Every year, Mystic Pony Club and Shetucket Valley Pony Club put on a show together at Mystic Valley Hunt Club. It is typically the end of October and one of the last outdoor shows in the area. It was actually cancelled in 2012 due to snow falling the night before and covering the course. This…
Amanda planted sunflowers by the house this year. The tallest one is three times her height!!!
Last fall Vicki met Alexis on her school bus. It was kind of an accident as Vicki had been left off the schedule for some reason and ended up riding the #10 Jewett City bus. Alexis was a fourth grader and Vicki was sitting in the back of the bus with all the older kids…As…
What does 12 miles in 2:35 on a gorgeous Sunday get you? 1st place in the Trailblazer division for me and 1st place in the Junior division for Alex. Today was our 3rd hunter pace of the summer and it was a fabulous day. King and Dakota were rock stars, as usual. Alex is getting…
Today was the second WGHA Hunter Pace. Since we sold Calli, and Vicki didn’t handle the distance very well last time, this one was me (Rob) on King and Alex on Dakota. We did the 10.3 miles in 2:10. That was good enough for me to get 2nd in the Trailblazer division and Alex to…
This morning Vicki and I headed out on a trail ride. Vicki was excited because Alex had given her permission to ride Dakota. I could tell she was a little apprehensive when she was grooming Dakota and said: “Mom, he’s big”. I rode King. He was as always great. We trotted and cantered down the…
As a child I loved to read. I would go to the library and come home with lots of books on the newest topic of interest, or some novels to read. I spent many nights up late reading. Then I would sleep late. I am still a night owl and I am trying to get…
This afternoon as I was working outside, I heard screaming coming from the barn. It was Anna yelling “Rob! Rob! Rob!” I assumed she found a snake sunning in the spring sunshine, but since she had just finished riding King and was in the barn with him, it could have been something more serious, so…
Every family struggles with juggling all the kid activities, parent hobbies, jobs, volunteering, and so on. Our family is no different. It is easy to add on one more thing here, and there, after all, that activity is only 1 hour each week. Some of the hardest decisions are the ones where you stop doing…
Today was Anna’s birthday – she turned 28… For her birthday, Vicki showed up at our bed side with a cup of coffee to help her wake up. During the day, Vicki (our resident 8 year old baker) made the birthday cake. She uses Anna’s tablet to find a recipe and only cooks from scratch. …