Saturday, September 30, 2006

5:01 Are we Having Fun?

I had these dreams that when hubby went off to work away from home I might be able to sleep at the very least sleep awhile longer....The coyotes had other ideas this morning, like hunting and killing just a few hundred feet from opened bedroom window..The fact that it is darker longer gives them more time to hunt... As well as the young spring bunnies are for the most part, gone which keeps them hunting closer than ever. Along with their homes being destroyed by all the new houses being built. Anyway they started announcing their kill which awoke me as I had to count cats making sure they were asleep and safe. All is well as far as I can tell half awake and I do get my coffee fix and phone hubby waking him. Now I am able to blog my little heart out and wonder if today my hubby has enough time to get breakfast and lunch together. ( my usual job.)


Yesterday I went to the city to have the Toyota repaired . Ang was there waiting for me and we went shopping for treasures for jewelry making. I found several fine bobbles for the hooking system that secures the necklace. We are having a few kinks in loading the web site up. Which we will beat. Alright the rest of the day will involve getting clothing ready for our friends funeral tomorrow. As well as some other chores.

One another note:

If someone would have told me three years ago where I'd be this very moment and that I would be married I think I would have laughed at them. Why you might ask? Well three years ago I sold my house in the city , bought a little house overlooking the water.. I spent all of the following three months gutting and repair said house....Sometime around November I called my now hubby to inform him I had finally traded my huge house in the city for the quiet life...The holidays came and went...On News Years Eve John and I had a reunion date and then 45 days later on Valentines Day we married...... How life has changed...I can not recall my life prior to this life...Yes fleeting moments, faces that have come and gone and the natural changes that come with life...What did I do for 13 years I'll never know. I had just one dog and one cat...And dreamed of having a farm with animals that adored me . I never thought that I would move from the water.. My plan was to tear down the place and build a nice one story Italian Villa and spend my days there. Little did I know that I would be off and running to Wenatchee and building a house with a husband. Or waking up and feeding a herd of horses or cooking breakfast for a man that I had dreamed of and adored for so very long. Nor did I ever dream of being on a computer for any reason. So now three years later I have my dream life , with a man that I truly love . As well as three horses, a herd of Alpacas , 5 hens , 1Rooseter , 4 cats and the same dog that I would tell my dreams to. Life is good and we are happy....I can only say that one thing would make me happier...Moving to a farm with 20 acres or more.. I'd like 100! We are on the search for such a place......

I hope you all have a good day and that your dreams are coming true like mine did.......

Friday, September 29, 2006

Recall Friday

A notice was sent with the words "recall notice" I made the appointment for the 4runner to be repaired and found that it would take some four hours ...Ang will pick me up at the dealers and we will get some more stuff finished off...
I will be away from the ranch... I realized that lately I do not like going too far from home at all. I can think of two reasons to leave further than 5 miles.
The morning is starting off foggy and will burn off to be another nice day.
Hubby called and we spoke of the dam and the blueprints...He is so excited about the job...I'm so happy that he has a dream job...Although it makes me question him further about what he dreams about...hmmmmm

Alright the horses will be miffed why they are being fed early and why indeed they are not in the pasture..But really folks it is a safety issue.. I have come home several times to find one of the gates open and animals having a free for all on the ranch...So I figure if I lock everything up that it will be harder for someone to let the animals out....

Why someone would even think about wondering around here is beyond me...But people do..If they only knew how dangerous that act alone could be..And if you are a stranger to farm animals it could be even more so....I have seen city girls walk right behind a horse without a thought one...And all I can think of is the broken bones that they are begging for. Okay enough whinnying.

I see that Bonda is busy and that Inkling was jamming...Hope all is well with you both...

A big Hello to N.C. and Virgina....

Coffee is great although I made one one cup....WHY OH WHY only one cup???? Because I did not want to waste the beans on another pot of yuckie coffee..God is laughing at me at this very moment...

Okay off to feed and get outta here...Be well and have a good day....

Thursday, September 28, 2006

Cats Chasing Bats

I had intended on going back to sleep after hubbies morning call...But a ruckus awoke me from inside the house..Never mind that the dog some place up the road had spent the night barking and keeping me awake only to have enough quiet to almost be close to sleep...reawaking to the barking. yadda yadda ......... So hubby had his breakfast one of the many meals I had made and froze up last time he came to visit. There is one small place to eat where he is and the little old Mexican can cook a mean meal...Very good for a few days but not the farm fairy food hubby has come to love. Anyway he has over 24 dinners and lunches as well as 7 breakfasts...

