tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11791557167561980882024-02-19T10:19:49.182-05:00Never a dull momentShort stories, and news updates from a horsetrainer, and mother of 2 boys. Horses, family, hunting, and nature are some of my favorite topics to chat about, with the occasional rant thrown in.Qtswedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191456847738673965noreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179155716756198088.post-44469431170245877832013-02-08T11:58:00.000-05:002013-02-08T11:58:17.885-05:00The Customer Is ALWAYS Right!Heh.
So last night I had one hell of an evening. Went for groceries, and when I got out it was sleeting freezing rain & snow all over. There was a good 3 inches of slush on the ground, and I was 20 minutes from home, and needed to pick up dinner to boot.
No problem. I am from the superiorly awesome state of Michigan, so I ignored the blaring sirens on the highway and took the backroads home.
Qtswedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191456847738673965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179155716756198088.post-35724860516224821512013-02-05T10:41:00.001-05:002013-02-05T10:41:41.206-05:00This Kid
This kid is getting frustrated. So far he's learned 2 or 3 different ways to multiply and because of it, he's confused. He is starting to panic when it comes to which method he's supposed to use.
It's not his fault. It's not his school's fault. I actually wish that there had been options like the ones he's got way back when I was little. Back then there was one way to do it and you damn well Qtswedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191456847738673965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179155716756198088.post-51577317223736687582013-02-04T12:45:00.000-05:002013-02-04T12:45:35.052-05:00To Do Sooner rather than laterSo, who aside from me that is, has some unfinished projects to attend to?
If you said you don't you're a damn liar and you know it.
I know I have several. The problem is that even though there is a list about an arm's length of what needs to be finished, I keep coming up with new things that I'd like to do, then I jump into trying the new things out before I can finish the last new things that Qtswedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191456847738673965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179155716756198088.post-33585893497591103792013-02-02T12:04:00.001-05:002013-02-02T12:04:46.504-05:00I'm not making any promises.I keep saying I'm going to blog more, but then I make a liar out of myself every time.
I am NOT going to try to blog more. I am taking more pictures, cooking more, riding my horses more, playing with my kids more, snuggling my baby more and loving on my family more.
WAY more important than blogging more.
Come on, if you had a little snuggle bug like this at home, would you be thinking of Qtswedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191456847738673965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179155716756198088.post-80829483226181499992012-11-15T17:15:00.000-05:002012-11-15T17:16:06.814-05:00 Welcome, Little Sweet One
I am VERY overdue in putting up my follow up post to the baby name game.
I don't feel to badly over it though, as it's just NOW that I'm able to begin to get into a solid routine with my punkin's.
I really went through the knot hole with this one, friends.
I fought with the docs, nurses, myself ... everyone BUT little Flash.
With some health 'problems' ... I Qtswedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191456847738673965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179155716756198088.post-9012116191979706202012-06-28T10:31:00.001-04:002012-06-28T11:02:55.800-04:00Little Girl Name GameSo, last time, I said I'd tell you about how I came to my new little girl's name. Well, it's been a long time coming.
When I was pregnant with my first (10 years ago) I still had one of my grandmothers with me .... literally. We were together every day. I woke up, gave the hubs a kiss, did my chores and had breakfast with her -- spent all my spare time with her, and she was for all Qtswedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191456847738673965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179155716756198088.post-35668623054577985972012-06-19T10:27:00.001-04:002012-06-28T11:02:44.238-04:00Surprise, surprise!
I recently (well, not too recently) had a moment when it became necessary to re-arrange my summer schedule. It involved a cake, somewhat like the one below, that announced to my closest family that in addition to the inital surprise of becoming parents (again), we could even tell the family WHAT kind of baby we were expecting unexpectedly.
After 2 super sweet little boys, I wasn't sure Qtswedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191456847738673965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179155716756198088.post-8541399686834328152012-01-02T09:16:00.003-05:002012-01-02T09:31:04.352-05:00525,600 MinutesHow do you measure a year? This has been a rough one for us - loosing Gramma in March, watching my older sister disappear into the deep south, and finally, my sweet hubby losing a job due to trying to HELP someone out the week of Christmas. On the positive side, we did get to play with a litter of puppies and found excellent homes for ALL of them, I got Little Dona going OK under saddle - I'll Qtswedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191456847738673965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179155716756198088.post-65404067722858520292011-08-23T09:05:00.003-04:002011-08-23T09:19:46.514-04:00Rosie's Big Trail RidePoppin in for a little mo.... I know I haven't gotten to this lately, but I will try to do this more as I get my schedule in line for once (oh sure, well, I can dream)
This last Friday, it finally happened. Dad. He let me take the truck. And, of course, I ran off to Dona's with Ma for a trail ride. WOO HOO!!!!
