Horses cost money. In fact, horses are well known for costing money, it's basically one of their defining characteristics. Tell someone you have horses, and the first thing they say is, "Oh, must be expensive," or some variation of that. And then somewhere in the conversation, we mention how[...]
It took my mom asking me why I haven't blogged in a while to realize I haven't blogged in a while. Thanks for checking in, Mom! Yes, it has been a while. I'm sorry for the silence. I usually have way more to say. The short answer of where I've been is: I haven't done much with the horses rece[...]
As a nature lover, I believe we have an obligation to take the best care possible of our world. I don't mean this as a political thing, or a debate about climate change. I just love the natural beauty of the world, and I hate seeing it marred by trash and litter. A lot of the trash that exists[...]
So, wow, I've come to the exciting time of having a mobile baby. She's past the "lay there and look cute" stage, she's got a lengthy agenda of things to do, and no time to just sit around. She is constantly on the move. She just learned to crawl. As in, yesterday. She was taking little bitty crawl[...]
Has it really been 1, 5, or 10 years already? If not, disregard this and get back to work. But if it has, wow, time sure does fly. Minutes ago I was pregnant, and seconds ago a baby was pulled out of me, but now that baby is almost a year old. I'm learning more and more that there just isn't[...]
We spent another holiday at the beach. This seems to be becoming a trend. I'm practicing my landscape photography and collected quite a few photos. Here are my favorites. Feels like going to summer camp! If only the horses could go... but the HOA says no horses. She[...]
I discovered that I'm pretty terrible at making cupcakes. I just assumed it was a natural trait but no, it isn't. I made some, and they were awful. I started out ambitious. I was going to make cupcakes for a friend's party, but I would make them horse themed. I looked up horse themed cupcakes, and[...]
It's been 4 months now since I had Bridgette. It feels normal to have a baby now. I'm getting used the title of "Mom." Before, only my mom was Mom. She's still Mom, but I am also Mom. We both share Mom. Routines have been established, and I feel like I'm part of a unofficial parent club[...]
It suddenly dawned on me that Bridgette is growing up so fast and literally changed on a weekly basis. She's not the tiny newborn anymore, gawping at the world, and my photos of her sitting around just aren't the same as my living memories of her. I found myself wishing I had an actual video of her[...]
It's now been 11 weeks since I had Bridgette, and I'm pleased to report that I still have a body. I say that because I've heard and seen of so many women who are afraid that having a baby will ruin their bodies. Or they did have a baby or multiple babies, and they feel their bodies are now[...]