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 All week I have been trying to stay on top of the house because tonight we were having company. Today my focus was to have everything ready by the time they came tonight. I cleaned the grill, the garage, the deck, the windows, pulled weeds, did laundry, dishes, cleaned, and prepared food. Jacob mowed almost the entire yard for his first time on his own. He did a great job and was very helpful. I love the idea of having company to our house for dinner and to invite people to ride horses. I would like to do it often. After today, I am just exhausted and rethinking the whole idea. If it takes that much work just to have company, I am not sure I can do it too often. Our company was the Burr family and they arrived at 7:00. We had the food already on the grill and ready shortly after they arrived. We also had the horses in the arena saddled and ready, and watered down the ground with sprinklers. The adults had steak and the kids hot dogs. The kids happily ate outside on the deck while the adults could have a quiet dinner. After we ate, it was time to ride. Two boys and two girls ages from 8 to 13. The kids were beginners, but after a few laps were fearless. I am always amazed at the confidence in people after such a short time. At first they are reluctant and a little scared. Since our horses are so nice, they gain confidence and soon they want to do it all. Angelia went to loping in just a few minutes on Jayden’s horse Ace. She was loping near a pole when he went to turn hard and fast. She came out of the saddle but was able to stay on. The kids always want to go faster and faster too. I think in the future we are going to have to have some guidelines. It was dark and late when we finished riding. It was so nice out and we had a fire going for smores. We sat around eating smores until 10:30 when it started to sprinkle. I figured this would be good night. The kids wanted to see the toy room and our guests were ready to sit and visit. I was very tired at this point and it had been a long day for me. Everyone went inside and I fought to keep my eyes open as we talked some more. It was late when I crawled into my bed, thankful for friends, and hoping having guests will get easier

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