Ah, Turkey Day is over! My inlaws came over and it was nice and easy. They only stay for about 4 hours a day for 2 days. Then they leave. They also bring their own food to go along with my meal. I cooked a turkey, taters and green bean casserole. I am still working on the left overs and last night I made turkey enchilada's. YUMMY!
Gabe and I went to the WBR Finals last week (before turkey day) and did not win anything except a boost in confidence. Our run in the open was good....but he is now figuring out that he CAN turn the first barrel...BUT he has not figured out how to get that front end moving too finish the turn. I guess he has been hurting from the saddles...cause all of the sudden, Gabe wants to WRAP the first barrel! Anyhow, our main race run he got a little stuck coming around the first...got un stuck .5 of a second later and took off! We were sitting pretty good wishing for a little faster winner...and BAM....everyone got SMOKED! The winner blew everyone out of the water with a 14.8....a 15.099 was winning and we ran a 17.544....so we needed a 15.044 and when that gal ran the 14.8, it knocked us OUT! Oh well. Our other run that weekend was on the same size pattern....we ran a 16.8!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Man he was running!!! I got the video, but I had to order it and it has not gotten here yet! All I felt was horn in my hands and my butt against the back of the saddle!!! He was slinging sand and really reaching out! Anyhow, we were way faster but a 15.069 won that night and we needed that 14.8...lol All else is well and I am sub'ing at the local school a lot. I love it! I just wish it was a steady pay check so I knew I was going to be able to pay my bills.....maybe they will give me a full time job?
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
The Past....
You know, in High School I was not a popular person. In fact, I would say I was a dork and I am sure many would agree. But now there is this place called facebook and has allowed me to find the folks that thought I was a dork and ask to add them as my friends on there....And some, well I could very well be friends with now days! They have grown up and broken free of their little clicks. But some....well, I really dont know. I was browsing and it makes me wonder how much some of them have invested in plastics.....lol Then some, I wonder when and if they ever eat......then there are the ones that I dont really even recognize...and it seems those are the ones that are chatty and down right funny! The others, well i guess they added me for the same reason i added them.....to see their pics and to see if they have changed and if so, in what ways. Well, move over Barbie.....cause you got some competition...sad thing is, I am NOT in that rat race! But how do these folks keep that perfect hair, body and boobs? Must take a lot of time out of real life to maintain all of that....I am just sayin.....Maybe I found what I was looking for. Maybe I found out that I turned out all right and pretty secure with my personal growth. I have not changed a lot, but I dont feel as if I need to fit in with these folks. Now more than ever I see why I was such a dork in High School. I was just me. I was myself. I still am. And damn it, there is nothing wrong with that!
Friday, October 30, 2009
Boy this sounds good :P
3 lbs. Sweet Potatoes
1 - 14 oz can Eagle Brand milk (or sweetened condensed milk)
2 - Eggs
1 - Stick Butter (real butter)
1 tsp real Vanilla
1/2 tsp Nutmeg
1/2 tsp Ginger
1/2 tsp Cinnamon
1/8 tsp Cloves
2 pie Crusts
Peel potatoes and cut in small chunks. Boil until tender. Drain. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Put boiled
potatoes in bowl and mash until desired consistency. Add butter, eggs, and Eagle Brand Milk. Stir until
blended well. Add vanilla and all spices and stir. Pour into pie shells. Bake 45-50 minutes
until toothpick inserted in middle of pie comes out clean. I usually put aluminum foil on my oven rack
and place pies directly on the foil. Cook in the middle rack of oven. I cook both pies at the same time.
1 - 14 oz can Eagle Brand milk (or sweetened condensed milk)
2 - Eggs
1 - Stick Butter (real butter)
1 tsp real Vanilla
1/2 tsp Nutmeg
1/2 tsp Ginger
1/2 tsp Cinnamon
1/8 tsp Cloves
2 pie Crusts
Peel potatoes and cut in small chunks. Boil until tender. Drain. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Put boiled
potatoes in bowl and mash until desired consistency. Add butter, eggs, and Eagle Brand Milk. Stir until
blended well. Add vanilla and all spices and stir. Pour into pie shells. Bake 45-50 minutes
until toothpick inserted in middle of pie comes out clean. I usually put aluminum foil on my oven rack
and place pies directly on the foil. Cook in the middle rack of oven. I cook both pies at the same time.
Monday, September 7, 2009
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
WBR Waco right around the corner
I am totally excited!! I got my draw numbers today and I will be sporting my Yellow Pureform shirts.....Because they are the reason why my horse can still run! Anyhow, business is going OK. Still not sustainable income, but I am in for Sub teaching locally and I have a job interview coming him....dont want to jinx it, so gonna stay quiet.....Anyhow, all is well at the Myer's place. joe kinda started coughing but his cough free got here today. So he can resume riding tomorrow. Gabe is looking good and after he put his whole back end through the side of the barn, he looks awesome...lol Jeff healed up his wounds with Aloe Advantage (check it out on my website) in the week that I was in OKC with my Mom. Mom called needing some help....So I drove up there and spent a week. It was nice to get away, but i was ready to go home after a few days...I get home sick quick!! Specially when I am used to being able to sit down and relax at home..not at my moms....she was going and blowing...Anyhow, she is fine and I think back to work now.
