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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Brianna and the horsies

[pardon the cruddy pic - cameraphone]
Brianna loves to go across the street to the Western Park rodeo grounds when the horses are in town. We bring snacks for them (shhh, don't tell - we're probably not supposed to) and she giggles gleefully at each bite.
But I'm really ticked. There are two horses stalls with EVICTION notices on them. The explanation is obvious - the poor creatures are nearly knee-high in droppings, with matted nasty manes to match. Those WT owners... probably driving around in $50K trucks, but too lazy to care for horses they shouldn't even be allowed to own (yes I'm being judgmental =P ) I wish there was an equestrian branch of DCFS in Utah. I'd totally turn them in. Then become their foster-parent. Brianna would be in heaven.

5 comments:

Amy Hunter said...: Brianna would love you forever.; April 22, 2009 at 10:10 AM
Debbie said...: Report those horse abusers! Or slip over in the dark of night and put them in YOUR backyard, solicit food donations, etc. and go on the internet to learn how to care for them. Build 'um up, then sell 'um to those who would welcome 'um. Or start a stable and show the locals how to be thoughtful conscientious pet owners. Make me proud!; April 22, 2009 at 4:57 PM
Jenna Burningham, OTR/L said...: So check out my blog.....(thats the hubbys)

theburninghams.blogspot.com

Brianna is a cutie for sure!; April 23, 2009 at 10:50 AM
Jenna Burningham, OTR/L said...: So are you asking what a Pediatric Occupational Therapist is???? If so. Let me explain:

PEDIATRIC OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
by Teri Allen, OTR

Occupational therapists are trained to assist people of all ages to perform the functional tasks that normally occupy their
lives. The occupation of childhood is to develop the skills necessary to become functional and independent adults. These
skills include: -Regulation of arousal level in order to attend.
-Refinement of sensory discrimination and processing.
Continual refinement and development of motor skills.
Development of communication skills.
Appropriate social interactions.
Language and cognitive skills.
Age appropriate self care skills.
Self concept.

Play is the media most often used in the Occupational therapist's treatment of children. It is highly motivating and a
natural media used by all children. Education and involvement of the family is usually a primary consideration and may be
critical to success.

The educational background (requires a Masters Level of Higher Degree) of Occupational therapists includes extensive course work in anatomy, neurology and
psychology. Their education also includes course work in activity analysis. This enables the therapist to analyze the
components of a play or work activity choosing tasks that will improve the child's basic skills.

Sorry...I am a bid advocate for my profession. :) Everyone who do not have kids with special needs figure we are Physical Therapists..; April 23, 2009 at 8:06 PM
Mandy said...: How do you evict a horse? Strange. I agree, people who aren't planning on taking care of their pets shouldn't have them!; May 2, 2009 at 10:29 PM

Quotes I want to remember

"The Lord knows our bearing capacity, both as to coping and to comprehending, and He will not give us more to bear than we can manage at the moment, though to us it may seem otherwise. Just as no temptations will come to us from which we cannot escape or which we cannot bear, we will not be given more trials than we can sustain."
- Neal A. Maxwell

"It is a fundamental truth that the responsibilities of motherhood cannot be successfully delegated. No, not to day-care centers, not to schools, not to nurseries, not to babysitters. We become enamored with men's theories such as the idea of preschool training outside the home for young children. Not only does this put added pressure on the budget, but it places young children in an environment away from mother's influence."
-Ezra Taft Benson

“Perhaps there has never been a time when we had greater need to pray and to teach our family members to pray. Prayer is a defense against temptation. It is through earnest and heartfelt prayer that we can receive the needed blessings and the support required to make our way in this sometimes difficult and challenging journey we call mortality.”
-Thomas S. Monson

“Live the gospel as conspicuously as you can. Keep the covenants your children know you have made. And bear your testimony! Don’t just assume your children will somehow get the drift of your beliefs on their own.
-Jeffrey R. Holland

"We hold in our arms the rising generation. They come to this earth with important responsibilities and great spiritual capacities. We cannot be casual in how we prepare them. Our challenge as parents and teachers is not to create a spiritual core in their souls but rather to fan the flame of their spiritual core already aglow with the fire of their premortal faith."
-Neil L. Andersen

"Certainly there are times when getting the family together to read the scriptures does not stack up as a spiritual experience worthy of a journal entry. But we must not be deterred. There are special times when the spirit of a son or daughter is just right and the power of these great scriptures goes down into their heart like fire. As we honor our Heavenly Father in our homes, He will honor our efforts."
-Neil L. Andersen

President Hinckley admonished both men and women to be nurturers. He said, ‘How much more beautiful would be the society in which we live if every father . . . and . . . mother regarded [their] children . . . as gifts from the God of heaven . . . and brought them up with true affection in the wisdom and admonition of the Lord.’ ”
-Susan W. Tanner

"Children are like trees. When they are young, their lives can be shaped and directed, usually with ever so little effort. Said the writer of Proverbs, 'Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it' (22:6). That training finds its roots in the home. There will be little of help from other sources. Do not depend on government to help in this darkening situation. Barbara Bush, wife of former U.S. president George Bush, spoke wisely: 'Your success as a family, our success as society, depends not on what happens at the White House, but on what happens inside your house.' "
-Gordon B. Hinckley

“I give counsel to husbands and wives. Pray for the love which allows you to see the good in your companion. Pray for the love that makes weaknesses and mistakes seem small. Pray for the love to make your companion’s joy your own. Pray for the love to want to lessen the load and soften the sorrows of your companion.”
-Henry B. Eyring

“Reverent behavior is not a natural tendency for most children. It is a quality that is taught by parents and leaders through example and training. But remember, if reverence is rooted in love, so is the teaching of it. Harshness in our training begets resentment, not reverence.”
-Margaret S. Lifferth

"There is no one perfect way to be a good mother. Each situation is unique. Each mother has different challenges, different skills and abilities, and certainly different children. What matters is that a mother loves her children deeply and, in keeping with the devotion she has for God and her husband, prioritizes them above all else."
- M. Russell Ballard

“As parents, we should remember that our lives may be the book from the family library which the children most treasure. Are our examples worthy of emulation? Do we live in such a way that a son or a daughter may say, ‘I want to follow my dad,’ or ‘I want to be like my mother’?”
-Thomas S. Monson

“Security for our families comes from learning self-control, avoiding the excesses of this world, and being temperate in all things.”
-Kent D. Watson

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Brianna and the horsies

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