We've Moved----->

Hot diggity dog--I did it! I did my first post on the new site. With my new-found confidence and knowledge, I guess it is time to bid this blogger site adieu. I'm not going to remove this blog because I'm too sentimental, but new posts will now be found at ggyr.org. Some thoughts as I depart:

• Sniff, sniff--Blogger, you've been mighty good to me. Thanks for the free posting privileges.
• Cindy, thank you for working countless hours creating the perfect site for us. We love it and all the beautiful details (did you see "Meet Our Horses" tab?) you've poured in. Cute stuff!! We love you and cannot thank you enough!
• Kurt, thanks for creating and maintaining our former website these last two years. You came to us offering your services, free of charge, and really got the ball rolling by getting GGYR into the website world. We appreciate you patience, advice, hard work and friendship! We could not have done it without you. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
• Readers, I know change is hard for some of us. I usually complain and kick and whine when I see someone has started a new blog when I am already used to their old one. Take comfort in the fact that I know your pain. But, this new site will be a great thing for me and the ranch in general. It will be so much easier to steer people to ONE location instead of saying, "Well, the website is. . . and the blog is . . ." ggyr.org and we're done!
• When (ha!) you leave a comment on the new site for the first time, your comment will not appear until I approve it. After that happens, your future comments should appear right away.
• Cindy imported almost all the posts from this blog into the new one including comments.
• That being said, if you happen to come back here and comment for some reason, I'll still get an email alert from Blogger.
• Big pictures! Fun.
• Change is good. Let's go out and embrace it.

Wonder if this sets the record for the longest post telling people to update their bookmarks to a new site?!

Remember, ggyr.org. I'll see you there.

Webtastic!

I almost hate to announce something so exciting on the weekend. I think readership drops to half on Saturday and Sunday. But, we're thrilled to share our happy news with all of you and don't want to wait.

We would like to express the most gigantic thank you to Kurt von Ahnen for creating our website!

This incredibly generous person volunteered to create the site at no charge to us--as a donation to Galloping Grace! Not only that, but he worked hard to make sure it was up by May 1, just as he promised. He was efficient, patient, creative, and encouraging throughout the entire process. He never made us feel guilty when we wanted something changed, and he provided us with several options and extra services we never expected.

Let's just say we LOVE Kurt!

At the volunteer lunch (again, for people interested in working at GG this season), Max informed the crowd that "Ken" was working on our website. Funny--his name is Kurt. What did Ken, I mean Kurt, do? He just turned to his wife and laughed. Poor guy had to listen to all of us call him Ken for quite a while after that. (We're a funny bunch.)

While I'm bragging on him, I'd like to mention his wife Heidi. Heidi came out to GG one time last season. I didn't even get to meet her that day. Apparently, she enjoyed the ranch and believed in the program. She wrote an email saying that she didn't want to step on any toes, but that her husband would design our website if we needed it done. Heidi could jump up and down on our toes for that kind of news! When I first met Kurt, he told me that it was no problem doing it--his wife wanted him to--he loves to make her happy. Heidi, thank you!!

Heidi has also expressed an interest in being a volunteer. Just this week she went through training with Max, fed the horses a couple times--a situation where she drove out specifically to feed to give Max a break, and has scooped poop. Is this couple for real??!

I'm sure this goes without saying at this point, but if any of you find yourselves in need of a web designer, I know a great one! Please consider Kurt/Ken and tell him thanks from Galloping Grace!

Kurt and Heidi--thanks again!

Check it out at http://gallopinggraceyouthranch.com/ and soon to be at gallopinggraceyouthranch.org and ggyr.org. (Because Ken's cool and knows how to link a whole bunch of stuff and stuff.) He did a great job blending it to go with the blog design Regina created for us. We sure do know some generous, talented people!