Hallloooo there!!!

Sooo, it has been several months since my last post. I have been waffling about whether to continue blogging or not.  Every time I decide that I’m done, I think of things I could have posted and I just can’t seem to delete the blog.   I’ve been toying with renaming and redesigning but I can’t decide on a new name.  I work on web stuff at work, so doing more web stuff at home isn’t always appealing. So, I find myself mired in a pool of indecision.  I miss the blog and the people I got to know, but as things change, people come and go.  I want to connect with new bloggers, but I’m a bit shy, even online, so I hesitate there as well.

I’ve decided that I’m just going to try posting a few things and see how that goes.  I may try a redesign later in the summer if I’m feeling like continuing.

I’m going to do a quick summary of what I’ve been up to and then come back and do more detailed posts as I get around to it.

• I had to have my old cat euthanized over the Easter weekend. It was hard, but it was time. I sure miss the old boy.  Good thing I still have the 2 young cats to keep me company
• We are on a waiting list for a yellow lab puppy from a local breeder. About time we had a dog around our place!
• I fixed the fence in my front pasture in April, so now the boys have more room to graze and get fat! Lol
• I started lessons again in April and we pretty much picked up where we left off in the fall, so that was good
• In early June, Spencer had a weird reaction to something and broke out in full body hives for about 2 weeks.  Will do a post on that later on. He is totally fine now
• We did our first show in June. It went ok, but I was nervous and not quite as sharp as I should have been. We still got some ribbons, but could have done better
• we have another show coming up this Sunday and one two weeks after that
• I’ve been riding Spencer in English tack a bit and it is going better than expected (for me, he is fine)
• I’m on the board of directors for our local QH club and worked as a whipper-in for 2 shows, got to meet lots of people.  Turns out I don’t like the whipper-in part, but I’m an excellent trail class scribe.  My coach was proud as she loves that too!  J
• I’m going to be showing my friend’s gelding with her at a fair in August. My coach is also a judge and she will be judging that fair.  We are going to surprise her with my entries.
• I may also use my friend’s halter gelding to try showing at the Novice day at the next QH show.  He will be my ringer and should get me a ribbon or two.  J
• I got to ride one of my coach’s other client’s horses – a neat little QH mare that you ride with no leg at all. It was very different from Spencer who needs lots of leg. 
• I now own 3 cowboy hats – I think I’m turning western for real! Hahaha – I only have two pairs of cowboy boots, so I have some catching up to do!
• I went to watch an extreme cowboy trail show last weekend. It was a blast and looks like a lot of fun to try.  I may enter Spencer in a novice class here and there if I can get trailering. 
• I’m going to try and audit a western dressage clinic later this month (waiting for the lady to get back to me).  I also think this is something ole’ Spence would be good at, as it doesn’t require the low and slow of western pleasure!

Ok – that has been the last few months, in a nutshell.  (Austin Powers reference, lol).  Suffice it to say that I have been busy and getting in lots of horse and outdoor time.