A week or so ago, Reiley was riding Ms. Debbie’s usually well-behaved horse named “Missy”. At the end of the lesson, Missy decided she would gallop hard back to the stable. On the way, Missy ran into another horse, and reared up. Reiley flew up and belly-flopped onto the ground, getting a bloody nose and a busted knee. Poor kid! She was wearing an ace bandage for a few days afterwards. She’s young and bounced right back though – she’s already played in a soccer game. (Coach Mike: “I don’t want excuses, now GET OUT THERE AND PLAY!” :P just kidding!) This week she literally gets back on the horse. Good for her!
UPDATE: Reiley read this and wanted to correct something: she was BUCKED off, not REARED off. Either way, she’s a trooper. :>
What???
You let both Keith AND Reiley read these message boards… you ARE on drugs! ;)
Seriously though, have her check out the Rawhide Ranch link and see what she thinks… Tyler and his best friend went to their summer camp for several years and he had his 13th birthday party there a couple years ago… might be a fun place for the girls to attend, if Mom & Dad say it’s ok… let me know and I’ll get them spots… might be a nice break for you and Andrea.
Cheers,
-Erik
Of course, when I said drugs, I strictly meant oxaliplatin…
Here’s an old picture of you and Andrea when you guys came out to see Tyler shortly after he was born… hard to believe that was some 15 years ago.
Hope you guys have a wonderful Easter weekend with the family and know that we’ll be thinking of you and sending one of many prayers on Monday morning. Mike, you are taking on a bigger challenge than any of us have faced and doing so with bravery, grace and an amazingly positive attitude… the girls should be very proud and you’d better get well soon for them and all the rest of us who are wishing you a speedy recovery!
Thanks for keeping us posted on your progress and sharing the random daily bits of life with this blog… don’t forget to keep your Jabber account open so we can IM you through recovery… and provide live blow-by-blow accounts of the wedding in Vegas… are you going to give Andrea access to this so she can post updates on your progress?
Ok, we’re off to Ohio for the weekend… godspeed my friend,
-Erik