Why no knitting, no crafting, no reading about crafting, not even a swatch this week?
The horse show was one big reason. My girls were off at camp last week doing all kinds of horsey things. No, they didn't thoroughly enjoy cleaning out stalls, washing down dusty, sweaty horses...getting up in early the morning barely able to walk out of bed because of soreness...stinky, dirty boots and clothes at the end of the day, sunburns and rope burns...falling off of horses riding bareback, no they didn't enjoy ANY of it at all...
In fact, you can
see the suffering they endured all week here...
No, they didn't thoroughly enjoy any of it...poor girls, they were absolutely IN LOVE with it ALL!
Ever see an 11 year old IN LOVE? I mean head over heels, can't think of anything else...IN LOVE?
Times that by 2.
NO, I'm thankfully not talking about BOYS. YUCK! We're not in that stage yet...no this love is more powerful. This is
horse love.
These girls got home from camp every day last week and after a quick shower to wash the horse smells off (I INSISTED) would draw their horses on paper in every medium, talk about their horses, wonder about their horses, pack a LUNCH for their horses (carrots and apple treats) and do everything with their horses in mind. They brought ribbons for their horses manes for grooming time. They read books about their particular horses' breed. They DREAMED horses at night.
They cried on Friday after the horse show. Not because they fell off. Not because they were so happy to be done with hard stable work in 90 degree heat, not because they were relieved to be done with horse camp this summer...because they were going to miss their horse loves. And they were convinced their horses would thoroughly and most devastatingly miss them too.
Ahhh....summer love.
Yes, these are
my daughters.
And, yes, I can totally RELATE. When you fall, you fall hard.
But I had horses.
I worked my horses each day. I know the pain of leaving them (or selling them) and the pining an 11 year old does for their "love". I also know the cost, the work, the needs of having a horse. I wish I could give them a stable full of them. But for now, we'll have to see about maybe joining the equestrian team when they are 12 yrs. old.
Oh, the pains of young love.
:GIGGLES:
On the home front, hive boy, aka my "little guy", got rid of all his hives as quickly as he got them. We had 3 days of "
itchies" and "
scratchies" and we have a few scabs now as war badges. But they are gone. As of Sunday night, I now have 2 girls sporting high fevers, so this virus has not left our house yet. :SIGH: And you all know who is going to get this bug last...after everyone is well and ready to resume life at full throttle...
In other home front news...
Hubby has decided our family is ready for a hunting/family dog after losing our two wonderful dogs in this year. We've had 5 mos. without furry friends and are missing them but in a less "grieving" way. So off to the library we went on Saturday and came home armed with
doggie books.
Research and planning, my specialty!
Looks like the next furry family member may be of the German
Shorthair kind. And I get to do the obedience training classes, while hubby gets hunting training classes. Oh boy.
Puppy versus older dog?
Breeder versus rescue dog?
Female dog versus male dog?
We are weighing the pros and cons of each.
One factor is little guy. He'll be 4 yrs. old this fall and thinks anything furry is his best friend. He respects space, but he would be crushed if an older dog didn't just adore him. And he seems to think our next dog NEEDS to sleep in his bed. With him. Only him. Not anyone else, he says.
Anyone have experience with this breed of dog?
The other time eater this week-end was Fort Knox. Yes, the big "kids" :AHEM: fort in the back by the creek is pretty much done. A few minor details (chairs) and a screen on the door, is all that is needed. We spent some time having fun with it--all of us can fit in there at once, which was kind of cool. I'll have pictures of that up later...was too busy counting butterflies and birds from on top to go down and get my camera. The biggest kid (the DAD) seems to think this may double as a hunting stand in the fall...funny, when I hinted at that in the planning stages of this project not much was said. Now, after it's been built, it's A GREAT IDEA.
LOL! And a certain almost9 year old is anticipating sitting out there with dad watching and waiting.
Hubby power washed the siding on the house as well. I did a ton of gardening. I am going to have pumpkins coming out of my ears come this fall! I thinned and removed several vines that were threatening my green beans. It was an invasion! I have it down to 10 possible good ones that are started. What I will do with 10 pumpkins I have no idea. Probably freeze some for later in the year?
My cucumbers and tomatoes are now in full swing and we enjoyed both all week-end and just about every meal! (Tomatoes in scrambled eggs are WONDERFUL!)
I hope everyone
else's garden is coming into fruition and the harvest is plentiful for you too!
With our strange, cool summer we've had this year, I am amazed at what IS and IS NOT coming out of the ground right now. NO watermelons, not much for lettuce, and the herbs are pretty much puny. But else where in the country I know that hot and dry has been the norm. That will mess up your gardens too...
OH, and for those wondering, the war has been won (Me WINNING of course!) on those chipmunks.
:GRIN:
No sign of any chippies now in 3 days. BUT...there is a strange smell coming from under the steps...
I now have my flower garden and landscaping by the front door back. I will have some perennials to replace this fall.
Back to my regularly scheduled knitting projects...happy Monday everyone!
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