I wish I could

...I wish I could take a nap like that. Actually I get enough sleep, very important for me to be alert since I take responsibility for making sure things are up to snuff around here. Looking at Toby makes me feel like everyone is content. Happiness is extra, just content is good enough on the LMA.


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Take ol Easter here, the only time he's not content is when dinner is late or Toby is feeling rested up.

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How could we complain about a backyard view like this?

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Just wanted to say Hello, now back to chores, have to get everything caught up before I start the evening fire.-----------------------Mikey.

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Just Goofing Around

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Hi guys, I was looking through Picasa when this opportunity to post came up. Not having much on my mind looking out the window at school seemed a natural for me.
Being a Saturday the part about working in a dark cold place didn't seem fair, so be careful what you wish for. Just a few more hours and the view will be quite different I'm sure.

Heres my favorite view in the mornings. Just posted it recently, wish I could do it justice.

.....................................Wonder what it would be like.............................

I need a cold one and a fire, been a long week---------------Mikey.

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Good Morning- so far

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Yeah a nice morning out there. Looks like it is going to be a wonderful day. How about it Easter ready for some breakfast?
Better wake Toby up.

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Looks like Merle's stuck.

This sequence shows the second place we tried unsuccessfully to spot it.

After seven and a half hours, I decided on ramming speed, got it off though!

I guess I liked this picture so much I put it in twice, oops.

Well boy it started out nice.

.Morning on the LMA.

.That darn thing must weigh 14,000 pounds, what do you think the over and under is for time on me fixing that mess up? I'll give you a hint, not this week! Sure is good to see Merle getting around though. That guy is a workaholic. He makes me tired just watching him, think I need a cold one and a fire----------------------Mikey

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Febuary's About Gone

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.No kidding, for someone that doesn't do any more than Mikey does how can we be this far into the year already? Poor old Easter is 7 years now; Dudes' home from college; Jackie Jo's coming home in a week or so; Toby's going to be a project anytime now. Patrick and my dear friend Ted came out Tuesday for some smoked chicken breast, baked potatoes, and several mighty cold ones around the fire place. Boy were the fishing stories flying! That day went so fast I am beginning to see the answer. Patrick gave Ted and I a lesson on how a wood maul is swung to split wood, I had to mention that is was for the fire wood, not my maul handle, teh heh. It's OK I bought two back ups already, just in case. Did I mention the fish stories? While we were out there Irene came by a couple of times first riding Mandy, her very long time Palamino friend, later on Reiny her five year old Buckskin mare. Nice, we have plans for her and Dude. I also told her I have a couple of horses that could use riding if she was still in the mood, (non publishable reply)! While Pat and Ted were there it seemed like a good time for them to stock up on Idaho groceries, so they DID.
Potatoes; onions; red beans; and kidney beans all from Idaho. Not to mention Irene provided a couple dozen fresh scratch eggs. Em babies are no fish story. Pat seems to really like the idea of sitting by the fire, so he also loaded up on some fresh split fire wood for his place, you can never have enough I guess.


.Have some things I have to do, I'm sure that something will go haywire, you know what I mean, but life goes on at the LMA. Thankfully we take most of it with a grain of salt, and a dash of good humor. Keeps things that are over my pay grade from getting the best of me. See you around the fire place sometime soon!----------------------------Mikey


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By now I'm sure you know Cookie is here and has been since Mon. and now Dawn Marie is headed this way. She will be here this afternoon for a few days so that will be wonderful. She has been so busy it is hard for her to get away for long. I think she would like to have all the siblings here at the same time like before, but, it is just about impossible with all so busy. Oh well, I'm just happy to get a chance to see whom so ever I can whenever I can. I will try to do some blogging on a little more regular basis now that I have my computer up and running.

Keep the blogs coming I promise I will do better about keeping up with them too.

Love you Mikey
Mom

Could Spring Be Here?

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My my my, sure is warm this morning. 44 degrees; no breeze; stars are out, yep. Come on Easter wake up time for breakfast, Mikey has to be to work by 6 o'clock. I wonder how Jackie Jo is this morning. Jerry told me she is quite the ruckus raiser when he feeds in the stables up there. I suggested he put her out with the 2 year old colts, but he was worried about a new brood mare they bought which didn't get along with Spice & Lulu to well, so she is out there now. Battles between brood mares can be expensive when it cost a foal. I have always found it difficult to do business with females. None the less I'm sure Jackie Jo has her opinion about it too, sure think her world changed after meeting "Elvis" (Milagro Smokey Dude) he's something for sure! Jackie Jo is scheduled for an ultra sound near the first of March. Spring came early for her, and quickly.

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Speaking of Spring a long time friend came waltzing through the front doors of work(Mom knows Dana), I walked up behind her and asked her for her ID, a stunned look came over her face for a few moments, then she recognized who I was and gave me a terrific hug. Yep Spring is in the air! Can't remember how long since, oh well forget about it! Spring is in the air. Speaking of Spring the first green shoots of life are starting to sprout on the LMA. This week is three days off, looks like I need to put my flower garden hat on, yep Spring is in the ground too! Drying out that fire place finally, man what a mess with all that rain and snow, not to mention cold wind, sitting inside is all I could do for a long time. Now the days call for get up off it, go outside, love it.

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That's about it from here. Waiting for you all to come by for a fire and a cold one before it gets too hot--------------------------------Mikey

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Dude's Home

Wheeeeewwwww.


That was the first breath out of my mouth on returning to the LMA. No "burning daylight" today! Anxious as I was about the journey up and back the roads and weather were blessed. My luck held both ways. Working in a cave like I do made being out west in the wide open spaces is a real joy. Wasteland is what some people call Nevada, wish they would take another look, might inspire them. Wide open spaces is cowboy reality.


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Dude weathered the trip home far better than his trip to college, Mikey was definitely out of his circle of trust for that one. However college seemed to agree with him. The trainer for Dude, Sean Williams did a terrific job. I also spent time with him while he rode Dude for me. Seeing a students teacher in action is worth a bunch of talking. After he ended his ride I took over. Absolute thrill let me tell you, outside of the fact I was nervous as Hell about it, been there done that, calamity and horse go hand in hand! Of course the whole experience had me anxious for quite a while before he went to be trained, just imagine completing a process like this, way above my pay grade I'll tell ya! Just lucked out. More than that I have to thank Jerry Eckhout for pointing us in Sean's direction, good young man who has done training for him before. Dude appeared to be fine with unloading as Easter and Toby made a big racket, he joined in while he led me to his corral, "ahem".


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You all know what's coming next, yep time for a cold one and fire---------------------------------Mikey.



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