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Today I rode my horse for the first time in a little over a year. Well, more like putting around for about 15 minutes but better than I had been doing. I'm trying to find my "want to" again. I don't know where or why it went away but I'd like it back.

The good news is TJ deserves a gold medal for not forgetting his manners in the past year and I wasn't rusty enough to fall off even though I was bareback. :clap: The bad news is I WAS rusty enough that it put my hip in a bind that took a while to walk off. (I need a smiley that shows a little old woman walking with a cane LOL)

If anybody else has something they need to get off their chest please feel free to share it here.
 
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@cbar, those pictures are awesome! I wish I could go see some wild horses!
@JCnGrace Hope your arm get better soon! I have had several dreams that make me really mad at people! Both were siblings, I'm glad they lived far away when I had the dreams lol.

@TuyaGirl, I hope your week has at least a little of adventure in it :)


I confess am feeling really lazy, and didn't get to much work done this morning............I did a lot of work yesterday, does that count?
 
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@cbar I needed Google's help for finding out what Calgary Stampede is. Wow, looks so cool!! For what I understood lots of horse related activities, but more turned into western, right? Like rodeos and stuff. Saw some nice pictures of native indians as well, don't know if it's still related. Enjoy!!
Speaking of indians I always enjoyed seeing them and their horses, looks like a very 'natural' relation, although I confess that one of their traditions left me quite disappointed: the suicidal race. OMG I died watching that (don't really know where it is, US maybe)

@GMA100 of course yesterday counts, ahah :) We all have our slow days!
 
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Haha, thanks @Change! One day I'll have a tack room to decorate :lol: I'll probably eventually get all of Izzie's third through eighth place ribbons made into a quilt. One day. I'm not ready to do that yet haha! And yes, we look good in blue haha!

Boo to no riding though :( happy belated birthday to your son as well! Have fun working from home and multitasking, but I hear ya on the mud! Tired of it!
@JCnGrace, it's not too often she's off our property like that, but she's my wild child. She'd run around in her underwear if we let her :lol: at home, I don't care. Lather on the sunscreen (she burns) and let her go play! We're in the country and really no one cares out here haha! Helps we are literally surrounded by family (my in laws are on one side, one of Nick's aunt and uncle is on the other, and another aunt and uncle are across the road). No one minds kids running around nearly naked (and sometimes fully naked :oops:

I hope you enjoyed your pina coladas, yum! Those are my favorite!! PS, I've always heard it as the $1000 rule :lol: Izzie is rarely even worth $1000 by that measure haha! Also, I hate dreams like that! Ugh! Hopefully you get answers for your arm soon!! How annoying!

Thank you @cbar! I'm very proud of us! :D I'm glad you had a great ride! You're pictures are awesome! The Calgary Stampede sounds fun!!
@TuyaGirl, that Arab is so pretty!! Love him! I sure hope Tuya is seen SOON! It's been plenty long enough! I also vote for using a halter and leadrope! Might as well get SOME ride time in before the summer is gone!!
@GMA100, that picture of Ida is lovely! And sounds like you've been busy! Good work pressure washing the house! I say you've definitely done enough work :lol:

Work has been insane lately. For a short week, I'm beyond exhausted! And so much going on at home, whew. Finally got my house cleaned though! It was MUCH needed!

Still waiting on my Regional pictures. They've been paid for, just waiting on them. I *should* have my photo shoot pictures today, so we will see. Unsure when I'll have my class pictures. I did get a sneak peak for the photo shoot though :) mind you, I DO ride in a helmet, always. This was literally for pictures, and I got off to lead her back to the barn :lol:

 
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@Tazzie, that picture is fantastic of you & izzie!!! Love it! I hear ya on the house cleaning...our weather has been so nice that I have been putting it off forever. I might get up Saturday morning and just get it done.