Now, this was kind of monumental on several levels. 1)I got the truck for an Qtswedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191456847738673965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179155716756198088.post-87295304104130738322011-05-18T09:38:00.003-04:002011-05-18T09:40:16.200-04:00Comcast sucks.I no longer have a high speed interwebz connection. But, that's cool. I've been gardening for myself & others, playing with my horses, and causing trouble where I can.IMy connection was crap anyhow. Cable went out all the time, phone didn't work for beans either. SO ... I have a land line again as of yesterday, but no interwebz. I go to Ma's to check in from time to time. I will write a real Qtswedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191456847738673965noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179155716756198088.post-34490074830472944882011-04-13T20:38:00.005-04:002011-04-13T21:17:30.695-04:00Days 16 - 17Day 16 is a Picture of someone who inspires you - easy. I'll even pick someone that I'm not related to/consider family. In fact, I'll pick 4 someones that are incredible to me. Then, of course explain myself.Stacy Westfall.She is SUCH an incredible horsewoman. Her reining performance with her horse, Roxy, makes me cry every time I see it because it so perfectly illustrates what riding your horse Qtswedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191456847738673965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179155716756198088.post-46054218126462694352011-03-27T21:46:00.002-04:002011-03-27T22:05:46.857-04:0031 Days ---- Day 13 ... no, wait .... 14.Day 14, well. I'm skipping that one. It's supposed to be a pic of someone you can't imagine your life without, but I'm already living that with Gramma gone, and I don't want to jinx anyone else that I love.Day 15 is something I'd like to do before I die, and I 'll give you 3 off of my bucket list. 2 kinda go hand in hand though ... like they could be done on the same voyage. I hope.I'd like to doQtswedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191456847738673965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179155716756198088.post-91917773138620286252011-03-23T21:34:00.003-04:002011-03-23T21:47:08.965-04:00How do you wish to Sparkle?Jamie Ridler over at Jamie Ridler Studios asks today: How do you wish to Sparkle?WELL. That is a loaded question, Ms. Jamie.I wish so many things to help me to sparkle. SO SO many things. Feelings, really.I wish to sparkle by both losing weight, and loving my body more - accepting what I can't change all the while, fighting like hell to change it anyhow.I wish to sparkle by being the most Qtswedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191456847738673965noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179155716756198088.post-30008189116961212012011-03-22T15:07:00.003-04:002011-03-22T15:17:17.603-04:0031 Day thingy ... Day 13A picture of your favorite band/artist.Paul Stanley of Kiss, of course. OF COURSE!P!nk is one of my favorites as of late. She's sassy. I like that.Trent Reznor. His music rocks me. Oh, and he's a stone cold hottie too.Brooks & Dunn are on my country picks. Awesome.George Strait is also on the top of my country picks. He's a classic.And artists ... well, so I take things literally.One of my Qtswedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191456847738673965noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179155716756198088.post-58255408273449349692011-03-22T14:39:00.002-04:002011-03-22T14:52:34.656-04:0031 Days ..... stillA picture of something you LOVE. It would be redundant to post up family pics or even horse pics here, because, well .... that's a given. So, here are some details.I love ALL flowers. This actually isn't too far from what Gramma's funeral spray looked like.I love the UP. ALL of it, but the west & central areas especially.I love riding my horse on the beach ... though there are not many placesQtswedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191456847738673965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179155716756198088.post-13169122937260959092011-03-17T21:12:00.003-04:002011-03-17T21:24:48.996-04:00Day 11 of the Picture ThingA picture of something you hate.Chicago. I freakin' hate Chicago. And, most of the trash that comes out of it..... largely people like this:Spoiled jackasses that think the world owes them just because they were born.I'm sure if I lived closer to the east side of the state, it would be Detroit that was the bullseye of my hatred, but I am on the west coast of Michigan, living in the dead center ofQtswedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191456847738673965noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179155716756198088.post-47930313409356511162011-03-16T19:48:00.003-04:002011-03-16T20:00:25.069-04:00Day 10 of 31 Days of PicturesA picture of the person you do the craziest things with.Well, by sheer volume, and to get away from blood family -- Jennie wins. Although, there are a number of people I really enjoy doing crazy things with. Mom, Dona, Nikki, Jenn (different Jen - she knows who she be), Deanna, Beeg Seester, Leetle Seester, Larry - sometimes, and Daddy & I are completely obnoxious & unstoppable when we Qtswedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191456847738673965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179155716756198088.post-25976359446926915052011-03-13T22:23:00.003-04:002011-03-13T22:41:55.792-04:00A Break In the Picture Challenge. Good News & BadA break was required. So, I guess I failed the 31 day picture challenge. Boo. That's OK. I have good reason. Good news, and bad news.First, the bad news, so I have a way to look up.At the very tail end of February, my Grandmother, as pictured in the post immediately before this one, had a massive heart attack, followed by a very abbreviated stay in the hospital. Abbreviated, because she refused Qtswedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191456847738673965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179155716756198088.post-86034513275813957812011-02-26T10:30:00.002-05:002011-02-26T10:35:21.991-05:0031 Day Picture Challenge --- Day 9A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most.Absolutley ZERO disrespect towards everyone else that falls on my very short list. (Mom, Daddy, Larry, and the other Grandparents)It's just that ... Gramma Flash was there for us kids every day after school, every weekend, all summer long, every break from school. She was always there. She is there still for me. When I go to Ma's house, Qtswedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191456847738673965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179155716756198088.post-78825775456702240512011-02-25T16:31:00.003-05:002011-02-25T16:37:02.814-05:0031 Day Picture Challenge - Day 8I'm a little behind. Too bad. There is life outside the interwebz.So, Day 8. Right, right. A picture of something that makes you laugh. OK> I'll do better than one, I'll do THREE.That last one makes me laugh every. single. time.Qtswedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191456847738673965noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179155716756198088.post-8492981884095546392011-02-16T00:58:00.002-05:002011-02-16T01:20:14.234-05:0031 Day Picture Challenge Days 5 thru 7I can't really DO days 5 or 6, and here are the explanations as follows:Day 5 - A picture of your favorite memory. Impossible, just because my most favorite memories are ones that happened when no camera was around. Sure, I could punk out & put up a pic from our wedding, or when the kids were first born, but that's cheating, and a little hollow & expected.Some of my favorite memories wereQtswedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191456847738673965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179155716756198088.post-88563169934414569562011-02-14T20:43:00.002-05:002011-02-14T20:47:09.579-05:0031 Day Picture Challenge --- Day 4Day 4 - A picture of your typical night.This IS the typical night around here lately. The kids watch cartoons until near bedtime, and if it's Davey's choice (he usually picks, bc he has the biggest mouth) he usually chooses to watch 'Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs'.Every. Single. Time.I watch them, clean up after dinner, try to pull together a load of dishes while attempting to keep Davey out Qtswedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191456847738673965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179155716756198088.post-47461883839360524772011-02-13T14:24:00.003-05:002011-02-13T14:36:09.362-05:0031 Day Picture Challenge - Day 3Day 3 -- A picture of your favorite TV Show CastThis is tough, because there are a few that I watch regularly, however, Grey's Anatomy has become my current favorite. When it first was out, I couldn't bring myself to watch it ... there was too much buzz about it. Now, I love it.On the other hand, I have watched 'House' from the get go. I love House. He is absolutely THE doc I would want on my Qtswedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191456847738673965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179155716756198088.post-45863229809689035072011-02-10T19:08:00.002-05:002011-02-10T19:18:41.311-05:0031 Day Picture Challenge .... Day 2A picture of yourself and the person you're closest to.OK. This is not a fair one. I am very close to several people, and Blogger won't let me upload all the pics I'd like to use. But, I am going to go with the obvious answers anyhow.Hubby. Closest with him, but he may be 2nd place in closeness only to my Mom. Or Dad. Or Gramma Flash .... definatley the kids are a strong possibility.What can I Qtswedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191456847738673965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179155716756198088.post-41883920447087958722011-02-09T21:17:00.002-05:002011-02-09T21:34:34.185-05:0031 Day Picture ChallengeA couple of friends are doing this challenge on Facebook, and well, I've decided that I'm going to give it a shot, but only on my blog. No particular reason other than I want to try to keep updating this thing, and I can fully explain my answers here. SO ... without further Ado, ......The 31 Day picture challenge ..... Day One.A picture of yourself with 10 facts.1)I am a middle child2)born on my Qtswedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191456847738673965noreply@blogger.com0