What A Day!

It was such a wonderful day that I gave my girl a bath! She was OK with it, Charley watched as she got doused by a hose. The funny thing is, that after her bath, she has to roll. It is an amazing sight to watch as a 1013 pound animal rolls over on the grass. I am just glad that I was finally able to give her that bath. Until today it was too cold.

We are having Charley's 1st B-day party next weekend - trying to get ready for that as well.

I must say - I love Spring! God bringing everything back to life! I am truly having a wonderful day!

China Town

I believe my favorite part of the San Fran trip was China Town. The first store that we went into was a great store. The girl helping us told us a lot about the year of the Ox and our birth years. I just so happen to be the year of the Dragon. As I read the card that talked about all the traits "Dragon People" have - I found most of it pretty true. It was all very interesting to me. Today being my birthday I find myself thinking about China Town, about my traits, and about the year of the Ox. I want this to be a wonderful year, not only in my personal life but professional as well. I also want this year to be a blessing to all of you!

Last year was the year of the Rat. The girl told us that the Rat steals all your money - oh how true! This year is the year of the Ox - so this year if we work hard - we can regain that money and more! This year I don't want to just focus on money - but all the things the year of the Rat took from me. Time, joy, peace and quiet - just to name a few. This year I am going to focus on getting all that back in my life and more!

I figure this is my year to focus on the positive in my life and all the wonderful blessings that I have been given by the Lord! Not to mention my wonderful family and friends!

Not only that, but my goal is to gain at least one cow this year. My mantra for this year is "Bovine in '09" - I will keep you posted on how that goes!

China Town made a HUGE impact in my life. I know that the Lord will use that for my good - like He does with all things.

May the year of the Ox bring you nothing but GREAT things!

A New Toy

Charley likes playing the drums like Uncle Tim already


It would be great if he could do laundry!

Vote

If you click on Robin's blog you will find a poll to vote for the gal who played the most at the Tonga Room. Only 13 days left to post your vote. Should be interesting to see how it turns out! :)

Different Types of Horses

I even like horses with fish tails!

Bev and I had fun on the carousel at Fisherman's Wharf.

Robin and Fonda just watched us go round and round.

A Bit of San Fran

As I was out mucking the stalls this morning I had time to reflect back on our "Grandmas Gone Wild" weekend, as much fun as the trip was, it was not the trip that warms my heart - it is my friendships. Having such wonderful friends for over 17 years is so amazing to me. To be able to go through the good, the bad and the ugly times of life means so much more with these close friends by my side. I am so very blessed to have these ladies in my life, ones that accept me for me, love me inspite of my short comings, tell me the truth (even if it hurts), and ones I can count on for anything and everything. Thank you, girls, for such a great weekend and an extrodinary 17 years of friendship!

Down below are just a couple of pics from the trip - I will let the other ladies post more pics and tell of our wonderful journeys! :)


The view at night from Alcatraz was truly amazing. I can't imagine how hard it must have been to live there knowing that a beautiful city was just across the bay and all you could do was see it. The audio tour is wonderful and if you ever have a chance to take it, I would highly recommend it; but beware, the boat ride over is COLD and windy!



The Golden Gate Bridge is truly amazing. They paint the bridge every day and it takes over a year to completely paint it. Then when they are done, they start over.

There are sufers in the water - not sure if you can see them - of course they are wearing wet suits - it is COLD there!

Back home on the Ranch

Had a total blast with my girls in San Fran! More to come on the trip. Just had to show you what I got my Charley - a new hat from China Town. It comes with a braid! Grandpa thought he wouldn't keep it on for very long - but he surprised us both and wore it for a pretty long time. Such a cutie!

Can't wait for the morning so I can see my horses! Wonder if they missed me or they just will be happy to be fed - hmmmmm - I know the answer to that - but I will just tell myself that they missed me! :)