haha. @Change, I have a hard time staying sober at Stampede. Especially when the company is paying for all the drinks and I have free drink tickets. We are going to a wine tasting event/lunch buffet then heading over to watch the rodeo in the afternoon. It will be a fun time.
@TuyaGirl, Stampede is a big deal around these parts. We have a HUGE parade tomorrow morning in downtown Calgary. Which I think I will be watching part of it. If I think of it i will take some photos. The whole thing is centered around agriculture, livestock and the 'western way of life'. There is also a midway with rides and huge pavilions which kind of act as a trade show. There are the main rodeo events, then in another arena they do reining/cow horse demos as well as the heavy hitch horses. I could have taken Tiger there again for the breed demo's, but decided I didn't want to put him or I through that stress again. Haha. And yes, they also have an Indian Village - so you can learn about the Indians and walk through a bunch of teepees. I actually went for a run at lunch on Tuesday on the paths behind Stampede park - the teepees were being set up which was kind of cool to watch.

Stampede is also kind of a music festival too - they have a couple big-name concerts in the Saddledome, plus bands playing the Coke Stage and Nashville North every night. This year the headliners are Brooks & Dunn, Usher, and Alabama. The concerts in Nashville North & the Coke stage are free and usually headline some pretty good bands too.

Essentially Stampede is a huge party...lots of beer gardens and parties going on. Not to mention all the Free Pancake breakfasts & corporate events which are hosted throughout the 10 days it is on.

I'll try to remember to take my camera and take pictures - it is quite the event. Guess I take it for granted since I see it/live it every year :) (and most years avoid it...haha).
 
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It rained most of the day here but we needed it. Rain for me = being a bum all day and I needed that too. LOL

@cbar, when I lived in Indianapolis I always got out of Dodge on Indy 500 weekend. Of course that only involved horsepower and not living, breathing, 4-legged animals but still the same concept of a lot of people coming to town that made every place crowded, traffic horrendous, and people acting like fools. It helped it was Memorial Day weekend so 3 day weekend and us girls would load up the horses and head for Brown County (state park with trails and camping) to spend the weekend. Of course they were packed full on holiday weekends too but that was somehow different. LOL
 
#7,856 ·
I already mentioned the chiggers and bleach bath but I neglected to confess the results of that bath. In my never ending list of "Stupid things Sharon does" I didn't put my hair up and now it is fried. LOL After washing it is just stuck to my head in a complete matte. Better after using conditioner but then it still knots up constantly. I think I'm at the point of being sick of long hair and ready to whack it all off. Trouble is I've yet to find someone locally who can give a decent haircut. I might have to call mom and have her look in the phonebook to see if my long ago beautician is still in business. I'm racking my brain trying to remember the name of her shop, no luck so far. I bet she's retired by now but she's the only person who has been able to cut my hair and not make it look choppy and the only one who could get my hair to take perms back when I used to get those. How crazy is it to make 160 mile round trip for a haircut? Of course I would have a visit with mom too while I was there.

Storm moved through this evening and made Devil Dog a mess. Not much rain with it just thunder, lightening and high winds. I always wonder why storms make him so nervous, it's not like he's stuck out in the elements. Good thing we didn't go to town like we had planned, we'd probably come home to find a dog dead from fear.
 
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. . . I think I'm at the point of being sick of long hair and ready to whack it all off. Trouble is I've yet to find someone locally who can give a decent haircut. . . . How crazy is it to make 160 mile round trip for a haircut?
Not crazy at all. I confess I'm trying to decide if I'll just continue driving 370 miles round-trip to go to a good stylist just for a cut! And no mother to visit at that end, either. (She's gone and we're now living with my dad.)

As I've mentioned in another thread, I just moved "home" to northern NH where I grew up, and have to decide whether to brave the small-town stylists here, or continue returning to Somerville (metro Boston) for the excellent cuts I'm used to from Umberto. My hair is fine and straight but not even - thicker here, just lies differently there - and of course my head's not symmetric and a cut has to be perfect or it looks off.
 
#7,858 ·
Yeppers @JCnGrace, use some sort of horse shampoo or detangler and it'll work amazing! I used to wash my hair with Mane-n-tail shampoo and conditioner. It worked really good for my hair which is longer than my waist at the moment!



