> You quit smoking!!!  Guess that just leaves me and Bob
 > as being the dummies here, huh (g).  Actually, Jean,
 > I'm so proud of you!!!  Good going!!
    Yep ...... put then down back in June and have NOT touched one since 
.
    Now, I don't FEEL any better because I quit -- BUT, I definately SMELL 
better (and can smell THINGS better too ).  I really did it for 
Buddy -- I did NOT want to feel guilty that I killed him with my second hand 
smoke.
 > Glad to see you're riding, too.  Hope the X-man is
 > doing @ell.  Also glad to see an occasional post
 > here....I miss you!!
    Yep ........ I've been riding him quite a bit (extra excercise - I'm on a 
diet now too -- have lost 10 pounds already).  He's really good!!!  And, he 
looks so nice and proud ..... he's turned into a beautiful Arabian for sure. 
He's filled out nicely -- he's almost 15.3 hands tall -- his short little 
back has "stretched" a bit longer ...... and he always did have a pretty neck 
and head (can you tell I'm really proud of him ).
    When I really started riding him seriously I was still mourning "Baby" 
terribly (I still mourn her but not as bad now).  Then I remembered what 
ya'll told me years ago when I was thinking "I'd rather ride Shammie" instead 
of riding "Baby" when I first got her.  Ya'll told me if I felt "I'd rather 
ride Shammie", then RIDE Shammie - that "BAby" felt my feelings that way.
    So, I thought to myself, I'd better NOT think of "Baby" and "rather ride 
her" instead of X if I'm going to ride X -- guess what ...... when I changed 
MY attitude things started really going well for me and X.
    Now, don't get me wrong -- I still miss "Baby" terribly. But, I think 
I've been able to put it in prospective (make sense??)
    Glad to hear from you again, Meg -- Hope Fiddle is doing well too!
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