I never knew doors were such good things

Our nosey neighbors that live at the back of our farm. They seem to have nothing better to do then watch me while I go about minding my own business.




View from the hall to the barn run- We will be soon living this close to the kids :-)
(that is a cat tail at the bottom center of the picture)




Kitchen and living room



Bedroom and closet door



Looking to the hall from the living room



The pantry door - looking in from the barn run. See the thermostat on the wall? I forgot to take pictures of the AC and Heat system that was put in last month. The system will remove all the dust from the air in the house.



The door to the bathroom and the pantry




Doors, they are good things :-)

Miranda Lambert - The House That Built Me

I know you won't regret taking 4 min. to listen to this song. Go on... just listen

Illness

I have been down with some type of alien invasion but, I am on the mend :-)
Critter did his usual "Mother Hen Care" and said "Ya need anything?" I said "no" I had already stopped at the store on my way home from work Thurs. and picked him up his DP while shopping for over the counter meds, juice, crackers with my 100 degree fever. Then-

He isolated himself in the front half of the house from me as if I was Typhoid Mary. I saw him the next morning on his way to work, from my one eye that was not closed shut from incrustations. I think he said "You need anything?" and then I heard
"Have a good day"

Next, I think he had just gotten off work and came into the room and said "Ya need anything" I said " I am out of juice" then I hear-
"I'm going fishing see you tomorrow"

I could go on tell ya things that I may or may not have heard but, I am still trying to clear my head.
Cuz, ya see I took my NyQuil as I thought was prescribed every 4hours BUT, as my condition improve by Sun. evening I noticed the directions stated TAKE EVERY 12 HOURS!!! so, that was why a box of 12 gel caps lasted me less 72 hours!

To be fair somewhere in the 4 days of my hallucinations a Subway sandwich appeared
:-)

Pic is coming home!

I am sad and happy all at the same time.
We have had a gorgeous and most sweet tempered Thoroughbred for the last week to maybe, swap him for Pic. Due to a very unfortunate condition this 16 hand gelding will never be able to be ridden.
If anyone is wanting a pasture horse let me know I have the one for you!
We will be swapping horses back some time in the next couple of weeks. CD and the new guy love each other and that will be hard to give him back and leave CD without a buddy but, ZY has been heartbroken since Pic left so, I know at least one gelding that will be happy as a pig in a poke :-)

Here I am !! Guess Who met Who in person

I am here and I have had a busy couple weeks. The weedeater feels like it is permanentley attached to me. I have been seeding, weeding, planting, mowing, trimming trees and trying to get the farm and the house on Main in shape.
Critter is hard at work on the new house and I am past ready to move.
Critter has gotten the doors up on the house and I will post some pics tomorrow.

We took some time off today and meet up with a man I met over a yr ago on Blogger. Matt and his friends stopped on their way South. We had a really nice visit. I have been trying to lose weight and wouldn't ya know that they talked me in to eating bad foods such as, Chips and Queso and Fried Ice Cream! they also stopped by the farm. Matt, it was great to meet ya in peron and yall have a safe trip! http://mattsteen.blogspot.com/

We have had a change with the kids.
Pic my bay mare and the horse I have had over years left WJ Farms in a trailer tonight along with a big piece of my heart.
She had gotten to where she was running my older horse constantaly when they were in the same pen. I have had them seperated but, I have realized that between her being a bully to CD and me not being able to ride her on a constant basis I might need to do something.
A friend had a horse that they wanted to trade for a shorter horse that could work cattle. Critter has been wanting a horse that was taller and had a smoother gait than Zy. So, friend got Pic and we have a horse that is 16 hands!! He is huge!!!! Critter is gong to saddle him up tomorrow and I will get some pictures.

have a great night

Chicken Exposed

Ok. There previous was meant to direct ya to a most funny blog and I never thought that some would ask why I don't get near the "bird" so I shall explain.

Please don't tell me I am superstitious or that it is silly. It is a personal thing and I just feel that I sleep better at night not touching the stuff.

As you recall, My sister Lisa was murdered in May of 96 it was at 7am in the morning. Well, the neighborhood is small and word got out fast and people started showing up at the house early. My brother and I were sitting at the table and I told him that "This means people will bring food such as Chicken to the house"
I know people do this as a comfort to the family in mourning but, no sooner had I got the words out of my mouth the doorbell rings and it is the neighbor with CHICKEN.

It was almost like it made it real at that point. WE were the mourning family in need of comfort. It was just to real.

I have not ate chicken knowingly since that day.

I was at El Chico a few years later and the waiter brought me the wrong food and I took a bite and it was CHICKEN! I spit it out and later that night my dog died.

A co-worker made fun of me about all this and after she went and got chicken and ate it at my desk making fun of me the whole time.. Her Aunt died that afternoon.

The day my Father died my husband was cooking chicken in the house.
(I had asked him not to cook it in the house and that day I told him to go ahead)

Now, I know you are thinking this is silly but, I dearly love those in my life and I refuse to touch the stuff. and there is nothing worse than when someone thinks it's funny to trick me and sneak things like chicken broth in my food.

