Riding!

Steve and I finally got to ride our steeds yesterday ..... and I tell ya ... it was like the race between the tortoise and the hare! And we were definitely the tortoise!

Hawkeye and I started out walking fast in the lead, but soon Steve and Cindy overtook us and got in front. Then Cindy shied and balked at a blacktop patch in the road, and my faithful little mule plodded right past her! She soon passed us and got ahead again .... but then she balked at the entrance to the waterway, and Hawkeye and I plodded right past her again. On the way home she shied again at something totally stupid, had to stop to pee once, and then had to stop to poop. And each time Hawkeye and I plodded right past her. We all ended up back at the barn at the same time! It was awesome! I soooo love my little mule. We had to go up and down a steep ditch a few times, and he never balked once. He just keeps plodding along! God has truly blessed me with him at this point in my life! And I hope I can have him for a long long time!

Babies!

Ty and I got to bond again last night! Brian and Kelly went to the Lee County tractor pull and asked me to watch him while they were gone. Darn! :) When they first left he kept looking around the room. Then his eyes focused on me .... and he beamed! It was awesome! We had a great time playing and snuggling. Today they brought him to the 4-H Fair so he got to attend his first cattle show....... tho I doubt it will be his last! :)

Jesse called me yesterday ..... she had a prenatal visit.... and they got to see the baby's heartbeat! The audio wasn't working on the machine ... so they didn't get to hear it. But! They got to see it! She said Craig couldn't believe how fast it was. I asked her how she has been feeling and she says she just feels like she has the flu. She has only gotten sick a couple of times, but she is always tired and has no appetite. I told her that that is God's way of reminding her she is pregnant! When she gets farther along, she can't help but know it. But in the early stages we sometimes need a reminder that something very powerful is going on inside us. At least that is how it was with me. But..... that was a long long time ago! :)