Winter Storm Preparations – Ranch Style
January 31, 2017
Things work a little differently when prepping for a storm out in the country … More Winter Storm Preparations – Ranch Style
What Were They Thinking? A Mom Guesses What’s In the Minds of Her Sons
January 6, 2017
I have previously written about some of the knowledge gained while raising my three sons. Here, here, and here. As a mother of boys, I frequently come across situations where I wonder, “What were they thinking?!?” Here are some scenes I recently came across at home and my best guess as to what was in the … More What Were They Thinking? A Mom Guesses What’s In the Minds of Her Sons
Oh Christmas Tree: The Prologue
January 4, 2017
In my last post, I talked about the search for the perfect Christmas tree gone horribly awry. We had to remove the giant tree from the house, but it did not go to waste. The ranch sons set it up just outside the house and decorated it. Makes the house look small, doesn’t it? To … More Oh Christmas Tree: The Prologue
Oh Christmas Tree…
December 21, 2016
The quest for the perfect Christmas tree is fairly universal. The definition of “perfect” differs from person to person. In our house you will find “straight”, “cheap”, and “big” as preferred adjectives. Each of those words comes from a different person, of course. After years of cheap trees that were crooked with bald spots, I finally put … More Oh Christmas Tree…
My New Workout: The Catwalk
November 3, 2016
Out here in rural America, “working out” is different than large cities. There is no need to go to a gym when there is a pile of fence posts that needs to be sorted and stacked. There is no need to run in the park when you have miles of gravel roads or a wayward … More My New Workout: The Catwalk
Ten Signs You Are At a Small Town Football Game
September 10, 2016
There are kids that not only play offense and defense, but also can play two or three positions on each side of the ball. At least one (and probably more) of the linemen are 180 pounds or less A single family has two sons playing, dad is part of the chain gang, daughter is helping with stats, and … More Ten Signs You Are At a Small Town Football Game
I Cannot Have Nice Horticultural Things
September 2, 2016
Landscaping on the Great Plains is a losing proposition from the get-go. It does not help that I am not very good at gardening. It is even worse with pets and livestock. When we first built the ranch house, we knew we needed a dog. Every rural abode needs a protector, right? We found a … More I Cannot Have Nice Horticultural Things
An Open Letter to a Malfunctioning Fitness Tracker
March 30, 2016
Dear step counter/fitness tracker: We had a deal. Every day I am supposed to drag my sorry carcass out for exercise. You are supposed to whistle, beep, and send me shiny icons and provide motivation to continue doing that. Most of all though, you are supposed to count. Imagine my surprise when I looked and saw … More An Open Letter to a Malfunctioning Fitness Tracker
Blizzard February 2, 2016
February 2, 2016
We spent a lot of time last night bringing the cows home from their winter corn stalks and getting hay bales set out for them. Why? Because of winter storm “Kayla”, which was predicted to bring 8-12″ of snow along with 40 mph winds to our little corner of the world. Livestock can handle harsh weather … More Blizzard February 2, 2016
Avian Influenza, Toy Chickens, and County Fairs
August 24, 2015
You may, or may not, be aware that Nebraska is among the many states that was affected by the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Nationwide, around 47 million birds (chickens and turkeys) died or had to be euthanized because of this disease (late summer 2015). One of the possible vectors (ways to spread a disease) … More Avian Influenza, Toy Chickens, and County Fairs
Fence Post Diaries 