THE RESULTS

Here are the results....because it's killing Kerry not to know. :)

I got each item for 1 penny each! Add it all together and it is 63 cents!

In July, Staples had some items for 1 penny each. Teachers can get around 25 for their limit so I would go through, send Mesa through the line, then Mylie! Matt went once also. In fact, while walking to the store, Mesa picked up a penny in the parking lot and said, "Hmm. I can't buy anything with a penny." Laughingly, I replied, "Oh, my dear...let me show you."

So the winner would be Robin because she was the closest to the actual cost. And Kerry you can win too because you guessed first! Thanks for playing!

School Supply Guessing Game

With budget cuts this year, they've asked us to avoid requesting for supplies on our budget if we can help it. I've been trying to stock up a little here and there. So it's time to press YOUR luck. Take a guess how much money I had to spent on these school supplies for my students this year...... There are 35 notebooks and 28 pencil packs with 8 in a pack. Click on the comment button to leave your answer. Results next week! :)

Fishing

My mom, the girls, and I made quick trip up to visit Grandma Betty and Grandpa Merrill before school started. We packed a lot into a little bit of time... croquet, letter boxing, miniature golf, fishing, and riding in the Model A. Here is a video of Mesa catching her second fish of the day. She caught two before Grandpa got his hook on his pole!

Just for James and Kerry :)

This post is for James and Kerry, but I put it on here to show you all. Last March Kerry and James helped us build our round pen. Something was mentioned about our lawn (I don't remember exactly what) and James couldn't picture this place without complete dirt. :) Also last year, Denny and Steve helped build a tack shed. (I believe then it was complete dirt as well.) My parents helped plant the lawn from seed & plant some trees. They also helped with the sprinkler system. Others helped put in the corrals and arena. This year we've planted more trees, flowers, bushes, and are thankful we've got grass growing on our alkali patch! (We have an excellent supply of horse manure!) We are so thankful for our helpful friends! It is not a dream yard yet, but we are getting there, but it has been cheap. For example, I paid $5 for my trees! Gotta love clearance items! Next year the lawn probably won't be so patchy, we will have a bigger garden, the girl's play area will have more gravel, and maybe our trees will grow. But that's for a post in 12 months from now. :) Oh can I be that patient!?

It went from THIS-----
Mesa, Hailey, Noah, & Daniel last March:

James and Matt digging holes for railroad ties last March:


James, Jackson, and Mesa with the start of the round pen:

My Dad and Mylie on the trencher.

------To THIS!

Arena with the round pen, corrals, and tack shed behind it.
Kid & picnic area.

One of a few flower beds.

Our garden is to the left but you can't really see it.

THREE

Blue GLUE stick "lipgloss" $0.99

Great Clips hair cut to fix "self hair cut" $10

Being Three----PRICELESS!!

Pepsi the Pony

The girls love their pony! Mesa is training him, with the help of dad, to become a better pony. His most recent accomplishment has been neck reining. He's finally getting the hang of it! He's also getting a nice stop on him and starting to spin. (Why a pony would need to spin is beyond me, but he's learning it.)

Mesa reining.

Mesa trotting. Dad and MyMy. We love having the arena out our back door.
Look closely at Mylie's hair... it is too funny.

Mylie's favorite thing to do is gallop. She's always saying, "faster, faster."

Mesa washing Peps.

Not Pepsi, but the other favorite pet, Ginger!

Just thought this one was funny..... (same day)

A Day with Friends

We got to spend time with the Grandeens for the second time in the last couple of months! This time the kids played in the water the entire time, well--when they weren't on Cole's four-wheeler. (How many water toys DID you blow up, Mandy? )