We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with Annie and Will who came up from Charlotte and we all loved doing Sam and Stephanie's first Thanksgiving dinner in their home. Sarah and Kevin were with in Santa Barbara with a new nephew and the rest of the Milner family. Lots to be thankful for and enjoy. Missed hunting on Thanksgiving Day but it definitely was a little more relaxed. We all ate too much and stayed home to avoid crazy shoppers on Black Friday. Put on my orange vest and rode in the woods, hoping the hunters were still eating. Mike and I decided that the beavers have definitely gotten the upper hand, the woods are turning into a 12 acre pond, so we thought, better to join them than to fight them. We spent two hours clearing brambles, brush and small trees from the wood line below the house, so that, now we have a view of the engineering marvel! The deer and beavers are probably saying WTF but we can now watch the water level rise. I do wonder how deep it will get, the beaver lodges are the size of a small igloo. However the water jumps are definitely a plus for horse training, even Bob cleared it with ease.
I came across this photo recently and it is about 18 years ago. Lestat, the horse, is still here and is 30 and is still the same size. The kids however are all much bigger!! And Will is no longer blond! The cats are gone ( the kitty in Will's hands is probably saying" watch the hand, buddy!"). We have a new cat that is not a very good barn cat- keeps wanting to come in at night. I remember posing for this photo and was so proud of Sarah for jumping up on Lestat.
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