After a long pause in our blogging, I, Abigail, had decided to see if I can keep this thing up and running. Currently all family members are on Christmas break and are enjoying the time together. Joshua has just returned home from his College Plus! job and will continue working for them here at home. We are glad that he is back too! 
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Dec 09
And we’re back!
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Apr 08
We have winter…
We have winter–yes we do!
We have winter–how ’bout you?
Oh, it’s goin’ to be a long winter;
Oh, what wil da birdies do den…?!
Here are some scenes of the long winter we’ve had in Minnesota this year.
As I write, there is still snow on the ground from the lastest storm.
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Nov 07
A Horse (of course!)
In the beginning of October one of my friends asked me if I wanted to buy her horse. At first I thought no way. But after thinking about it for awhile I began to dream and think of owning this white horse. On the 29th of October I asked my dad what he thought about the horse. I was expecting a long conversation that we would discuss the pros and cons to the situation. But all he said was I think you should buy the horse. So, on October 31st, I became a horse owner. Mojave is a white 21 year old Arabian. One of my dreams came true. Shortly after purchasing Mojave, someone asked me if reality had hit me yet. And funny enough it’s not like I thought it would be. I treat Mojave as though I’m still leasing him from someone. I suppose that’s a good thing because in reality I am still just leasing him. Only this time the owner is God. I’m very thankful for the white horse that walked into my life this Thanksgiving.
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Aug 07
Joseph moves out, and heads south for the winter (fall and spring, too..)
Corporal Kraemer headed back to International ALERT Academy very early Saturday morning, driving more or less straight through in his “new” vehicle, a Hyundai Accent. He purchased the vehicle off the street just over a week ago, and is glad to be averaging almost 5 times the gas mileage of his one ton pickup. He would have spent more on gas than he did on his new car, driving to Big Sandy, Texas and back! Now he will also have a vehicle in Texas to tool around in, and possibly go visit his brother Joshua in San Antonio. (Though “neighbors” in the same state, they are several hundred miles apart.)
We have just received word that he arrived safely around noon on Sunday. While we miss him (and Joshua) very much, we rejoice that he has an opportunity to further his training (paramedics), and reconnect with some very good friends down at ALERT. We look forward to a visit from him over the holidays, and to see what God has for him after he graduates in May 2008.
“For I know the thoughts that I think towards you, says the LORD; thoughts of peace and not of evil; to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11
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Aug 07
Post County Fair
Well yet an other county fair has past. And what a different year it was. At the end of last year my riding instructor got married and moved away taking the horses with her. I ended up meeting a family that has horses though a Spanish class my mom and I taught. I leased a yearling from them and worked with her through the summer. When I started working with Missi she was untouched by human hands. That was a big difference in itself. By County Fair I had taught her many things and advanced her to level two in the training project. I placed third in the training division and to my surprise fifth in showmanship out of 18 season show horses. The rest of the fair was spent helping my friends with their horses. I really enjoyed the different year and seeing my friend do well.