I confess that I went out to grab a picture of Asher yesterday, I didn't take my meds cause I didn't think I would touch him. But as soon as he saw me he literally ran up to me, so I had to make a great escape! I still got my picture and I did get pretty sick, but it broke my heart to see him following me and begging for me to spend time with him! I know he misses me! :(
 
#7,860 ·
@GMA100, your allergies must be really bad. Do you only take meds if you know you're going to be exposed? Are you allergic to all animals?
I take meds if I know I'm going to be exposed and then I usually have to take a benadryl after cause of how bad it is. I'm allergic to both horses and dogs, but I have no reaction to dogs. Being allergic to horses has probably been the most depressing thing for me..........they are my only friends and where I would go if I was upset or stressed out. It just really breaks my heart to see Asher looking for me or come running up to me when I'm around! Especially since I'm the only human he's ever been with. I feel like we've bonded so much more than any other of the horses!
 
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I'm not working with an allergist. We would have to travel quite a distance to one and I decided it most likely wouldn't be worth it........This is not a regular reaction, let me tell you that. I have to have an epi-pen. I get extremely shaky, weak and feel like I'm going to pass out. My eyes bulge and I feel like I'm dying (I kid you not).
 
#7,865 ·
@cbar, thank you! I got the rest of my pictures, yay! I'm super excited :D and yeah, the house NEEDED it. I feel so much better having it all clean. Good luck if you got up today to do it! Hope you have fun at the Stampede!!

@JCnGrace, I vote you take the drive! I'm thankful I have a place right near me that does a wonderful job with my hair. Or try the mane and tail stuff. Though I can understand being totally over the long hair :lol: and yeah, storms hit here too. Nick was called in, along with everyone else in his department (they had an all call, everyone has to go in). They have 12,000 out, which isn't HORRIBLE, but it is when you have to put in a bunch of work and it only puts a handful of people back on. Going to be a long day getting everyone back on :/

@GMA100, I'd maybe take the trip to an allergist. I'm also highly allergic to my animals (well, actually the world really) and did allergy shots for YEARS. I'm finally managed on just a daily inhaler, Flonase, and Zyrtec. Worlds better than I used to be. At least then maybe you could go back to snuggling your babies :/ I also carry an epi-pen, so I get it.

I have my show pictures! So excited! I posted all about it on my blog (http://www.writteninthestars.club/), but here are some pictures :D









There are way more pictures under the gallery tab on my blog too :)
 
#7,867 ·
Had a couple that used to shoot here when we did the Cowboy Action Shooting matches stop by today. It was good to see them, it had been too long. They just got a couple of TWHs and are busy gearing up. He's wanted a horse for quite a while but was a truck driver so not home often enough to take care of it, retired a couple of years ago so now has time. She's never been into horses but got a burr up her butt one day and went and bought herself one while he was away on a trip. LOL Pretty spunky thing for lady close to 70 to do. Good on her but she's already fallen off once. She's taking lessons now.
 
#7,868 ·
Stampede Friday was fun. I didn't take a camera so have no pics to share...LOL. It was so hot on the grounds that i felt terribly ill when I got home. I'm thinking it was around 35 celsius...I know that probably isn't hot for those folks in the Southern States, but it is scorching hot for us! Haha.

Saturday I had a lesson with Amber...and rode her for the first time!! I was so excited and she handled it super well!

I'm leaving shortly for a horse clinic, so will be a busy day. Kind of wish I'd booked tomorrow off work as I know I'm going to be tired.

As for haircuts, I am embarrassed to say that it has probably been a year since I had mine done. I could lie and say it's b/c i live in the country now, but even when we lived in the city I sucked at going on a regular basis.

I feel for those with allergies; my mom is allergic to horses too. Although doesn't sound nearly as bad as some of you - she doesn't carry and epi-pen and is usually OK if she takes a benadryl or something.
 
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@JCnGrace, sounds good! And thank you :D she's definitely my partner :D and I'm glad you ran into some old friends. I'm glad she's getting some lessons! It's never too late to start riding! :D
@cbar, yay for having a great time and YAY for riding Amber for the first time! Sounds like all your groundwork has paid off :D have fun at the clinic!! And yeah, I'm the same way... I tend to just grow my hair out, and get it chopped off to donate it and get it styled. I hate going to get my hair cut :lol:

I confess, I did NOTHING all day yesterday. Went to the chiro and that was it! Had hoped to ride, but Nick had to go back into work *sigh* my saddle is back, and I'm itching to ride!
 
