So theres been alot of crazy stuff going on since I have last blogged.  For some reason it has been a terrible year for horses, we have had 3 of ours colic with one of them requiring surgery. By the grace of God they all have survived. But alot of people we know and love have not been that fortunate, not sure if the weather has had a part in it. But none the less I know of at least 6 people who had to put their horses down this fall already, my hearts break for these people. We have homeschooling well underway now, and we are using ABEKA this year, it is a good program however it takes up the entire day, I am not so sure I like Hunter having to work well into the evening to do her schooling. But we will continue on throughout this year and reevaluate for next year. Racing season comes to an end for Dalton today, he has had a very successful year, it is bittersweet when the season ends, its nice to actually to have family time again, but they do miss racing alot too.  I have a feeling Dalton is not going to enjoy his time off from the track as he wont get to see his girlfriend as much, but I am sure we will figure something out. McKenzie is doing wonderful away at school, she has applyed at 4 colleges thus far and has been accepted to IU and IUPUI so far we are waiting on Purdue and University of Iowa I believe. I have accepted a full time position at the Veterans home in Lafayette so I will cut back on my PRN jobs and just do that as finances force me to do so.  Hopefully my ailing body will agree with this change. I am not sure if I have posted this before or not but we were able to trade the walker for a pony for Aiden, she and he are a perfect fit. she is not much to look at but he thinks she is the most beautiful thing in the world and she thinks he is amazing as well, it was love at first sight for both of them her name is China Mae.