Sophia - 2018

[Chanda]

I have no girly names for this little one.
Dam is Lucky Harts Simply Sophia
Sire is WF Pattons Steel Encore

My prefix is "Hell Coulee"  much to the chagrin of the registry.      [They argue with me about using about every other foal.  My address is Hell Creek road, we live in Hell Coulee.  deal with it.]

I'd kind of like to put the "simply" in the name, if I can.

nothing has hit me so far.  I've been calling her Little Bit, and I dn't want that to stick.

[Ryan]

hmmmmmmmm ill put my thinking cap on.

Off the top of my head "Hell Coulee Simply believe " (belle for stable name )

[dcwolcott]

Hell Coulee Simply An Oreo Encore -   33 letters

[Chanda]

hmmmmmmmm ill put my thinking cap on.

Off the top of my head "Hell Coulee Simply believe " (belle for stable name )

I like.  And, it gives me another "B" name, I seem to be hooked on B names with my animals.
Over the years...   Bridgette, my Aussie, started it all.  Bonny, Blue, B2, Bob, Boots, Baybe, Bliss.   Not all my animals have B names, just seem to be a lot in my life.

[Chanda]

Hell Coulee Simply An Oreo Encore -   33 letters

Cute.  Thoughts for a call name?  I try to pull something from the registered name, but it doesn't always work out.   She's not black and white, so not sold on Oreo, but so cute.

[Silver City Heritage Farm]

Congratulations on a lovely filly Chanda!  I do hope that the fact the calendar says "Spring!!" will actually begin in your part of the world.

I have a few name suggestions:

Hell Coulee Simply Be Silver (barn name Bess)
Hell Coulee Simply Be Blessed (barn name BeBe)
Hell Coulee Simply Be Cool (barn name Becca) in honor of her pre-Spring birth
Hell Coulee She's Simply Steel (barn name Sissy?)

Borrowing from Diane:

Hell Coulee Simply Silver Encore (barn name.....I don't know....Inky?? LOL)

Guess that's all for now. I'm just hoping that between calving, foaling and mud that you and the family stay well and healthy.

[Chanda]

Thank you.
Lots of names to think about now.  Might make it harder rather than easier.

[Ryan]

How is she ?

[Chanda]

How is she ?

cute as heck, but Sophia still giving me stink eye, so I'm only changing her blanket twice a day and making sure she's eating.  Legs are strengthening, but still rather cow hocked at the moment.

[Chanda]

We have snow storm, started last night/early morning, and it's coming from a direction that the wind is blowing the snow into my shelters.   I had freshly bedded Sophia's paddock shelter in preparation of moving htem back in, but it's covered in snow now.   The barn is flooding, so there is standing water in the barn, luckily there is enough bedding in the foaling stall to keep Sophia and baby high and dry, but might need another layer in there.    It's not terribly cold, so this new snow will probably start melting almost immediately.
Today is a sewing day in town for quilt guild, I had planned to go and work on the tree skirts, but that isn't happening now.  I can do the work at home, it's just easier when I can use the tables at the Senior's Center where we meet.      We need some groceries, and a new tv, so may run to town tomorrow for those items; some places are closed on Saturday, but the most important items are from stores that will be open tomorrow.   Yesterday, our tv decided it no longer would turn on; luckily, we still have my little 19" tv, so we still have the noise box, but man it's hard to watch after using a 40" tv for nearly a decade.

[dcwolcott]

I think you deserve a day that in "paradise".  Please Lord, stop the snow storms!      Praying that baby and momma stay high and dry, and that you get some rest!  You must be stressed and weary, and I hope you can get some rest tonight, and over the weekend.

[Chanda]

No sewing day, but ended up running to town for groceries, calving meds at the vet, wood pellets (plain stove pellets, but they work well under bedding in stalls to soak up slop), a bag of shavings for same, machinery filters and that elusive new tv.

I'm leaning towards Belle as foal name, as I've tried a few names on for size and she comes closer when I saw Belle, and is indifferent or turns the other way when I say other names.

[Ryan]

You have done so well Chanda with the weather you have been dealt with over the last month . Although you get the stink eye from Sophia , I'm sure she is very great full to have you around trying to keep them both as warm as possible .

Enjoy the new telly , hope there's something decent on so you can kick back and put your feet up and relax a bit tonight .

Hope the worst of the weathers over for u 

[Chanda]

We bought the demo model as it was the last one in the size we needed, we ended up with the wrong remote, so can't use the tv.  Holy crap, what a day.   The remote will turn the tv on and off (we knew that much at the store), but basically none of the other buttons function, so we can't watch tv, two plus hours of our night down the drain with having to hang it on the wall so install bracket to do so (only way it would fit the space we have).   Shayne is livid and I'm beyond annoyed.  I don't want to turn around and drive back 65 miels tomorrow for a stupid tv remote.   can't figure out any way to just get the tv to talk to the satellite box.

[dcwolcott]

So sorry,  I'm sure we all hoped things would turn out better.  So hard living so far away from everything.  Praying you can get it resolved without having to make the long trip back!