VALENTINE'S DAY IS OVER, ONTO THE TUCSON RODEO PARADE

One thing about when Lynn and Linda are here, things move along at a rapid clip....!!! LOL  It seems like this year there's still a lot going on, but with Linda in on-line school, she has to spend a lot of time on her classes, and doesn't have as much time to do dress up on holidays.  But she still managed to decorate the donkeys a little bit. 

 I think this is Rambo, but not 100% sure.  If it is, I'm surprised she'd put all those love stickers on him.  LOL  We're upping his "mellow" supplement again, he had a tantrum this morning.  I'm also thinking of adding raspberry leaves to his pellets, that's another herb that is suppose to help them not be quite so reactive.  I still think his biggest problem is a lack of training and discipline.  Six or 7 years ago he was fostered and adopted into a home where I can imagine his bad behavior was encouraged as entertainment.  We all discourage such behavior, but it's hard to turn around bad behavior overnight.  It's a shame because he is a pretty boy and has lots of personality.........he just doesn't know how to behave........LOL

Last night during round-up he got put in his pen 3 times.  He has learned how to open the gates with a drop chain............not good.....!!   Then we have to remember to put a snap on the chain.  Frijolita use to open gates and let the other donkeys out.  She wasn't being helpful to them, she wanted to get into their pens to eat their leftovers. 

On second thought, comparing this picture with the picture above, I think this is Trudee..........maybe....??  I do better on full body shots I guess.  If it's Trudee, then that is Chancer with her.

I know who this is, this is Quilla Love.  He has the most expressive ears and eyes of any of the donkeys.  He uses his ears to communicate all the time.  Quilla loves attention although I'm not sure what the tongue is all about.  Actually I do know, he's learned that rolling the tongue gets attention.

I have no idea how this managed to get published.  I was working on it and had to take a break, came back and it had 2 viewings on it.  Very strange, but I wasn't done rambling.......!!!

Isn't this drawing cute?  A friend of Lynn and Linda's did it and it looks suspiciously like Lynn and Linda pack burro racing with a couple of donkeys......!!!  

Did you ever see such a pile of hats?  Before Linda left this morning for Tucson, she marked all the hats for the Tucson Rodeo Parade with names.  When Suzanne and Linda got here today to groom the donkeys they cut ear holes in all these hats and then tried them on the donkeys to make sure they fit.  Enough ear space is vital if you want cooperation from the donkeys.  LOL  They come out almost everyday to groom the donkeys and will also be walking in the parade with Trudee and Chancer, the newbies.  Although Chancer is 3 years old, Trudee still seems to have the idea that she needs to protect him from the other donkeys especially the larger ones.  Hopefully this won't be a problem with trailering and walking in the parade.  Guess we'll find out............!!!! 

My race car finally came home from our son's and from our friend Larry's that was finishing up some of the welding and installing some of the boring stuff.....!!  The last few days John has been spending all his time on it, doing more boring stuff that doesn't hardly show, all his effort.  Sure seems like there is a lot of people putting a lot of time into this car, so I can go out and have fun.  Couldn't do it without them, that's for sure. 

One of the burning questions has been, could I get in the window opening on the driver's side.  Although the knee brace is gone, the knee is still pretty stiff, even with physical therapy.  John had all these scenarios, in case my knee wouldn't bend enough to clear the post.  While he was gathering up step stools and whatever else he thought we might need, I managed to get in the opening pretty easy, he turned around and there I was, sitting in the seat......!!  

The motor is together at Gary's and they will put it in the car next week.  Then John will bring it home again, and do a lot more boring stuff, leading up to the fun stuff..........painting it and putting on graphics.  So it looks like I will be able to start the new season in the new car, for awhile it didn't look very promising......!!!

Tonight we are going out to USA Raceway.  This is the dirt track that closed in 2014.  We're not exactly sure what is going on out there.  But there has been a lot of work done to spiffy it up, new clay on the track, lots of paint everywhere.  The modifieds and sports mods are running a circuit at other tracks in Arizona, so I don't think any of the drivers are local, which is disappointing.

Some of the local people are saying it's a start, BUT, we've heard rumors that they are only going to use the track 3 or 4 times a year for the IMCA modfied touring programs.  They still have the track in the center, where the Hornets raced and in fact have enlarged it, but we'll find out tonight if that is where the sports mods are running.  If they opened up to local racing and Hornets were racing, I'd be at the front of the line checking in the back gate and probably never look back at asphalt........LOL