I told you guys I don't write very often, life is moving on fast and it seems to be mostly the same stuff. But it keeps me busy.
My mom passed in February, my sister and I were sad to lose her, but she is in a much better place now.
Tony and I will be celebrating our 51st wedding anniversary this month.
Josh is getting married in September, to a sweet young lady that the whole family loves, Ashlyn Copper. they are having an island wedding in Barbados, what fun! Josh is working for Plumco in F.Worth, TX and will soon be taking his exam to go to the next level of plumbing work. Who knew that you had to take exams on your way to being a plumber? Ashlyn is working at First United Bank in Denton, TX and going to school at Texas Women's University studying elementary education.
Marilynn is a Sophomore now, she is doing homeschooling and loving that. She has taken up reining and has a super nice horse Doc, that she is doing very well on. She is working for her trainer for a bit, shadowing a veterinary anesthetist for a few days and going to a lot of shows, showing Doc and Jango.
Rachel has also taken up reining and has found a beautiful palomino mare that she loves riding. She won a breeding to a very good reiner and this spring her black mare Ciroc had a really pretty filly, that is already showing signs of being super athletic.
I am still showing Jango and we are enjoying a lot of success. I nearly lost him in March, he wasn't feeling well, I couldn't put my finger on what was wrong, but I knew he wasn't right. We took him to Performance Equine Associates in Thackerville, OK and they treated him for three days before it became obvious that he was not going to improve. It came down to doing exploratory surgery to find out what was wrong and praying it was something that could be fixed. Thankfully it was a "simple" colon twist, easily fixed and after 10 days total in hospital, he came home. I was absolutely stressed out, the possibility of losing him, the worry about the cost of his care--but everything worked out and he is back showing again. Marilynn showed him at the SE OK 4H District show this past Tuesday, June 5th, and he stood Grand Champion and is headed to state at the end of the month. We have mad a couple of shows since his surgery recovery and he has won both of them. We missed the Redbud Classic this year, but are headed to the Athens Jubilee, in July.
So when I have something else that may be interesting I'll share! See you then.
