tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79619003624871788182012-02-17T16:49:34.850-08:00Living the Cowboy-way of life through the eyes of his wife. From daily tasks, to the horses, the cows, the goats, the Border Collies, oh, and don't forget the chickens; to the pleasures and tears of living with a Cowboy. Gotta have hobbies for sanity. Mine are gardening in the spring/summer/fall and making stained glass work in the winter.The W.O.W. factor!http://www.blogger.com/profile/18262478798908787803noreply@blogger.comBlogger1391100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961900362487178818.post-86372074230991490732012-02-07T23:09:00.000-08:002012-02-07T23:09:01.345-08:00

...Life happens/changes too fast! I'm still here...just in a "zone"...forgive me, for I know this will pass. I've been busy creating that "special project" for our son's return from the mid-east in March, and with the time quickly approaching for the one year 'anniversary', if that is what one calls it, of my worst day ever....my Dad's passing...on my "watch".....my emotions are a bit like being

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A day for the record books..indeed! .......My Cowboy came home this afternoon and couldn't decide if he had made a wrong turn somehow and was lost?...or if he had acquired himself a new wife,  and just couldn't remember when!!.It all began at about 7 am..... . .I was quietly minding my own business, as I certainly have no one else's business I could get into .... . ...just staring out into the

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-ave.....that is! Brave to take that first step everyone talks about...Brave to open the doors again to the world around me...Brave to be ME again..... So here I am.... Being  BRrrrrrAVE! Taking that 1st~~albeit left...  (as I am entitled since I'm a lefty...oh, reminds me of something I read...will post another day) ...step ...or is that just plain STU....pidity!(actually thought

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Thanks TW for the note the other day... It 'woke' me up. It made me realize "Life goes on". Now I just need to figure out where to start! Cowboy Wife

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...the longest stretch in 6 months!! I would not change the time time I've spent away from home since September...but I need this time. I am trying to put my head in a good place. ~ My Dad was diagnosed last September with prostate and lung cancer. Between his weakening body, numerous falls, 911 calls, hospital visits and treatments, my younger sister from Minn. and I took two week turns as

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of this blog.... ...and I've been trying to find myself! It's been a nasty two years, for sure! A few ups and wayyyy too many downs! I'll fill in the gruesome realities briefly.. ~ In April 09, we thought things were changing for the good. The good turned out to be ONLY that I could have pizza any ol' time! The man who owned the place basically used us! Our sweat and tears...and many dollars too

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...and I'm not ready, willing, or able! BUT...I'll buck up and face my demons! This week I'm faced with TWO jobs. At my paying job, I must start training yet another gal! I've had to train TWO already in a short (?) nine months and that was after I had barely begun to learn the feedlot business myself! It's exhausting trying to teach a non-agricultural person the bare bone basics of cattle so

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Gives this Worn Out Woman a chance to do NOTHING! Hah...if you believe that, you don't know me very well.... But then again....I've never met any of you or vise versa...So who knows what the real Me is??I'm still trying to figure that one out...and I'm open to suggestions. I do know for absolute certain tho...This is Memorial Day, a day of Remembrance...for those who have served and sacrificed.I

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...it's only a test....Am I still alive?.....Am I still a The answer is.....yes! And that is about all I'm sure of! It's been quite a year since we made this transition in our lives.Was it a good one?? ? ? (it's taken me awhile to figure out how to get back into my blog and now that I have, I hope that my internet provider will get the issues fixed so I can stay on line longer than 10 seconds

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AHHHhhhhh! ... A breath at last! It's been a l.o.n.g.......4 months since I posted...Tonite I decided I very much needed to take a few moments, to see if blogging was still occuring or if some new form of communication had been developed in my absense.~~~ FYI...I am in the market for a new calendar & clock! Ones that will give me back some days and hours!...and even some seasons! I'd pay dearly

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...on our Changes (and my absence)Twenty years of sh** can take a toll!I'm pretty darned sure this is a portrait of Us,if we had the time to look in the mirror!~We have been hopscotching back and forth, east & west, and back again!Working here, working there, going after this, going after that.~Doing what?Cleaning up what twenty years ago, used to be a fancy Registered Hereford facility.No

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...Beep!...Beep!I'm sorry but all lines are busy right now.If you care to leave a message, I will get back to you as soon as possible!My brain has been busy.My life has been playin' hop scotch....

