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Big Barrel Race

 I felt pretty lousy again today. I still didn't feel like eating and had only rice and toast all day. Thankfully Luke's soccer game got canceled due to a very cold and rainy morning. My parents had Alivia for the weekend and wanted to come down for the day. They brought Alivia and the boys played. Luke and Alivia even made cupcakes for Grandma's birthday. Mark and Jayden had left bright and early this morning to go to Centerville for a benefit barrel race. Jayden has been working getting her horse in shape and prepared to run. There was supposed to be a local rodeo she was going to run in that got cancelled. She wanted to go to this big benefit for Jackson, a friend of ours that broke his ankle and leg in a horse accident. Mark decided he would take the day and take Jayden. He is a good Dad to the kids and when the going gets tough, he is always there. I was glad the two of them were going to spend the day together. It was a long one! Long drive there, long wait, quick run, and long ride home. I think they left at 9AM and got home around 11:00PM. There were over 200 entires. Jayden ran in youth barrels and poles. Tex ran wide on the first barrel, but ran fast. She got her first run of the season out of the way.


                                                     

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