly's current plan is to drive back down this coming weekend, drop the mother off and visit her eldest daughter Mindy, who will turn 22 next week.

Also heard from an old, old friend of mine (back to the 7th grade) who lives in Tennessee that will be coming through Jacksonville this weekend also and hopes to drop by. That would be awesome ! I can't remember the last time I actually saw her.

Birthday Boy

Today is my nephew Julian's 7th birthday ! He and his family are coming over tonight and I'm cooking him breakfast for dinner....yummy! Julian likes to ride our horses and can't wait till he's big enough to join us on the trails. Here he is last fall riding Maybe bareback with just a halter.

Here's Jenny and Ringer working on another leading lesson at 17 days old.

Visit and Stuff

It's been so nice to have my sister Shelly from Tennessee and her son Bo visiting us this week. She decided on the spur of the moment to take off and drive down to Florida to visit and we're glad they did. Bo is painting our fence for us - Woo-hoo ! It was getting a little green and he's such a good worker.

Ringer is 2 weeks old today and growing like a weed. We've started his halter/leading lessons this week and he's catching on nicely.

Jenny's in a wedding tonight, so I'll be attending and I also get to meet her boyfriend Ben's parents. I'm looking forward to that.

Going for a ride in Cary State Forest tomorrow for National Trails Day. Gonna get an early start because it will be very hot tomorrow and the bugs have been crazy.