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Saylor is sporting his new leather halter. I have a halter nameplate with "Ain't Misbehavin" on it. I just need to find it......

My ride didn't go very well. Saylor just doesn't want to go to work.........
But this is why Saylor is such a good horse............

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Yesterday my Jeep had a ton of work done on it. My Dad and Nathanael fixed the exhaust system,and then they replaced the tires.
My Dad says that Nathanael did most of the work which I believe because he was filthy!!
One of the joys of having younger brothers is that they can change the oil and do other mechanical jobs. My Dad showed me how to change the oil,but it is soooo much easier to send Nathanael out there. Thanks buddy!!!!!!

No Christmas music yet!!! Please!!!!

When it starts to get chilly,and there are sightings of snowflakes, people start thinking of Christmas. And when you play an instrument that means playing Christmas music. When you are the teacher though, 8 weeks of Christmas music is torturous to think of. So this year my students are not allowed to start playing carols till I let them. I really don't care if they play them at home, but don't start playing them for me at the beginning of November. There will be plenty of time after Thanksgiving, and for a music teacher that is LONG enough!!!!

And they're off!!!!

My parents are visiting Andrew,and they said that this was the only car available...........Not bad........

On Friday, Kelly and Daniel moved into a cute little house in Brandon. That morning Kelly,her sister Kacie,and I went and did a lot of major cleaning in the new house before Daniel came with all of their belongings. It was quite a job,especially since they are just house sitting,and the actual owners still have a lot of their belongings in the house. Anyways, I brought my camera but the only pictures I took were of Micaiah.He was very happy when everything was clean,and he was free to roam.

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I would not say it is the smartest thing, going on a trail ride, in the dark, with a one-eyed horse. My friend was riding her black horse, and it was sooooo cold and dark,but we made it home!!!!

Happy Birthday Jonathan!!!!!!

Hannah and Grandpa Peck.....
It is so hard to believe that Jonathan is 10!!!

The Boston Red Sox are going to the World Series!!!!!!

Doughnuts and Apple cider!!!!!

It is Peck family tradition to make homemade doughnuts when we make our apple cider. I happen to be the one assigned to making the doughnuts,which is fine with me.

It is always fun to make cider, the kids love to jump right in there and help.

More pictures.......

We made it to the campus of Notre Dame......Quite the accomplishment!!

Joe's Crab Shack, Illinois style, was good but it wasn't the same. Maybe it was missing the ocean view.
Hannah wrapped her napkin around her neck so she could be a sailor. She was probably the cutiest one around! Chicago is truly the windy city!

Photos of our trip west.......

Of course the highlight, and reason for our trip, was spending time with Andrew.
The graduation ceremony was very good and touching. It was good to just spend time with him and we did a lot of fun things while we were out there.
The Sears tower as seen from the highway.... driving in Chicago was not fun,but we made it.....
I'm not sure of the name,but this is Notre Dame's stadium. We were actually on the campus of Notre Dame which was exciting.
On the shores of Lake Michigan.......

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Romeo and Saylor.......trailer buddies.......
Saylor and I went to our first show a couple of weeks ago. We placed 3rd and 5th with scores of 45.5% and 46%. It was good considering that I came home from CA and had about 16 days so work on our tests.Everybody did well and we all had fun which is what matters.........