I wonder…..

I told Addie to make her bed. I wonder where she plans on sleeping……. The catfish looks stressed out by all the new residents on the bed. Only a six-year-old. 🙂

What not to say.

Females have a remarkable ability.  They can tote about an itsy-bitsy egg until it is fertilized, let another small human develop a complete, tiny body inside them with an extremely accommodating belly then extract the little creature via painful pushes and sometimes incisions.  A truly amazing process.  I have a good friend who has done…

Wicked Walk 2/4/2015

I slept until 8:00 today.  Well, I stayed in bed until 8:08.  It was glorious.  Until I realized my step-son had turned on the coffee pot at 5:30 and it went off at 7:30 which meant the coffee was cold when poured into my favorite mug.  I can’t stand cold coffee.  I gulped down a…

Rachel~Week Two

Rachel has rapidly gone from small, somewhat defenseless, calf to charging, milk-crazed manic.  I had the pleasure of caring for her almost exclusively this week.  My legs are bruised, my arms are sore and I ate dirt for breakfast Wednesday morning when, apparently, her bottle was insufficient.  I guess by running to and butting me…

Towel War

Disclaimer.  I love my husband and am so happy he thinks of me often.  A few weeks ago I mentioned I would like new towels.  The navy towels I bought for us at a department store 7 years ago were disintegrating rapidly.  They had served long and well yet featured holes and torn seams.  “Time…

Old Friends

Some things get worse with age.  Onions, potatoes, garlic, computers, grey hair, flab, swimming pools and Wal-Mart’s.  Just to name a few.  Other things get better with age.  Wine, certain cheeses, men, movies (with Hugh Jackman, Robert Redford, Julia Andrews, Charlton Heston and Meryl Streep.  Obviously, not all on the same film), books and true…

Wicked Walk 1/28/2015

Wednesday, my day off, was spent working at my old job, attending a home-school painting party, trying to clean house, feed Rachel, check on a horse with colic and numerous other activities.  All of which interfered with my walk.  Which is fine.  I don’t mind helping out at my old job.  I had fun at…

Rachel ~ Week One

Since I introduced y’all to Rachel the calf last week she has experienced drama, love and fine cuisine as well as making several friends.  A well-rounded first week of life if you ask me.  Addie, Gus, Rob and I were her first friends.  Then the chickens joined in the fun.  Unfortunately our dog, Nosey, did…

The Cabin

Each year, to celebrate another 12 months of wedded bliss, my husband and I sail off for an exotic, sun-soaked vacation.  We bath in the warmth of life, drink the wine of love all while white-robed, tan-skinned attendants tend to our every need. NOT! But we do make it a point each year to skip town…

Wicked Walk 1/21/2015

This Wednesday began perfectly brilliant and I thought “hmm, I’ve got heaps of time to walk on this beautiful, sunny day”.  This resulted in my procrastination to the evening hours which brought not only low light but rain and cold.  Pitter patter on my head was the tune I danced to along our back forty. …