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....Right????~I'm not talking about changing your underwear, although, a person should seriously consider doing so on a regular basis!~I'm not talking about changing your name either,though there could be advantages to doing so if you are inclined to live a double life.~But Change... ~Change means pulling yourself out of the pit you have fallen into and exposing yourself to new ideas, new people,

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...When a 13 year old boy is almost 6 foot tall?~A rambunctious gangly kid...~WithL~~~ LO~~~ EN ~~~GG~~~ S! ~~~ !°°__ ~~~ __°°~What happens when said kid and his rowdy cousins stuff M-80’s up a car's tailpipe and take off running?~An accident looking to happen!~ Left leg at the knee does a 360° rotation as said kid tumbles down an embankment.~#1 Surgery!~*~What happens when said kid is 14 and

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...To Re-decorate My Life ♫Yes...it is spilling thewhite stuff......AGAIN!If that is not enough..I think I see a tractor..~...sitting idle..that has no driver...I thought everything was coming up roses...♫..I beg your pardon,I never promised you a rose garden.Along with the sunshine, There's gotta be a little rain sometimes.When you take, you gotta give, so live and let live, Or let go.I beg your

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...Are Worth More Than Gold to a Cowboy! This is our Mac..an 8 week Tri-Color cutie!~ ~~~~ Here's Mac at 9 months, (on the right), helping his Mom, Kayla during one of Cowboy's Stock Dog Clinics he was putting on...~~~~See all of this snow? Yikes!Mac is on top.....at age 4We were all in agreement..let's head for Arizona !~~~After 5 years, of working at the feedlot and becoming bilingual working

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“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life." *"It goes on.”Robert Frost~....Whether you are ready or not! ~As of late, I've not only been in a quandary and procrastinating too much (yes, we all know how good I am at that) but I have been languishing in a slump! I am disgusted with my mind-set; my lack of cohesion that I once took pride in.~ I don't draw a paycheck for being

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Some of the artists of the 60's are revising their hits with new lyrics to accommodate aging baby boomers.I got this in an email, and since I have other things going on keeping me from blogging, I thought some of you could use a giggle today too!~They include:Bobby Darin ---Splish, Splash, I Was Havin' a Flash.Herman's Hermits ---Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Walker . Ringo Starr --- I Get By

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...and Faerie Tales!Do you actually care...~ "How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?" ?~Some people do! Universities have actually been studying this Tongue Twister for an answer, for years! ~I personally, could care less..."How much wood could a woodchuck chuckif a woodchuck could chuck wood?" **I DO care about Faerie Tales though!~And I "Believe" in Faeries!~The

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...Rattle and Roll!Singing~ Oh, Shake shake shake, shake shake shake,Shake your booty! Shake your booty!Oh, shake shake shake, shake shake shake,Shake your booty!Shake your booty. WoWohoo,Yeah!~~~ ~There I was~ .."just a-walkin' down the street, ~singin' "Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do" ~Snappin' her fingers and shufflin' her feet, singin' `"Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do" ~~~~~~Then~ I. Felt.

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...as it peeked through the shadows!First appearing as a long arm stretching across the distance.It became bolder and more menacing.Creeping faster, with dagger-like fingers, it grabbed for me.Evil in demeanor, intentions of vengeance, and with lightening speed accuracy - it latched on.~Swirling into dizzy land, it flung me like a limp noodle.Wrapping my being around the bitter hardness of

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...but Your "Take A Chance".~We have all seen signs on the Highways "Last Stop...." "Last Chance...." for various reasons. You pay heed or not, depending on your present or future needs.Our little town has a "market", if you will. I've given it the name "Take A Chance".When I drive the 10 miles to get there...I always know that I'm "Taking a Chance".~A Chance that they will have scotch tape if I

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...of My "Here & Now" moment......briefly, to thank you all for your kind and loving thoughts; your heartfelt prayers.It is truly a comfort to have so many virtual friends & hugs! Tomorrow is yet another long day (2 hr drive each way) to be with our friends but I will catch up with each of you soon.From "Misty's" family and ours, thank you!

