Hodge Podge - pics/videos

I uploaded pics wrong - so sorry if the words are not with the pic/videos.

#1 - Roo Daddy taking over the entertainment center.
















#2 - Leg Pic
My leg 6 days after Badger slammed me into the steel gates along the alley way. Since then we've had some work on him. His back legs (hocks) were hurting him so I guess he wanted me to feel the pain too. :)




















#3 - Shelby in her 'big girl' car seat.




















# 4 - Hangin' with Daddy (it lasted about 38 seconds then she was on the move again...just like daddy was)...

# 5 - Video of Shelby saying Hi to Ryan through the rear view mirror. :)

Fair Weekend

This was a long weekend. We had the rodeo on Friday and Saturday night and Ryan decided to go to a round robin roping on Sunday. We didn't have any luck this weekend. Ryan did ok in the roping. He was placed 5th as of Friday, but it is likely someone pushed him further down the placings on Saturday. I ran Badger on Saturday and it was a MESS. He went VERY wide and overall it was a TERRIBLE run. So, we had him scanned on Sunday to check for hot spots which indicate soreness. Sure enough, he was sore in his neck, back and hocks. So, we are going to take him to the vet tomorrow to have some work on him. Gulp...it's going to be expensive.

We did place 3rd for All States Roofing in the business man's roping. We could've won if I had known what I was doing. Oh well, we'll get em' next year! It was a lot of fun and Ryan and Wade Watley were GREAT partners. (Wade roped the calf and Ryan pulled the rope off as I grabbed the ribbon off the tail.)

The best part was Shelby got to ride in the grand entry. Let me see if I can find some pics out there. I know plenty of people took pics of her and Ryan and I'll share them with you. She thought the whole parade, music, announcer, crowd was all for her! LOL Silly girl....she was smiling and clapping the whole time!

Tonight Ryan is in the Ranch Rodeo. I am also meeting the girls (Rodeo Sweethearts) at 4:30 to meet and great the adults with special needs. We look forward to that every year. It will be Shelby's first time for both. I plan to dress her up in a cute little Cowgirl Outfit Grandma Nancy bought for her the last time she was in town.

I have learned this weekend it is VERY hard being a Mom, Rodeo Sweetheart, Wife and "Cowgirl" all at the same time. It was exhausting!


Here is a pic of Shiner and me running in Wharton a couple of weeks ago. (http://www.tedsphotoreflex.com/)

Did You Know

Wow, my second post of the day! I'm on fire! Anyhow, i'm just here to share a link with you. This link has sound, but you don't need it. There are no words...

This is called "Did You Know" and it talks about how are world is changing as well as the speed it is changing. Wow, I'm so glad I work with technology, but at the same time it is very difficult to keep up with it all!

http://mediaconvergence.economist.com/

Cold Front

We had a cold front come in early yesterday morning. i was able to take some pics and a video to share. It was so cool to see it! I am not into weather, but I sure can appreciaete a cold front. We didn't have that up north, so it blows my mind everytime I see it. This is the first time I got a pic of it. I had to take with my iphone, so there not the best quality, but still cool!



This looks like the green grass blends right in with the black and grey clouds.

















The trees help put this pic in perspective.















You can see that it's just starting to pass over me with the light clouds on top and the dark clouds in the background. They are pushing towards me.















Here's a video of it.


As for what is going on, yesterday and today have been long for me at work because our server has been down. So, that leaves me with little to do since most of my job is related to technology. Today, I am more productive. I am currently downloading the music teachers music down to iTunes and then I'll upload to her iPod. This is new to me, so we'll see how it goes. It is going to take a LONG time to download to iTunes she has probably 50 or more CDs that need to be downloaded.

As for the home life, we got rain!! That seems to bring excitement to us now that we have 21 acres and six horses to maintain. The grass sure does help with the feed bill. So, Monday afternoon we mowed the grass and worked outside. Yesterday Ryan's work was cancelled cause of the rain so he and Shelby stayed home and hung out while I worked... :( I then had a meeting after school so I didn't get home til 6 pm. :(

This weekend is the start of our fair. Friday Ryan is roping and I'm riding with the Rodeo Sweethearts. Saturday is my day. I'll run barrels and ride with the Sweethearts. Monday night is the ranch rodeo, but before that the Rodeo Sweethearts meet and greet the special needs citizens of our area. I'm looking forward to that and I plan to take Shelby. I thought they would really enjoy seeing her smiling face. :)

I'm not sure about Tues or Wednesday, but Thursday is the start of the rodeo again. So, I'll ride with the Rodeo Sweethearts for the PRCA rodeo. I'm looking forward to watching all my favorite professional cowboy/girls doing what I love the most....RODEO....

So I am sure we'll have plenty of videos/pics to share with you. Especially since this is Shelby's first rodeo! Maybe Ryan will take her in the grand entry on Badger...we'll see. :) I can't because I'm posting the flags with the Sweethearts.

Shelby Riding Twister

This weekend was busy as always. Saturday I had my barrel race in Rosenberg. I didn't do near as well as I had hoped, but I still got some Novice points, so that was good. Badger just isn't clocking like he used to. We are thinking he may have an ulcer so I'm going to see about getting him something to help with that. I have two weeks before my next GCBRA, so that should give him enough time to help him out.

Shiner did well this weekend. He didn't clock as well either, but I'm not too worried about that. It will come with time. I'm looking for consistancy of the pattern right now. I'll worry about the speed later. He even won some money in the 5D. So, yea for Shiner! His first paycheck!

After I ran Badger, Ryan loaded him up and he and some buddies went to Gonzales for a Ranch Rodeo. It didn't go as planned, but they had a good time. They stayed the night in Gonzales and came back on Sunday.

Shelby and I went to church on Sunday. What an AMAZING service! I really felt in tuned and in touch with God. It was AWESOME to say the least. I have been struggling with barrel racing and Badger not clocking. I just felt God was telling me the burning I feel deep down inside is the desires of my heart and he will make them come true. The mountain I am climbing now is there for a reason. So, when I come out on top then I can praise Him for all His glory!

After Ryan got back from Gonzales we had to head up to Rosenberg to ride with the Sweethearts. The Ch 11 news was there and did a segment on a little girl. They also taped us. we're supposed to be on the news this evening at 10 PM. If I find a way to tape it or get the video I'll either send a link or upload it to here.

Below is a video of Shelby riding. She usually wants to hold the reins, but I guess since we were videoing she decided not to do that. Go figure! Anyhow, I just had to share what my little cowgirl is doing now.

Shelby Crawling

Shelby Crawling

Barrel Runs

I put new pics of Shelby so click on her link. As time allows I hope to upload a couple of cute videos of her crawling and being Shelby. :)

This run on Badger has lots of room for improvement, but I thought I'd share. Four more barrel races left. IF I can stay in first place I'll win a saddle. It's going to be tough, but Badger and I will fight til the end.

I have Sweetheart practice tonight, so I plan to take him so I can work him in that arena again. We are running there on Saturday. This used to be my 'good' arena, but lately our timing has not been good at all. I hope being able to practice tonight with no pressure will help me get my head in the game so I can kick some butt on Saturday.

Shiner - He didn't do too bad. As you can see there is room for improvement, especially on the third. But, I'm still proud of him and feel he's coming along nicely. I won't push him until he's ready to roll. That probably will take the rest of this year.