Tom's Birthday

Today is Grandpa Tom's Birthday! There is nothing in the world that he likes more that to have one of his grandchildren on his lap. This is Abbie last Saturday. She was getting ready to go to a Birthday Party. Don't they both look cute! I want to tell you what Grandpa will do today. When he wakes up he gets in the shower so he can get his body warmed up, so it will move. His first thoughts are about his horses. He feeds 17 horses in three different pastures. He checks to see if each horses is there and if they have any hurts where they might have got kicked. He is always checking to see which horses look pregnant.

He is careful not to waste hay, but he knows the horses need extra food when the weather is cold. He tries to rub the horses often so they will get used to him and he will be able to get them in a trailer if they get hurt or sick.

These are three of his favorite horses, Holly, Ebony, Jay Low. If it snowed during the night Grandpa first has to plow the roads and trails so he can get his 4 wheeler from the hay stacks to the pastures.

Look at his tracks in the snow. He then feeds the fish. He has a goose in the pond that can't fly, so he feeds her cracked corn. He feeds his quail bird seed. He likes to fix Sam somethings warm after they have finished. How did Grandpa come to love all these animals that eat so much and then poop so much? I don't know. I think it is Bret's fault for getting the first horse from Aunt Diane's Ranch, after working there one summer. Grandpa has nine new babies coming this spring. He will need a little help on new names so everyone start thinking. He would love to have Max, Kade, Tyler, Dax, and Jace help him in the summers do the hay and change the water. You could become the Double Creek Quarter Horse Ranglers. The girls might want to work on becoming Rodeo Queens. Jamie is going to take up Barrell Racing. Can't wait to watch all the action! We all love Grandpa! Especially me!!!! Happy Birthday Dear Thomas! Thank you for dinner kids!