Horse Camp, 2013

Sorry for the lack of posts lately.  I've been at our second annual "horse camp" with Nicole and our dear, horse-loving friend, Candi, all week.  It was a fabulous, fun time, except for the rain.  I know we needed the moisture, but it was a tad disappointing to have half of horse camp cancelled due to rain.  By Thursday morning, the arena had become a lake!

We had a great time with the portion of horse camp that wasn't dripping wet.  Team penning was everyone's favorite activity.  The goal is get three calves into a pen in one corner of the arena.  Sounds easy, but believe me, it isn't!  You may notice we only have two calves here.  Sometimes you're happy to get any calves in the pen!

Free Circus Tickets

Another trip to the circus in Lewiston this year.  The girls were listening to the radio and heard that they were giving away free tickets.  I managed to be caller number 3, and came away with two adult tickets and 4 kids tickets.  Woohoo!  Love it when I win stuff!

The especially dangerous events at the circus were disturbing to Nicole.

This guy was taking his life in his hands, and Nicole could barely watch!

Those circus people are crazy!

Trip to the Vet

We were taking care of the neighbors horses last week and sadly the baby had a little accident.  He and his mama somehow got out of their pen and the other horses must have chased the poor guy into the barbed wire fence.

It looks awful, but thankfully it was only the skin that got cut, not the muscle.

Nicole and I loaded him and mama up (thankfully he is halter broke already), and went to visit the vet.

Nicole was happy to hold the sleepy guy's head while he got stitched up.

Much better.  He should be all healed up in a couple weeks.

Happy Father's Day

 Happy Father's Day, Dad!

I've missed you every day over the past 18 years.  I love you!

Wheelbarrows

Morgan's Cub Scout Pack had an end-of-the-year barbecue last week.  After some yummy food, they played some games.  The girls decided to get in on the wheelbarrow races.

Glenn told everyone the trick of holding the legs closer to the knees to make it easier.  It still wasn't very easy!

And then, the kids talked their parents into giving it a try.

It was fun.

I't so much harder than it looks.

And the obstacles make it even harder!

Glenn and Ellea were pros!  They didn't cross the finish line first, but they crossed the finish line, which is more than Morgan and I can say!

Seed Tape

I finally got my vegetable garden in this week.  I know.  It seems ridiculously late.  I could've probably planted it a couple weeks ago.  But let's face it, I don't live in a banana belt, so I can't plant my garden as early as some!

I have always hated trying to plant carrots and then thin them later.  It goes against everything good and right to watch a seed grow and then rip it out of the ground before it has produced anything!  Not to mention I never seem to get around to actually doing the thinning.

I remembered seeing the idea on Pinterest to make my own seed tapes, so I gave it a try.  I cut strips of newspaper and used a flour/water mixture as the "glue."  I wasn't sure how I was going to put one of those teeny-tiny seeds on each glue spot, but a toothpick with a tiny bit of the glue on it worked wonderfully.

Fingers crossed that I have carrots in 50 days!  I'll keep you posted.