So there ya go. the whole not eating chicken story

Chicken

Did you know that I will not eat anything that has chicken in it?
Yes, including fried, baked, BBQ or what ever you can dream up. I have not touched the stuff since May 96.
Critter loves the bird,especially fried.
He wants to have them at the Farm but, sadly that will be over my dead body. I know, go ahead and think I am not flexible or open minded but, I have very strong convictions on the Chicken and I am more stubborn than my donkey on this subject.
Anyway, I found a great blog and thought I would clue you in, y'all can thank me later. Go here http://rhodeislandread.blogspot.com/ to laugh, and laugh and laugh some more :-) by the way, this is about a close as I get to a chicken.
Have a great week!

Floor done Doors going up

The floor still needs to be waxed.
We only can afford the red neck mop pictured right now. :-)

Flooring and kids

I am loving this flooring! We have to put the doors in before we can do the base moulding but it is really coming together pretty fast.
I am still not decided on the colors. I am thinking neutral and creams. I don't know. I need help!
I finally bought a new camera :-) We got a Nikon and I am still working on the 7000 page manual but, I am learning :) The kids are loving this time of year with all the green.
Have a great night

Critter has been working hard

Critter started putting the floor down today. I can't wait to see it all done.





Critter had to dig a 4ft trench all the way from our barn, across our property and about 20 ft. onto the next property. The toy Critter had could not get through the limestone rock so, for close to a million dollars we had to to get this guy and his toy out there. The end result of all this digging is power! We just need Oncor to come turn us on and then there shall light.

Feeling helpless

This is a repost from last yr. My friend is in dire straits right now. I can't seem to focus on much more right now other than them and my job. I have no funny stories tonight or pictures of the barn progress. I will tell ya Critter has been amazing and understanding. I have not been to the farm much lately.

This post is about something that has been weighing on my mind for awhile and it has nothing to do with the Critter or the horses, barn or any of those things.
This is about life. I should tell you I have a full time job in accounting and I have been at my current place for 3 years. When I accepted this job I never knew I would find myself in the situation I am in. I have found myself in a place where I see my bosses as friends. One of my friends is in dire straights and I feel helpless. I see this man as a role model. I have so much admiration for him I can't begin to tell you. This is a man that faced situations that most people would have given up or drown in their own self pity. I love hearing his stories of all his travels around the world. I just really enjoy talking to him and hearing his views on life. He is a man that you are better off for having met him. This is a man that is in the battle for his life due to that dreaded of most words-Cancer. I am not his family but I know them. I do not know him as well as others. I have only known him a short time. I have only known him during work hours of the week. This is a man that to me we all can learn a lesson from. A man to me that is fair and very giving, wise and strong but will melt you heart when you see this man with his puppy. This is a man that is amazing! This man has been in a wheelchair for as long as I have been alive but has never stopped. He has traveled the world, been a civic leader, athlete and so much more. Its strange how the more I got to know him the wheelchair wasn't something I saw. I think that people know others on so many different levels that one person can be described by others in completely different ways. My description of him is of a insightful, kind,strong,intelligent,giving, humorous,hardworking,admirable and unstoppable!!!!!!
In talking to him lately I see a vulnerability in him. His seems so weak. I have never seen before and it make me so scared for him. His doctors have given him a timeline. He has fought this with such courage and I want to believe that he will be here for many years to come and this is my prayer for him and his family.
What do you say to someone who is facing this kind of illness? How can you let them know that if they need something, anything that all they have to do is ask? How do you let them know that they have made a profound impact on you? How do you let them know that you will be forever grateful for having known them?

Just one question

Have you ever had the weedeater wide open at top speed and hit a fresh pile of horse manure?

Are ya lookin for Critter???

You can find him playing with his toy all weekend. The man has a bizzare obession with digging holes

Good things to come.

Critter drove my dually to work today.
Why? You ask, So he can bring this beast home.
Why do we need that? You ask, So he can lay conduit.
What is the conduit for? You ask.........




So by this time next week with will have power in the front barn and no longer have to use the generator.

Pickled Duck and plastic eggs

I had the best time today. I got some cool prizes. I cheated Yes, I tried to cheat at every game. Yes, I kept getting caught but no matter because I had ALOT of fun. The best part I must say was when Pickles appeared as the Easter Duck!!!!





The Pickle A.K.A. Easter Duck my brother and sister and the one and only Scrappy! My brother claims I hip checked him during the egg hunt. Do you really think I would do such a thing?


The family that egg hunts together,stays together.


We appear to travel in packs while hunting eggs. The prize egg went to my niece A $100.00 gift card to wonderful resturant. I love how my great nephew, the only child is directing the adults. He is so cute

Yes, this would be Scrappy cutting of a beloved family member to get to the finish line

There were squabbles as to how there was rampant cheating during the egg race. Critter crossed the finish line first but, was accused of playing it shady. The $25.00 gift card went to the sis-n-law as we all agreed she played straight.



Well time for me to ride out of here. Hope you had a most blessed Easter