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Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Getting Into The New Year!
Okay, so the holidays are over and everything is getting back into it's normal routine. I stayed busy over the holidays, in spite of the fact that I sprained my ankle, badly, the night after Christmas. The usualy routine of laying around, ankle wrapped in ice, and foot elevated, did not happen. I hobbled on it for several days, kept it wrapped and put it up as soon as I got home from work. Four days after it happened I spent the morning walking around a flea market, the next day was a 3 hour ride in the saddle. So needless to say I have been paying for the treament I gave my ankle. I am still keeping it wrapped and trying to take it as easy as possible, but that is hard when you live by yourself and stuff has to get done. I finally got around to mowing my yard this past week and it looks so much better. Enough about me, I will ad some pictures for a look at my holidays.
Sitting for family pictures
Practicing night photography
Trail riding on New Year's Day
Bottle feeding and raising two puppies that were abandoned at the clinic. Who are now my niece's and will not be finding a home once they are older. They are 6 weeks now and we have hadthem since they were 2 weeks old. Holly and Belle, Schnauzer/Pug sisters.
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Saturday, December 08, 2007
Improving My Hobby
I have been working on my pictures and playing with my camera. Did i tell you I had a new camera? Well, I do, one of these to be exact and I love it. There has been a small learning curve going from a SLR to a DSLR, but I am catching on quickly. I love to take pictures of my Poodles, but have found another subject to photograph, my flowers, or other's flowers. I am working towards being able to get the picture I want when I push the button. I am doing better and trying not to use any after editing except for cropping the picture. Here are a couple of my recent ones, you can see others here.
Kalanchos getting ready to bloom.
One of my mums
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Monday, December 03, 2007
Riding fun
This past Saturday we took our horses and hit the trail, well rode the trail. Our church has started a horse group and we meet once a month for a trail ride. This month we went to Lake Louisa State Park, where everyone gave the park four stars for the riding trails and the parking area. I work on Saturdays, so I met them out there after I was off. Everyone was leaving, so for the last ride it was my sister, Tracy, niece, Bailey, and me that headed out to ride. Bailey has wanted to ride with us on the trail the last few rides, but her mom didn't think she could handle her pony that well. So, we hooked a lead rope to her pony's bridle so my sister could hang onto her if anything happened. We had fun and rode for a little over and hour, but it was a lovely day and I took some photos that you can see here, while I wasn't bouncing around on my horse. It is hard to ride, carry a camera for pictures, and control your horse!
What happens when a five year old can't take anymore!
Heading out on the trail.
Tracy and Bailey riding.
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Friday, November 30, 2007
Christmas Shopping
I have been getting ready for Christmas and looking for fun, interesting, not too expensive gifts for family and friends. I have done some of my big shopping already. I found some really nice dog prints for my mom and sister that they will love. My dad, sister, and I went in together to buy my mom a new camera, which she desperately needs as her old one is dying. The camera store had an awesome Thanksgiving sale, so we took advantage of that.
My nieces are easy to buy for, they are getting cute, little, horsey, t-shirts. I bought my dog friends some decorative soaps. I found some neat little sites for other cutsie things, so I should be able to find some nice stuff for the rest of my family.
The problem that I am having is wanting to buy stuff for myself at the same time! I found a t-shirt I liked, a horse purse, and some Poodle soap. I need to just stick with my list and not look for myself, or I will regret it after Christmas.
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Friday, November 23, 2007
Long time, no see!
As you can see my blog has been neglected lately and practically forgotten. I am working on correcting that problem and will try to be a better blogger.
Thanksgiving was nice, a little busier than I would have wanted, but nice. I was asked to bring a Key Lime pie to one dinner and my cheese mashed potatoes to another, so I ran by Wally World late Wednesday night for a couple ingredients I was out of. I should have been better prepared, as no one should ever try to purchase food the night before Thanksgiving. First of all you will need to drive the cart carefully to avoid being trampled or side swiped in the mad house. Then, you will be lucky to even find what you need. I was finally able to dig out a badly, dented can of low-fat sweetened, condensed milk, which low-fat does not go with Key Lime pies, from the back of the shelf. I couldn't find any ready-made pie crust (graham cracker is my favorite to use), so I was trying to remember if I had all the ingredients at home to make a pie crust, when I found some vanilla wafer crusts in the wrong area. I eventually made it safely out of the store and to my truck and headed home for some late night pie baking.
Thanksgiving morning I puttered around my house, putting the finishing touches on my Christmas decorations that I put up on Wednesday. I took one pie with me to the first dinner, which was at my sister's mother in-law's house. She invites us over every year, so we have been having dinner with her for a few years now. I kind of ate and ran because I had to make my cheese mashed potatoes for the next dinner in 2 hours. A friend from church invited me to dinner with his family, so I accepted. I had an extra Key Lime pie and the mashed potatoes, which was enjoyed by all. After dinner with his family, I met my family at the theater where we saw Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium (okay, but not the best movie).
Some of you will remember a previous discussion we had about a guy friend of mine and if he was shy about showing his feelings. A few things have happened since then and we have talked about what was happening between us and right now we are just friends (he does not see a future with us as anything other than friends). I am working hard to be comfortable with this arrangement and just keep telling myself that he is "just" a friend. I have not called him in a while, just to take a break and give myself some room to distance myself and adjust my feelings. I was nicely surprised to find a message from him wishing me a happy Thanksgiving, last night. When I returned the call and we talked for a while, all is well at this time and he seemed pretty comfortable talking with me, so friends for now it is. I will be fine and not be so sensitive about things that are said!!
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