when you stop chasing the wrong things,
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taking a break
i’ve been having quite a struggle internally. it centers around billy blaze and our journey.
we have hit some bumps in the road and i haven’t been weathering them well.
but it’s funny how just when we need it support comes along in all different ways.
here is an email i received yesterday…
Dear Mindy,
You know how the right person sometimes comes into your life to tell you exactly what you need to hear. Today, I’m hear to tell you, “I know it has been a struggle lately, but you are on the right track. Keep moving forward and you will see the light soon!”
then today an internet friend shared this blog with me…
handsome hubby has been very supportive as has a horsey friend that is on this same journey with me.
i am blessed. sometimes i just forget.
fun with family
oh yes. my family knows how to have fun! and did we ever!!
it was my lovely cousin’s birthday and as part of her present
i wanted to do a photo shoot…
my wonderful auntie joined in!
and they took some of me 
randomness
randomness. randomness.
is that even a word!?
you know how when you repeat and repeat a word and it starts to sound weird?
well randomness sounded weird the first time i said it!
some randomness from the last few days…
the other day i took some wheat grass out to billy blaze as a special treat.
i figured it’s green grass right!? and it’s winter so green grass would taste really great.
as you can see…. it did. he gobbled that right up! i’ve put it in my kitchen window
to see if i can grow it again.
one of my horsey friends and i went out on saturday, during all that great sunshine and blue sky
to take some pictures…
billy blaze with my friend and her horse in the background.
this is her arab gelding, azad….
they are doing hill therapy to strengthen his back. it’s going very well! not only is it working on his back…
it’s also strengthening their relationship.
and she took some of billy blaze and i.
i love these! and just for the record i have on two pairs of pants and 6 shirts, plus my vest.
and here is a picture of an umbrella after two LBE (left brain extroverts) are done with it.
we used it for the pictures, then billy got a hold of it and it was all over!
time for a new umbrella 
1/15/12
today i had a lesson with jenny trainor, shared with a friend of mine, kelly robinson kelly.
it was a wonderful lesson and brought up lots of interesting things for me to “lick and chew” over…
and sent me home to do some research of my own.
i found several very interesting articles that linda parelli has written over the years.
two things that really jumped out at me after our lesson today were:
* don’t get frustrated- respect myself as a student.
everything is a learning experience.
* every “problem” usually leads to an amazing breakthrough.
be fascinated by the process rather than defeated by it.
(LOVE that last one!!)
happy new year!
i’m so thankful for the year 2011. it was full of beautiful things.
wonderful life changes.
and we bought LAND!!!
i can’t wait to see what the year 2012 has in store for me and my family.
here is the past year….
in photos!
a buffalo in mammoth...
my little leprechauns!
crazy boys!!
easter candy... yum!
easter girl!
i first meet billy blaze!
cheese!!
curly ears!
our drive home from bozeman...
my little helper
billy learning about BIG orange balls!
sweet angus
little L and big B at target practice.
the mustangs...
mustang butts....
yellow belts!
the flower shed
weddings!
walking with billy blaze... leaving the stable yard.
deputy schroder
beautiful summer in montana.
undemanding time with billy blaze
billy totally LOVING his parelli ball.
whiskey visited us in september!
she brought teresa!! yay!!
we went to yellowstone national park...
the boys LOVED it
hiking with billy blaze and angus.
angus looking up at billy...
totally LOVING my iphone!
totally AWESOME photo shoots
LOVE
my handsome boys...
little D...
big K!
peek a boo
billy LOVES his ball....
little L rock climbing.
christmas time!
sun shiny day!
our land!!! (picture by Mom aka Loree West)
beautiful, sunshiny day
today was so beautiful. the sky was blue. the sun was shining.
billy and i went for a walk! we needed a little time outside of the arena…
then i remembered how much i LOVE black and white…
so. much. fun.
and yes. billy does NOT have a tail.
and yes. that is normal
straight from the horses mouth….
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
winter wonderland
we had our first big snow today! i was so excited when i woke up to a white world i’m weird. i love it when it snows!
i took our little angus outside and practiced some dog torture…
mmmmm hmmmm. i totally did this to him. in front of the real life deer.
thank goodness no dogs walked by. i think he would have torn their legs off in his embarrassment and rage.
then i went up to play with billy. i had every intention of taking wonderful winterland pictures
of him racing around in the snow, bucking and kicking up all that beautiful whiteness….
this is what i got instead…
he did run around a little bit…
i took a few of his frosty eye lashes…
and one of his snowy curls…
he tried to eat a tumble weed…
but the whole time he looked so cute!
and a fun parting shot…
portrait time!
so. it’s october. which means it’s time to think about christmas. and christmas presents.
which leads me to portrait time! i drug the boys out and we had ourselves a time
i also talked my little brother and his girlfriend into doing a little shoot too. so. much. fun.
my little bro and his girlfriend:
this next one is my favorite!
and onto the boys!
they weren’t exactly thrilled to be doing this…
the next one is so fun!
brotherly love!
now to figure out what to do with these…..
