Halloween Review

Trick or treat went fairly well at our house considering the weather did not cooperate at all. Mr. Weatherman said rain would move out by 3pm...someone forgot to notify Mr. Rain. It rained on and off the entire time...but since we had decided to do trick or treat at a local park where my BFF was camped out it made for some dry accomidations for Reese while the others made the candy gathering rounds. Here are some pics.....

Fall Foliage Friday

As fast as it came...it is gone.  It seems like the peak for colors here lasted only about 12 hours before the leaves started to really fall.  Most of the leaves are already gone.  Today was a beautiful day with temps in the 70s, but tomorrow the rain and cool weather returns.

Choosing a saddle

Madison needs a saddle.  She has been riding a very old saddle that just isnt working for her at all.  I certainly didn't realize when I started looking for a saddle for her just how expensive a youth saddle would be.  The ones pictured in yesterdays post are all well known, quality brands such as Circle Y, Double J, Cactus, Billy Cook.  Price range...$800-$3200!  Good used ones are difficult to find and also quite expensive.  As Madison and I discussed purchasing a saddle and the expense she came up with a GREAT solution.  "Mom", she says "I dont want you to have to spend your money on a saddle because they are so much.....I will just ask Santa!"  Great Idea!  Problem solved.

We are still doing some shopping around before we decide on a saddle.  It will be used by Madison for many years and then handed down to Reese if she decides to follow in her big sis footsteps.

If any of you know where to find a really good used youth barrel saddle we would still consider a used one at this point so please share!

Wordless Wednesday

I am jumping on the Wordless Wednesday bandwagon becuase I really dont have time for a post today!  Take a look at all these pics and I will explain tomorrow!

Post Congress Review

What can I say...it was great as usual. (I forgot my camera BUMMER!)  We arrived just in time to catch many of the barrel and pole classes.  Congress lived up to all  Chase expectations.  He got to see the top riders and horses in the country.  He was especially interested in seeing Mulberry Canyon Moon, as we all were.  Our yearling is by her half brother so we feel a connection to her.  She is such a great horse.  She won the sweepstakes at Congress 2 years ago and since has gone to Angie Meadors who runs the PRCA circuit.  Macy as they call her had a good run in the 2nd go of the sweeps but knocked a barrel in the finals.  Other great horses we got to see were BF Shananigan, SR Red Ryder and many of the up and coming stars.  In the end the sweepstakes was won by a young boy, Trevor Pruitt.  I am going to guess him to be around 13.  He is really cleaning up this year winning one go of the IBRA East Nationals and now the Congress Sweepstakes. 

Many of our Kentucky friends placed in classes including Holly Botner who placed in senior barrels, 2nd in amateur and placed in the sweepstakes.  The sire of our Bully colt also placed 4th in the amateur poles. And Chase good friend Will Bingham placed 3rd and 5th in Youth 14-18 poles.

The trade show was outstanding as usual.  You don't ever really find any "great buys" but you get to see so many things that normally you can only find in a catalog or online.  Having said that I came away with a late birthday present from the hubby, well worth the wait....something I have always wanted....a pair of black ostrich boots!  How cool are these!

I am hoping to get time to work on my blog, add some pictures and more about my interest, in the next few days so be sure to check back.

Fall Foliage Friday

The colors have really started to pop!  I think we will be at peak next week and I hope to hike into the mountains and take some cool fall photos.  For now here is what things look like this week.  Sorry that it is another gloomy day for picture taking but we just keep repeating this gloomy weather pattern.

P.S.  We head out today to Columbus Ohio to the All American Quarter Horse Congress. I will report next week on all that we see!  Have a great weekend.

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to me.  I share my birthday with the closest person to a sister I ever had my cousin Mendy.  I am a year older but we share a birthday.  Later in life my mom married and moved to Kansas and I acquirred a step sister Ashley that I love dearly and she also shares this birthday...so happy birthday to us all.  With this birthday I am officially closer to 40 than to 30...that seems a bit odd to me.  I just cant imagine being 40.  It seems so....grown up! LOL  I hope Mendy and Ash have a great day!

No post yesterday, and a brief one today as Bradley (oldest son) is not recovering well from H1N1.  I will be calling the doctor this morning.  It is such a scary thing that perfectly healthy young people are coming down with this and dying.  He isnt able to get out of bed at all.  On Monday he ate a bowl of soup but yesterday refused to eat anything.  We did manage to get him to eat most of a Frosty from Wendys.  His temperature remains right at 101 if we don't control it with meds.  I am not happy with his progress.  Keep him in your prayers.