All Blog Posts Tagged 'horses' (3)

Braving the tempest at Eric's first horse show

We were at a horse show in Vermont this weekend. It was the boys' first experience camping, and boy was it memorable. I won't blog the whole thing right now but I will tell you about the dramatic part — it's still pretty fresh in my mind, so I want to get it down.

Background: Nate and Eric have both been taking riding lessons, but neither of them is really advanced enough to do anything but a leadline class (they sit on the horse, they hold the rains, they smile, they look cute, and… Continue

Added by Elizabeth on August 21, 2011 at 8:00pm — 6 Comments

If only

Walking gingerly down a country lane you get to appreciate mother nature at her best hedge groves tall trees forming a canopy to shade you for the summers Sun a slight breeze wafting on your face the smell of flowers shrubs all mingling to fill every sense you have what could be better,as you walk along you disturb birds in the hedgerows they twitter shout and try to distract you form the nest that has young babies in it the occasional mouse that scuttles away in the dense foliage an… Continue

Added by twiddlemthumbs on June 23, 2011 at 8:30am — No Comments

Stepping out into the world

One of the things I worry about, even though it's kinda sorta too soon to be worrying about it, is how Eric is going to make his way in the world without becoming "that kid with diabetes." Most especially, I worry about sports & other activities. I've read about coaches who don't want to let children participate because they are fearful of the child's health issues (diabetes and other conditions); and I've heard stories about people discriminating against people w/diabetes out of ignorance,… Continue

Added by Elizabeth on July 25, 2010 at 5:30pm — 3 Comments

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