Fall has been absolutely beautiful so far this year, but we need rain desperately. It's been so dry lately and the grass everywhere has been disgusting.

The game show last Sunday on the 30th was fantastic. Stakes race was the first event and we had a nice little run with a 22. It was slower than I wanted, but I'm just happy it was clean. We got DQ'd in grove keyhole because I reached down to grab the barrel going around it and they thought I touched it. Our time would have been rediciously slow anyway since I rated him hard after he charged into the hole like a runaway train. I had two runs on doubles baton - the first was with Sam and we did really nice. We had a 12 and change and ended up placing third. The second time out was with Shayna and it was just bad all over. She didn't run up to me as I brought the baton to her, so we blew through both the barrels without even passing it off. Oh, well. Poles was hilarious; we got yet another clean run, thank God, but our time was insanely slow - 29 - and we still managed to get sixth. Everyone was knocking over poles that day, so we just got lucky. Our barrel time was a 23, so nothing special, but not bad either. He went into the first a little rough, but we left it up and I was just happy about that.

Hopefully, I can go to the game show next week on the 14th with Felicia. She said she could probably haul me to Piney Hollow because Dolly's going to Congress and Danny broke his ankle, so we'll see.

My life has been so chaotic lately that I feel like I'm on some endless roller coaster of busyness and work. My courseload is insane this year - three APs, two honors, Latin III, accounting, and religion, but I'm getting used to it. Field hockey is going pretty well; I can hardly believe the season is halfway over already. I love my sisters to death and I don't want it to end. Rita's turned out to be a fun job and I like it there a lot. I'm working about two days a week there and it's going well so far. Plus, I have my other job at the newspaper on Friday nights, so that three days work. Yuck. Adam and I are doing fine too. I haven't really talked to him much this week because of hockey, homework, and work, but I'm sure he's doing good. Hahaha.

Brooks! I had a game show with my boy on Sunday and it went okay for the most part. Delaware combination stunk so bad; we blew a barrel, lost time on the turn around the poles, and ended with a nice little series of bucks. But, it was his first time gaming in over a month, so I wasn't expecting anything. Texas barrels went better, but we needed more whip in our turn to get a faster time. We got fifth in double baton and had a 13 and change! Our poles run was actually really nice for us. We made it through clean and easy a 28 [which is normally slow], but it had to be our best run all year. Poles just isn't our thing too much. Barrels was atrocious. He was tired and mentally shut down on me, even though I used spurs on him which I never need to do. Coming to the first, he hesitated and we knocked it, did okay at the second, went wide coming into the third and didn't haul butt home. I didn't care really because I knew he was done after two weeks of laziness and pasture. Dolly taped it for me, but I don't think I'll post it because it's just that horrible.

Hopefully, we'll go to the game show again this weekend and do better. I hate that feeling of being rusty and off.

At the barn, we have two new babies. Danny's got a big ole 2yo roan colt and Dolly bought a 2yo grey filly that she's calling Daisy. The girl has a a nice body and butt to her already and Dolly even said she can be my project for halter at the qualifying shows this year. The ponies, Rocky and Gilbert, are supposed to be leaving soon because Brenda is giving them to Janean and they're still trying to get rid of the crazy old Appy mare, but no one wants her. Jason's buddy is supposed to be bringing in a roping horse for the winter and Jasper is coming back with another pony horse. So, between Easy, Jesse, Clay, Diablo, Wyatt, Doc, Brooks, Lacey, the App mare, Daisy, the roan colt, Jasper, the roper, and the ponyhorse, we'll have 14 horses at the barn. I think that's the most we've had there in a long time.