We finally got Exceptional Detail, "Gerdy's" AQHA statue for her first time being Grand Champion Mare!  This is my first ever from AQHA, as I have always shown in paints!  Thank you to our trainer, Jeff Ison, for doing such a great job showing Gerdy this summer and fall~!

Josh, our first born son, is doing great!  He and his girlfriend, Amanda are living in Chattanooga, TN.  They purchased an older house and have been fixing it up!  Josh and Amanda came over to see Charlie for the first time and we met them at a climbing gym in St. Louis.  Had a great time watching them do things we could never do, LOL!!! 

We have pretty much loaded all the winter alfalfa/hay in the barn!  We have some great stuff this year and the horses love it!  It makes a girl feel good when she knows the barn is full of hay and shavings for her horses!

If you are ever board, I have lots of pictures on my Facebook page!  FACEBOOK  Loads of pictures of the horses and of Charlie!  Getting ready for Thanksgiving....have so many things to be thankful for this year.  I am really thankful I came through my accident and am here today.  Too close of call for me!  I am thankful for ALL my wonderful family, my new grandson, my horses and dogs and just being blessed so many times over!!

What a wonderful Thanksgiving we had.  I think it makes it special when there is a child!  My mom and Jack surprised us by showing up on our doorstep the day before Thanksgiving.  I had no idea they were coming and it was the best surprise ever!!!  We had a full house, and the only child missing was Joshua.  He lives in TN and it is a long drive for one day...but he will be here for Christmas!!!!!  Below is our darling Thanksgiving Charlie Turkey!!!

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Ivy

Lola

Rose

Elroy

Mark and I flew to Florida for my Mom's Birthday!  As always, it is wonderful to see my family all together!  My mom is the perfect host and I could stay there forever!  Mark and Jack play golf everyday and mom and I shop!  She took me to the mall in Boca and I now confess that that is my "favorite" mall~!  I bought my Tous purse there and had a great time looking at all the yummy stores!!!  The food in Florida has to be the best around!  I love fish and that is the state to be for fresh fish!

My sister, Chris and her husband Jon, just finished building a new home at Sewell's Point.  It over looks the river and is beautiful!!  Here is a picture of the back of the house that overlooks the river!  We watched the July 4th fireworks from the end of their dock and could see all the fireworks in Martin county!

Shesa Packin, "Roxie," finally arrived!  Roxie is out of the great quarter mare, Touch Me Kiss Me by Touchdown Kid.  Her sire is The Package x At Long Last.  She is from Donna Davis and is in foal to Fearles for a March 2014 foal! Roxie is such a sweet mare and I am looking forward to having my foals with her!

I have purchased three of Donna's great mares now and am so excited to see what the future brings with these young mares!  The yearling I purchased from her is Everybody Lovs Candy.  "Candy" is out of Exceptional Candy, who was raised by Carri Jones, then went on to Sandy Ellis'.  Her sire is the great  stallion, My Intention.  Phancy Phace is a 3 YO out of Donna's great McSkip Me Mare and The Exceptional One.

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The birth of our first grandchild is getting closer!!!  Baby Charlie will be here the middle of September!  Amazing what they can do now.  You get to see your baby in the womb!!! Time seems to be going so slow, I can't wait to kiss his sweet little head and smell the wonderful smell of a baby!

Mark, Erin and I went to the St. Louis Cardinal game and had a blast!!!  The weather was fantastic, the food in the suite was the best baseball food I've ever had and the Cardinals won the game!

As always, when Matt plays in Decatur, we are his loyal groupies, LOL!  Erin is supporting her new hat at Donnie's and loving it, LOL!  John and Nick Livasy are egging her on...way to go nephews!

I'm looking forward to the futurities coming up.  Jeff Ison has Ivy and Gerdy.  Gerdy has been going First with all Grand Championships since he has been showing her!  We have the Illinois Paint Horse Futurity, the Michigan Quarter Horse Futurity and the Illinois Quarter Futurity coming up in September.
 

ICE is settled in his new Australia home and Done N Dusted Quarter Horses love him!  It is such a great feeling to ship a horse so far away and he looks absolutely wonderful when they receive him!  I am excited to see how his future progresses in the Down Under!!  Heather keeps me informed on how he is doing and sends plenty of pictures!!!

Mark and I celebrated 37 years of marriage on August 19~!  It just doesn't seem possible that that many years has flown by.  We have so much we have accomplished, 3 of which are our children, Josh, Matt and Erin!  Thank you my sweet husband for all the love, support and wild times we have shared!!!  I am hoping for another 50!!!!

Ivy

Elroy

April brought us another 2 beautiful foals.  Lola is out of SSF Thisgirlscool x Kid Coolsified.  Rose is out of An Alluring Package x The Package.  Three fillies...not bad!  LOL!!!

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We found out this month that Mark and I will be grandparents!  Our first time!  Matt and his beautiful wife are expecting a little boy around September 22, 2013.  I have had a blast buying boy things!  They make such cute things for babies now.  When the kids came over, I took them out to the breeding room to use the ultrasound ~ they watched their son for a long time.  It was magical to see him move around in there!

ICE was sold to Done N Dusted Quarter Horses in Australia~!  I am excited to see one of mine in the down under!  I think he is the kind of stallion that will put her on the map!!!  It is also nice that I have a new friend in another country!  I will miss his sweet face and him hollering to me...but I know he is going to a great home!!

Cherry	Lilly	Pebbles & Mia
Phancy	Phancy	Gerdy & Etta Gerdy is a coming 2 YO and Etta is a coming 1YO

I've been busy collecting the boys this month!  They all are such good boys, that it is a joy to be around them!  I am so blessed with my animals...not many people get to live their dream.....my husband loves me enough to let me live mine!