Holiday

Today is July 4th. I want to thank all of the veterns past, present and future who fight the good and hard fight to keep our freedom. They put their lives on the line for us without reservation, for that my words don't seem like much but they come from the heart.
3 years ago tomorrow, July 5th, I picked up my horse, Ladybug. She had been tied to a tree without food and water for at least 6 weeks. Someone rescued her from that horrible life and had been feeding and taking care of her for about 6 weeks. This person did not have the room for her and wanted Ladybug to have a good home. My wonderful son-in-law knew that she needed a home, so off we went to see her and bring her home. I love my horse, she is not what I would have picked, but she is what I needed. I always wanted a paint horse........but I found that sometimes you don't choose your animals, they choose you. Ladybug is healthy (fat), lazy and happy now and I love her. I don't work with her or ride her hardly at all, but I think I will get there. I had to get comforatable around horses again - it had been way too many years since I had been around them on a regular basis. I have been riding a friends horse for a while now and can tell that I am becoming more and more comforatable on the back of one. So now I feel like it is time to start working with MY horse and get her in shape.
So today, 3 years later we went to get a horse trailer. It is old, but it is a slant load, bumper pull, with a tack room and a seperate dressing room. It is just what I need and was a very good price. I am excited about having my own trailer. It has some rust spots and needs a little work, but all in all it is in very good shape. Now I need to learn to tow things again - once again something that I used to do but haven't done in way too many years to mention.
So as I reflect back on the past since I have been here it seems that for me things happen during this particular holiday week.
I will write later and tell you about the vacation we took last week - what a week. Let's just say for now that I had to go back to work to have a vacation...........