Tootie Mama Wins

Katie and I went to Hot Springs this afternoon to finish the Oaklawn season and the TV Classic race my tv station sponsors. It was a beautiful drive over and we enjoyed seeing all of the dogwood trees in full bloom. On our sponsor days this year, we have enjoyed box seats right over the paddock. We have been able to see the horses coming out of the paddock right below us while we were shielded by the glass windows. It rained a few times, so having the box seats inside was very nice. The first race of the year that we sponsored was a very very cold day. We go out on the track and present a crystal bowl to the owner of the winning horse. On rainy days the mud was unreal. I've never seen so much mud. The trips out on the track were thrilling, but the cold and the rain made a few of them a little uncomfortable. However, today was a very beautiful day, a little cool, but a great day at the track. It was the perfect day to for a mother-daughter outing.

















Katie giving me those beautiful eyes that are hard to say, "no", to. You can see that our box seats were right on the window. Our good friend Gary Weir allowed us to use his box seats every other Friday for the whole season.


We didn't bet on the horses, we just admired how beautiful they were and picked a few winners. If we had bet on the 3rd race, we would have come home with some cash. I was sure that Tootie Mama was going to win. We watched her come out and she pranced and held her head up like a real beauty. We could see it in the way she held herself. I also liked #5 and #8. The race ended with a 3-5-8 finish. So long as I don't place bets, my horses come in. When I did bet this season, it was merely a donation to Oaklawn. Kate and I still felt like winners when Tootie Mama came in with #5 and #8 on her tail.

When we went out on the track for our sponsored race, I let Katie give the award to the winner. She was so excited. It's amazing to stand by a thoroughbred and realize what a massive and beautiful creature is next to you. We were cheering for "Forever Grace" to win, but she came in 3rd to Show.

After our sponsor race, we hit TJ Maxx and spent two hours looking at everything. It was a large time. We found some great deals for the guest bath. I also bought Katie a pair of rain boots and a wallet that matches her Jessica Simpson purse.

When we got back this evening, we stopped at the Sushi Bar and I agreed to finally give it a chance. Okay, I have to say that California Rolls and Spicy Salmon Rolls are awesome. The Spicy Salmon Rolls are my favorite. It was the perfect end to a girls day out. Once we got home, I did pop a couple of benadryl because my ears felt like they were swelling inside and my chest was getting tight. (Might be allergic to Sushi)....the benadryl helped....make a mental note...Sushi outing must include benadryl.
















I set the crock pot this morning with Pinto Beans (Shane's favorite)....so when he got home, dinner was ready for him. I called him and we discussed how to make corn muffins...he's not a cook, but he made Jiffy corn muffins and enjoyed his evening. His muffins turned out great. He cooked a little muffin mix all over the muffin pan, but nothing a good soak won't fix.

Right now, we are sitting beside each other on the couch and we both have our lap tops. I'm blogging and he has his search engine fired up. His Fox News is on (he's the managing editor at the station)...so we are watching the news. Are we getting old or are we geeks? I'd hate to see a picture of this.

I have pictures to add to this, but once again, Hughes Net is not cooperating. I'll have to add them tomorrow. Something to look forward to, I guess.

DD comes tomorrow....Whoo Hoo!!!!!