A new year

We leave today to drive to NM for a few days at my parents' house. Sadie's already singing that tune about going over the hills and through the woods, to grammy's house we go! She's looking forward to beating up her sister, Lucy.

Do any of you have any resolutions for the new year? I like this idea to come up with a list of specific things to accomplish, rather than just general resolutions.

I had planned to work on my list this week, but the death of my beloved horse, Mac, on Tuesday has really taken the wind out of my sails. I had him for 23 of his 29 years. He was my old show horse, and we had a heck of a time together when I was a youth. My parents said he'd seemed a little sick since the weekend. On Monday I googled his registered name, Bar Silver Too, just out of curiousity to see if any of his old show records were available. In a hint of things to come, I found that his breed registery already considered him deceased.

I had hoped that he'd hang on until I got home today so I could see him one last time, but on Tuesday afternoon my dad called and said that he'd taken a turn for the worse, and that it was time. He was always at the top of the pecking order, so he was buried at the highest point of the property, where he used to stand and watch over all the other horses. I'll miss his soft nose and warm brown eyes.