Live every day!

As we go into my favorite time of year, I just want to throw it out there to you how precious life is.  Love every day...  You never know, it just may be your last...  So live every day and enjoy every day as if you might not have a tomorrow!  Do those things you have always wanted to do...  Tell everyone you love them...  Brush your horse...  pet your dog....  hug your kids and your parents... Love every day!  Make someone feel special...  Feel special yourself....

The Gulick girls class up my Ladies!!

Thank you Hannah, Maddy, Catherine, and Sarah!  Just look at the ladies!  They are beautiful!!!

Remy in the stylish animal print!

Farrah with the colorful purple and blue!

Peggy with the fiery red to match her personality!!

Celebrating our new fashion sense with some grain!  Woo Hoo!!

Lucy's new home

The day finally came for Lucy to go home to her new family the Gulick's!  I've been so impressed with the Gulick family.  I knew once I met them that they were who Lucy was meant to be with.  Such wonderful girls and wonderful parents!

I must admit, my feelings about Lucy going to the Gulick family are a touch selfish.  I remember when my parents bought me my first horse...  She was a foundation appaloosa named Lady.  She was an awesome horse...  The best memories of my childhood were with that horse...  I'm so thankful my parents allowed me all of those memories...  In a way, I feel like I'm giving the Gulick family wonderful memories that will stay with them for a lifetime too.  It means a lot to me to get those girls started down the path that I love so much myself.  And I feel good about Lucy going to this family.  It is a relief for me knowing she will be so well taken care of.

My old Polly is adjusting with Lucy gone.  I'm determined Polly is going to enjoy her last fall.  Polly is completely blind in one eye, and continues to struggle with arthritis.  But as of tonight, she's doing okay.  She's going to eat like a queen this fall and she's going to get brushed every single night...  :-)  She's my old girl...  My last horse...  Somehow it's fitting that's my last horse is a tough as nails old appaloosa mare...  Ending at the beginning....

Odd things that happen at a garage sale....

Now, I'm not a real good garage sale person.  We did just put on a garage sale and I noted that peculiar things seemed to happen....

de-de-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding....

 Mike picked up a banjo and yes...  Began playing dueling banjo's all by himself...  weird...

Then mother says "Let's all make this face!"  Let's see if our faces will freeze this way...  Yep, it was a long day!  I think garage sales mess with your mind just a bit!  Ha ha!

Sandeanne, thank you for coming to my garage sale to joke around with us.  It was great to see you there...  I hope you can still read my blog from where you are.  You always said you enjoyed the blog and it made you laugh... We will miss you.  

Faithful Blog Readers! I am so sorry!

To my faithful blog readers, I have to apologize for my lack of attention this summer.  It's been quite chaotic lately and as some of you know, the Johnson Ranch is relocating to Wisconsin.  But never fear faithful blog readers!  We will get the blog back up to full speed when things calm down.  So mother, chill!!  I might be a little slow but I'll get a post up once in awhile.  :-)  So here's some real excitement for ya!

In the meantime, a special thanks to Mark, Becky, Trisha, and Trent at the Todd Ranch!  We had an awesome labor day weekend training for the zombie apocalypse!  We wiped out those nasty zombies!  Look children!  Mother is holding a gun! Run!! 

This is me confirming a zombie kill!  Yep, I got him in the brain...  Ha ha!  And Trisha, thanks for all the zombie survival tips!  I thought I was the only one in the world who considered what I would do in the zombie apocalypse....  Now I know...  We are headed towards Washta!  :-)

Ouchie!!

I love you Mom!

Poor Rasmus....  He had stitches that were driving him crazy.  But I took them out for him.  Look at how much he loves me!  :-D  Is that a smile or what...  Now it's not so Ouchie!!

What evs....

Molly says "He's just a drama queen!  Whatever....  That baby gets all the attention....  :-)

New Wheels Kasey!

Hey Kasey, check out your new wheels...  Too bad you gotta come visit us to get it!  Johnson's detailing service worked hard on all the cleaning...  I didn't...  But Johnson's detailing did.  :-D

Johnson's detailing hard at it!

Look!  I'm a car model!  Okay, so maybe it's not one of my talents.

Ava is helping!!

Yay!  Can't wait to see you Kasey!  Bring Karley home too!  I miss her face something fierce!