#7,870 ·
@cbar I converted your celsius into Fahrenheit and that's 95 degrees, hot no matter which way you look at it.

Yay for Amber!

No need to be embarrassed about lack of going for haircuts, that's why I let mine go long in the first place. LOL I haven't had mine cut since last November when I got the majority of it cut off. Before that I can't even say how long it had been.
 
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I haven't read all the replies because I just don't have the time or energy right now, lol

A huge CONGRATS @Tazzie! Izzie is gorgeous and I would be super proud as well!

Sorry that Ash is having surgery again @Change, hoping everything goes well. How old is she? Hopefully it can just be local instead of putting her under.

@PoptartShop way late but GOTG2 was amazing! A lot better than the first one imo. Seemed better thought out and the characters were developed well.

That's what always happens when my mom goes to Walmart @JCnGrace. No matter how many times you say you'll stick to the list you never do, right? Lol

Pretty picture @GMA100. I enjoy photo editing too but I'm not very good at it.

@TimWhit91 Glad you got to love on everyone. That's always fun!

I confess that I have now added a new chore to my routine; massaging Cherokee's legs. Vet thinks he may have some Arthritis in his legs, specifically the left front. I suspected that before, since he's always been super picky about that leg and sometimes seems a little stiff. Overall he's good though and vet said this might help along with his supplement.

Also I confess that I am going to clean a sheath for the first time, and am not quite sure how I feel about that. :-? I'm thinking Cherokee has a bean, or at least hoping that's all it is, and since I don't know when or if his sheath has been cleaned before, it wouldn't be surprising. My main concern is hurting him, not so much that I actually mind doing it or think he'll mind. Luckily he's really mellow and since I've had to pull several ticks off there he doesn't seem to mind too much.
 
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All 3 of my riding buddies moved away so I have nobody to ride with. This has discouraged me to ride and compete. I am trying to get back in the game and rode for the first time in a couple months not on any of my trained horses but on my untrained mare in my pj's as it was hot :P. Lucky everything went well lol but probably should of thought it threw.
 
#7,873 ·
Popping in to say hello..I have a lot to catch-up on soon! Miss you guys. <3

The tonsillectomy went fine...2 days after, I was coughing/throwing up blood out of nowhere. A lot. So I went to the ER...it happened again, I stayed overnight at the hospital, and then it happened AGAIN...so I ended up going back into the operating room, they cauterized my throat because I had some blood clots. Of course, my luck, only 2% of people get it. LOL. Let me just say, scariest thing in my life I've ever gone through. :sad:

But, a week later today & I'm still in pain, can't really talk & I lost about 13lbs (go figure, I've been on a liquid, water ice & jello diet). If you want to reach your fitness goals, get your tonsils out. LOL jk but it really sucks not being able to eat regular food yet. Like omg I'm dying for pizza.

I miss riding too. I can't wait to be all better...hoping to go back to work sometime late this week, if I can. Sucks being cooped up in the house. I'm sick of Netflix & on Demand. Ugh. Hope to be back to normal life soon! :(
 
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I confess that I haven't had my hair professionally trimmed in a couple years. The ends are so bad, in fact, that when I took my granddaughter in to get her hair cut, the stylist begged me to let her at least do a quick, standing-at-the-counter trim. She didn't take much. :)

Two years ago my hair was to my waist and there was a lot of it. I don't know what happened, but in the past 2 years my hair has been thinning. It's barely past my shoulder blades now, and the pony tail is barely as large as a dime where it used to be larger than a quarter!! The only thing that's changed in the last 2 year is I got the horses. Do horses make your hair fall out?
 
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I confess that I haven't had my hair professionally trimmed in a couple years. The ends are so bad, in fact, that when I took my granddaughter in to get her hair cut, the stylist begged me to let her at least do a quick, standing-at-the-counter trim. She didn't take much.


