A Christmas Eve Trail Ride
Instead of a stressful afternoon of cooking and worrying about special dishes, we decided to saddle up the herd and go for a trail ride. It was a nice 35F outside and the weather was clear. Our neighbor was nice…
The lack of education at school
I am not against public schools. Our kids attend public schools. However, I am concerned that the country feels the problem with schools can be fixed by simple standardizing the testing, and therefore, standardizing the curriculum. Maybe, the problem with…
What fixed my sciatic nerve pain
At the Naval Academy in the late 90s, I ran a lot. I ended up with a double Achilles injury at one point. I also ended up in PT (physical therapy) for sciatic nerve pain. Then I went to…
Riding in the snow
As is the tradition, the girls had to do some bareback riding in the snow. Vicki loves to ride bareback in the winter because it keeps her warmer. Vicki decided to try out Dakota, Alex’s new pony, while Amanda rode…
The range is open
Last year, Alex and Vicki expressed some interest in shooting as part of Tetrathlon. Tetrathlon is a Pony Club competition that includes swimming, running, jumping (the only portion that involves a horse), and pellet pistol shooting. I introduced them to…
Best friends
Turbo and Mack after spending the morning outside working on chores.
Introducing Dakota
On Friday, we took a trip to check out a couple of ponies. We have been looking for a new pony for Alex to replace Precious. We decided to bring home Dakota on a 2 week trial. He is a…
Money saving tips
On your next family vacation, pay to send 1 large dog crate in the cargo space of the airplane. It is cheaper than buy all those seats.
Cake decorating
Vicki loves to bake. I fact, in the past 8 days, she has baked and decorated 2 batches of cupcakes and 2 birthday cakes. Today, she worked with Grandma to bake a cake for Grandma’s birthday, and then she got…
Thanksgiving
Grandma and Grandpa made the drive from AL to CT to join us for Thanksgiving. The kids have been counting down the days until they arrived (Tuesday). Last night the enjoyed a game of go fish.