tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72323571594151849152024-03-14T02:45:36.131-07:00 The Gibbons FamilyThe Gibbons' in Sunny California!http://www.blogger.com/profile/00701056227919882637noreply@blogger.comBlogger255125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232357159415184915.post-79894999961584501522014-08-22T09:54:00.000-07:002014-08-22T09:54:00.150-07:00Off The Grid<div style="text-align: center;">
Okay, we haven't been off the grid, technically - just VERY busy!! We were without internet for a month, however, so that's one reason I haven't blogged in FOREVER! The other reasons are below.....</div>
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First, we bought a house!!<br />
In March we found this great little town, Arbuckle, out in the middle of ag land (nuts, fruit, rice, corn, sunflowers, peppers, tomatoes, grapes....). There was a brand new housing development going in - we decided to pick out a lot and sign a contract before they had even poured the slab! We got to make some design choices and finally got our keys on June 18th! So far, minus a few bumps that are still working themselves out, we absolutely love our new home/town. Jason has to commute an hour now, but has been able to start tele-working a few days to limit the driving.<br />
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I took pictures before we started moving boxes and furniture in, so I have some before/after pics for some of the rooms. We still have tons to get organized and put away, so some of the rooms are mis-matched/random looking!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the reason we chose this lot....the view from upstairs (Master Bedroom and Office) looks out over an almond orchard to the hills in the distance. This is west, so the sunsets are fabulous!</td></tr>
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Next, the kids were in a combined 4 camps in a three week period!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gracie went to the Pine Trails Ranch in Davis for horse camp again - she absolutely loved it!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kids tried something new - I signed all three of them up for tennis camp in Arbuckle. Although reluctant - they loved it!</td></tr>
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The fourth camp all the kids did was Bible Camp in Fairfield, right after school was out and the same week I was crazy-busy packing and getting ready to go the Colorado Springs!<br />
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Next on the summer agenda.....4th of July weekend was amazing!<br />
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We learned that we truly LOVE our new town/neighborhood. One of the families near us planned a block-party and organized food, activities and fireworks. My parents were here and had a great time too. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They played on this ALL afternoon! One thing to watch out for if your kids ever play on one of these....over time, the velcro that holds parts of this together, can pull loose and "grab" long hair. The more they struggle, the tighter it gets. Poor Jessie got stuck and all the kids just kept climbing over the top of her until she started yelling. She didn't understand what was happening. After we got her hair out of the hook/loop, took a little Tylenol, and gently brushed out the tangles, food in her tummy - she was good to go for more!!</td></tr>
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After the 4th, we were off to Mt. Shasta to meet our friends from Oregon for some camping.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We stayed at the Castle Lake campground (only five spots and no running water!). This is Castle Lake, it's about 1/4 mile from the campground.</td></tr>
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We capped off our summer vacation with a 10-day road trip going through 9 states!<br />
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First stop, one night in Portland at Uncle Ken and Aunt Jeanne's house - so lovely and truly enjoyed the visit!<br />
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Next stop, Spokane for two nights. A little fun along the Riverfront, then off to my Cousin Kate's wedding - absolutely lovely and we're pretty fond of the groom too ;-) so it was a great day! (Gracie is still talking about how much she loved your wedding, Kate and Jon :-)<br />
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On our way to Great Falls to visit friends, we stopped by Mom and Dad's retirement property....absolutely stunning! I'm sure I could handle looking at that view every single day!<br />
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Our stop in Great Falls was very quick, but so worth it. We stayed with our friends and former neighbors, the Haagenson's - they were busy getting their youngest child off to college and another son married! So many changes!<br />
While Jason and the kids were visiting Father Lou (now retired, but the priest from our church/school) Jessie lost her first tooth! Yep, I'll bet that was a first for Father Lou! <br />
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On to our final stop before heading home.....back to Colorado Springs to visit our friends the Gormley's! They welcomed another baby, Isabella, to their family in March, so everybody was anxious to meet her and see how much their older daughter, Kiersten, had grown. We also brought a truck-load of toys (slide, wagon, kitchen set) to pass on. :-)<br />
<br />We had a great time - John and Jason went fly fishing, we had a family day and visited a wildlife museum, and Beth and I had a girls day complete with pedicures, lunch and shopping <br />
