Short update

Well, it is almost fall. I have not kept my promise to myself to keep the blog up to date but am hoping to at least get this years updates done soon.

This year has gone by very fast...too fast I think.

Kids are all doing good. Shayne has started his last year of high school - and has a very busy schedule. Bailey is back at the regular High School and is enrolled in Grade 9. She has a lot of work to do to make sure she continues on with her friends at the end of the year.

Melissa and Mike have left Fort McMurray and have just moved into a condo in Lloydminster. Melissa is working in Vermillion doing sheet metal work at the College.

Luke and Coreen are doing good. So are Mark and Autumn.

Horses are all good. We are up to 13 of them now. Ding had a red dun colt (sired by Gunner) in mid-April. Rondee followed with a sorrel filly (also sired by Gunner) and Dolly finished up the foaling season with a red dun filly (sired by Molson). All three are for sale. We are expecting 3 foals in May next year out of Dolly, Gidget and Rondee. All are sired by Gunner.

We didn't get any riding in this year. Partly due to the weather - it rained LOTS this summer making the arena a mess. And with the rain came the MOSQUITOS. I have not seen them this bad for years...poor horses were driven nuts. Even bug spray didn't help for long.

The dogs are doing really well. We had another litter of pups in March who all went to great homes. But due to Maggie developing Mastitis, we decided to get her fixed. She is looking much better. Max is doing good as well...he is now wearing a collar and we are working on "leash" lessons with him.

We did a few more renovations around the place. My office is complete, the upstairs bathroom is complete. Shayne's new bedroom is almost complete. Next on the list is to change the floor in the TV room upstairs and paint and do the floor in the basement. We have also done some "garbage trips" with stuff from the shop and basement that we no longer need. I have also done a big "clothes" cleanout of the house. All this will be donated.

We spent a week in BC at Mom and Dad's. Had wonderful weather and it was awesome to see them again. They say they will be here in the fall (October) which will be wonderful.

Stay tuned for more detailed updates and pics from our year.