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Years ago...however scarcely twenty, Your roots were laid delicately,in a foundation of love, with sacred devotion.They allowed you to reach out, seeking poise and composition.Yet they remain deeply implanted... for strength and resilience. ~You seized the heart of the garden~ with your magnificence, your grace.Your blooms emerged in unfaltering silk...and quiet hues. Year after year, your

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"It was such a lovely day I thought it a pity to get up. "W. Somerset MaughamMaybe I'll repeat this again tomorrow....~ZZZzzz..~ZZzz..~Zz..

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...We All Know &/or Love So Well.Batman & ROBIN have been icons in our lives since the 1940's. They have appeared in the comics, as TV series and on the big screen in several versions. Everyone adores the sweet youthful face of Batman's sidekick~the popular~ROBIN.The distinguished ROBIN Williams landed in our laps, in 1978, as an alien who came to Earth from the planet Ork in a large egg-shaped

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...and Look What I Found! She sure is a pretty sight to my eyes!Poor photography and all!~One of these days....I'll figure it out; how to actually take a picture that closely resembles what my eyes are actually seeing!(hush now...I DID have my reading glasses on!)~I can "smell" Spring in the air!!

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No, not the Mega Millions...or the State one, not even a scratch one!The "Lottery" I won far exceeds those meaningless types~ by a long shot!! My "Lottery" winnings will be a memory I will cherish for eternity!* * *But...Before I tell you about my "lottery winnings", Today's post was going to be about us leaving yesterday, before dark-thirty a.m and returning after dark-thirty p.m.…missing, by a

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I am SPEECHLESSSSSSSSS...I JUST now received a package...I can't stop crying!!!!OH MY GOSH!!!I will write later...when the tears stop....OOooops ...that may mean you'll never hear from me again!OH MY GOSH!!!**EDIT...8:41 pm....it's AWESOME....and I'm still shaking so bad...this next post is "tough" on me! Told Cowboy, I might have had a heart attack had he not caught me....but said I can't do

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…and the Sun is Shining! See it?? It's Midnight...1-7-09Yep...the cow coughed up this photo for me! Nice of her wasn't it?What 48 hours can do for my spirits!My wintertime blues!Midnight Sunday hovered at 13 degrees with gruesome clouds looming above.A sprinkling plummeting of white shimmery crud fell once again! 6 additional inches on top umteen inches of older white layers!By Noon Monday the

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...For Better or For WORSE.NOT...For Better or For HORSE!This post is for those of you who "Lurked" and did not want your comment read by others.Choosing anonymity instead, by emailing me regarding #10 in my last post.In case you 'come back' lurking...I respond in this way to you all....Let me first tell you-YOU have never, nor could you, walk in & fill my shoes...~There is a difference between

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...I've spilled my guts before!Ok…who the heck Scrapped me?? Far too many of you I'd say!What in tarnation are you all trying to tell me anyhow?In my book, Scrapping is what you do with something that’s old or no longer useful for it’s original purpose…like Scrap Iron, Scrap paper, table scraps…What’s a person like me supposed to think?Geez!So you think you want Scraps of me?Well, hope you don’t

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...I bring with me into 2009The following are my two most treasured memories...the ones I will carry deeply embedded in my heart~ year after year!***Last Spring, our daughter, Hydro and her Wonderful Husband, flew me to Southern California for a 10 day visit. It had been a l-o-n-g two and half years since we had seen each other and it turned into a visit of profound love and joy! Getting

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...Brings Big Melts!In more ways than one!Melting the old records and setting new ones.Melting of the mind and wishing to see summer blooms; Melting the energy of your body just to survive and help others to survive.Yet there is that melting in your heart when you see a smile from an elderly person happy to see you, or thankful for your help; or when clutching a new calf which was frozen to the

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...O Christmas Tree..Christmastime has always been a hard season for me…but this year?Our greatest joys will be here to share it with us! Our kids and families!Our Christmases have never been about gifts for us (they are rarities around here)...it's a time meant to be shared with family~ full of gags, giggles and games.THIS year, I am counting the days to the kids arrival!13 days...and counting

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...are here again!(I will take them as they come…with pure delight!)Is it not what I see others doin'?"Skywatch Friday"This would fit the profile, right?...Fooled you!...This was Thursday's beautiful morning!It is what I discovered upon waking crumpled on the sofa after falling asleep on my night owl vigil!A perpetual occurrence, sometimes annoying, where my brain refuses to quit.In the wee hours