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Finally on our way back to California! We stayed over in West Wendover, UT on the way home. Even though we were only there about 12 hours, it was still enough time for Jessie to pull out her second tooth (actually I pulled it :-) right before dinner arrived at our table!<br />
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We had a wonderful trip and truly enjoyed seeing everyone!<br />
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Back in Arbuckle, we only had two weeks until school started back again, so we were off to the pool.....it's only $1 to get in!<br />
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Even though the daily temperatures are in the 90's or 100's and the calendar still says it's August, the kids had to go back to school - on August 11th! Our first year with all 3 kids in school - yay!<br />
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Another milestone on August 11th...Jason and I celebrated 13 years of marriage! I made a nice dinner, looked at the wedding album with the kids, and did something that I've never done before.....put on my wedding dress! With help, I got it zipped up, but somehow it didn't quite fit the same way I remembered it.... :-)<br />
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That about wraps up our summer - phew! Absolutely crazy and fabulous!<br />
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<br />The Gibbons' in Sunny California!http://www.blogger.com/profile/00701056227919882637noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232357159415184915.post-18175579076957690372014-06-19T17:04:00.003-07:002014-08-18T09:24:52.297-07:00Puppies and a Godmother<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We "puppy-sat" for our dear neighbor Evelyn. Little "Cookie" is a chihuahua mix and absolutely adorable, so having her was a treat!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our dear friends, John and Beth, were blessed with another beautiful baby girl in March. I was honored to be asked to be her Godmother, so a visit to Colorado Springs was in order!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This spring, Gracie participated in an after-school program called Girls on the Run. While the girls are training to run a 5k, they are also learning important life lessons about inner-beauty, bullying, honesty, etc. They trained for 10 weeks, then ran in a 5K race in Napa with the other GOTR groups in our area. She needed a race-buddy, so Jason was signed up! She(they) beat her practice time and completed the race in about 31 minutes! She was the 7th girl to finish out of 300! We are so proud of her and hope to encourage her to keep training and run more races!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jason and Gracie flew to Massachusetts to visit Nana (Jason's Grandmother - she will be 91 next week!). One of the days they visited the Yankee Candle Factory - Gracie bought a few of her favorite scents. :-)</td></tr>
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<br />The Gibbons' in Sunny California!http://www.blogger.com/profile/00701056227919882637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232357159415184915.post-72932670639422245372014-05-11T16:12:00.005-07:002014-05-11T16:13:31.597-07:00Emmett is 7!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Back to back birthdays are fun and getting easier every year. Emmett's birthday (May 8th), the last of the 3, comes just in the nick of time. He chose a Star Wars theme and had a friend over after school to help celebrate.</span></div>
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<br />The Gibbons' in Sunny California!http://www.blogger.com/profile/00701056227919882637noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232357159415184915.post-87283616700659860842014-05-04T21:08:00.002-07:002014-05-05T05:42:44.739-07:00Gracie is 9!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Gracie's big day started with a made-to-order breakfast of hashbrowns and waffles, but she was so excited for the day she couldn't eat anything! Dad ate well... Amy made cookies for Gracie to share at school.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Gracie's dinner pick was salmon, twice-baked potatoes, and chicken strips. She loved her gifts - a couple dresses, a skirt, shirts, one of her favorite books (Disney's Nevergirls), Potholders (weaving loom), Horse-opoly, and cash to go towards horse camp this summer. Not too shabby for #9... </span></div>
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We spent the weekend exploring the Mendocino National Forest north-west of Arbuckle, CA. Almost every weekend we've been driving to Arbuckle to watch our new house go up - it's fun - lot's of anticipation :) Easter was relaxing, stayed in town, and the backyard was the perfect place for egg-hunting! <br />
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Front of house last week, back of house this week.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Monday, Jessie turned 5! I can't believe she is getting so grown up already! She is my independent thinker, picky eater, and my little grocery shopping buddy - I will miss her company when she starts Kindergarten next year :-( But, I am so excited for her and I know she will LOVE school!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today, she had a check up and her Kindergarten shots. The CMA said she didn't think she has ever had a patient who helped hold up their own sleeve while getting shots. Not a single tear or even a flinch - I'm so proud! :-) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">She is 40 lbs (53rd %tile) and 43.75 inches tall (75th %tile).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This year Jessie asked for a strawberry butterfly cake with Grammie's berries on it - she wanted to go outside to pick the berries herself. After I told her they wouldn't be ready to pick for a few months, we settled on Grammie's frozen berries. I found a great strawberry and cream cheese frosting on Pinterest - now a family favorite. It was a success and the birthday girl was thrilled.</span></div>
