Emily's in the newspaper!

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feeds@yuku.com (Kathy) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:47:58 GMT

Samantha64 wrote:

I was watering plants in the yard last week and something bit me on the back of the leg. Well, I swatted at it and kept on watering but it start itching me all up and down my calf and was about to drive me nuts inside of 2 minutes. I ran inside and took benadryl and calmed right down. I don't know what that was. I was thinking Brown Recluse.

That's a freaking spider!!!! Thanks...

Re: Emily's in the newspaper!

feeds@yuku.com (Samantha64) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:08:31 GMT

Oh no! You got a "horsey bite!" Well, I'm a bit scared of horses. Probably cause I've never been around them.
Reminds me of the time our son was in kindergarten and we went as chaperones with his class to the state fair. We were in charge of a group of 4 or 5 of the kids. When we went into the petting zoo area, the little girl just clung to me and hung onto my leg, terrified of all the animals. I kept trying to reassure her and encourage her to pet the little...

Re: Emily's in the newspaper!

feeds@yuku.com (Kathy) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:41:25 GMT

Thanks Sam. THe scrapbook is already in the works!

BTW, Shamus bit me on Wednesday! Turd muffin. I guess he was tired of being ridden. It didn't break the skin, but left a nice bruise. I did find out that I'm alergic to horses though. I started itching like crazy until I thoroughly washed my arm off. Same thing happens when my cats bite or scratch me, which fortunately isn't often.

Re: Emily's in the newspaper!

feeds@yuku.com (Samantha64) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:03:27 GMT

NOW I can say I know somebody famous!

How cool is that to be in the newspaper! Kathy you might as well get a big old scrapbook going cause I bet you're gonna need it.

Re: Emily's in the newspaper!

feeds@yuku.com (Kathy) — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:33:45 GMT

Oh, we are all about horses now at our house. She has a little Mini-Shamus that she plays with. We now have a Nintendo horse game. She's so funny! A year ago, we had never even been face to face with a horse. Now we can tack one up and aren't afraid to clean up poo, although it is NOT one of my favorite things to do. P-U

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feeds@yuku.com (KayGee62) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:20:31 GMT

Kathy, that was a great article and the pics are fantastic! Thanks for sharing. My daughter loves horses too, so they have that in common!

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feeds@yuku.com (LaurieBe) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:52:38 GMT

Congradulations to Emily, she must so happy, she sure is a beautiful girl. You must be a very proud mama as well.

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feeds@yuku.com (KissMeyeToosh) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:23:55 GMT

That's wonderful Kathy! I bet she was happy to be in the paper as well. Those are wonderful pictures of her.

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feeds@yuku.com (Kathy) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:41:00 GMT

Thanks ladies. I do think Emily really is enjoying it. I wonder if she will ever be able to (or want to) compete against "average" kids. Not that it matters. She's having a good time doing what she is doing.

Funny story about the event. Emily knew the photographer was following her around. So she is showing in the Dressage event, which is where they have to follow directions hollered by a caller. For example, "working trot from M to H". There are letters on...

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feeds@yuku.com (Dar) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:37:05 GMT

how cool is that! I'm so happy she's found something that she likes, enjoys and excels at! Give her a big CONGRATS from all her cyber aunties!

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feeds@yuku.com (LSUtigrl) — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:37:29 GMT

That is awesome Kathy!! I'm so glad she found an activity that she enjoys, not mention how good she is at it! Congrats to her!

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feeds@yuku.com (Erda) — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:48:13 GMT

This is so very very cool! Tell her we all think she is a beauty on Shamus! Congratulations on her win. I'm going to visit the website you posted now...

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feeds@yuku.com (Heidi62) — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:53:06 GMT

OMG, those are wonderful pics, Kathy!!! Emily looks fantastic sitting on her horse! How incredibly exciting for all of you, especially Emily!!!

Emily sounds like she's really enjoying horseback riding and she's getting very good at it, too! I'm really glad that she's found something that she enjoys doing.

Emily's in the newspaper!

feeds@yuku.com (Kathy) — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 11:20:12 GMT

On Father's Day, Emily was in another horseback riding show. There was a photographer from the local paper there and she zoned right in on Emily. The Saturday competition was for Special Olympics and sunday was for those with physical challenges only, which is when Emily competed. She won 3- 1st place ribbons and 1- 2nd place ribbon. To top it off, she won champion of her group. Her group consisted of only 3 kids, but who's counting? Champion means she scored higher on all events in...