Results from the Roundup

We had a wonderful time at the River Road Roundup. The weather was lovely, the people were so friendly, and the course was fun. Annie and I decided this kind of competition is what we like to do.

Peg behaved much better than I thought he would. We made it to the finals and placed fifth! The obstacle we are negotiating in the photo is called the teeter-totter (or as a young girl at the event said, a totter-tater). This was the obstacle I didn't think we could do at all, but Peg acted like he knew exactly what to do. We had 8 minutes to complete 20 obstacles of varying difficulty. Buddy tried hard in spite of being a scaredycat. He'll improve with practice, and the obstacles with which he was familiar were done quite well.

Buddy and Peg did really well, especially since this was their first time. I did wonder what I was in for when I first got Peg off the trailer. He was distracted, skittery, and frisky. He didn't want to listen to me at all. However, he soon settled down. Buddy was good from the moment he got off the trailer. His favorite part was entertaining a family of small children who were spectators.

Our family had a great time. We are all red in the face now, though, because the wind blew hard. We have sunburn and windburn, and Annie says we look like boiled crawfish. I don't know about that.

Here is today's memory verse.

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any pain: for the former things are passed away. Revelation 21:4 KJV

Horsey Business

I am exceedingly thankful. Peg, who has been lame since Wednesday, is almost entirely sound again. I've been worried about him, because I could not find anything wrong. He's a bit reckless with his feet, though, so I think he must have gotten a stone bruise on his hoof.
Annie and I are hoping to go to our first trail horse competition on Saturday with Buddy and Peg. However, it might be canceled due to rain and wet ground. The competition is called the River Road Roundup, and it is an obstacle course to be negotiated on horseback. Some obstacles might include: water crossings, small jumps, poles to back through, gates to open, logs to drag, and Buddy's nemesis, the "cowboy curtain." It should be really fun but challenging as well. I hope the rain stops so we can go.
The garden is still mostly mud. The peas, onions, and carrots haven't come up yet, but everything else is doing pretty well. I believe the weeds are going to be a bumper crop this year. Too bad we can't eat them.

Here is today's memory verse:
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 KJV

Running out of time!

Well, time is running out for Bunny the pit bull. We are about out of people to ask if they want her, and no one has answered the signs we put up. We don't know what to do with her. She is such a great dog. Bunny has continued to behave herself, but last night she put those huge jaws to work. Annie had left the tackroom door open, and there was a jar of molasses syrup (we mix it with Rusty's joint supplement so he'll eat it all) on the floor. Bunny chewed a hole in the metal lid and ate almost all the syrup. I guess she likes molasses. Bunny thinks she's a lap dog; she makes a pitiful watchdog since she is happy to see everybody who shows up at our house. Abby walks around people's cars and barks until we say it is okay, but Bunny just wags her little tail as hard as it will wag. She doesn't even bark! If you want a sweet, sweet, friendly pit bull, let us know. Bunny would love to find her forever home!

I took some more pictures of Peg and Jack the other day. It is fun to take their pictures, because they both seem to act up for the camera. They do like the spotlight, and I'm afraid Peg is quite vain. He knows he's unique, with his blue eyes and fancy color. Poco, on the other hand, is difficult to photograph because she has a dislike for the camera. She'll run from it and make ugly faces at it.