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<span id="goog_115644791"></span>The Gibbons' in Sunny California!http://www.blogger.com/profile/00701056227919882637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232357159415184915.post-57526582393106454362014-04-04T20:28:00.002-07:002014-04-04T20:48:23.452-07:00Spring Break<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Last week Gracie and Emmett had spring break, so we did what no one else probably did - headed north into the cold, rainy northwest, of course! My Mom, flew down a little early, then rode with the kids and I while we headed to my parents house up north. The drive was good and we truly enjoyed our wet adventures for the week. My Mom had a few "chores" assigned to us for the week (rolling the coins in the change jar - the kids got to keep it so they didn't mind :-), cutting matting for photos, and a few other fun ones). </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We were also getting ready for Weber Family sausage making so excitement was in the air! On Friday, Jason arrived at noon, then we had an early birthday dinner for Jessie (Pa made her bbq salmon, as requested). The Weber family began arriving Saturday morning and 500lbs of pork was cut, seasoned, ground, stuffed, and smoked before dinner - soooo much fun!! We headed out early Sunday morning and drove all the way back to Fairfield, getting in just before midnight. The kids are already asking when we'll be going back!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Much to Jason's dismay, Emmett and his cousin Cal, thought it would be funny to tramp around the house in clothes from the dress-up bin.....they were pretty cute! :-)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We also had to give my cousin Kate's new fiancee, Jon, a proper welcome to the family, so of course we had a bridal shower complete with lingerie! (There were other practical items too, but Jon didn't appreciate them as much! :-)</span></div>
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The Gibbons' in Sunny California!http://www.blogger.com/profile/00701056227919882637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232357159415184915.post-64318143691421051552014-04-04T20:06:00.001-07:002014-04-04T20:47:31.209-07:00Basketball<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Emmett was in a basketball ball league back in February - he loved it! He learned new skills and has loved using our backyard hoop to practice his shooting. On the last day, the kids did a few fun relays and even had a parent out to play too - guess who was the lucky parent in our house? :-) That's right, for the first time in....a long time...I was running up and down the court, shooting in a three-point competition (not my strongest spot on the court), and scrimmaging (I did not that was part of the deal when I signed up!). It was pretty fun to be back in the action and I hope to to see him play again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">When the first MAJOR rain event in California decided to arrive the same weekend we were planning to go camping, a woodland cottage seemed like the smart alternative. Our little cottage was nestled in the redwood forest near Mendocino, CA (northern coast). With electronic devices banned for the weekend (except the camera :), we learned some new board games, played a few old favorites, and brought the most waterproof clothing we could find. The kids were more than happy to tromp around outside (with all their gear on - good thing the cottage had a dryer because everything was WET!). We also headed to one of the beaches, explored the local campgrounds (for future reference :-), and discovered Gray Whales.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Four of us were sporting blue and green and one was orange and blue.....at bedtime, four were elated and one was saying, "Well, maybe they'll win next year?". It was just the five of us together for the game, but I made LOTS of yummy snacks and I'm sure all the 49ers fans in our neighborhood (all rooting for the Broncos in this game) could hear us cheering! What a fun game to watch - wish we could celebrate with our friends and family in Seattle!</span></div>
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<br />The Gibbons' in Sunny California!http://www.blogger.com/profile/00701056227919882637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232357159415184915.post-48163532989264192092014-01-08T07:18:00.001-08:002014-01-08T07:31:33.583-08:00Disneyland Vacation <span style="font-size: large;">Between Christmas and New Years we surprised the kids with a trip to Disneyland and California Adventure park. We stayed 12 minutes from the park and had 5 day park-hoppers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We all had so many favorite rides but here's a few we really loved: </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Gracie -- Grizzly River/Pirates of Caribbean/Toy Story</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Emmett -- CA Screamin'/Buzz Lightyear/Star Tours</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Jessie -- The Little Mermaid/Alice in Wonderland/Pooh</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Amy -- Radiator Springs/Indiana Jones/Splash Mtn</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Jason -- Space Mtn/Soarin' CA/It's Tough to be a Bug </span>The Gibbons' in Sunny California!http://www.blogger.com/profile/00701056227919882637noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232357159415184915.post-87502317032643394002014-01-05T20:47:00.000-08:002014-01-05T20:47:28.180-08:00Amy's Christmas Prep<span style="font-size: large;">We decided to bring out the good plates when we learned the in-laws were flying down for Christmas. Amy crafted an evergreen swag and ribbon napkin ring and put together a some flower arrangements for the table. I have the most creative wife in the world. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This year John and I packed into an area near the Bob Marshall Wilderness to hunt elk. I've been hunting this area for a few years but have always been a foot soldier, taking in only what I can carry on my back. Pack animals added another dimension to the hunt ~ some very nice amenities ~ making a 5-day, 6-night adventure much more comfortable.</span></div>
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I was in charge of dehydrated cooking ~ we had Scrabbled Eggs and Bacon, Breakfast Skillet, Beef Stew, Chili Mac with Beef, and Sliced Strawberries. Powdered drinks included mango Acli-mate Mountain Sports Drink, Apple Cider, and Coffee. For emergencies we had the packaged Mountain House meals in our backpacks.</div>
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It was big country and we covered a lot of it. We spent nearly 30hrs glassing one of my favorite south-facing slopes from year's past called The Point. There was very little elk sign in our area ~ <br />
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We had a local grizzly going north and south through our area & fortunately we never met. We saw plenty of his tracks along with those of wolves and deer.<br />
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We saw no more than 10 sets of elk tracks, all bulls, all singles, all moving non-stop. The weather hadn't been severe enough to push the animals into our area.<br />
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In any other year I'd go home and come back in a few weeks... But not when you're 3 States away. Such is the new way I'll have to approach MT hunting from now on. <br />
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We had a blast and John escaped with only a few bumps and bruises; from side-hilling snow covered rock slides to surviving a bareback rodeo on Homey (and watching them trot over the horizon without him), he had a great time and we're sure to return ~<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last weekend we met my parents and our friends Byron and Barbara to watch the Cougs play at Cal in Berkeley. It was a great weekend, especially with a Cougar win! I don't think I'll ever go back there for a game, though. Berkeley was dirty and crowded, the campus was overgrown and cramped and almost every Cal fan who even acknowledged us was either sarcastic or just plain rude. (The people we've met in Fairfield have mostly been really friendly.) My parents and the Rickerts decided that they still haven't been on a campus (and they've been all over the PAC-12 and several others) that could compare to WSU in Pullman. <u><b> Sidenote:</b></u> It took everything that Gracie had in her to take this pic with Butch - she is still terrified of mascots - or anyone wearing a mask. I love her for the effort because this may be the only picture I get of all three kiddos with Butch!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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So Jason and I were reminiscing last night, which I decided is really good to do because it reminds just how cute and adorable my kids are and how much I love them....even when they are screaming and fighting with each other or whining because they don't like what I made for dinner or complaining because they didn't get a turn to play on the computer.......and so on! Here are a few of my favorite pics from September (give or take) over the last 8 years. </div>
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The Gibbons' in Sunny California!http://www.blogger.com/profile/00701056227919882637noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232357159415184915.post-29911102579164300122013-09-19T07:38:00.001-07:002013-09-19T07:38:22.889-07:00A Beautiful Niece!On Saturday my brother and his family welcomed a beautiful baby girl, Emerson (Emmie) Mae. They had a professional photographer accompany them at the hospital to document Emmie's birth - it is an amazing picture story (no, nothing too graphic - Jason was worried!). I encourage all my Mom (and Dad) friends to please watch their story. Use the LINK on their blog <a href="http://thehunterfam.blogspot.com/">http://thehunterfam.blogspot.com/</a> .<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First stop, a walk through of a retired WWII submarine. Emmett was most impressed by the canons, Gracie liked the torpedoes, and Jessie liked everything on the inside. :-)</td></tr>
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The Gibbons' in Sunny California!http://www.blogger.com/profile/00701056227919882637noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232357159415184915.post-39937050713421132742013-08-15T20:22:00.001-07:002013-08-15T20:22:49.902-07:00First Day of School<div style="text-align: center;">
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Gracie just wrapped up a 5-day horse camp at Pine Trails Ranch in
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time but after the second day she couldn't stop smiling. Her horse's
name was Manly and she learned to clean hooves, put on saddles, pads,
halter and bridal, correctly lead and mount, ride bareback and English
saddle, trot, post, and bathe her horse. Every afternoon they'd watch a
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