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...can kill!Micotil is an antibiotic, purchased only through a licensed Veterinarian, used to control respiratory disease in cattle (BRD). (read more here)Cattlemen like the drug because of its lower per dose volume, cost per treatment and quick reaction time. Because it is quite expensive, most cattlemen use Micotil after other attempts have failed, or the animal’s condition is quite

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...this past week.In more ways than one! We had the return of the hunters (the ‘good’ ones)for their last attempt of filling bird bags; Complete with muddy floors, boisterous male chatter,and my merciless time spent cooking.Five days worth!I have never been so glad to see a Sunday evening end with only the two of us......peace, quiet and alone at last!No more guns, ammo, camo's or tons of

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...Since I had one of these...NO! Not this....You Turkey! Yes, it has been a year since Thanksgiving,but this in NOT what I've missed stuffing myself with! ..actually, my favorite part of Thanksgiving is cold turkey sandwiches..just before bed! ...and again for breakfast!So you all have a great Thanksgiving,enjoy stuffing yourselves with all those wonderful goodies..BUT..... I'm already stuffed!

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….I Want To Be!"That is what I was told when I was 18 years old...by my parents!I was the gypsy of the family, with the desire to be different, to experience new places, new things the world had to offer! Every time Dad came home telling us about some foreign place he could take a job…..mentally, my bags were packed and I was ready to go come nightfall. My dreams would carry me into the unknown

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...Two Steps backward.I've succeeded in reaching my goal!I reached "40" again...and here is where I choose to remain!Don't I look like it?

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...and I am NOT fond of that!COLD is blowing in with a vengeance and I'm desperately missing summer today!"C" also is for Christmas. I love the reason for Christmastime, but it has never been a favorite holiday of mine.Money and family seems to always be beyond our reaches.(quite possibly...our fault, for our chosen lifestyle, do you think?)...BUT...Over at Wise Herbs, I participated in a sort of

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…yet we cannot choose our family!A bittersweet reality...in our life.****WARNING****If you are looking for a smile or to enjoy that cup of coffee in hand, you may want to leave and visit someone else's blog. This is MY rant, from MY heart.Before I explain, let me explain! A brief history:Cowboy’s mom died when he was 6. His Real Brother, (RealB) was 10 months old.FIL married a widower almost

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...Thursday!The washing machine is drained, the dishwasher is crabby, and the hot water heater is irritable.The stove is screaming with fatigue, the floors are annoyed from all of the scuffling, and the doors are creaking in agony.The mop is wringing in agony, the toilets are gurgling in misery, and my computer feels rejected! (It hasn't even been turned on until now...almost a week!)~"How is the

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...have invaded my home!Every Fall, our doors swing to and fro for family and friends that live for love to hunt.The weekends bring bird hunters as this area is known for Pheasants; yet Mother Nature affects their bounty. Heavy moisture in the spring can drown the chicklets as the nests are tucked into the ground. Coyotes are a predator that impacts their lives also.Recently, there have been 3

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... please read carefully!I have some valuable informationthat I need to share with everyoneout in the invisible worldof Blogland!*We ALL age,and this is about growing old! ** **Well, CRAP!Now I forgot what I was gonna tell ya! **Hope ya'll have a 'memorable' day! *...Smile now, you know you want to!...

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…can changes dreams and perspectives.After "that incident in July", I quickly sent out an “APB” email across our vast array of family and friends without Cowboy’s knowledge. Soon afterwards, a suggestion came in. I did some careful research before approaching him about the possibility of him pursuing this suggestion. We spent many hours discussing this. We did a thorough assessment of our

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...2008 Elections... All Zipped Up ..Done..