Okay back to the ruckus...Slinky had been in bed with me and Thomas someplace else. ( turns out he was down stairs) The sky was just turning pale and I had hung up the phone and planned on returning to sleep. Thomas it turns out was hunting in the kitchen downstairs as I heard things falling off the counter. I get out of bed and get coffee it wont matter if I get down there any faster as whatever has falling will remain there no matter if I have coffee or not. Might as well get the coffee while I can as who knows how long it will be for me to figure out what is going on down there..Buluga glances up from her bed and decides to stay there, Slinky on the other hand is on my heels, certain that there will be fun for him. I make it to the bottom of the stairs and turn the corner to witness Thomas on top of a cabinet leaping off it towards the bat who is trying to out fly him. This is the only invitation Slinky needs and now I have two cats chasing one bat ...Who is squealing and Slinky doing the kitty chatter. I go further towards the kitchen ..A few wood trays are on the floor and a plate too....And an injured bat....The cats are unaware that I am there... I proceed to the door fling it open hoping the bats will get out on their own...I go back up stairs and close the door . It is clear we will have to cover the bat entry as soon as possible. I know that the cats will be back as soon as the bats are no longer playing with them or they are all dead. I did toss the injured bat out the door...Okay NOW I can enjoy coffee....While I try to figure out which hole the bats keep coming to and from...It is now past seven AM and I have a boat load of chores to do. I am going to box up books that I will be taking to the book store.....Alright please enjoy the day...Inkling and are in for another day of sunshine... I will be doing much outside including putting a final coat of stain on the deck for some extra winter care. Tootles!
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The news about the Ambush caught on tape makes me weep...How is life so disposable?
What does it say about our earth and what we ARE NOT DOING? I rarely watch news..I usually go outside when hubby has it on..But that's what was on when I turned on the television.
Then the surgery in space ( how cool is that? )Just a thought out loud.

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

What the day has held so far....

Well the day started late well past 6:30 am but befor 7:00am.....
The dishes got put away and a load of laundry got tossed in and I put a dent into the pile.
I went to lunch and returned to find a rooster on the porch looking at me to let him in.
Two things would seal my demise with hubby....1) roosters or for that matter any live stock what so ever in the house and 2) another animal found living here on the farm...
My amazing friend made me crack up saying , "I wish we had smellaphone, so you smell the chicken i just finished...." I almost wet my levi's...

Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Who's watching?



To all those of you who I know read or watch this blog like Inkling. As well as Bondo and Farmwife and Ang.

I know there is way more but since you all do not bother to even say hi I can not possibly know or say hey back......

anyway I am inviting you all to stop in and say hi anytime...Let me know what you think of the ranch funny farm life.....And let me know your out there.... It is pretty hard to not KNOW!!!!!! You know your here. I know your here...So share already....You really want to you know!

The numbers give me a clue that more than my mum & dad and a handful of friends are watching....

so I know you will be kind and say hi every now and again...Pretty Please

Life is Life and It is What it is........


I managed to sleep making up for last nights mere 3 hours of sleep...The sun has reappeared here and is to last the week....How lucky are we? Hubby is having a grand time at the dam ( last night photo ) and is settling in very well.

Ang was out yesterday and we spoke of life and all the changes we have seen. Fed the babies all of them a little wild and squirrelly because of the nice weather.

Early fog over the ranch and the promise of the sun is evident for me as I do not like the rubber boot thing that I have to wear to feed.

Buluga ( dog ) ate all the fried chicken hearts last night after snubbing chicken breast the day before. I have tried to put some weight on her as she has lost at least 12#'s over the last two months. She is the only one here that is under weight..The rest of us could lose at least 15 pounds each .....

Bondo got his bookmark that we sent him and put it on his blog on a SATURDAY!!!!He rarely blogs on the weekend and I squealed with delight that he loved it so much and honored us all with a surprise update! He is settling in at the shack and seems to be busy cleaning and repair his grandparents place and making it his...The photo above is of Bondos place...

I managed to get my laundry under control and am happy to say that I will be able to put the sheets out to drying in the sun. 80 degrees is a nice change for a late September here. I too will be able to put the longer screws in the garden shed hinge. I am staying on task for what I had planned to get done..This is a challenge for me as the list is ALWAYS growing and I lose so much time trying to keep up.

The coffee is a bit bitter for the second day in a row......Yucko!!!

The day is calling and I am running late. Be well and good to your family and friends. You never know what the day ahead holds and what we change in another life by WHAT WE DO for them............Regard life as a possibility .......

Monday, September 25, 2006

fin de jour


fin de jour

Morning


Please say prayers for our ...Inkling she has had a loss this week and her lovely heart is heavy with sorrow. This girls heart is huge, bigger than you could know and as one might guess the larger they heart the greater the grief. Inkling you will be in our hearts and prayers.....So very sorry for your loss.....

Sunday, September 24, 2006

HALLEYVILLE Ranch Photos





here a few pics ....

Sunshine for hubbies weekend home



here is a photo line up of the garden shed doors INSTALLED!!!!