SAD DAY IN FEBRUARY

YESTERDAY WE LOST OUR SWEET LITTLE SAMBO. HE WAS OUR TWO YEAR OLD COLT THAT WAS IDENTICAL TO HIS MOM "IDA". I WAS DRIVING OFF TO WORK AND AS USUAL I ALWAYS LOOK OUT AND CHECK ON THE HORSES. I SAW LITTLE SAMBO LYING ON THE GROUND AND COULD TELL HIS STOMACH WAS SWOLLEN. I THOUGHT HE WAS DEAD. I HONKED MY HORN AND DROVE UP TO THE GATE AND STARTED CALLING HIS NAME. HE GENTLY LIFTED HIS HEAD ONLY A LITTLE BIT. I RAN OUT TO SEE ABOUT HIM AND WHEN I TOOK A LOOK I KNEW IT WAS BAD. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED DONALD AT WORK AND THEN CALLED DON, OUR VET WHO CAME RIGHT ON OUT. I SAT THERE AND STROKED HIS HEAD TO TRY AND COMFORT HIM. HE LOOKED AT ME WITH THOSE BIG EYES AS TO SAY THANK YOU FOR LOVING ME. I HAD TO WALK OFF BECAUSE STAR CAME BAILING OVER AND KICKING AND ALMOST GOT ME.

DONALD CAME AND HALTERED HIM AND LED HIM TO THE PEN. HE WAS IN SUCH PAIN AND SO SWOLLEN. DON TOOK A LOOK AND SAID THERE IS NO GUT SOUND SO THAT MEANT HE HAD A TWISTED GUT OR WAS IMPACTED. ALL WE COULD DO WAS PUT HIM OUT OF HIS PAIN. AS DON WENT TO GET THE SHOT READY AND DONALD HELD LITTLE SAMBO, I PUT MY HEAD AGAINST HIS AND TOLD HIM I WAS SORRY AND THAT WE LOVED HIM. HE SNUGGLED WITH ME. IT WAS SO SAD TO SEE THIS BUT WE DID NOT WANT HIM TO HAVE TO SUFFER ANYMORE. DON GAVE HIM THE SHOT AND IMMEDIATELY HE WENT DOWN.

LITTLE SAMBO HAD ONLY A SHORT LIFE BUT I CAN SAY HE HAD THE BEST LIFE A HORSE COULD ASK FOR. HE WAS FED AND TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF AND RECEIVED LOTS OF LOVE. THEY ALWAYS COME TO THE FENCE WHEN YOU GO OUTSIDE WANTING TO BE PETTED. MORGAN EVEN GOT TO GIVE HIM ONE LAST PET ON SUNDAY . YES IT WAS TERRIBLE TO HAVE TO SEE HIM GO THIS WAY BUT I AM GLAD TO SAY I GOT TO LOVE HIM AND TELL HIM GOOD BYE ONE MORE TIME.

WE LOVE YOU "LITTLE SAMBO".

IT'S A GIRL!!!!!!!!

WELL WHITNEY WENT FOR HER OFFICIAL SONOGRAM THIS MORNING....GUESS WHAT? IT'S A GIRL. YES A GIRL, 110%. I HAD TO CALL AND TELL DONALD HE WAS NOT GETTING THAT GRANDSON. THE FIRST SONOGRAM WAS SUPPOSEDLY 80% A BOY. WE ARE STILL EXCITED ABOUT THE NEW ADDITION TO OUR FAMILY. CAN'T WAIT TO HAVE A WHOLE HOUSEFUL OF THEM. OK, KIM AND SCOTT, YOU ARE NEXT.