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...so I'm warning you, I'm not about to start!Let me tell you ahead of time that I am so sorry! Regrettably, I am so despicably delinquent on posting some things here, so please don't judge me to be thoughtless or unappreciative. I'm really not either of those! I have met so many wonderful people through this medium, and truthfully? You all know more about me than my own family does, except maybe

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...Let it Rain, Let it Rain, Let it Rain!We don’t get much rain in our small part of the world so today we received a welcomed treat!I do love the rains…..the ever so scarce ones~that is.The everyday predictable ones, I can live without.Since a gentle rain was falling, I felt compelled to do the one thing I love,and rarely have the opportunity to do.Take a walk in the rain! *I turned my face

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.....the Results are in ..options that have been eliminated.* * *Taking up the Profession as a Chimney Sweep is out! It's a scarry, dirty job...where was Mike Rowe anyhow, when he was needed most!* * * (Go ahead, click pictures to enlarge)Hey W.O.W.! ....I've got it!Remember when we used to dance all night,the jitterbug, the waltz, the two-step?I think I will try out for"Dancing with the Stars"!I

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...are coming today!Their names are H.O.W. & W.O.W.!This picture is what one should look like, in the true sense of the Profession.....But....Because Cowboy and I are both deathly afraid of heights, I'm quite positive we won't look so confident. Fear will no doubt preside over our faces,along with the soot!Not to mention the fact that our roof line is NOT that flat! Ours has an 8-12 pitch! That

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...a week ago...It was one of those nights that I went to sleep around 3 am, while Cowboy was having fun gathering cattle in the North country. I had been answering the phone for a few days with cancellations of our winter's income. I knew the economy was failing~heading for places never experienced by most of the population, and getting there fast!!My very last thought that night, before falling

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...with feel good food!First, you need to have a good friend who brings you a big box of apples!From that point on? What else but have some fun! Wing it!Dance the Hokey Pokey! ~~Sing at the top of your lungs~~**You put your right foot in,You put your right foot out;**You put your right foot in, And you shake it all about.**You do the Hokey-Pokey, And you turn yourself around.**That's what it's

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I don't normally allow rivers to fall from my soul!But do you all know how many tears you caused to fall while reading your comments and many, many emails filled with questions, concerns & prayers?! "Too~too many"! (I thought my dams had been built "Ford-Tough" to withstand anything!)But I truly feel a deep indebtedness for your thoughts & well wishes. Having built so many wonderful friendships

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... by whatever means it takes. (this isn't the continuation of the Oprah post I'd planned on..life changed....)Let me tell you a story first...… the story of a penniless young man who became the Northwest’s Cattle King. ~Ben Snipes~Ben Snipes headed west from Iowa in 1852 with a covered wagon train at the age of 17. The gold rush enticed him. He earned his keep as the right-hand man and was

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...I'm just doing a survival manuever.I will be back here in a day or two.I miss visiting all of you, but I've had other priorities...called LIFE!

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.....do they always go amuck??I awoke this morning with grandiose goals.They failed to come to fruition.Hence, no continuation from yesterday's Oprah post.Cowboy is gone gathering cattle up north for a week.Chores are all mine to do again.It dropped to 19 degrees last night....BRRRRRrrrrrrr!Water troughs were froze.The electric fence is NOT working and I cannot tell you how many times I walked

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...and the financial state of Americans.Due to the call for 20 degree weather beginning tonight and for the next 5-6 days, I decided that I had better get at least one of fireplaces cleaned today as I am going to need the heat that it generates…when I add wood to it of course.To drown out the "quiet channel" going on in my house as I cleaned it, I watched Oprah, which is something I seldom

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... what is a Queen?... we had "Queen" an English rock band formed in 1970 in London, anyone remember them besides me? ... there are 4 "Queens" in a deck of playing cards. ... the "Queen" is the most powerful piece is in the game of Chess. ... there is that dominant female "Queen" ant, bee, termite, or wasp. ... one of Canada's leading universities in Ontario is "Queen's". ... we also have a 2006

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...Has had me under the weather lately.QUITE~LITERALLY!I have spent the past week outdoors! Working my hiney off!Summer was here early last week with temperatures of 86+ degrees, which was wonderful.Fall reminded me that it is here by bringing us back down to 70 degrees on Thursday and 60 on Friday ~ with rain! YEP! ...I'm talking about that wet stuff that drops from the sky!It is a rarity for

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...the Heart and Mind!But it also has a huge appetite for broadband!My music has gobbled up all of my bandwidth time!Who Knew?I sure didn't until today when it ate right through the universe, through these invisible communication waves landing smack dab into my computer....BAM! No more Internet connection!I had to call Support Tech, or maybe that is Tech Support, for them to tell me I was not

