I have begun to price airline tickets to MI. The prices are much more expensive than they were 2 years ago. I will be watching them closely and buy them when the price is at its best. We plan to fly from Houston to Detroit and then drive up. We will take advantage of our 1 free ticket (hopefully 2 tickets) with SWA.
Shelby is doing Very well. She has really started talking. Even more than before. Some of it is a jibberish talk but she knows exactly what she is saying. She'll even laugh at the end. It is so cute! The funniest thing she does is laugh and say 'That's Punny!' (aka funny)
She has also begin to ride by herself. She loves shiner. Of course he's our biggest and tallest horse (around 16.1/16.2 hands). It makes me nervous when she tells me to let go. Needless to say we are on a hunt for a pony. We are going to go look at one on Sunday
Work has been going well. We got our own video conferencing equipment on campus which allows us to meet with professionals and other students all over the country. We are doing a lot of science conferences with NASA. So cool!
The horses have been enjoying some time off due to our dreary, rainy weather. Their big bellies show the results of it. Back to work this week.
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Monday, January 10, 2011
Words of Wisdom
I got this via email today and just had to share. So true! As I reflected on 2010 I realized how blessed we are. We had a year of health, mostly happiness, and we went without compared to many others. This year I am going to be content. When I am content, I am happy.
It's not what you have, what you don't have, what you want....it's about praising God right where you are at and being thankful for what you have...nothing else matters. I am blessed to have a healthy, thriving family. I need nothing more than what God has for me. Besides his desires for me are WAY bigger and better than what I could ever desire.
HANDBOOK 2011
Health :
1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants..
4. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy
5. Make time to pray.
6. Play more games
7. Read more books than you did in 2010.
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day
9. Sleep for 7 hours.
10. Take a 10-30 minutes walk daily. And while you walk, smile.
Personality :
11. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
12. Don't have negative thoughts on things you cannot control, instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
13. Don't over do. Keep your limits.
14. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
15. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
16. Dream more while you are awake
17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
18. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
20. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
23. Smile and laugh more.
24. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree....
Society :
25. Call your family often.
26. Each day give something good to others.
27. Forgive everyone for everything.
28. Spend time w/ people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
30. What other people think of you is none of your business.
31. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.
Life :
32. Do the right thing!
33. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
34. GOD heals everything.
35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
37. The best is yet to come.
38. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.
39. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy.
It's not what you have, what you don't have, what you want....it's about praising God right where you are at and being thankful for what you have...nothing else matters. I am blessed to have a healthy, thriving family. I need nothing more than what God has for me. Besides his desires for me are WAY bigger and better than what I could ever desire.
HANDBOOK 2011
Health :
1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants..
4. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy
5. Make time to pray.
6. Play more games
7. Read more books than you did in 2010.
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day
9. Sleep for 7 hours.
10. Take a 10-30 minutes walk daily. And while you walk, smile.
Personality :
11. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
12. Don't have negative thoughts on things you cannot control, instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
13. Don't over do. Keep your limits.
14. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
15. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
16. Dream more while you are awake
17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
18. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
20. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
23. Smile and laugh more.
24. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree....
Society :
25. Call your family often.
26. Each day give something good to others.
27. Forgive everyone for everything.
28. Spend time w/ people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
30. What other people think of you is none of your business.
31. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.
Life :
32. Do the right thing!
33. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
34. GOD heals everything.
35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
37. The best is yet to come.
38. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.
39. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
First Day Jitters
I don't really know if it is first day jitters or just being out of tune with my horses, but we made it through either way. Yesterday was the first jackpot of the year. We had a lot of time off and it showed. I ran Shiner first. AS you know, the end of December I took him to the vet and had some work on him. It has proven to do him well, but he and I were off as a team. He had done so well in the practice pen I rode him as if that's where we were at. That wasn't good. This was a bigger pattern and he just didn't set very well. The good news is he didn't really fight me to stop and turn. So, all we need is some practice. Iplan to get some exhibitions for the next barrel race. I am sure that will help us make a really nice run!
Badger had a nice run, he just didn't clock like I wanted. He was at least a 1/2 second off. He also seemed to get hung up on the back of the 2nd and 3rd barrel. I'll assume it is because he has been off and as a team we have not practiced. TIme will tell....I sure hope it's not some sort of issue. Praying that we just need to get in tune with each other again.
The good news is even though we didn't do that well, we still came home with a check. God is good! Badger won some 3D money. Shiner was just out of the money in the 5D. (Like I said, not really a great run for either.)
The cold weather has arrived again today. The cold front this morning brought in dreary weather, rain and colder temps. The next few days will be much cooler with highs in the lower 50s and lows in low 30s (29 Tues. night). The cold and dreary weather makes us a little cranky. We so enjoy the sun. It is such a relief during the winter. Fortunatley, most days in Texas are sunny!
We did make it to church, but we really didn't do anything else today other than hibernate.
That's it for now. TIme to get back to Shelby and get ready to put her down for the night.
Have a blessed week!
Badger had a nice run, he just didn't clock like I wanted. He was at least a 1/2 second off. He also seemed to get hung up on the back of the 2nd and 3rd barrel. I'll assume it is because he has been off and as a team we have not practiced. TIme will tell....I sure hope it's not some sort of issue. Praying that we just need to get in tune with each other again.
The good news is even though we didn't do that well, we still came home with a check. God is good! Badger won some 3D money. Shiner was just out of the money in the 5D. (Like I said, not really a great run for either.)
The cold weather has arrived again today. The cold front this morning brought in dreary weather, rain and colder temps. The next few days will be much cooler with highs in the lower 50s and lows in low 30s (29 Tues. night). The cold and dreary weather makes us a little cranky. We so enjoy the sun. It is such a relief during the winter. Fortunatley, most days in Texas are sunny!
We did make it to church, but we really didn't do anything else today other than hibernate.
That's it for now. TIme to get back to Shelby and get ready to put her down for the night.
Have a blessed week!
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Cowgirl doing roll backs
We took this video on Monday. I couldn't upload it yesterday, so here it is. It's of Cowgirl doing some roll backs. So proud of her. She is just 3 YO and coming along so nicely.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Barrel Season
I am super excited about the barrel season beginnign again. Here are a couple of videos we took yesterday. The grey horse is Shiner. He went to the vet recently and got some work done on him. He is doing much better and I can't wait to run him on Saturday to see what time he clocks.
The 2nd horse is my 3 YO, Cowgirl. I have her for sale, but I believe I am quickly changing my mind. She is still green, but shows so much progress so quickly. It blows my mind. She actually speeds up around the turns. She is pretty wicked!
The 2nd horse is my 3 YO, Cowgirl. I have her for sale, but I believe I am quickly changing my mind. She is still green, but shows so much progress so quickly. It blows my mind. She actually speeds up around the turns. She is pretty wicked!
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