OLIVER

I don't know how, but Merynn did it. She convinced her grandpa that she needed her own horse, and that's what she got. She sure is one spoiled little girl. She has named her horse Oliver, which I think is cute. Oliver is 10 years old and used to be a race horse. He is very gentle and very obedient. I have been told that he is an excellent horse for my Rynni. Seeing as I don't know horses and their tendencies, I will trust Nate on this. Merynn, I believe, is experiencing true love, as Oliver is the only thing she talks and think about. She wants to go to the farm everyday and see him. I feel bad that I can't get her there every time she asks. I hope both her and I understand the magnitude of this new responsibilty and that we make the time to go and visit and take care of him on some sort of regular basis. I will have to add Oliver to the on going "list of things to do".