Monday, September 17, 2007

you just never know

This family of mine!!! You just never know what they are going to be up to... but one thing is for certain, we hardly ever have a dull moment around here!!! So, last Friday evening, we are waiting for Kas to come home from work, and she calls..... "I have to run over to Portsmouth, and I have to go now, because I got to be there before 6:00"... fine, but "be" where? is the question..... She had to get over to WERZ radio station in order to pick up her tickets and the details to the contest. Contest??? I guess the radio station was running a contest for "MRS. Rochester Fair"... the only thing you had to do was....be married and sign up!!! (Kas qualifies for both!!) We don't know how many signed up, but they chose six, and Kas was one of the ones chosen!!!! For signing up and being chosen, she already won free tickets to get into the fair and a 50.00 gift certificate to a spa!!!! The contest consisted of.... changing a diaper, making a lunch and folding laundry... and the one that did it the fastest... was crowned Mrs. Rochester Fair... and the grand prize.... a private photo shoot, anywhere anytime, worth about 700.00 (or so)..... well, from the picture can you possibly guess who won!!!!!!! It was such a fun night, we met up with Deb and Dave, and I have to say, the Rochester Fair has come along way.... it used to be... well, let's just say, NOT the best "family fair" to go to.... but they have done a lot to clean that up, and it was a great fair, with all the "fair things" to do and eat!!!!!!

Now, that Ed is "retired" (we still don't really know what to call this!!!) I am putting him to real work!!!! It's nice to have a partner in crime when it comes to the barn chores!!! Course, I am still wondering how he gets the clean side of the stall mucking!!!! We're still in the process of figuring out what a daily routine is, but I have to admit, this is great fun and we love being together!!!! It's in my game plan to get him on the walking schedule that the dogs and I are on..... maybe we will get this "blood pressure" thing of his in hand yet!!!!

I also wanted to show off this handsome boy!!Doesn't he clean up nice??? I have posted so many pics of "mud boy" that I thought you might enjoy seeing one of him all cleaned up. This was taken last Thursday after our riding lesson, he's coming along quite well. Laura has moved us into some pretty complicated dressage moves.... much like a football player doing ballet.!!! Not that they can't "do it", but it makes for some interesting moves to say the least... course the fact that I am on the learning curve as well.........

And I can't believe that I have forgotten this, because SO many folks have been asking.... but Moxie is pretty much back to her old self!!!! The meds seem to be working and I need to check with the vet here soon, as we are nearly at the end of one of them..... but, she's doing well, and I want to thank everyone for checking up on her.....