We are so really terrible at keeping our blog up to date! I can't believe it is November since our last post.

Marie has finished her second year of homeschooling. Still loves it and is looking forward to homeschooling through high school. We have selected her curriculum for her freshman year and are already starting on math!

We spent a week in Florida with my brother, David, and his family. So much fun! His daughter and son are so precious and I am grateful for the extended time to be with them. We enjoyed three very long days at Disney Land (Animal Kingdom, Magic Kingdom and Epcot).

The week before we left on vacation was absolutely terrible! It was like the evil one didn't want us to go and so put so many obstacles in the way. All little things but en masse, they really added up. Jeff started the Saturday prior by cutting his finger and getting stitches. Sunday morning brought no water in our house - water pump had to be replaced in the well. Sunday - Thursday we had to deal with a brown recluse spider bite on the face of our mare - if you have never experienced one or seen one - they are nasty boogers that progress rapidly. By Thursday, the mare had a large, fist-sized hole in the side of her face. After calls to 6, that's SIX - vets, we finally got one to come out and give us a firm dianosis and treatment plan. So - we had to load up mare and 3 week old foal and deliver to a friend who took care of them while were were gone. (Thanks Karen!)

We are home again after a great week but we are ready to get back into a routine. Marie is at work this morning, Jeff is at the office and I am back to work. Ahh, I love being home!