I have run out of spare time...

And patience!!
I have been trying in my spare time... (ba-hahahahahaha! more like wasting my spare time) to put together a slide show that I can write my comments into each picture.
Now I do know there are programs out there that do it as I have downloaded one that I like but to get it without advertising I would have to pay and of course they don't tell you these things until the very end when your project is finished and you go to share it and you get the... "Oh, by the way... the template YOU have chosen does not come with the options You want BUT for only $$$$ you can have it ALL! Isn't that nice of them?
That has happened to me with other things also. The description is always great but then I have to download *something* and there it is... with all the bells and whistles but then they nail you with the price tag at the end. Ahhh... when will I learn?
So anyway, I will continue my quest of a fantastic do-all-that-I-want FREE programs but for now here is a slideshow on Flickr of my very first REAL riding lesson!
I was sooo happy (and you will see me smiling).
I also want to thank Tessy for being my photographer for the day as Mike (The Farmer of the DELLs) did not know how to take a picture with my camera?
Our conversation went something like this. Now, mind you, at this point I was already in the saddle ready to ride.
Mike- "How do you do it?"
Me- "You just need to push the button"
Mike- "This button right here?"
Me- "Yes, that button"
Mike... "It's not working."

That is when Tessy stepped in...  Thanks Tessy!
But I do believe next time, before I get on my horse, I may be giving a photography lesson... or two! Ü

So anyway, if you want to see the comments that I made you will have to click up in the right hand corner of the slideshow where it says show info... and I will continue my quest for the perfect and free (and it has to be easy!) slideshow maker and video editor... either that or I may just fork over the moola and forget all this frustrating nonsense!




But if anyone has any suggestions feel free to let me know!

AND... it has been brought to my attention that the comments box for blogger is a bit confusing, and I agree it can be. So I am going to leave instructions at the bottoms of my posts for those (and you know who you are) who have difficulties leaving comments. Ü
So... go ahead and type in the comment box what you want to say, and then underneath that where it says "comment as" there is a drop down menu.
When you click it it gives you the option to "select a profile".
Now if you do not have a profile with any of the things listed there you can still comment, just go to the bottom where it says "Name/URL" or "Anonymous".
If you click on "Name/URL" you do not have to have a URL to leave your name!
Just fill in your name and hit continue and your name will appear in the "comment as" box and then hit the "post comment" button and you are done!
Or you could do it anonymously!
I think the reason they want to use an existing profile is that then your name would be remembered in the "post as" drop down menu. Maybe?

Kiss Me!

SMO-O-OOCH!

Heh heh heh!

Kissy-Kissy-Kissy!

Alright already! 

You're slobbering all over the screen!

Ü

Great Gluteus Maximus!

I let the 'kids' outside the other day to stretch their legs and run off a little energy.

(And, yes, this was before we got the foot of snow!)

It was the first time that Courtney had been in the side paddocks and she wasn't quite sure what to make of it at first. But it didn't take long before she made herself at home.

She really is such a buxum beauty!

A rather full figured gal with a body shape that I can certainly identify with.

You see, over the years she's had a few babies... as have I,  and has gotten a bit hefty in the haunches... or rather a bit robustious in the rear-end-er parts... and I can relate to that too... I believe it's a sisterhood of sorts... to have a pudgy posterior is a rite of passage... it is a badge of honor that is earned... a statement that says 'yes... I have given birth and I am darn proud of it!' This is our common bond...

I say Sisters of the Hearty Hindquarters unite! Heh heh heh

Can I get an Amen here? Ü

I bet you didn't know that a burly backside could say all that?

Well... let me assure you it does...

And so does a bountiful barrel...

and it has absolutely nothing to do with food intake...

Nope-Nope... it's all about those babies!

Courtney is even health conscience, she excersises daily by doing head lifts...

up-down, up-down...

up-down, up-down...

Hmmm... up-down, up-down?.. ... down? down? down...???

Well, she keeps herself fit and trim by refraining from eating every little morsel, that is served her on a regular basis, and choosing instead to spend her time gnawing on the roots of grasses and scraping the mosses off the frozen landscape that couldn't possibly sustain a mini horse let alone a grand gal like her...

And she could mindlessly abide her time doing this but she has to keep the youngsters in line

and that keeps her on the move

I know how she feels... it's all part of being a Mom.

Ü

Two Haflingers and a Half-Pint!

Uh-oh Courtney... don't look now, but here comes that midget monster that I told you about...

Don't worry... I'll take care of her

Go away you one-eyed wonder! Courtney's my friend!

                                    Hello little one... pleased to meet you  

                                   My name is Courtney

 *Snort* (Little one? Yeah right, who does she think she's callin' little!)

Courtney! Listen to what I'm tellin' ya! What ever you do, don't look her in the eye...

she'll mesmerize you!!

Uhhh... Courtney?

Courtney?

Oh Noooo! It's too late!

I can't look...

Now look what you did you pocket-sized pony! You scared Courtney!

Stay tuned for the next exciting adventure of...

Two Haflingers... and a Half-Pint!

Ü

Okay... this was a pretty goofy post and sorry to torture anybody who reads it. But because this is my blog, if I want to be a dork I can... and nobody can do anything about it so- Hah!

But... in all seriousness, Courtney has been an absolute blessing! . She has such a beautiful gentle spirit that has had a profound effect on both Samuel and Shiloh. Until she came it seemed that all Sam and Shiloh would do was bicker and fight like two little kids with no supervision. but Courtney has brought peace and stability to the herd! And being a peacemaker is such a beautiful thing to be!

 Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God. Mat 5:9