SUMMER IS PASSING TOO FAST!

WOW, this is crazy! I cannot believe it is almost July 4th. The kids are all doing summer programs and before we all know it, it will be time for school again.
We are trying to take a road trip this summer to Colorado and Arizona (Grand Canyon). I hope it happens as I think we ALL could use a break. I am leery of how stressful a road trip will be with my kids. Like all typical kids, they fight with their siblings entirely too much for my taste.

I finally got them a little pool for the back yard- you know the ones- they show the whole family in the pool. I am hoping it will provide them with some entertainment in the evenings while they are waiting for me to come home from work.

I have two horses up here - Safar (my best friend's mare) and Marley (my 2y.o. buckskin filly). They are loving life with the tall grass at the pasture by my house. Sometimes I take a walk in the morning and go check on them, spray them with fly spray, love them up, and maybe ride Safar as Marley is not broke to ride yet. We have been working off and on with her picking up her feet. She is getting better but is a little too headstrong for me. I REALLY need to get her to a trainer so she is RIDE-ABLE! I can't wait for that day. She is a very pretty little thing and will be so fun to ride around. Sara is really looking forward to it also.

Just the other day, I walked home from working at the masjid, stopped by the horses, and put the halter w/ lead rope on Safar, climbed the gate, and JUMPED on her back. We rode to my house where she was very happy to trim my back yard for me! YES, FUEL ECONOMY AT ITS FINEST!!! No lawn mowing, I have two natural lawnmowers!!!

Starburst and Chance, mine and my mother's other two horses, are still in Wichita with my best buddy Dana. She says they are happy spending their summer days grazing in her 40 acre pasture. I sure miss them but it is good to know they are just fine.

Summer, summer, summer....hope the next few weeks DRAG by. I still need time to relax in the back yard on the deck, ride my horses, do tons of yard work, maybe even barbecue!

I hope everyone is having a terrific time and enjoying all the blessing we receive daily.