A happy post :)

OK, here is a happy post :) Lynx seems to want to exhibition now...lol We worked poles yesterday and WOW....he really loves poles and is really good at them! He also worked a nice set of cans! I think I might have to haul 3 boys to my next race :) Joe is doing good too. Lynx will be 3 in April and Joe will be 4 in April...WOW....Gabe will be 9 in April! Anyhow, I am totally excited about my boys! I have only ever really had one horse to haul and run. So the possibility of having 3 just thrills me to no end! I did join TX 30 which makes me an NBHA member. I will have to try and go to some of the close 26's races. I think that maybe by next year I might actually have 3 horses to run! How weird would that be?

Random Thoughts.

I am sitting here watching Numbers. They are talking about suicide. Well that is the story line tonight anyhow. My thoughts keep drifting back to my best friend's boyfriend who just killed himself. I cant help but wonder what the hell was going through his mind and wonder why he kept telling her he would hold her and love her forever. Why do that when you intend on leaving? The last text message he sent was just that. His last phone call was about how much he loved her and missed her already. I dont get it. I dont understand why they do that. Why people who commit suicide profess their love right before they off themselves? Ugh. I know, kinda a grim thought. But damn it, why did he do that to her? More than anything, it totally pisses me off that he left her like that. She will never fully recover. She was totally in love and totally involved. Now she is wandering around lost searching for reason. All I can do is be here for her and keep her moving. Make her get up and get out of the house. Make her go ride. But it just seems that I have a right to be MAD as HELL at him for leaving her this way. I want to kick his ass! Sorry about the cussing. But Damn it, why did he leave her like that? Not just her either. Her daughter. Her teenage daughter. Who thought so highly of him.......I just had to vent. Now I will go post something happy so you guys dont worry about me!

Ah. Barrel Racing is good for the Soul.

So, yesterday aka Jan. 16th and Jeff's 33rd birthday, We went to a Barrel race. We hauled Joe and Gabe...of course my dog got to come too. :) It was a little muddy but overall we had a blast! We got there early and saddled up for exhibitions on Joe. Jeff actually went with me and that is rare! Joe and I managed to actually lope the pattern for the first time!!! We loped a 25 second pattern. Gabe, well......lets just say that I pulled a check for 2nd in the 4D so I should be happy.....but he was all about the blue barrel (garbage can) on the other side of the fence!!!! So, we came in hauling butt then went right past the first barrel like he did not even see it! I think I need to talk them into hanging some banners! lol After he got around the first, his second and third were nice and we had a good time. We ran a 17.1 Not sure how the heck we ran that FAST!!! I mean really, we went about 30 foot from the barrel!!!! WOW! He must have been rockin' and rollin! He felt really good too!
Well Jeff got me the pic of Joe loping his first pattern :) and everyone wanted to go out to eat. I was a little surprised when Jeff agreed and waited for everyone!~ OH and Brooke and Sarah were there too! Almost all of my favorite folks! Well we went out to eat at a mexican place with about 15 of us. It was a blast!
I joined NBHA TX 30 too. I have points there, so why not? I will post a video soon.

Sarah Mae's First Barrel Run

I just wanted to share. My Neice wanted to ride by herself and do the barrels!! Is she not just so cute? Of course Jeff is videoing and with the digital camera....so, he got a little distracted at the end...That would be Jack Jack with his truck and my sis and her hubby too.

Oh The Holidays.....