Two years ago my hair was to my waist and there was a lot of it. I don't know what happened, but in the past 2 years my hair has been thinning. It's barely past my shoulder blades now, and the pony tail is barely as large as a dime where it used to be larger than a quarter!! The only thing that's changed in the last 2 year is I got the horses. Do horses make your hair fall out?
I'm sure the stress they cause does! Lol :D
 
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Hi @PoptartShop, glad you stopped in! Scary thing you went through, glad you seem to be on the mend now.

@Change, do your horses think your hair is hay and try to eat it? Mine like to take a taste every now and then just to make sure it's not. LOL


Well at @hermonine, that sounds like a stunt I would pull so can't get on you too bad about it. Please be careful though.
 
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@GMA100 oh, that allergy thing sucks!! Make sure to always bring medication with you, so as if you want to hang around with your animals you can prevent yourself beforehand.

@cbar I was expecting some pictures, I am sad now. Kidding here, although I would like to see some :) And yay for the first time on Amber!! All the work you have been done with her is paying off :)

@JCnGrace As I was always disappointed with hairstylists' work on my hair (for example I would ask for 1 inch cut, they would cut three times more) I started watching some tutorials and now I do it myself. If I don't like it as much at least I did it and I blame myself, ahah :)
Cool you found old friends, it's always nice!

@Tazzie What to say? Awesome pictures, I love the relationship between you and Izzie :) (And I keep repeating myself)

@hermonine maybe you can find some company on Facebook groups or at a barn near you? Hoping all goes well with the green horse training, and stay safe

@BlindHorseEnthusiast4582 I hope the sheath cleaning goes ok and that you can see some positive results on the legs massage. It's another 'excuse' for you to spend more time with the adorable blind man :)

@PoptartShop glad to see you around! I hope you heal fast, sounds like it's not being easy but it's for your future good :)


I had a very 'meh' weekend: The weather was absolutely awful. Lots of wind, cloudy, some rain and 18 degrees celsius (pretty sure with a much cooler real feel). Where's the Summer??? I froze at the barn, although I had sweaters and jackets. Plus, and despite I am 38 years old, one of my wisdom teeth is still growing (duh), and gave me a lot of pain (still is) on my cheek, so I was not in the best mood ever and decided not to ride. Plus Tuya had her cheek looking bad, although she was acting her normal self, and I just let her be. I am getting desperate here... So not funny anymore *sigh*
 
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@TuyaGirl - I couldn't like the toothache/no vet yet part of your post. That so sucks! At least you and Tuya got to spend time together. Hope you both get your tooth issues resolved soon.

We put the horses out in the backyard yesterday while doing some yard work. The grass out back is (was) almost up to their knees in some places, so they were two happy equines! Whist they happily munched, I trimmed hedges and battled the monster Wisteria. I 'think' I won the war against the smooth holly hedges; after 10 years, I'm pretty sure there's no winning against wisteria.
 
#7,879 ·
@BlindHorseEnthusiast4582, I aimed to comment about sheath cleaning/bean removal last night and totally spaced it. DUH! Once you've done it a couple of times it won't even faze you. I don't even mutter words of disgust anymore. LOL


Well the arm doc was out and about early today and called at 7:30 AM (and yes I'm yelling that a m LOL). Bad enough I'm going to need surgery, which I already figured, but the recovery time on it is 5-6 months. 2 months of doing nothing and then the rest of the months limited with slow increases on what I'll be able to do. Can we all say CRAP? LOL Could be worse I guess at least it doesn't need amputated although I thought about chopping it off myself a few times. I'm going to wait a few months until the horses no longer want to spend all day in the barn to get away from the heat and flies. Hubby would be shooting the horses if he had to clean up after them every day, which he can't anyway since he doesn't do too well in the heat. Surgeon said I didn't have to have it done right away although I'll probably continue to get weaker in that arm until I get it fixed. Said I shouldn't be lifting over 30 lbs. now. Too late! I didn't tell him I moved 7 bales of hay last night from one barn to another @50-60 lbs. each.
 
