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Last Minute Preparations

Christi McQuaker came to ride with me this afternoon and the boys were very good. We popped balloons from their backs, practiced the umbrella routine and did parts of the hula-hoop tossing. Christi and I practiced with the hoops last …

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Fun New Bubble Wands

It’s amazing what a week of non-stop rain can do to your schedule. There are so many outdoor jobs that are on hold, giving me time to run around and get things organized for the fundraiser.

Yesterday I tracked down …

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Practice Time

Bill and I put the long weekend to good use, practicing for the fundraiser May first. We’re doing three things unde rsaddle with Zelador and Zeloso: popping a balloon, an umbrella routine and throwing hula-hoops.

Saturday we were discussi

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A Successful Afternoon

I added two more colours to the curtain, put the balloon popper in the metal stand with the “curtain/alias garrocha” pole, blew up a pink and a yellow balloon, put the mailbox on the tall pedestal (with support for the …

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Fun, Games and Experiments

After a week of preparation, today I’ll ride each boy and pop a balloon with the lovely balloon popper Ron Marino created. The balloons will be attached to the kickboards, about four feet off the ground. I’ll pop a balloon …