It's been a great week. Linda is feeding us so well, we'll probably need to widen some doorways when she leaves. She's doing cool stuff with the girls, and I come home to home cooked meals after work. It's been great all week, but tonight we had grilled steak, macNcheese, and peaches and cream corn on the cob that mom brought by. Natalie loves eating corn on the cob.
Monica loved it, too, and talk was scarce while we were chowing down on this feast. After dinner, we sat down to watch Big Brother together. I was hoping that Kasar wouldn't go, and he didn't. Rock on!
When BB was over, I went out to get the horses up. I had let them out after work, and it was time. I didn't know how it would go, but it went great! I called Mandy, and she came up (obviously from the pond, wet and stinky) and I put food and water in her pen and locked her up.
Then we put a lead rope around each horse, one at a time, and rubbed them down with fly repellant. They were ATE UP. They were so happy, they thanked me politely before parting ways. OK, not exactly, but they stood patiently for the rubdown. I fed Blue and Buddy, who are in the dry lot all day, and we headed back home.
It was fun to do the stuff that mom always has to do. I don't get to bond with the horses during the week, and now I think I should make it a point to take it over a couple of nights per week.
I hope to meet mom's buddies tomorrow on the way home from work, but if I can't, we'll crash in on them another night. I'm glad mom has this time to run with her buddies. I'm glad dad is willing to haul everyone around. I'm glad Linda is here. I'm glad the girls are home. Life is grand, thankyouverymuch!
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Life is GRAND. It's the times like these that make the rest bearable. I'm glad you had this opportunity to step into your Mom's shoes for a while. Now just imagine, you are XXX years older doing these chores with aching back, sore knees, not so nimble fingers, etc. I really admire your Mom's spunk and really love her personality. Your Dad is a true gem also. You are blessed.
Oh, I forgot to say....Love your pictures. The first was my favorite. Nothing like a good ole greasy corn on the cob well enjoyed.
I can't wait until my corn is ready!
Yep, life sound pretty good!
Either G. or I go out to where I board my horse every evening. He is on full board, but we go out and give him treats (carrots or the bought kind--he likes peppermint flavored stuff <g>) and a couple of flakes of hay. Sunday I take care of all the feeding/turning out for the guy who keeps Boo so he can do the church thing. I really enjoy the time I spend doing it... although when I'm working a lot it's sometimes hard to drive out there... but I'm always glad when I get there! Luckily he is only about 10 minutes away.
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