I haven’t blogged in a while. No excuses; I just haven’t. I do have a life you know! A life that’s full. Between being a scout leader, working, commuting and helping kids with homework I’m a little pressed for time. My new endeavor is competitive public speaking. In fact I’m entered to give my first speech tonight, at the club’s annual humorous speech competition.
The sad news is that my daughter’s pony passed away last weekend. He coliced sometime during the night, my wife had the veterinarian there by 9:30 a.m. but it was too late. He was a halflinger/Shetland cross and had an awesome temperament. His name was Scout and he was a GREAT pony. I was sad that the horse died, but seeing the tears run down my little girl’s face was almost more than I could stand. I held her in my arms for hours while she sobbed. It’s a tough lesson that all kids have to learn; I just wish she didn’t have to learn it so soon. She’s only eight years old. She spent Sunday night crying and didn’t fall asleep until 2:00 a.m. Going to school the next day was obviously out of the question. She’s doing better now and things are kind of back to normal. I’m just wondering how she’s going to handle the empty stall in the barn when she goes out there this weekend.
