Sunday, August 7, 2011

Summer Fun ;-)



Hey, this is Summer. You know, the were-cat next door. ;-) I couldn't resist the stupid pun title.

This is my first time writing for the blog, but the Greens are trying to get me and Kiwi to start contributing. I really like to write, so I'm going to give it a try. (I normally write poetry and short stories, but blogging can't be that different, right?) Maybe I'll start writing regularly, too.

So let's see, what should I say about myself? I'm twelve years old, and I go to the same school as Molly, although she's one grade higher than me so we don't have classes together. Like I said before, I love to write and read. My favourite class is Language Arts. I really like math and science too, though.

I also really love riding horses! I don't have a horse of my own, but I've taken riding lessons for two years. I like to do horse shows, and I've won a bunch of ribbons. Since I don't have my own horse, I show the school horse I ride in my lessons.

Some of you may know this already, but most horses have a "stable name" and a "show name." The stable name is what the horse is called normally, and it's usually something pretty simple. It doesn't have to be unique, although usually there wouldn't be two horses with the same stable name at the same barn because it would be confusing. The show name is usually longer and more complicated and fancy, and it's more unique to that horse; usually it's made of the show names of that horse's dam and sire (that means its mom and dad.)

The horse I show is called Blossom. That's her stable name, so it's what I normally call her. She's a mare (an adult female) and she is twelve years old. She likes to jump and go fast, and she doesn't always listen very well, but we're used to each other now. Her show name is Tea Rose Garden.

Besides writing and riding horses, I also really love yoga! It's very relaxing. I practice almost every day, and if I'm feeling stressed there's nothing I like more than pulling out my yoga mat and doing a few poses. It keeps me sane sometimes.

The Greens have talked about my background a little in other posts, but here's a recap with a few more details:

I was born in Toronto. I'm biracial; my father was black and my mother was white. I say "was" because they had a lot of problems and couldn't take care of me, so I ended up in foster care when I was a baby, and I'm not really sure who my biological parents are or if they're still alive. I hope they're doing well and got their lives together. I think about them sometimes. Because of my dual heritage I have curls and amber eyes, which is kind of different and cool.

I was adopted when I was about a year old. It wasn't long before they realized I have a little "problem" though... I periodically turn into a cat. Not joking. I'm a were-cat. Or something. I knew I was different, and I sometimes didn't behave very well because I had trouble dealing with that. Anyway, it was too much for my adoptive family, and they decided to dissolve the adoption and stop being my parents when I was seven years old. So I went back to foster care. Again.

That turned out to be pretty good for me, though, because I ended up in a foster home with Kiwi and Maia, back before Maia was an adult. Maia aged out of foster care and got custody of me and Kiwi, because by then we were all really close.

It's nice to have a family that really loves me and understands me. And I include the Greens in that. We're all one big family now. That has been really cool, suddenly having so many surrogate sisters!

So, that's me. Summer. Wow, that was a long post! You probably know more about me than you want to, now. You'll probably see me blogging more in the future, too. ;-)

Love,
Summer

15 comments:

  1. Hi Summer! It was nice to read more about you. =) Horse shows sound fun... maybe I'll try that some day. I'm glad you're happy with your family now. Hope to see more from you soon!

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  2. Summer says:

    Thanks, Lucy!

    You should totally try horseback riding, if you haven't already. Showing is fun, but sometimes it's more fun to just take your horse out on the trail and not worry about whether you look good.

    I definitely have a great family now. Not to say I'm never sad about the past, but... I'm not sad about it a lot, really. I'm too busy having fun in the present! :-)

    Love,
    Summer

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  3. That's so cool that you like riding horses! We have two things in common: our name and one of the things we like to do!
    Best wishes,
    Summer (hehehe)

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  4. Summer says:

    Hello, OtherSummer! I didn't realize you liked to ride horses too. That is very cool! (I secretly think everyone should ride horses.) It's neat to find things in common.

    Love,
    OtherSummer

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  5. Hi Summer! I love riding horses too. I have my own mare named Sienna (show name Sienna Silk) who I keep in the on-campus stable, but I have to let her be used for other lessons to lower the cost of her board. :) It's great to hear from you after hearing so much about you from the Greens.
    Love Stella :)

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  6. Summer says:

    Hi, Stella! It's so cool that you have your own horse! I'm jealous. (Just kidding.) I'm saving up my money so someday I can buy a horse too, but they're expensive, and Inna and Maia said I have to have enough money for food, board, vet care, and the farrier too even once I've saved up for the horse itself. (I know this is smart and they are right, but it means a lot more saving.) Hopefully someday, though!

    Love,
    Summer

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  7. You should come visit me, Summer. I have three horses of my own, plus my family has more. I've never cared for show names, but since my horses are registered they all have the silly names:
    Nickering Steps High "Nicki"
    Sparks Flying High "Reed" ('High' part because his mom is Nicki).
    I haven't registered Fern yet, do you have any ideas on a name for her?

    -Mac

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  8. Summer says:

    I'd love to visit you, Mac! Maybe someday. :-)

    It is so awesome that you own horses. I'd love to spend time on a ranch. It would be the best vacation ever.

    There are some nice things about living in the city, but having to go outside of town to take riding lessons is not one of them. I've never really lived in the country but I think I'd like it.

    Fern is such a cute name. Who are her sire and dam? I'd be happy to make some suggestions, but I can't remember her parents' names.

    Love,
    Summer

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  10. Hey Nanci! Thanks for commenting!

    We totally forgot we had entered your contest. Sorry!

    We'll have our guardian contact you ASAP. :-)

    Love,
    The Green Girls

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  11. Summer,

    Fern's parents are: Speckled Sunshine "Sunny" (dam) and Southern Chipmunk (sire, don't ask about his name, lol). Sunny is one of our horses that we bred with Chipmunk.

    -Mac

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  12. Summer says:

    LOL, seriously? Southern CHIPMUNK? No wonder you don't have a show name yet, with that to work with. ;-)

    I'll try to think up some ideas.

    Love,
    Summer

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  13. Summer says:

    OK, none of these are fantastic, but I promised I'd try to come up with some ideas for you, Mac, so here goes...

    Southern Cross Sky (the Southern Cross is a constellation, in case you're not familiar)
    Southern Sunlight - or Sunbeam
    Speckled Squirrel
    Sunlight Dapples
    Specks of Sunlight
    Stripes of Sunlight
    Southern Tiger
    Sunshine Tiger (I looked up chipmunks on Wikipedia and it said they can be called "timber tigers," which I thought was cute and could help get a more majestic animal in there.)

    None of those are fantastic, but maybe it'll give you some inspiration for a better name of your own. :-)

    Love,
    Summer

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  14. Thanks, Summer! I like several of those. Southern Sunbeam and Sunshine Tiger are my favorites.

    -Mac

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  15. Summer says:

    Glad I could help! Like I said, I don't expect you to pick from my list... just some ideas of mine to help get your own ideas flowing. :-)

    Love,
    Summer

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