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...something wonderful!I came across this blog a few days ago and I must tell you what a pleasure it was to meet this lady! She is involved in an awesome project helping children either with cancer or those who must live alongside of cancer through friends or family.PLEASE...visit this and see if you can help with this year's planned project..."Good Medicine Project""I’ve told y’all a hundred

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...listening to songs on my PlayListGood Morning "Hydro"...this is for you...because we miss you!Holly Dunn's... "Daddy's Hands""Cowboy & Hydro" ~father/daughter dance....(For those who don't know the song, click on it at the bottom of posts in 'PlayList'... ) **EDIT 9/30/08~Wild Blue says I'm gobbling up too much bandwidth..so I had to remove the Playlist...you will have to carry your own tune

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...did all this JUNK come from?Where.. Oh.. Where.. is beyond me! (we are just getting started here..)Today was a day for de-cluttering.The garage.. ~Cowboy's Garage~..(mine, believe it or not...is spotless give or take a few mouse droppings. Yes, I do have my very own place to park my rig out of the sun, dust and cold...it rarely gets driven so it needs its own hiding place!)It never ceases to

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...and I just now figured it out!!A good blogging friend created these 'pictures' for me, and no, she's never met or seen me either, her imagination just went wild!Really Wild! She is a single Mom with a bunch of little critters running about her place... besides her 'chillins', and to top that off, she's going to college to change her life~for a better life!I'm really proud of her! (like a Mom

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...on the homefront....Last evening there was calm in the heavens as Cowboy and I sat on the front porch, the evening chores were done. Supper was in the oven with the aromas of pot roast and blueberry muffins sifting through the door casings.It was a quiet Sunday and we were able to catch up on our neglected pastimes. Cowboy picked up his carving tools. I curled up with chapters in a book that

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...on the farm. (no, this is NOT our farm!)Unfortunately, it's that time of year that we must think about winter feed. Ours is tucked neatly, in Kodak colors on the pantry shelves lining the basement walls, and sparkling of a frosty white behind the freezer doors. *giving myself a nice soft shoulder pat*But..these four legged, outdoor critters, oh no, they have to be difficult! They need a

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...on WHY humans must eat!I've devoted my life pushed a few buttons, spent many hours a few minutes and years in search of a simple answer.It was to be my thesis of life brightest post!I persevered through every waking hour tab I opened,seeking the answer to a question that haunted my palette."WHY didn't our Creator provide for our total nourishment needs through the absorption of the air we

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...into the Lost City of Petra! What an adventure for someone who goes no where!If you want to learn more, as I plan to, click here for starters. Do you remember the movie"Indiana Jones: Last Crusade"?Well, walk through the Siq(to the left) and you come out at'The Treasury'..(to the right)Do you recognize this?It is where parts were filmed.The Lost City of Petra is built exclusively out of

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...are winding down!The chill of this morning’s air, a mere 33 degrees, fills my nostrils with a cool reflection of the days ahead. I am sitting on the front porch wrapped in my blanket (“Hydro” promises the robe is in the mail TODAY!) sipping my first cup of coffee and I see two deer heading towards the creek for their morning drink. They trod down the same dusty path that has been worn over the

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Why NOT put off today, what you can do tomorrow...next month... or 6 months from now?I blessed our Daughter "Hydro" with a trait that I have,which has haunted my family for decades.It truly has been a 'sore spot'!It flows not within the veins of our family blood!It is not a genetic mutation passed on through the generations or even skipping one or two.It is not hereditary amongst just

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Why I chose W.O.W. for my identity! Today, I’m truly "Worn Out Woman"!A "Weary Ol' Wife"!Having spent a wonderful day at our County Fair, we were settled into the cozy comforts of quietness last evening ...........Cowboy was deeply involved with his reading and I was tidying up after finishing 99.9% of my canning for the year. My kitchen has been in disarray for weeks and the laundry has backed

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...the smartest duck in the lake! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~Today, I went on a rampage in the garden wielding a pair of scissors!The grasshoppers were plentiful and I had a brainstorm!Chase them down, catch those buggars & cut their heads off!Cover them in chocolate…everybody loves chocolate, right? (I didn’t think it would be too appetizing to leave heads on)I thought if I packaged them real purty like, I could

