Christmas Time (sort of)

I am so excited for next week to be here. I had been thinking about this and the last time all my kids were together for anything was Christmas of 2004. Five years ago. We won't all be together for Christmas and I don't know if Jan and I will ever get to experience that again but this is good; very, very good.

Jan

Jan is doing well after her surgery.


She had to have her nose rebuilt since she couldn't breathe through it like she was supposed to. They fell behind at the hospital so instead of getting in at 11:00am like she was supposed to it was after 3:00pm when they took her. The surgery was more involved than planned but all went well and the doctor achieved the desired results. She will be laid up for a week or so. We are taking good care of her and friends of hers sent a beautiful flower arrangement.

Thank You

I just wanted to take a moment to thank all those who have served or are now serving in the United States Military. You are true heroes to all of us that understand America.
God bless you.

My son, 1Lt. Matthew S. Horrocks, currently is serving in the Air Force.
My father, Robert S Horrocks, served in the Navy.
My brother in law Monte Peterson served in the National Guard.
My uncle Garold K Horrocks served in the Navy.
My uncle Blayne Milligan served in the Army.
My uncle Bob Basta served in the Navy.
My uncle Cleston Torrey served in the Army.
My uncle Joe McDonald served in the Navy.
My cousin Cleston Torrey served in the Navy.
My cousin Lynn Ostler served in the Army.

"Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of the men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory." --George S. Patton

All of those listed above can stand and be counted as "Men willing to pay the price for us to enjoy the freedom we have".

My daughter loves to ride

My daughter Katie loves to ride her horse Buster.
She has been riding since she was a little girl and has tried everything with her gelding. She did dressage, hunter/jumper, and now belongs to a riding club and does all the events they have. She barrel races and team pens and does it all on the same horse. She is as accomplished rider as I have ever known.
I just love that girl to death and am so proud of her.


Katie running barrels.

Katie doing western pleasure.

Isn't she beautiful?

Dad's Birthday

We went down to visit momma and dad on the weekend of Oct. 17 & 18 for my dad's birthday.
He is now 74 years old and doing just fine. We drove up to the property and finished winterizing the 5th wheels on Saturday and then stopped in Salina for some good mexican food.
On Sunday we drove up Nine Mile Canyon and connected to the Great Western Trail and then to the Skyline Drive and finally back down to Ephraim. It was a lot of fun and we got to see some beautiful country.




Mom and Dad




Steve and Jan




A few deer in the hills.




A small pond at the top of the mountain. This was a neat spot.




Jan and Mom at the pond.




Dad and Mom at the same spot.