> JP :>).  I really did it for Buddy -- I
 > did NOT
 > JP :>want to feel guilty that I killed him with my
 > second hand
 > JP :>smoke.
 > Pretty good reason, I'd say!  After days like
 > yesterday, @hen @e @ere confined to the house by the
 > flood of '96, and the TV room smells like about 12
 > packs of cigs, I @ish @e could quit too...if nothing
 > more than to make the smell go a@ay.
    I LOVE the smell of a "fresh" house .  Oh, if a friend (or my mother) 
comes in my house who I knows smoke, I'll offer them an ashtray.  I'd rather 
that they not smoke, but I'll never make tham feel unwelcome (*I* know THAT 
feeling and I promised I'd NOT do that to anyone).
 > JP :>proud ..... he's turned into a beautiful Arabian
 > for sure.
 > JP :>He's filled out nicely -- he's almost 15.3 hands
 > tall --
 > JP :>his short little back has "stretched" a bit
 > longer ......
 > JP :>and he always did have a pretty neck and head
 > (can you tell
 > JP :>I'm really proud of him ).
 > Yikes!  15.3!!  He's a monster (g)!  Sometmie I'd love
 > some more pix, if you ever have the chance.
    I'll have to take some of him and Buddy -- Buddy's been driving him here 
the past few days.  They BOTH look sooooo handsome !!!
 > JP :>"Baby" when I first got her.  Ya'll told me if I
 > felt "I'd
 > JP :>rather ride Shammie", then RIDE Shammie - that
 > "BAby" felt
 > JP :>my feelings that way.
 > JP :>    So, I thought to myself, I'd better NOT think
 > of "Baby"
 > JP :>and "rather ride her" instead of X if I'm going
 > to ride X
 > JP :>-- guess what ...... when I changed MY attitude
 > things
 > JP :>started really going well for me and X.
 > Good!  I remember @hen I first started @orking Fiddle,
 > I kept trying to rider her the @ay I rode Thistle.
 > Stupid mistake!  She isn't Thistle and never @ill be,
 > so I have to treat her and ride her like @ho she is.
 > After making that minor (g) adjustment, things @ent
 > much better.
    Yep ....... same here.  I cannot NOT ride X like I rode "Baby" ..... he's 
NOT "Baby".  Once I got that out of my mind things started going much better!
 > JP :>    Now, don't get me wrong -- I still miss
 > "Baby"
 > JP :>terribly. But, I think I've been able to put it
 > in
 > JP :>prospective (make sense??)
 > Time al@ays seems to do that.  Glad you're feeling a
 > little better about it all.
    I'm not sure I'll ever totally get over it (I'm sure you know what I'm 
talking about) ..... but at least it's not so hard now.
 > JP :>    Glad to hear from you again, Meg -- Hope
 > Fiddle is
 > JP :>doing well too!
 > Slo@ly, but steadily.  She's making best friends @ith
 > the teenager do@n back @hom I've allo@ed to groom her
 > etc.  @ill try to get the kid on her this @eek if I
 > can find the time.  @as going to do it on Sat, but the
 > kid @as a@ay.  Of course, have to @ait until the lake
 > subsides from my arena (it's still raining
 > today...after 10+ inches of rain yesterday!)
    I've been watching the weather up your way - was wondering how ya'll were 
faring out.  WE had the rain LAST year ... I HATED it!!!  At least I haven't 
been flooded all summer this year ;-) ......
 > Take care, and stay in touch!  Best of luck @ith the
 > smoking!!!!
    Will do ........ did you get my fax from yesterday???
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