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...WHY?Because I like her!Because she'll still let me be her neighbor knowing I'm a Granny!Because she's wild & crazy! (or maybe that should be Gorgeous & Creative!)Do control that "swelling" I see TW **wink**Or maybe because she really IS a Train Wreck!Because she writes for me without asking!AND... she writes for free!(and it's definetly more creative than my simple mind can do!Here's HER

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...Here's a few reasons (however, My reason is the last one...)After much "studying and research", these are some of the main reasons people claim a "Pinkie" is important.*Mathematically, things would be different (couldn't count to five on one hand...)*It's considered proper etiquette for drinking tea in a tiny cup (yep, it works for me...)*From a distance, a football referee signaling 4th down

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...this past week, in a time warp!Before I knew what blew over me, it's become Monday....again!Do you ever have those days, weeks, or months,where your plans and intentions are bigger than reality?My "list" of things needing done was overwhelming.As it turns out, I hurried aimlessly, accomplishing nothing! Each item seemed a huge project of its own, an unwanted burden.* * * * * The more I thought

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Thanksgiving in August ~~Aug 24, 1992(part One)Our small table was compressed with the warmth & love of our families and friends. Squeezed tightly together against each other, in our tiny kitchen sat Uncle Leonard, Clint, Dave & Gail, Dan & Kelli, Butch & Debbie, and Elaine. Of course there was Keith & I. Our hands were held in this circle of togetherness as we bowed our heads in prayers. Grace

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...out of boredom today!Check out your left sidebar. Maxine.Some asked about my Salsa.I replied....by creating this new idea.Have a great day! Will see ya'll on the flip-flop!(when I get a smooth sailing keyboard!)

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...I wanted to HOOOWLLL! (My etching of a wolf family~a passion of mine)Just thought these wolves were fitting for the day's title!~ ~ ~ ~ ~What next? My keyboard decided I should type in shorthand, or some unspoken language but not English!Had to order a new one...luckily, shipping from Staplesis cheaper than me driving to the closest one...60 miles away-ONE way! But of course, it won't be here

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...when the pickings 'er ripe!Today....One batch of pickled beans.......and more to get done!(gotta get these done....& more Salsa... as a short week from now, Son will be heading East to Fargo! We will be swapping out jars... he brings the empties & I replenish with a fresh supply!) ...(and yes..many tears from ol' Mom will be smothered with humongous hugs from him...)Hmmmm...wondering how he

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....the gift I received from Prof,whilst I wait for a higher Internet connection speed.(I fired DISH, by the way... the other day, for wasting my time & anticipation...for the numerous "no-show" days of unfulfilled obligation!)I now wait for our local phone company, who provides Wild Blue also, without the 18 month contract. Yesterday, he came to determine where the contraption will be put

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...is whispering against my cheeks!This morning was cleansed by last night's storm.The fields looked alive again, even in their golden state.That which had become accustomed to wearing dusty green, had returned to it's natural glorious hue (which happens to be my favorite color!).The air was crisp, the lawn littered with fallen leaves from Locust trees.I dug deep into my dresser in search of a

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...and wreaked havoc below!!WHAT a storm it was that passed through tonight!Figures!I had about 9 of your Blogs pulled, so far, loaded on separate tabs...computer, Internet, Blogger all seemed to be cooperating with me...I was loading 2 more as I was cooking supper. I planned to get as many uploaded & ready to read after eating without having that long waiting process of me perched in this hard

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...what life would be like IF...Businesses were as accountable as they expect YOU to be! DISH did NOT deliver my hi-speed Internet! (yet they took our $$!!) We only received a recorded message yesterday morning, very slurred & unable to decipher. I had to sit "on hold" for 1.5 hours for them to tell me there was a 'scheduling conflict'...no other explanation! Yet, we were to give them 24 hour

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Nothing but problems!!Don't even know if this will post!Hopefully, Wednesday...all will be well & working properly!I have tried visiting you out there in the Blog world, even posted comments! Yet, all seems to want to freeze up on me!

