A great birthday
Today I turned 38. Last night Anna and I went out to dinner without the kids. Since I took a few days of leave this week, I was able to get up before dawn and spend the morning hunting. While…
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Pony Club Horse Trials
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…
Amanda’s Sunflowers
Amanda planted sunflowers by the house this year. The tallest one is three times her height!!!
Hershey and Kisses
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…
WGHA Hunter Pace #3
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…
WGHA Hunter Pace #2
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…
Mother Daughter Bonding
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…
The love of reading.
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…
Kidding season ends with a bottle baby
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…
Making the Main Thing, THE Main Thing
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…