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Posted by David and Clara Martin on July 23, 2011 at 11:47 AM

Dear Friends, I so apologize for getting so behind in keeping everyone up to date! I have taken on too many projects lately, and I have let this task get behind. I will try to do better in the future!!! I hope everyone is staying cool, wherever you are. We had a heat index of 115 degrees yesterday, and I know the real temperature got over 96 or 97 degrees. It is dangerous! David and Winn were in the hay field this week and they haved had to be super careful not to get overheated! Be sure to know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion vs. heat stroke! On that note, be sure that you are keeping your animals well hydrated and giving them a place to get in out of the sun. They can overheat just like we can, so be sure to keep an eye on them for signs of getting to hot. It is also time to update their worming and vaccinations. This goes for equine and for dogs and cats. Make sure to keep all water fresh, and pour all stagnant water out so that mosquitos will not have a breeding ground. Our animals can get West Nile just like people can! Prevention is the key!!! We have had a lot going on in the past couple of months! We have had the pleasure of meeting several of our members and have made some good friends. I hope that we can meet more of you at some point in time. Maybe we can all start a riding group (when it cools down some) where we can meet at different members homes and go on trailrides together. It would be nice to ride in different areas, ride new trails and meet new people. If anyone is interested in getting this group together, let me know and I will start making some plans and arrangements for this! We also had the pleasure of having a special group of kids visit us from Commerce Elementary Special Education just before school let out for the summer. We so enjoyed having the children, teachers, and parents come and spend the morning with us. They went on wagon rides, played with the baby goats, the baby mules, and the bigger horses. I think they really had a good time... I know we did! I hope they will come back again sometime and visit with us. Maybe next time they can have a picnic down at the lake and go fishing. Let's see.... what else has been going on.... Holly and I went to see the Draft show at Chicopee Woods May 21st. There were some beautiful animals and alot of talent there. I took pictures and videos, but mine didn't come out well. I am going to have to break down and buy another camera, I guess. Holly is supposed to send me what see took along with Hunter in his t-shirt that he won, so as soon as I get them, I will post them here for everyone to enjoy. We also got to enjoy 2 whole weeks with our grandson, Dylan! That was a rare treat. He usually has to go home after just a weekeknd or a couple of days, so I was really tickled that he got to stay as long as he did. I was hoping he would get to come back again before school starts back, but that is brginning to look doubtful. I am going to have to have minor surgery the first week of August and I really wanted to get Dylan and Kaitlyn both for a few days before then.... I am going to pray that it happens! I am so proud of my friends Tony and Jenny Murphy! They are doing so well with their life right now. God is truly blessing them in many ways. Just please keep them in your prayers. If you haven't already, please check out their website: www.adrian'swall.org . They ssuffered with the loss of their 2 year old son to a drowning accident and in his honor, the mission team from their church is building a wall behind an orphanage in S. America between a river and an orphanage to keep other kids from drowning. They are selling TShirts, hats, laser paper weights, and taking donations. Pray that Jenny and Tony will be able to get time off of work and raise the money for the wall and for them to be able to attend the dedication. I keep telling her that we have to pray it into being. So please keep them in your prasyers. I also have the t-shirts and hats and stuff if you want to place an order with me and I will make sure that they get the money. Even a donation would help, no matter how big or small. Every penny adds up!!! We are getting more and more members every day for which I am truly thankful! Please continue to tell others about us, if you will. Remember that when you sign up to be a member, you have to fully complete your profile or you will not have full access to the site. We want everyone to be able to get all the information posted and be able to post your own info and pictures on here. Check out other members' profiles and request friends. You might find someone near you or someone that you might have something in common with that you might want to keep in touch with!!! I have kept you long enough for now. I will do my best to keep you updated more frequently and not get so far behind. Remember to stay cool and hydrated and take care! Be sure and get back with me about a riding "club". Give me your thoughts about this. I look forward to hearing from everyone! Until we speak again, keep riding and be safe! Clara and David

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