Miss Frenchie

This is Frenchie, my daughter's horse, and she is a beauty....however, look at those feet! Her hooves are really dirty because she has been tromping around in the mud. We keep Miss Frenchie at a barn that provides alot of care, but my daughter still has to take care of cleaning and picking her hooves, and giving her baths, and riding her, teaching her as well as her grooming. Having a horse was a long-time dream of my daughter's and she has done really well with the upkeep. Having a horse is a very large responsibility. Buying the horse is NOT the largest expense....it's the upkeep, food, etc. Not only that, my daughter is into equestrian jumping so that's even more responsibility. As a mother, I DO shreak when I see her jumping over the jumps they have to do, but with a helmet and a good teacher, it's good. School is going wonderfully, and her junior year is half over. Her job is still VERY part time and she'd love to have more hours but her job is busier during the holidays and summer so right now things are a bit slow. Does your daughter have a hobby, or some sort of entertainment that keeps her busy?

A New Look For My Teen

Time is sure flying. My daughter is almost ready for the second semester in her junior year, still dating the same boy, and driving her oldie--but goodie mustang to work, school and the barn. She got her class ring right before Christmas break and when my oldest daughter and granddaughters came down at Christmas to celebrate, something happened to my teen. My 2 oldest granddaughters are teens as well, one is 6 months older than my daughter and the other one is a few years younger. I was astonished when my oldest granddaughter seemed to have settled down some but the younger one had this really crazy hairdo. It was cute, but different...well, my teen decided that she wanted her hair very similar (without the craziness, thank goodness) so my oldest daughter cut her hair and styled it, making it soooooo pretty. I looked at my teen, wondering what would be next. Well, something DID come next....and it was wanting to wear eyeliner. WHAT?? Although I wore makeup from the time I was a very young teen, I was suprized to see that my teen, who is 16 now, is wanting to wear a little eye makeup. I agreed, as she is very light on it, and it actually looks nice, but what is next? She went out and bought some jeans that are a little different than what she normally wears.......and at this point, the suprizes have stopped but I am wondering if there will be any more changes to come. She told me that she just wanted a new look, and BOY did she get it!

Teens and Hobbies

This is Miss Frenchie, my daughter's horse. She is a very curious horse and loves alot of attention.

My daughter rides English and jumps her, also competes in english jumping.

Not only does Frenchie require multiple visits throughout the week, but riding as well, even through the coldest of weather. We have her at a wonderful barn that has live-on care and she is tended to with many other horses. I can't tell you how great it is for my daughter to have a hobby that keeps her busy. Also, this is her future as she has decided to become a enquine vet. She is studying assistant vet tech in school right now and will soon be able to work as one in her senior year. Does your teen have a hobby that keeps her busy? Do you find that it keeps her just busy enough or way too busy? We have learned how to manage the hobby along with the homework, so it works out great here.

Finally Got My Daughter's Car Back

Gee wiz, I thought I would never get my daughter's car back, but $421.60 later, it's back and running like a dream....actually, it is like a dream because now I have my own car back and that's a wonderful thing.
Her car is a 93 ford mustang, automatic, and gets her from school to work and back and forth to the barn..... I am so happy I could scream about it.
I know, you are probably wondering why I am so happy about my teen having freedom, and actually, it's not that, but it's a little bit of freedom for me! I don't have to drive her back and forth like I had to do up until this point. My teen had alot of places that she needed to go and to have her be able to drive herself is great. I will add here that she has earned this, at least I feel so. She is not allowed to talk on her cell or text while driving. She has to let me know when she gets where she's going and she doesn't get to go where-ever she wants, so it's all good. I trust my daughter, and that's a good thing.

Working Through The Holiday

Oh, I am certainly hearing that whine of " I don't like working!" so since she's been working less than a year now, how do I tell her that this is a way of life? It's not going to be her job for the rest of her life, and she really doesn't work that much....however, during the holidays, she has worked very much......great for her paycheck, keeps her busy, but she doesn't like the hours. Well, she's at the bottom of the work line right now, but it won't always be this way. Next year, she will have to get a job more directly within the field of where she wants to be, so this will be good.
I am so happy that school will be back in session after the weekend is through. How has your holidays been with your teen at home?