Jake the Farrier's Family Grows...

In my last blog, I mentioned that Jake the Farrier and his cousin Cassie welcomed their Eccentric Uncle Bob into their home.  Well, apparently he brought Cassie's brother Adam with him and now there's 4 people living in Jake the Farrier's tiny house with all his dogs and Cassie's cats.  It's really quite a menagerie.

Some of you may be wondering what makes Uncle Bob so eccentric.  Well, he runs around talking about Happy Little Trees and Puffy White Clouds and Serene Little Bushes and Little Babbling Brooks.  He's harmless, really.  He was  a Drill Sargent for many years and when he left the military he swore he'd never raise his voice again.  And now he speaks with a very soothing voice.  Eccentric Uncle Bob likes to paints and he's really quite talented at it.

Adam is Cassie's older brother by two years.  They are quite close, which is why he decided to move with Eccentric Uncle Bob.

Unlike his sister Cassie, who didn't join the "horse game" until an adult, Adam has always considered himself a horse person.  He has competed in rodeos at the high school level and has had some success.  Not much, but some.  He isn't sure what he wants to do right now, though, and hopes to figure it out one of these days.

So, how are all these people connected?  Well, Cassie is Jake the Farrier's cousin.  And Adam is Cassie's brother so that makes Adam, Jake the Farrier's cousin as well.  But where does Eccentric Uncle Bob come in?  Is he Jake the Farrier's dad?  Cassie and Adam's?  The answer is, none of the above.  Jake the Farrier grew up raised by his mom, whose brother is Eccentric Uncle Bob, whose brother is Cassie and Adam's dad.  Confused yet?  hahahaha.

Eccentric Uncle Bob doesn't know much about horses, but he wants to learn.  He even tried tacking up one of Cassie's horses...

Given her own limited experience with horses, though, she probably wasn't the best person to help him. (I need a better background hahaha).  Don't worry.  No horses were injured in the attempted saddling of  "Freddie” (barn name for Bohemian Rhapsody).

Well, Tractor Supply Company finally got in some of their mid-year releases on their website and there's a sale going on, so I promptly bought Eclipse.  EEEK!

I say "eek" because I seem to be spending a lot of money lately.  And on nothing of any real importance either.  hahaha.  But look at him.  And at a great price for a traditional sized model.  Of course, I couldn't just get one thing so I ordered something else, too.  And I selected "ship to store" because none of the TSCs in my county have them in stock yet and the closest one is too far away to go check on a regular basis.  Plus, the sale price.  The website doesn't say when it will be shipped, though, so I have to wait for an email telling me when I can go pick him up.

Well, I guess that is it for now.  I hope everyone is doing well.  Til next time!