Hey, there! Or is it hay there? I feel like that's all that's happening here at DiaMond D these days, throwing hay! It's been sweltering heat and unloading 478 bales off of wagons has not been fun. Maria and I are exhausted! However it has to be done right?

We have had a busy breeding year this year. One of our two-time breeding mares came for a third time with the most beautiful, black as coal, with 4 white stockings, molly! Thank you Mike Davis for allowing General Bob to try for a three-peat!

Our living quarters trailer is almost complete. Beth & Bruce Bell have been doing a magnificent job installing cabinets, AC, circuit breakers, you name it! They are fantastic! Visit their website for Bell Carpentry at www.bellcarpentry.com. They will treat you right as well as do fantastic work. Shout out to those guys.

On some other news, we have decided to not go to Shelbyville, TN this year. It was a tough decision to not go to our World Show and Mule Extravaganza, but trail riding in our new LQ seemed like more fun! Good mules, good friends, and great trails. We are heading to East Fork Stables in TN instead. Can't wait.

Well that's it for now.

Dora

Long Work Week, Boy I'm Glad It's Over!

Well it's been a hectic work week for me. For those of you who don't know I am a pharmacist at CVS pharmacy. We normally work long days, from 8am to 9pm. I also normally work my store here in Hillsboro. Switching to get my holiday weekend off and working an overtime shift to boot killed me this week. I had to work in Landen, Lebanon, and Miamisburg this past week. All at least an hour away each way! I guess I shouldn't complain since I have a job these days, but boy it was long! The worst part about it, it kept me away from the farm and my loved ones. I didn't get to ride any this week, which kills me, but we got in a lot of mare breeding. I would definitely like to take the time to thank a few people who are very important to me, first off, Sharon for farm sitting last weekend, Logan for cleaning stalls, Morgan for keeping the mules exercised, and of course Maria for helping with checking mares in/out of the facility, mare breeding, stall cleaning, dogs fed and watered and overall overseeing of the daily work, while she was working her full-time job too! I was pretty much useless this past week. Gosh, I'm glad it's over.

Well here's to a healthy, blessed, and happy new week, and of course, our new month! Thank goodness!

----Dora