A whole lot of changes!

Wow, it has been a very long time since I have updated my blog. But guess what, we are still alive here. Although a lot has changed since the last time I wrote. The fish have died, all 3 of them. We have bought another horse, his name is Tempstar, and, alas we do still have Brandi, but she has moved to MN, and is staying at my parents house.
I (Jen) am working at a hospital in Golden Valley, MN, and I commute back and forth on Amtrak. Taking the train was a fun thing back in January and February, but now that we are almost into September, it's not so much fun anymore. We are working on moving to, hopefully MN, but with Matt's line of employment, securing new employment takes almost an eternity. Therefore, Matt still remains in Westhope, ND and I am commuting back and forth. I have a pretty slick schedule. I work 6 on, 6 off, 3 on, and then 6 off. Everytime I am off, I get to be home for 5 days. Not ideal, but for working 500+ miles away, we consider ourselves pretty lucky.
We are still into harness racing, more so then we have in the past. We have raced the horses about 5 times up in Canada, and we will be racing them in Fargo again the 5th,6th and 7th of September. Fargo is one of our favorite weekends, because we get to enjoy it with family.

This is one of our major purchases for the year. This is our new race sulky. It even says Keesler on the shaft. This is what the "driver" sits in to race the horse. As you can see you have to sit pretty close to the back of the horse. I have yet to get enough courage up to sit in one, other than when Matt is holding up the shafts. For me it is a little too close to the back end of the horse. :D

This is a picture of Tempstar our Gelding. He is quite the race horse and has actually won us some money this year. Although we do this for pure enjoyment, when they win some money it helps to let us know that we are starting learn the ropes of harness racing. So, it does pay off.

This is Never Last, our moody mare. We truly believe that she is ready to move on to the next phase in her life, which is to be a mommy. She gets so moody on race days, that she has actually pinned me up against the wall of the stall. Try having a 1000 pound monster pushing up against you, and the harder you push, the harder she pushes. Trust me, I am no match for her. She won.
Well, I guess that just about sums up the new goings on in our lives at the present.
Matt has quite a few applications in. We are hoping that he will be able to secure new employment by the end of the year.
Thanks for stopping by and I will try to be better about updating. :D