Friday Happenings

Miss T on her favorite pony Kipper.

It's Friday already, where do the days go, they fly by so quickly! I'm sure you all feel the same way too.

This morning was swim class at 8:30 as usual. The water was colder then normal so that woke me up in a hurry! I did all of my rehab stuff with my trainer and then the preschool children came bombing in ready for some fun. They didn't mind the colder water one bit! They jumped right in with nary a thought. I felt foolish as I had kind of inched in a bit at a time till I was finally up to my neck.

T's class went well and the six little girls were so cute all lined up on the edge of the pool waiting their turn to jump in and learn the next new thing. After class they have a half hour of free swim so I get to play with them as long as none of the other girls get too close or T shrieks "that's MY Grammie!!" (I really like it! heehee! :0)

Came home and rolled Snowbird #1's hair for her. She needs a perm so we will do that next week. Snowbird#2 was out mowing his lawns for the real estate company that he works for. I mowed when he got home for an hour or so and it was nice to be out in the sunshine and fresh air. My yard men were trimming the trees that were beginning to over take the driveway and shaped the trees on the other lawn and they look really nice.

Went out and cleaned the barn and gave the boys a few treats. They are so happy to be home in the nice green grass but I bring them in for the afternoon so that they don't get too much at once and colic on it. I have my big syringes of banemine ready if they do but don't like to use it unless I absolutely have to. Sometimes walking and walking them will get things moving and they will come out of it without a shot.

Tomorrow is work day at the church. We have lots to do around the buildings and parking lots. We also are putting in some new perennial gardens around the front and I'm really excited about that. My friend Beth and I went to the nursery yesterday and picked up a big bunch of stuff to put in the new gardens plus people have been donating things out of their home gardens.

Husband brought home Pat's Pizza for supper, our favorite. Now I'm thirsty as mine had pepperoni and bacon on it, well done. After supper we went out in the barn to brush the boys and get them settled down for the night. Tomorrow is going to be bath day for all three of them as they stink. They don't get baths in the winter time obviously so come spring they are more then ready for one! I was going to do one of them tonight but all my shampoo is up at the stable and I won't use people shampoo on them.

Last night T wanted to ride so we went out in the barn after dinner and got ready. She's outgrown her English boots from last year so threw on a pair of Western ones that belonged to her Daddy when he was her age.

I got the saddle all tightened up for her and had to adjust the stirrups as her legs are longer this summer then last.

We worked a bit in the ring and I was sticking pretty close as this was the first time Kipper had been ridden since he came home so he was a bit frisky and I didn't want her to get dumped off!

She did really well keeping him on the rail and keeping her heels down for the most part. She starts her lessons with the trainer on Tuesday and I always have my camera ready. I wish D had more interest but at this point he just likes patting the ponies and occasionally getting on for a short ride. You can't push these things with them, if he takes an interest later that will be great if not then there will be some other exciting thing for him to do. T came out of the womb asking when was she going to ride if that gives you any indication of her interest! :o)

Guess I'd better get things wrapped up here as tomorrow is going to be a busy day. They are predicting a bit of rain but we really need to get things put in that new garden at church tomorrow so decided we would go ahead with it rain or shine. As usual I'll have the ole' camera ready!