Our Week

Just blabbing about our week. . . .
-Julia has just turned 7 and is happy to be growing up; the faster, the better! She has been riding Stella whenever possible and helping obedience train Odie. Since I worked 2 days this week and had to leave the house at 7am, she has had to be more responsible to get off to school on time. She had done well.
-Daniel is happiest on his dirtbike. He has been a bit forgetful about closing the gate to the horse pasture after he finishes, so he has had to "practice" several times going in and out! He is making friends with a new neighbor who is in his class. Yeah for someone his age in the neighborhood to play boy stuff with!
-Leah is currently looking to build some horse jumps. We do have access to some free lumber (one source is our old swing set) and some wood working tools. She is researching how much it will cost HER to build them. We do have a pattern on building the jumps. The weather has been perfect for riding, but does have to been done right after school is over because daylight is SHORT!
-Hannah is busy with piano and homework. She is also helping train Odie for obedience lessons and likes doing this. She is at the mall with her friends at the time of this post (a place she loves being at!) She has been very helpful in making the mornings I am gone go smoothly for the rest of the kids.
-Andrew is busy with volleyball every night of the week. Today, he gets to miss a whole day of school (too bad!) to go to a tournament. Their team is not doing too well, but he is learning lots. We were given an outdoor volley ball set from some neighbors who moved, so we just need to secure the posts in something sturdy (and portable) so we can play beach volleyball in our sand arena. (can't forget to scoop the poop!) Not much time for riding his dirtbike, though!
-Jim is busy working on his bargain trailer for the dirtbikes. He is now at the wiring (lights and brakes) stage and should be finished within 2 weeks. He does need to take a break and fix the van brakes (no pun intended). They are dragging and making awful noises!
-I am busy ranching (yippee!) when I am not working. I love doing the outdoor stuff and the weather has been gorgeous. Sometimes on Sunday afternoons, Jim and I take the motorcycle out for a ride to see the fall colors. God is great! It is SO beautiful!