My CUP WAS FILLED

DONALD AND I WENT TO HUTTO THIS LAST WEEKEND TO VISIT KIM AND SCOTT. AS USUAL KIM FILLED OUR CUPS. KIM IS ALWAYS GLAD TO SEE US AS WE ARE MORE THAN GLAD TO SEE HER. SHE GAVE ME MY USUAL EYEBROW PLUCKING AND CUT DONALD'S HAIR. THE GIRLS WENT TO STEINMART AND THE GUYS TO SPORTSMAN WAREHOUSE. WE ATE AT HULA HUT AND HAD HAMBURGERS AT CHILI'S. KIM FIXED CINNABON ROLLS FOR BREAKFAST. WE DID GET ALL THE KITCHEN THINGS WRAPPED AND PACKED DOWN. THE WEEKEND WENT WAY TO FAST BUT WE CAME AWAY WITH OUR CUP OVER FLOWING. KIM IS ALWAYS SO KIND AND LOVING AND CARING ABOUT YOUR FEELINGS. THEY HAVE EVERYTHING GOING ON THE SALE OF THEIR HOME AND SHOULD BE FINALIZING THAT SOON. WE WISH THEM THE BEST ON THEIR NEW LOCATION. (HOPEFULLY A LITTLE CLOSER). THANKS KIM AND SCOTT FOR A GREAT WEEKEND. OK NOW, ASHLEY AND WHITNEY, THIS WEEKEND IS YOUR TURN. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL.

MY BIRTHDAY DINNER

BOY MORGAN WAS REALLY TAKING CARE OF ME. SHE MADE SURE THEY BROUGHT ME CAKE AND SANG HAPPY BIRTHDAY ATLEAST THREE TIMES. WE HAD A GOOD TIME WITH DONALD, WHIT, JASON, ASH, JORDAN AND MORGAN.

WE WENT TO KIM AND SCOTT'S AT HUTTO ON FRIDAY NIGHT. WE ENJOYED SHOPPING AT STEINMART WHERE I GOT TO SPEND MY GIFT CARD THAT WHIT AND ASH GAVE ME. I THEN WENT TO WALMART AND GOT THE NEW CD'S THAT I HAD BEEN WANTING, THANKS TO THE GIFT CARD KIM GAVE ME. WE WENT TO HULA HUT AND ATE. WE HAD A GREAT DAY.
THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR MAKING THIS A SPECIAL BIRTHDAY. I LOVE YOU ALL.

MOST WONDERFUL FAMILY

YES , TODAY IS MY 52ND BIRTHDAY. WHERE HAVE ALL THE YEARS GONE? SEEMS LIKE JUST YESTERDAY ALL THE GIRLS WERE AT HOME AND WE WERE BUSY ALL THE TIME. NOW THEY ARE ALL GROWN AND MARRIED, SOME WITH LITTLE ONES OF THEIR OWN. NOW I AM A "GANA". I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THIS BIRTHDAY I HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH THE MOST WONDERFUL GIFTS FROM MY GIRLS AND ALSO A SWEET NOTE FROM MY HUSBAND. THESE ARE THE BEST GIFTS THAT I COULD EVER ASK FOR BECAUSE THEY ARE FROM TRUE LOVE AND THEY DID NOT COST THEM A DIME. NOW, HOW WONDERFUL IS THAT? I AM TRULY HONORED AND BLESSED TO HAVE SUCH A GREAT FAMILY AND I JUST WANT THEM ALL TO KNOW "I LOVE YOU ALL WITH ALL OF MY HEART". THANKS FOR MAKING THIS THE BEST BIRTHDAY EVER. (MORGAN ASKED ME WHAT TYPE OF CAKE i WAS GOING TO HAVE AND I SAID PROBALLY WON'T HAVE ONE AND SHE SAID MY MOM WILL MAKE ONE FOR YOU. OK WHIT, I AM GOING TO HOLD YOU TO IT...ONE WITH A LOT OF CANDLES ON IT (52). JUST KIDDING, BUT I THOUGHT THAT WAS CUTE OF MORGAN TO SAY THAT.

I LOVE YOU ALL
MOM

Christmas

We had a great Christmas with all the family. Kimberly is teaching me how to add new post so maybe I can keep everyone up to date.