I said, "Brr.. It's cold in here!

Today was a day that could freeze your **** off! Christmas is soon (so soon!) and with the cold here, and the snow soon to come, riding is taking a backseat... just like last winter, I feel exceptionally guilty to not be riding very much... but I think this happens to me every year, followed by some serious sadness and then grumpiness until I'm in the saddle again... I know you hard-core horse people out there will tell me to ride in the snow and the cold, but I'm not that girl... I hate cold - part of me is ready to pack up Sky and spend the winter in El Paso with Bob!

Anyway, Christmas soon and that justifies the cold - after Christmas and New Year's are over we are left with nothing but the cold...

Sky is fine. She's haired up and hanging out with her horse friends and eating round bales and is cozy at night in her stall. I am making Christmas stockings and another baby quilt and preparing to someday do some Christmas shopping... I'm all for changes in season and changes in routine, but it's not even January yet and I'm longing for a warm spring day when you can smell the mud and feel the last of the snow melting and hear the sun come out behind the clouds... I am ready to spend hours shedding out. I am ready to be thinking about next year's shows. I am ready for camping and trail rides and hot days....

it's early to be longing for all of that... I know... but it's freezing out and all I have are thoughts of spring to get me through!

Merry Christmas.

C