#7,880 ·
I look for any excuse I can get @TuyaGirl, and if there isn't one then I'll just hide beside him so nobody can make me leave! :lol: Love him to death though, really. And thanks, I'll be talking to his vet tomorrow so I can ask the best way to go about the messaging and where exactly to focus. Excited to finally meet the guy! :grin:

@JCnGrace it doesn't really seem gross to me and since I plan on owning more geldings than mares in the future it's a good thing I'm not bothered by it! I just don't want to hurt him is all, but I think it will be okay. Tuesday is possible but I will probably be doing it Saturday. Don't want to wait that long but really won't have a chance before then.

Hate that about your arm also. What happened? I missed that.

I bet they were happy @Change! Cherokee loves tall grass whenever he can get it, since his pasture is a little skimpy in places.
 
#7,884 ·
I look for any excuse I can get @TuyaGirl , and if there isn't one then I'll just hide beside him so nobody can make me leave! :lol: Love him to death though, really. And thanks, I'll be talking to his vet tomorrow so I can ask the best way to go about the messaging and where exactly to focus. Excited to finally meet the guy! :grin:

@JCnGrace it doesn't really seem gross to me and since I plan on owning more geldings than mares in the future it's a good thing I'm not bothered by it! I just don't want to hurt him is all, but I think it will be okay. Tuesday is possible but I will probably be doing it Saturday. Don't want to wait that long but really won't have a chance before then.

Hate that about your arm also. What happened? I missed that.

I bet they were happy @Change ! Cherokee loves tall grass whenever he can get it, since his pasture is a little skimpy in places.
One of the minis was standing on my foot, didn't hurt but something she knows better than doing. Used my arm to scoop (about where you would lock arms behind a horse that doesn't want to load) her off me but did put a little force behind it. She didn't budge but my arm did. LOL Anyway, a torn tendon. I need to call back and schedule an appointment to talk over the details with him.

Hi everyone. I confess to withdrawal symptoms. Haven't even been online for nearly TWO WHOLE WEEKS!! Son and family moved back to Christchurch so went up to Hamilton for 3 days to help them clean house. Cant remember what I spent the week doing but at someones beck and call. My mother went to hospital in Taumarunui with chest infection thursday, seems she has heart problems causing the breathing issue so she has been sent to Waikato Hospital in Hamilton.

Have had one 'no' letter about a job i applied for and the others haven't even bothered to reply. Still looking. Will look further afield now.

Havent seen Inca since I left Kaitaia but she is fine and putting on weight (report from sister). Will see about getting her near me once I have full time work. She is fine where she is but look forward to being able to ride.

Still have some stuff to sell off, wish I could sell the damn cars... the one thing i didn't want to get stuck with :-( A jag XJ6 in an awesome blue and a two tone grey mercedes S320 and they are not fetching much at the moment. reluctant to virtually give them away. Was offered $3,500 for the jag...we paid $12k for it :-(

Am looking at upgrading my Enrolled Nurse cert but have to do an upgrade course because it is so long since I worked as a nurse. Making enquiries about that atm. Will try and get work in a rest home for now if possible because it puts me on reasonable money straight away. Was sort of trying to avoid that but never mind, at least it will be regular hours not 24/7!!!

@cbar no camera, shame on you!!

@PoptartShop sorry to hear you have had such problems with your op.

@Change my hair started to thin after i had kids. never heard of anyone losing there hair since getting horses. Could be stress related (horses or not)

@Tazzie love hearing about your shows and pics are awesome!!


@JCnGrace thats a worry about your arm. Don't wait too long. Take care of yourself.

@Cherrij always love the pics you put up. Thank goodness for the photos because I read one caption backwards and thought you were naked on Retro :eek: !!! lol
Is Grand still having problems with his leg, you don't seem to get to ride him much now. Beautiful boy.

Has anyone heard from Drafty or Cherie? Seems we lost alot of people when the website changed as well.
Good luck on your job hunt!

Drafty stopped in briefly to say that her computer broke and has trouble posting with her phone. She did get a new job.

Last I heard about Cherie was a prayer request in the general section of the forum. They had a tornado hit their place and wipe it out. All of them were ok but some of the horses were injured and one or two might have had to be put down, can't remember for sure. It would be nice to hear an update but I'm sure she's got more important things on her mind.
 
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