NEW VIDEO...of my horse.

Just A Heads Up ..for my family and friends

Well, the next batch of referrals is on it's way but we will not be included again. It sure is better to know now rather than have to sweat it out hoping my agency will call in the next couple of days. Thank-you so much to the little birdie who checked with the stork. For those of you wondering what the heck is going on...you are not alone. We (and our expedited Nov 2006 LID friends) are as in the dark as you are. Oh and, our agency does not know or seem to have any way to find out any information either. And, in case you have lost count...we (expedited Nov 2006 LIDs) have now been skipped over for 4 months. And we have been waiting for 17 months. Fun. Fun. Not.
PS. But don't feel bad for me. I at least am on the expedited track. And, I have a summer full of activities planned including more horse shows! Stay tuned!

JUST HORSIN' AROUND....out in Indio

To keep myself distracted from the upcoming batch of referrals, I went out to the Desert Classic Tennessee Walking Horse Show in Indio, CA. I was hoping to scope out the competition in the Leadline Class. That is the class Maxine and I can compete in together. She would sit on the pony and I would lead her around the ring. And, of course... we would have matching riding attire. (My mom and I competed in the Leadline class when I was 2 years old.) So, in CA the Leadline Class is 7 & Under and 70 & Over! How cute is that!!!?! Maxine could compete against her Grandy if we could talk him into doing it. Can anyone imagine my dad being led around on a horse??? ROTFL! So back to the competition....there was none! Not one single, solitary entry in the Leadline Class. Well, there will hopefully be at least one entry next year. Us!
So while I was out at the horse show, my horse and trainer competed in the 15.2 & Under - Open 3 Gait class Saturday morning. And, they won. Then, on Sunday morning we competed in the Pro-Am Specialty class which is where the professional(the trainer, Greg) and amateur rider(me) each show one way(half) of the class. And, we won. Here we are with our blue ribbon! Photo courtesy of Casey McBride Photography.

And here is a photo of the Victory Pass after we were presented the blue ribbon! Photo courtesy of Casey McBride Photography.

HOPE YOU HAD A HOPPY EASTER!!! woof, woof

The Easter bunnies were good to us this year. We were the lucky recipients of iced sugar cookies from my Mom, decadent and extremely cute chocolate Easter desserts from Dave and Di, and the funniest Easter cards from my nephew Austin.

MYTH BUSTED: 3rd Time Is NOT the Charm!!!

Well, March referrals have come and gone. We were not included again for the 3rd time. They arrived on March 3rd and it has taken me this long to write the post. That means we (November 2006 Chinese heritage expedited LIDs) have been skipped 3 months in a row!!! At least I'm not alone...but I hate that my new friends have been skipped as well. Can any other LID group top that??? I hope not...cause it really bites the big one! (Oops, actually they can.... while wallowing in our pity party I just remembered the a few Oct Chinese heritage expedited LIDs that were skipped as well.) I have heard of NSN LIDs being skipped but it seems to get resolved within a month. We have been skipped 3 months and have no answers, no predictions, and no idea what is going on with our timeline. Since I am not getting any answers from the professionals, I opened a poll in the upper left corner of the blog. So be sure to cast your vote/opinion of when Nov 2006 Chinese expediteds LIDs will get their referrals.
This update is brought to you via blog from Referral Purgatory, Venice, CA.
Fingers crossed for Better Luck Next Time!!! : )

Eight More Mile to Louisville

Look what I found out today!!! Our master upholsterer in Athens, AL is a talented musician as well! Who knew!?!? He made some of the furniture for our latest project in Athens and reupholstered some of what was my grandmother's furniture for us.
I love the line he says at the end....
He was using all his fingers and all his strings.
On our crew, our master brick masons are very talented musicians, also. Our award winning metal fabricator is a musician as well. And now I found out our upholsterer is too.
Well...we might just have to have a party!?! Now if only the kitchen cabinets were complete. Oh and, I hear the cabinet fabricators can fry a mean turkey though. Speaking of turkeys... ; )
PS. I'm still looking for some digital pics of the upholstery work Roger created for us.

This is Fun!!!!

This is fun and a complete waste of time...but enjoy.
Send me some of your best ones or post yours on your blog.

1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car)
Penelope Suburban

2.YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (favorite ice cream flavor, favorite cookie)
Peppermint Sugar...uh huh.

3. YOUR “FLY GIRL” NAME:(first initial of first name, first 3 letters of last name) B-Bea

4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal)
Orange Zebra

5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born)
Locke Athens...terrible.

6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first)
Bea-Be

7. SUPERHERO NAME: (”The” + 2nd favorite color, favorite drink)
The Chartreuse Sun Drop

8. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers)
"Big Jim" Fred

9. STRIPPER NAME: (the name of your favorite perfume/cologne/scent, favorite candy) Cucumber Godiva ...Oh my goodness. That sounds nasty.

10.WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s & father’s middle names )
Kathleen Edward....maybe I will be 2nd lady???

11. TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (Your 5th grade teacher’s last name, a major city that starts with the same letter)
Hatchett Harrisburg

12. SPY NAME: (your favorite season/holiday, flower).
Autumn Protea

13. CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit, article of clothing you’re wearing right now + “ie” or “y”)
Mango T. Shirtie

14. HIPPY NAME: (What you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree)
Croissant Willow

15. YOUR ROCKSTAR TOUR NAME: (”The” + Your fave hobby/craft, fave weather + “Tour”)The Horse Riding 68 and Shady Tour