Yesterday... Darcy's friend, Ruth, spent the night with us Wednesday night. Thursday morning, all four kids rode the horses. It was the first time we have ridden since returning from Canada. I was amazed at the difference our horse-riding experiences in Canada made in Doug's riding abilities. Even though his horse was led the whole time in Canada, he picked up a LOT of riding confidence and know-how. Yesterday, he rode Begins on his own outside of the corral and directed the horse beautifully. When Begins broke into a trot at one point, Doug was steadfast in the saddle and unphased. HUGE improvement. Rayna rode Begins outside of the corral, too, and quickly readjusted from neck reigning (as the Canadian horses were accustomed to) back to direct reigning. Darcy was glad to get to ride Lightening, too. The horses are in the process of being sold...so, our time with them now is bittersweet.





















Our dogs drive me nuts...always running through the stick-tights and cuckleburrs. Rivendell was in typical (sadly!) form yesterday morning...before I combed her back out again.














Darcy and Ruth had fun picking out two new fish each and getting them settled into their new homes. Darcy's newest fish are "Mario" and "Luwigee" (I am sure I spelled that completely wrong!!!)













Ruth said hers were named, "Tiger" and "Angel" when they are being good, but that when they are being bad, their names will be "Charlie" and "Sue"!
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