George Morris

This weeked we went to a George Morris Clinic . It was great ! For my readers who don't know,

George Morris is a jumping "God". We drove 3 hours to S. Carolina for the clinic. Maybe we will be able to become better riders from some of the lessons we observered.

Barn work

I love my horses...REALLy I do. I just never imagined all the work. Last week I drove up to TENN for 30 bails of hay. Local hay hasn't been to good this year and it's expensive. THEN on Tues we needed more shavings, which involves a trip to the saw mill ( 1/2 hr away). Shavings are cheap, $7 a scoop, but then I have to get to the barn and unload. Shovel by shovel. I love my horses I REALLY do.

Chrissy's new horse

My riding friend Chrissy bought this wonderful 4 yr old, Tennesse Walker, gelding at the auction
last week. The auction is lots of fun. It's a social event, we see most our friends and find some good deals.

work

This is one of the houses that I just finished post construction clean up on.
These windows were horrible. The french "grill" was place OVER the windows, instead of inside.
Both the exterior and interior were like cleaning 16 - 20 windows each. It was a pretty house and a good job, but it took 2 extra days just to do windows !

Story of my Day

THIS IS REALLY ME !!>>>>>>---------->>A.A.A.D.D.>>>>>>I was diagnosed with A. A. A. D. D. ->>Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder.>>>>This is how it manifests:>>>>I decide to water my garden.>>>>As I turn on the hose in the driveway, I look over at my car and decide>>my car needs washing. >>>>As I start toward the garage, I notice that there is mail on the porch>>table that I brought up from the mailbox earlier.>>>>I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car. >>>>I lay my car keys down on the table, put the junk mail in the garbage>>can under the table, and notice that the can is full.>>>>So, I decide to put the bills back on the table and take out the garbage >>first.>>>>But then I think, since I'm going to be near the mailbox when I take out>>the garbage anyway, I may as well pay the bills first.>>>>I take my checkbook off the table, and see that there is only one check >>left.>>>>My extra checks are in my desk in the study, so I go inside the house to>>my desk where I find the can of Coke that I had been drinking.>>>>I'm going to look for my checks, but first I need to push the Coke aside >>so that I don't accidentally knock it over. I realize the Coke is>>getting warm, and I decide I should put it in the refrigerator to keep>>it cold.>>>>As I head toward the kitchen with the Coke, a vase of flowers on the >>counter catches my eye--they need to be watered.>>>>I set the Coke down on the counter, and I discover my reading glasses>>that I've been searching for all morning.>>>>I decide I better put them back on my desk, but first I'm going to water>>the flowers.>>>>I set the glasses back down on the counter, fill a container with water>>and suddenly I spot the TV remote. Someone left it on the kitchen >>table.>>>>I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV, I will be looking for the>>remote, but I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table, so I decide>>to put it back in the den where it belongs, but first I'll water the >>flowers.>>>>I pour some water in the flowers, but quite a bit of it spills on the>>floor.>>>>So, I set the remote back down on the table, get some towels and wipe up >>the spill.>>>>Then I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning to do.>>>>At the end of the day:>>>>The driveway is flooded the car isn't washed, the bills aren't paid, >>there is a warm can of Coke sitting on the counter, there is still only>>one check in my check book, I can't find the remote, I can't find my>>glasses, and I don't remember what I did with the car keys. >> < /div>>>Then when I try to figure out why nothing got done today, I'm really>>baffled because I know I was busy all day long, and I'm really tired.>>>>I realize this is a serious problem, and I'll try to get some help for >>it, but first I'll check my e-mail.>>>>Do me a favor, will you? Forward this message to everyone you know,>>because I don't remember who I have sent it to.>>>>Don't laugh -- if this isn't you yet, your day is coming! >>>>>>Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we>>are here we might as well dance.>>

Some pretty pictures from the fall

December

As a Christmas "Hello" we are going to try to keep up with the blog, and show "sights in the mountains"
For today, since this is a newly hatch idea: Riding at the Etowah Club. When I have my own Estate I will build an arena just like this one. We love to ride here. We have a key, we let ourselves in, we have the place to ourselves and we just practice. it's fun .