My Uncle Harlan

Last night our neighbor (Joe) came over and drank a beer (or maybe a few more) with Jeff. We ended up talking about my Uncle Harlan Norman. The thought of him makes me smile :) We got out his hall of fame books from when we went to Jackson Mississippi, and reminisced for hours. It all started with me working my Gunner in the round pen, something I don't do enough of, by the way, anyways I taught him something he had never done before in just minutes, and it came back to me just how much I learned from my Uncle Harlan the 5 years we spent almost every weekend at The Ellis Ranch. We were TRUELY BLESSED to have that time with him and the WHOLE Ellis family. I don't even think I remember half of the horse knowledge I got there, it just comes out when I need it. I love my Uncle Harlan and Aunt Margie with my whole heart. And I am so thankful for my horse life, it has been loads of fun! And just  a side note, I was looking up my cousin Steven Norman (he's a great horse shoer for all the big race horses in KY) on the Internet to show Joe, and I found a great blog my cousin Billy Harlan wrote about growing up in S.D. My isn't the Internet a wonderful thing!! I guess I am trying to say, I have had a great life with relatives, and I have wonderful memories! It makes me happy when I think of the memories we are creating for the younger generation right now, JUST BY BEING WHO WE ARE!!!!! Awe yes, Life is really good!!