Tonight was Katie's last night of this therapy session. She can now name the parts of a horse, complete basic grooming, clean it's stall, put on a halter and lead rope, saddle and ride with basic commands. She is scheduled to return to the farm in July for another session to continue working on her skills. She is thrilled with this opportunity and ( Read more... )

Our home version of Red Lobster's Cheddar Bay Biscuits.  My biscuit recipe with cheese and other spices added and turned into a drop biscuit style ( Read more... )

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Received our delivery this morning of fruits and vegetables. It's like opening a present at Christmas. I get so excited to see what we got this week. I have a question this time around. We received carrots with tops and I'd like to use the tops somehow. Usually I compost them, but I'm trying to avoid trips to the compost pile in the snow. ( Read more... )

My cousin owns 4 Direction Batik based in CO. His work is beautiful and the our shirts have lasted for years. With the holidays coming up I wanted to share his site. Please go check it out. Order if you want to, pass it on if you like what you see.http://www.fourdirectionbatik.com/

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I have seen this site before, but this afternoon actually spent some time checking it out.  Please, go here, now, drool ( Read more... )

I put this recipe over in the Cooking community, but I wanted to share it here too.  These cookies are from my childhood and the recipe came from my Mom.  I haven't made these cookies in years, but this afternoon when I bit into one I immediately was about 8 again.  I halved the recipe and used a small (teaspoon-sized) scoop and got about 3 1/2 ( Read more... )

The day started with a whirlwind of activity to get Katie to the dentist before her walk through of the surgical center.  My poor girl has an abcess in the upper gum and the dentist really doesn't know why.  He took an x ray and her baby tooth roots are dissolving, but it's not time for the them too.  With her surgery coming up he's putting her on ( Read more... )

Here's what's in my crockpot right now ( Read more... )