Grateful

Just a few days ago I started taking care on a little 7 year old girl who has a poor prognosis on life. Her night nurse quit which lead to my phone ringing. Through the end of November I'll be spending my nights with her. Making sure her airway is clear and that what's left of her life is good. I don't know what she was like her first two years of life, prior to her diagnosis. I do know the last three years have been scary for her. If she's even aware of what's going on. I sit by her bed and watch her sleep. Imaging her smile, her giggles and exploring the great world in front of her. I watch her parents stand by her bedside and bless her. I watch them hold her hand and stare at her. They too must be thinking back on their time together.

I sit here and thank the Lord that my children are healthy. He gives her parents strength. Strength to overcome the feeling of helplessness. The sorrows of what has been taken from them. Their sweet little girl.

Detroit Liberty

We got our horses today! We left out on County Road and had a handful of canter stretches.

Liberty is a box horse which means she can't be tied to a post without either untying them self or getting spooked. She's a great horse for Sam.

My horse is Detroit. He's fast, independent, and a challenge. We took off today on an independent canter and At least twice I felt as though I was about to fall off. Once he stopped with a quick turn.

Can't wait til tomorrow!

We're Back

It's our third year back at Circle R Ranch in Long Prairie. We're so excited to be back. I may be more than Sam to be honest.

Sam wanted to keep Amie from last year but we convinced her to try someone new. Liberty was recommended by a few counselors and it took a while to get her to agree.

I loved Huey. He was great last year. This year I got Detroit. He's supposed to be fast, independent, and a good challenge. We'll see.

It's great to be back though.

Rock Lake

Seth and I took off for the weekend to have some us time. We fished a bit without any luck. 

Played some cribbage and 31. I whooped his butt but let him win the last game. We went into Brainerd and played mini golf and go-karts. 

Now we sit on the tailgate of the F150 and reminisce of all our family vacations. Seth liked camping on Hinsdale Island on Lake Vermillion the best. I'd have to agree. It was pretty peaceful.

This weekend has been fun. We're getting some much needed time together.

Oh, last night we were heading into town about 8:30pm to get some dinner and a wolf darted across the road just outside of our campgrounds. Pretty cool. Still not my moose.

Cow licked

Nick and I stopped at the Otte's farm to pay for our quarter beef. While there we HAD to visit the cows.

Adelynn reached out her hand and #602 came in closer. Then the slimy lick followed. She found a feed scoop and spotted the skid loader with some leftover feed. Her eyes lit up and off she ran to get some feed for her new friends.

My family belongs on a farm. Honestly, we do.

Nothing can stop me now!

Noah has been eyeing up the slide for a couple weeks only attempting to climb it here and there. Now he can't get enough of it. He's so proud he made it to the top.

Adelynn will come up by him and they'll giggle at each other. Oh the fun they have now. I hope they keep a good sibling relationship going.

 

She found her sport!

Sam has tried a variety of sports such as soccer, basketball, t-ball, gymnastics, dance, cheerleading and hockey.

Her first season of hockey ended in March. Since then she signed up for an eight week hockey clinic out of Faribault at Shattuck. Now she's going for another eight weeks on a summer team where she plays for one hour every Wednesday. 

We promised her a new and more compact bag if she signed up for the next fall/winter season. Hockey is expensive as a whole but if you think about ice time and refs, it's understandable. If you break it down by the number if practices and games it really isn't that bad of a deal. I'm glad she found something and I'm happy to be back in the ice arena again.