" I'm Back! " The Latest: Being Deep

Hello Everybody!

    I'm back! I'm not sure if its for long, because I have no idea what the future will hold, but I'm here right now!

    I have some good news! Lord willing, Jessica and I get to go to summer camp this year again with Rachel! I can't wait! Except I have a tiny drop if dread that makes me glad it's a long way off. :( It is this: The diving board. You see, the first year when I went to camp, I was 9 years old and all I did was look at that scary board. Well, last year, the second time we went, I actually got out of the pool, got in line, waited, climbed on the board, walked to the end looked down, ... and turned around and came back off! I admit to being a slight coward, but I'm terrified that that water will swallow me up whole and I can't surface again. The first time I did anything like that was a water slide. When it got to my turn I let the kid behind me go. And the next kid, and the next, and the next! When the lifeguard told me I had to go or come down I decided to go eventually. Jessica came to me at the end, I forgot how to swim in the panic I guess!

   Besides that one, there was one other bad experience with water that I have: last year I decided to jump off a rock that was about 5 feet above the water. Some other kids were jumping off and I guess I felt like I had to. I was wearing my life vest, but when I jumped, the next thing I knew the world seemed to stop. I knew I was deep under and I felt trapped. I came up sobbing. My Dad caught me then. I was alright. But I never forgot the frozen feeling of being deep.

   So what do you think? I'm really scared and the butterflies in my stomach at the end of the board at camp might just be a bit too much for me to handle. Do I wait? P.S. I didn't exaggerate, but usually this type of thing isn't as bad as it really sounds.

  Thank you all for being such a wonderful, silent, and open audience for my crazy brain occurrences!
And Thank you Julia, Rachel and Jessica for ALL being my BFFs!

                                      <3 - Julia Lynn C.

Boring!

Dear Reader,

  Hello. Wow. That was bland. How this? Well hey there, reader? Whatsup? Ok.. that's no good either.. Oh, well. Hiya Folks. That is soo boring.. I'm to tired to figure out how to start and say hi! Good greif.. Well, now look ye here! I'm already about done with a paragraph! Horray! My stalling and babbling has occupied your time! Mawahahaha! Ok.. I'll be forward with you: If you are reading this,
 1. You are wasting your time.
 2. You are thinking about something else or you would be gone by now.
 3. You have just been called reader.
 4. You just realized number 3 was so nuts that number 4 is doomed to be wasted also as a dumb number.
 5. You should go read something else.

Truth is folks, I'm boring! and if my life was really interesting for a blog why would I want to share it with strangers?? Yikes!
 To all those I know what are reading this. Hi Julia, Rachel, and I'll just tell Jess hi next time I pass her. I hear her talkin' right now so no use in correcting,... wait.. correcting what? ugg! Goodness! I much be tired! I'll share more about my awesome life next time, when I have nothing else to do. Till then! - Winner Of Most Boring Blog Post Ever.

The Middle Child

Hello everyone!! I'm dreadfully sorry about my long extended absence! First I was sick, then I was getting well, then I found Peter Pan on tape and when I find that I can do nothing till I have listnened to it over and over and over. That is my favorite pleasur book!!!  Anyways, I think that I need a new start. With me absence and all. What do you think about the name for my blog being The Middle Child? I think it fits me! lol, for I am the middle child. But  it would be like a hand pulling down a cowboy hat, but the nails are painted, or something else where it would be middle child!

 Please excuse my bad spelling! I'm fat fingering everything today!
 
 Attempting to write again soon, Julia L.  at The Awesome Cowgirl, TAC ,or possible soon to be TMC, at The Middle Child. gtg! -Me

Day 5: Sick..

I woke up this morning feeling absolutly yuck. Sore throut and everything. :( But I think I might feel better soon. Not Talkitive, Julia C.

Day ... 4? Zzzz

I got up at 5am this morning, and I'm not feeling real good. :( I have a sore trough and my tooth hurts. Mom and I went through a memorial, which I did enjoy, but it's a long way home. I didn't get to spend any time with Carmel or Precious, Memphis or and of the goats, and I really miss not spending time with my Stickas. But she was home waiting for me when I got here! Boy, I really love that cat! <3 P.S. If you need me, don't call me. I UNpurposely washed my phone is the washing machine, and now it won't turn on. My friend told me to put it in rice, because it soaks up the moisture, and so it's soaking right now. I'm tired now. I'm going to bed. Good night.

    -Julia Coggins

Day 3: A Busy Future

Hi,
 
  How are you, dear reader? I'm very busy! Tomorrow our wonderful church is going to have their annual fall festival, and there just so happens to be a lot of cooking involved, but my mom and I are going on a trip to Tennessee for my mom's friend's mom's memorial, so only Jess will be here to cook! Dad and Josh will help too some, I'm sure though!

   I won't be able to train Carmel for the next few days! :(

   You know.. come to think of it.. I think that it's actually 2 days from now that we leave.. yes I believe that's right! So I might be able to work with Carmel tomorrow! And, I might, even be able to post a short thing on here! That sounds awesome!

   I got to gallop now!
  In Christ, Julia Coggins

Colt Training Day 1 and 2: A Rearing Reaction To Restraint

Hello There!
 
   Today, I was very anxious to go outside and train Carmi in his new halter! Has it really been 2 days since I got my halter? Well, only now, looking through my older posts, I realize that I have not had put any posts on the first day of Carmel Apple's training.. or did I? Hmm.. Oh, well! I'll do a quick over view of the first day! P.S. Today my sister saw "Riding horses is a lot like nuts and bolts. If the rider's nuts, the horse bolts." That made me laugh!  

    Day one: I wrapped the ten foot lead rope over his hindquarters and put it in the same hand as the leading hand, my right. It worked rather well that way, and Carmel was pretty calm through the whole thing.

    Day two: Today when I went out with Carmel he didn't want to walk forward at all, so I started to put the rope around his hindquarters, but hadn't even started to wrap it around again, then he bolted!  He did it again too! But was better after the third bolt! Carmel even reared for a moment as he was backing up as fast as he could! Well, I feel like I'm either walking with him when he wants to walk, dragging him when doesn't want to walk, holding him back when he wants to go, or stopping when he wants to walk. I don't feel like we are moving as a team.. yet! He has only had his halter for 2 whole days! And I am impressed! Good job Carmi! <3


        In Christ, Julia L. and Carmel A.