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...gone sour!Hangin' his head low, scuffing his feet & kicking pebbles with each step he took...a young feller saunters up our drive at dawn....Trouble weighed heavy on his shoulders...He's working harvest, driving combine for a neighboring farmer. Since harvest starts with the rising of the sun & ends a day~ long after sunset, this young man has been camped out down by the creek in a tent with a

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...meant I had to spend my day like this!:::\/Once in awhile, life requires indoor chores as well!Thanks Sarah...for the pix :)

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Now isn't Cowboy just the SweetestPea you ever laid eyes on??!!Huh.....you are asking??(Yes...these are volunteer Sweetpeas.. ......and this time of year???? )No silly............................................> over here!Hi Speed! Don't really know how it works with DISH, but do know my phone lines won't be tied up & I won't be disconnected randomly! WHOOO knows...maybe I won't be staying with

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Yes siree sir! I forgot our anniversary. She's amazing though and never holds things against me. After all these years & all my blunders, you'd think she'd have left me for a better life! I just read her take on our wedding. And she must not be too angry at me, or she wouldn't have put it all out there for you to read.Because she's been so miserable lately, with my being gone & her in charge of

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...or so the saying goes!!We just had our anniversary on the 24th, which Cowboy forgot, by the way...I do forgive him though, as in our chosen way of life, we rarely know what day it is anyhow! They all meld into one another, days into weeks, months into years.I can not begin to tell you about the miles we've traveled, the time that has flown by, the experiences, the people.... ....and the huge

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...for reasons, and I'm just not sure what they are!First of all, THANK YOU ALL for your encouraging words & staying in touch with me! It means a lot to me!"LIFE" UPDATES:BLOGGING FRIENDS...I am coming to visit you! I've missed knowing what's going on in your worlds!COMPUTER...got a virus last week. Finally 'wormed' my way around it today to connect to the Internet so I could try to 'fix' it.

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....just lost for words right now..Cowboy made it home safely Saturday night about 2:15 am. Not to worry, all went well.I just have some other pressing news to deal with in the next few days, regarding my Dad.When I know more, and my heart isn't so heavy with worry & my mind isn't twisting like a wild whirlpool in the deep sea of scattered thoughts....I'll be back to check in on all my blogging

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...calls for desperate measures!By the time I got done with evening chores & was ready to mow the grass, I decided to take another pass thru the veggie garden to see if any of my concoctions had killed the pests. What did I see? Or rather what was gone now? Beets ~devoured; Spinach~no sign of; Carrots~ 75% gone (however, I do know that they grow new tops & should be OK...don't know that about

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....at it's "FINEST" !!!HORSES can be real Destructive!! This one is getting a taste of my NEW remedy...we'll see if it works!I mixed 1/4 cup Cayenne pepper, 20 drops of Tabasco into 1 1/2 cup water.I just 'painted' it on the chew shots! Hope it burns them into quitting!Figures...they just HAD to get it chewed through while Cowboy is gone! I'll be keeping an eye on them all today....see how well

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(and so has been my phone lines!!! They had better plan to reimburse me for 3 days of NOTHING!)This was Saturday...And he's off.... to the North Cascades Country!...not quite as early as he planned...THAT just never happens! Cowboy decided to give all 3 horses baths before heading out, and then there's all that last minute stuff...like checking oil, tires, double checking the horses left behind

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...Cowboy gets to go Cowboying~away from home!It almost feels like Christmas to him! He is sooooo durned excited!He needs this break, I agree. We just never get to leave home! (Except MY trip to the Daughter's & Sister's..but that wasn't WE! This time won't be WE either! It'll be HE!). I'm so frugal and with gas prices the way they are, as far as he has to go, I was draggin' my feet. Then, ol'

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...today, a whopping 2,800 people & holding their own!Actually, My Cowboy is excited beyond all recognition!He gets to go Cowboying in the mountains!More later...things to do!

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...think I'll start a Lavender farm!!Mmmmmm...smell it!The ones I started from seed, myself, failed...yet the ones Mother Nature nurtured along beneath these 2 year old plants are quite plentiful! I will move them to a great spot come fall.Not knowing I was going to have any 'babies', I bought 5 young plants early this Spring and they are thriving also!"Lavender is frequently used as an aid to

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..yesterday...to remember why I enjoy my life...The night before, I'd sent out an "A P B" to all our friends...looking for a new job for my Cowboy! Much to his 'embarrassment', he had the phone lines tied up ALL day talking to all the well wishers & listening to suggestions. (and he hates talking on the phone! Yes, swelling was W-A-Y down, so he could finally talk).He wasn't mad at me for my

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