What a Great Weekend!

Had a date with hubby this past weekend. It's the first time we've gone out together by where we live, without kids, since we moved here almost five years ago.  We went to this town my kids call the "hippy town."  It's this great little town that is very open-minded and tolerant of so many different religions.  I felt like I could breathe there! 

It was a great day to walk through all the shops.  I found the Organic India tea I've been looking for, some pretty stones, looked at great sterling silver jewelry, and found this wonderful stone box for only $14.00! I thought that was a great find. Then we went to dinner (full dinner for hubby, salad for me to watch the gallstones).  We had a good time and my daughter was happy to get paid to babysit - her first time! 

Then my daughter had a riding lesson we all went to.

Oops - back is hunched.  This was a great jump. 
Instead of just trotting over the rails, her mare unexpectedly really jumped it.

Good Ride!

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Stable Lighting

I've been thinking about our stable set-up for when we move to our own farm in two years.  What is safe stable lighting for a barn full of horses - in terms of barn fires or the horses breaking fixtures. What's the standard for lighting for horse barns?   How high should they be?  What are the best fixtures to use?  I have no clue.

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Not Moving Horses

We aren't moving! I am relieved honestly. All the "not knowing" where we would live, where the horses would be boarded, what school, what job, etc., was really starting to cause a bit of anxiety.  I was getting irritable and breaking out like a teenager looking for acnetox reviews!

I didn't want to leave our current barn where the horses aren't just income or a stall in the barn filled up.  The barn manager truly loves the horses and interacts with them.  She just doesn't dump their hay/grain and go.  She is also good with kids (it is more of a "kid barn" actually) and she is trying to get set up to be a disability riding barn as well (she is already set up as a rescue). 

SO happy our horses get to stay where they're at!

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Why do they have to grow up?

It is cute to see my son growing up.  He is in junior high now.  Before, he didn't care about his clothes or hair.  Now he wants skinny jeans and his hair HAS to flip or else it just isn't right.  He even has to style it up with his outerwear with his Jordan winter coat!  I found these nice cargo pants by the blac label clothing I think he'd like but he's too short and skinny yet. However, they'd look really nice on the husband!

All my kids are growing up so fast!  I remember when my son was a baby with this big, round head.  Now he has a girlfriend, is texting, and worrying about how he looks.  It's just happening too fast.

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