Why am I CRYING?????

WOW!!!  I think blogger fixed my upload problems....I might just CRY!!

I have missed blogging soooooo much!!!

...And Then I Went to the Wild Wild West for a Family Shootout.....

Now we know the secret to how a cowboy gets his gal.

Why do kids freak out when parents kiss?

Pffffffffft.

I am pretty sure I won't ever get a picture like this again....

WOW!

I'm MMmmmEELLLLLLTING.........

Please, please pray for some relief from this heat wave and drought!!!

Thank you.

How to Shoot Pigs and Goats.....

Made you look didn't I?

It was really funny to post that on facebook and

see what kind of comments I received.

The top collage is Hunter and Holden.

This was their first experience with goats.

They are experienced pig kids.

I think I was able to convince them that goats

are pretty neat and smell just a tad

bit better than the pigs.

The next collage is of Naomi and her pig, Shemaria.

  Naomi took at least 45 minutes to scrub

Shemaria until she sparkled and it took the pig 10 seconds to find

a mud hole.

The last set is of Poss and his pig, Gordy.

Gordy cooperates much better than Shemaria.

Gordy also knows when he has had enough picture taking....

he just bowls Poss over and gets the heck out of Dodge!

How to Excercise Goats for Stockshows

Remember JoJo the GOOSE CHASER?

I managed to get a video of his excitement

when it comes to exercising our show goats.

This is not a posh poodle...he would happily

live outside in the barn with the goats.

BEFORE YOU HIT PLAY

SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM

AND PAUSE THE MUSIC!

WHO EVER Said Poodles are PAMPERED POOCHES?

Can you spot JoJo in the snow?

Can you see the little black specks behind him?

Those are Canadian Geese.

 No, we do NOT live in Canada.

Yes, we have some beautiful land that

the geese seem to think is a great hotel to

stop off at on their annual treks north and south.

 Uh Oh!  The poodle sees some movement.

If dogs can have ADHD, this one has it.

 I call him.

He looks.

I swear he stuck out his tongue!

 Here is how deep this stuff is...just to give you some

perspective of the trouble that dog

is about to get himself into....

Wave at my manly man who takes care of the

outside chores!

 There he goes....

dumb dog.

 Also, I am using the SUPER ZOOM lens....

"Things in picture appear much closer than

they really are."

 Even dumber dog.

 Where did he go?

 At this point, I thought he'd freeze to death....

I was preparing myself for the mourning

process.

 Bye-Bye JoJo.

 See?  We got some serious snow!!!

Oh and just in case you have an in ground

redneck fire pit like we do,

you might want to mark it with one of those

bicycle flags....

or you might accidentally find it while

walking through the yard and end

up with snow clear up to your waist.

Don't ask me how I know this.....

So, while JoJo was a million miles away

chasing the geese, I turned around and

look what was right behind our house.

A mallard!!!

Dumb dumb dog.

In case you were wondering.....JoJo DID make it back...

he had giant snowballs attached to his fur......

but he was and is alive.  No dogs, geese, or ducks

were harmed in the making of this blog post.

I promise.

Oklahoma Bizzard 2011

This is looking west from our patio.

Normally, we have a huge open pasture here....and

you can see 1/4 of a mile at least.

It is total white out with winds blowing

40 mph from the north.

This picture gives you idea of how far we can

normally see from our patio.....

Our "other" kids......

Meet Sally and Otis.

Sally and Otis lost their mother... :(

We are now Sally's and Otis' mother.

 3 times a day, we get to "bond" with

Sally and Otis.

They don't care what we look like, they

are too busy searching for an udder....

I know my knees are fat, but I refuse

to think they remotely resemble

and UDDER!!

Mission accomplished.....

It was too hard for me to feed them AND take a picture

of them nursing the bottle.

So, I took a picture of the empty bottle....

I wonder if there is any coke residue in the bottle

and does that make it a goat coke float?

When Does a Drawing of a Person Become a BREED?

Um, when it is at the county fair.

My daughter entered her drawing of some weird guy...Gan-something...at the

county fair.

When we returned, she had not only a blue ribbon, but also a RESERVE BREED CHAMPION ribbon.....eh, oh well, we'll take it along with

the $2.00 prize!

Good job Regan!!!

I guess I could also mention that she got GRAND CHAMPION GOAT too!

That prize was a snifty $100.00!

Vintage Bicycle Built for Two!!

My blog was quiet last week because I took some time out to go to Dayspring 2010 with some of our church youth. Dayspring is not your regular church camp....no popsicle stick crafts, no old church hymns...this is a cutting edge very intentional camp for youth (and adult leaders) who want to give it all to God.

This is my 5th year attending and this time, I didn't even have one of my own children going...that is how much I value this camp!

Dayspring has been held at the same campground for years....

This year, they made the decision that Dayspring had to move to accommodate the growth. I was not sure I was ready for the change.....

1. It wasn't going to be the same.

2. I had to drive further.

3. It was more expensive.

4. I was comfortable.

Shortly after entering the camp....believe me, Satan was having a field day trying to throw as many obstacles in our paths to keep us from going....I discovered this gem just setting propped up against a fence......

It was a good thing I was all alone in my car because I just might have possibly SQUEALED. Just look at this thing....and it was on a RANCH...A RANCH....

It looked so lonely....

I had to go visit this lonely bike.

I took its picture....I'm sure it hasn't had this much attention in YEARS!

After that, I was cool with camp...yep, I relaxed and had a beautiful week.

The camp ended up being pretty amazing.

We had a blessed week and God worked His miracles like no other.

The theme for the week was The Journey.

Matthew 7:13-14

13"Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.

14But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.

The bike symbolizes that I must make sure to share MY JOURNEY with a friend....GOD! He is in the lead....I shall peddle along on the back and enjoy THE JOURNEY! With God in the lead, I can find the narrow gate.

Diner Baskets Make ANYTHING Taste Better

I got these at Wal-Mart of all places....wasn't thrilled that they were made in China, but I also have a hard time finding vintage ones that aren't really greasy!
I paid $3.00 for 4 baskets.
They came with paper liners....12, I think.
I bought more liners when I got them clearanced for $1.00.
I wanted more baskets, but they were all gone...sniff, sniff.
I oven fry the fries.....
Pre-Heat oven to 425 degrees.
I have a really cool vintage french fry cutter...It looks like this one I found on etsy.com. Mine has a red handle though.
After slicing the potatoes WITH SKINS ON, I put them in a bowl and drizzle with enough olive oil to coat and then sprinkle whatever dry seasoning I'm in the mood for over the top.
Using my hands, I mix the potatoes, oil and seasoning all up to make sure the fries are coated.
I dump them onto a non-stick cookie sheet in single layer and bake for about 40 minutes.....turning the fries at least two times during cooking.
They come out just as crispy as if they were fried.
Now, go make you some!!!