Today I was circling the parking lot at the gym, looking for the perfect parking spot. (As in, one closest to the door) Once I settled on a spot, I walked in, mentally whining in my head about the stairs I was going to have to climb with Lilah in my arms to get to the work out room. Then I thought, "Wait a minute ... Isn't this the whole point of the gym?" I guess some of the workout is just getting there with a baby in one piece ....

Heather's New Friend -- part 2

I took 10 of my Riding School Interns to a horse expo in Albany over the weekend as a reward for all the hard work they do in the Riding School. While I was there, I found a bumper sticker that really speaks to my situation with Blackjack.

It reads:

"Ride a Draft, it will make your butt look smaller."

Heather's new "friend"

He's big, beautiful, and black!

Meet "Blackjack", a full draft horse with hooves literally the size of dinner plates! BJ's owner is going to college and doesn't have time to ride him, so I am gladly exercising him for her. I am thrilled to have a horse to ride without paying the bills on one!

Now if only I could take him trail riding ...

-Heather

We have the strangest cat.

As many of you know, I would like to get rid of her. But I wouldn't feel right about giving her to another home knowing she pukes an awful lot and sometimes decides the litter box is optional. Nick wants to make her an outdoors-only kitty, but Sophie is terrified of the Great Outdoors. So we continue to debate.

Meanwhile, she does occasionally redeem herself, like when Lilah yanks on her tail and Sophie just purrs through it. (She really is an odd cat)

This picture I SWEAR is not staged. I came back from the shower to find Sophie happily curled up with Lilah's pacifer. I mean, honestly, what is up with this cat??

-Heather

-Heather

To Crawl, or Not to Crawl?

Happy Easter!!

Help! I've been turned into the Easter Bunny!


Lilah Rose, 3/23/08






Lilah's first Easter, 3/23/08



Daddy plays with me!


Nana 'n me at the hospital!

Happy Birthday Sweet "P" !!

Today is Sweet P's 14th Birthday! It also marks 10 years since she & I have been "together". In those 10 years, she has gone from being a WILD, barely-broke, explosive mustang to being a responsible, safe, and caring lesson horse and a steady-eddy, ride-anywhere trail horse. And I've gone from a horse-crazy high school girl to ... well, a horse-crazy wife and mother!


Sweet P with one of my LOH students, 10/05



Simon was too pooped to make it back to the horse
trailer ... so Sweet P carefully carried us both back
the last mile. 7/06



Nick's steady trail horse, 5/07



A family shot, 3/08





Sweet P doesn't always make life easy, and she definately doesn't always live up to her name, but I love her to pieces and hope to have her in my life until the days she dies.



Happy Birthday Sweet P! Here's to the next 10 years!



love Heather