I am in somewhat a good mood. But for some reason, frustration and irritation keep creeping into my my voice...hmmm....maybe because I am trying to clean the house and my husband...well he is in the way. I rather listen to the radio when I clean and he insists on watching hunting shows....remind me of this when our child starts having problems in school..I will know that its because his daddy has A.D.D.!! No, no kid yet. Dont get excited now. Anyhow, the house is for the most part, clean. But there is a whole back room that is littered with crap.......and the crapper is the hubby..so he is pressure washing the house....lol Whatever, just as long as it gets cleaned up before they get here.....he is also a procrastinator... My dog needs a bath.....he is really bad. Ellis that is. Gauge and Colt are not bad....But that dang black lab STINKS!! I guess tomorrow I will attempt to bathe him. My back is killing me and I cant hardly walk right now, but I guess that I get to bathe the damn dog. Shit, take the pressure washer to him!!!! UGH!!! See, there it is..that frustration and irritation. Anyhow, I found out why my air card was not working....might have had something to do with the firewall exceptions. Wouldn't it be nice if they told you that in the directions????? How many times did I call them with issues with this damn thing? OH about 48 hours worth of holding a phone to my ear. Sigh. Its fast now. Not live feed webcast watch tv on it fast, but faster than it was before!!! Anyhow, I guess I will go make a drink and attempt to get rid of the frustration and irritation.......

Just a Short Run Down

Well I just wanted to fill you guys in on our plans.......yeah, I am wanting to run more and more right now because Gabe is finally getting that first barrel turn down! Joe is really coming around and started to get rid of the "baby tude" to the point that I probably dont even need to lounge him before getting on. I took both of them over to the covered arena today...by myself with my dog. I was a little worried, but you know, its a good community and Jeff was a phone call away. Rode Gabe first and wow....we worked a lot and barely broke a sweat! I guess he is in shape even though riding has been hard due to the rain. Joe worked pretty good too! We worked on leads till he got it down...then we went on to the barrels. Yeah, he will be a good one!

But there is something you guys should know, I might get to take a 9-12 month horsey vacation IF we can manage to get pregnant. Jeff and I decided back in October to try to get pregnant. Oh how I want a child!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So I guess God is showing me how awesome my horses are right before I might have to give them a break. But dont worry, I will be back on as soon as I can. And until I am told that I am actually pregnant, we are gonna keep riding! Life is too short not to love it!

Barrel Racing and Team Roping Will Never Be The Same

Yesterday, Bobby "Booger" Barter, ended his life. I am sure we will never fully understand why. This man was larger than life and one who touched many lives in more way than even he knew. He was the KING of Team Roping and Barrel Racing. He created a barrel race so big that it could only be called World Barrel Racing. He was a pioneer of sorts. For he said "Show them Money and they will Enter!" And so we did. We entered that race. He offered more money and prizes than any other barrel racing organization. He led the way to $100 entry fees and showed everyone how it was done. He also found a way to run the race so fast.....60 an hour would run...that was unheard of!!! How? Well he had 3 tractors to drag and get the pen right. Everyone was in awe...and we came and we ran. He then brought in the pro girls......showed us little folks that we can compete against the very best! And we came and we ran. He always had a cancer awareness night. We all wore pink. His staff wore pink. All the "hat fines" went to support cancer research as well. He had a way about him that made you want to know him. Made you want to walk up and shake his hand. In my case, made me want to walk over and either hug him or kick him in the butt....for he was always giving me a hard time about something.
On a personal note. Booger was the one who dubbed Gabe the 10D Wonder Donkey. It was a joke and it was the beginning of our relationship. He somehow knew that I would react and give him someone to pick on publicly...I did not mind. I enjoyed the jarring!!! Why you ask? Why did I not mind all the poking fun? Well if you ever got a chance to talk to him for longer than 60 seconds, you cant help but love the man! He always would listen with caring eyes and make you feel as if you were someone special. For me, that was enough. I was so happy when he and Brooke, my best friend, began to date a year and a half ago. She was in such a dark place and met him....they were so good for each other. They were so in love....so in love it would make you sick..lol He took them in and treated Sarah like a little princess. He treated Brandon like one of his sons. I thought that Brooke had finally found her fairy tale. And she had. But it ended too soon. My heart aches for them.
As far as me and my horse, well one thing Booger made sure to repeat "you cant win if you dont enter" and "you gotta run faster". So we shall keep running. Me and that 10D Donkey will show him that we can drop that 0 and be a 1D Donkey! lol It really saddens me to think that such a great legend has fallen and left such a big hole in the heart of rodeo. May his soul be in heaven and his body rest in peace.