Crochet Me Crazy

Since we were at the stables most of the day yesterday, we didn't get to make it to the grocery store so we spent the stay in town shopping for groceries and running errands today. We had to rush back home just in the nick of time for Alison to get dressed for dance and then her and I left again. Lucky for me, that means Jeff had to put up the groceries! (Ha, Ha...not my favorite thing) Jeff cooked some chicken on the grill while we were gone so we just got finished eating dinner and I'm just now settling down to check my computer stuff.

I had an idea of getting one of those cheap styrofoam ice chests and using the lid or even the side of it to block my snowflakes on. I will need to pin them onto something until they dry. I did buy my liquid starch today but I didn't find a styrofoam chest. Walmart was out of the cheap ones...figures. They are always out of everything. I hate Wal-Mart, by the way. I avoid it as much as possible. I wonder why they have 40 registers but never more than 3 open? What's the point of taking up all that space? Anyway...

Anyway, the news at the stables is that they aren't keeping "Tex". Too bad....I really liked that horse. I hate to see him go but they don't want anymore horses they can't use on the trail to feed. He's been used as a roping horse so it would take time to get him slowed down enough to be a trail horse. The ferrier is coming to get him tomorrow. He is going to sell him for them. They are also selling another horse that was pastured at another ranch. He used to be a trail horse until he figured out that he could try to wipe the tourists on his back off onto trees so they retired him. He was pastured with another horse named Maria. They brought her back to the ranch because she can't be left alone. Well, she is Princess's (Alison's horse) mother. I haven't gotten to meet her yet but I saw her out in the pasture this evening when I stopped by so Alison could say hello to Princess. Maria is a bit of a celebrity. She was in the Brooks & Dunn music video for the song "My Maria"...hence, her name was changed from Lady to Maria.

Anyway, we have a very busy week ahead of us this week! My two high school friends are coming to the area this Wednesday! We're going to hang out with them at their cabin Wednesday night and then, Thursday, we are taking them on a trail ride. They will leave on Friday. Should be a fun week!