Friday, August 21, 2009

This is Not My Yard...


I wish it were. I'd like to have a big ol' draft horse on my lawn.


And a goat named Willy in my barn.
You know who'd like those things even more than me?
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My girl. But at least she got to do the next best thing. She got to spend a week with them at Horse Camp.
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Not alone. Caty from New Zealand treated her to the whole week.
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Everyone got their own horse. Here is Marlo, Kiki's horse. It wasn't until a few days into Horse Camp that they told me Kiki was riding a horse with a disability. If Marlo falls asleep, he knocks himself out and falls flat on his face.
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I'm glad they waited to tell me that, because, I might have worried.
Marlo?
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Marlo!!
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This is Caty's horse, Maverick.
He stays awake. And stays standing as well. A sensible horse.
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Kiki, what happened? Did Marlo take a nap and give you a dusting?
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Caty is worse, what is going on here?!
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Oh, it's the candy game. The finale to Horse Camp Week. Little gummy bear candies drowning in a communal sea of powdered sugar.
I remember breathing in some powdered sugar off of a doughnut once. I cough just thinking about it.
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It's all over now. They'll wistfully wait until next year and another camp....
Narcoleptic horses and wheezable powdered sugar, can life get any better?
I submit that it cannot!
(name that comedian)

5 comments:

H said...

Brian Regan

4HMom said...

I was thinking it was Seinfeld or that guy we watched on tape at Dan's house, but now that Heather mention's Regan, I can just hear him. Can't remember what he said it about.

Kiki is BEAUTIFUL. How nice that she got to go to camp with a friend. Cool memories she'll have. (Said Yoda??)

"Chlotio" the percentage of girls named "Chloe" in any group of students.

Betsy said...

We used to love peanut butter… still do. I saw something in the store the other day that I don’t understand, that peanut butter and jelly in the same jar. Is there a point to that? I mean I’m lazy, but... I wanna meet the guy who needs that. Some guy going, "You know I could go for a sandwich, but uh, I’m not gonna open TWO jars! I can’t be opening and closing all kinds of jars... cleaning, who KNOWS how many knives!?!" If you’re that lazy, why not put croutons in there and get the whole sandwich on a spoon. You know, just scoopin’ it out... "Mmm...Oh, scrumptious!! I think I’m gonna have another one. Uh, mmmmm... DELECTABLE!! As was the first!" Or if you don’t wanna clean the spoon, you put it all in a squeeze bottle. "Mmmm! Lunch and no clean up!! Can life get better? I submit that it CANNOT!!"

Brian Regan

Cherie said...

I agree with 4HMom...Kiki IS beautiful! I've just been catching up with your family...I don't have the time I used to, but I'm lovin' it!

Missy said...

Cherie! I was wondering where you were, but you've got grandkids nearby. Much better than a blog!