Lynx is coming home from his 3 months of training Labor Day. He is doing good according to Dee....She said she loves him! She took him out trail riding and he did great even with the scary horse eating monsters.....I cant wait to see him again. He is missed at my house!!!
Looks like we will get a couple cows...well one bred heifer and one cow with a calf...need it for ag exept on the land. We had been allowing our friend to put cattle over here from time to time, but this time, they will be ours. I picked the best of the herd. I am excited!! All black and the calf is a heifer calf too.
I will post the video of Lynx as soon as she posts it!!! I have been keeping up with everyone on facebook...but I know sometimes I need to get over here and do my little journal!!
Lynx is coming home from his 3 months of training Labor Day. He is doing good according to Dee....She said she loves him! She took him out trail riding and he did great even with the scary horse eating monsters.....I cant wait to see him again. He is missed at my house!!!
Looks like we will get a couple cows...well one bred heifer and one cow with a calf...need it for ag exept on the land. We had been allowing our friend to put cattle over here from time to time, but this time, they will be ours. I picked the best of the herd. I am excited!! All black and the calf is a heifer calf too.
I will post the video of Lynx as soon as she posts it!!! I have been keeping up with everyone on facebook...but I know sometimes I need to get over here and do my little journal!!
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Sorry!
I know, its been a while. But i have been on Facebook a lot and keeping my friends updated there. As of right now, still no job. Still searching and still collecting unemployment. I will however put in to sub teach starting after school starts......
I took Gabe to a couple of barrel races last weekend for his first time out with no shoes and since Memorial day. Surprise! He won the 4d on Satuday and almost hit the 3D on Sunday! Junior was there in Marshall on Sunday and saw my run. As you know, he was the one that broke Joe and he did a tune up on Gabe for an hour. That is not much, but he knows my horse, knows me and has watched us run on many occasions. Anyhow, he saw my run and I asked him "what did I do right?" He laughed at me and told me that Gabe and I did great and not to change a thing. Coming from him, that was a BIG pat on the back! We are now running in a Chain mouth bit (like a curb chain not bike chain) and the tie down. We are running in a saddle I won back in 1996...my very first saddle to win. For some reason, we "click" in that git up and our runs that weekend were great!!!! I felt like a barrel racer again!!!
Another thing we did different was the magnetic hock wraps and doubled up on our pureform joint supplement. It seems we have some arthritis going on. well with the combo of those two things, we totally enhanced our runs. Now if I can just get someone to help me purchase the PHT Magnets for Gabe so I can return the borrowed ones, we will be in good shape. I am using the magnetic bell boots to keep good blood flow to the front hooves and the farrier said its amazingly working. The 2-1 hock wraps are helping to keep the hocks mobile. The supplement is helping to lubricate the joints and keep the inflammation down. The PHT magnets that i am using now are on loan and total to about $250 worth of equipment......Oh and I have been using them on myself as well. Sure is helping with my tendinitis.
As for myself, we are still having issues with me getting out of bed...I hurt so bad, but I normally hit the ground running regardless of the pain. I have not gotten to ride much this week due to a sinus infection and the rain. Rain is awesome! Perhaps our grass will last until November again like it did last year!!
Joe is coming along great. He has now had two different trips for exhibitioning and really seems to find the barrels first instead of typical kid looking around. So that is a plus in my book!!!
I took Gabe to a couple of barrel races last weekend for his first time out with no shoes and since Memorial day. Surprise! He won the 4d on Satuday and almost hit the 3D on Sunday! Junior was there in Marshall on Sunday and saw my run. As you know, he was the one that broke Joe and he did a tune up on Gabe for an hour. That is not much, but he knows my horse, knows me and has watched us run on many occasions. Anyhow, he saw my run and I asked him "what did I do right?" He laughed at me and told me that Gabe and I did great and not to change a thing. Coming from him, that was a BIG pat on the back! We are now running in a Chain mouth bit (like a curb chain not bike chain) and the tie down. We are running in a saddle I won back in 1996...my very first saddle to win. For some reason, we "click" in that git up and our runs that weekend were great!!!! I felt like a barrel racer again!!!
Another thing we did different was the magnetic hock wraps and doubled up on our pureform joint supplement. It seems we have some arthritis going on. well with the combo of those two things, we totally enhanced our runs. Now if I can just get someone to help me purchase the PHT Magnets for Gabe so I can return the borrowed ones, we will be in good shape. I am using the magnetic bell boots to keep good blood flow to the front hooves and the farrier said its amazingly working. The 2-1 hock wraps are helping to keep the hocks mobile. The supplement is helping to lubricate the joints and keep the inflammation down. The PHT magnets that i am using now are on loan and total to about $250 worth of equipment......Oh and I have been using them on myself as well. Sure is helping with my tendinitis.
As for myself, we are still having issues with me getting out of bed...I hurt so bad, but I normally hit the ground running regardless of the pain. I have not gotten to ride much this week due to a sinus infection and the rain. Rain is awesome! Perhaps our grass will last until November again like it did last year!!
Joe is coming along great. He has now had two different trips for exhibitioning and really seems to find the barrels first instead of typical kid looking around. So that is a plus in my book!!!
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