Dogs and Snow

Well I finally got a picture of my dog Patches and no I didn’t have to drug him to stand still. But doggie treats work real well. Course as you can tell he is about to jump on me and attack for his doggie treat.

I did get some good pictures of a beautiful day after the snow storm.

yes I now have more than 2 feet of snow in my backyard and am seriously considering moving to a warmer state I want my mountains with an ocean view and always 70 degrees is that too much to ask. We have been doing alot of team sorting with the horses and grandmonster’s and having lots of fun. Plan on doing some painting of the rooms in my house, planning that is if I can talk Mike into some different colors besides white. See you next week.

Snow Snow, SUMMER!

As you can see from my title I have a bad case of cabin fever. Cabin fever is brought on by too much snow and cloudy days. I am dreaming of long hot summer nights. And the reason for these hot dreams, too many blankets on the bed, can’t even move for all the weight.

Here is a picture of fun summer days.

We have been busy team sorting with the grandmonster’s and having lots of fun cept for the cold.I will be starting” Horse 4-H” in May, then I will be real busy.

Having fun doing 4-H games Marissa on Sassy and Mikey on the ground, waiting for his turn.

Team Sorting A New year

We have been team sorting again. and having a blast. My New Years resoultion is to be more patient with the evil one. As last thursday he kept bumping my horse with his, and was getting in my way while I tried to guard the gate, he was tring to do it all and generally just pissing me off.  Mikey and Marissa the grandmonsters had a grand time as this was on New years eve. They got to stay up till midnight. Her are some more pic. of team sorting.

See you next week, this will be a very busy year as I’m going to be doing the Horse  4H leader thing again. The kids just love it.

Winter and more Winter!

Very cold here. Spring is 90 days away according to the calendar dreaming that it will be earlier.

Merry Christmas from my mountain to yours, Happy New Year.

Team Sorting and more cranberry bread

Only 9 more days till Xmas, I have most of the gifts wrapped, Grandmonster Gabe put up my xmas tree Saturday, looks very beautiful. We also had frenchtoast for dinner and breakfast on Sunday morning, the grandmonsters loved having breakfast for dinner. I am making more cranberry bread as the evil one didn’t get any last time I made it. These 2 loafs will be just for him.

Went team sorting, last thursday, and took Mikey along with us we all had a grand time. Here are some pics.

Lots of fun.

Mike and I guard the gate, for Mikey to push the cows out.

Cranberry Bread

Thankfully another week has flown by 100 or more days til spring. Spent all week-end making cranberry bread for gifts and neighbors, and no Mom I didn’t eat enough to get sick on them. i did have some thou. My Mom’s receipe or my grandma’s I don’t know but it is the best cranberry bread ever.      Plenty cold here. Have to find the time to put up my tree or my grandson Gabe is going to come and do it, so I had better get the darn tree put up before a disaster hits my house.   Merry Chirstmas, No we haven’t been team sorting for a couple of weeks, but when we do I will get some pic’s. Promise.

Team Sorting & Thanksgiving

Thanskgiving is a done deal and I probaly gained 5 lbs. My poor horse ! We went team sorting, and we are getting better, Marissa had a blast on her Sassy horse. I didn’t get any pic’s because I forgot the camara. Here is a pic of my other and my Dad, and some of the kids playing playstation.

Fun was had by all. I will try and remember pic’s next week of team sorting.

Winter Doldrums : Team Sorting

Winter is here officially , the snow has come with the cold weather, and crawling out of my bed to go to work, is becoming quite the chore. Every morning I look at the calendar and count down the days till spring and warm weather which by the way is 124 days and counting till Spring.

We have pulled the horses and mules shoes and trimmed their hoofs. We me and my evil other one have started team sorting. JW is great at this sport, my horse Sandy, not so great she is great on steep trails and river crossings but come head to head with a heifer no way she backs as fast as she can to get away all the time keeping an eye on the cow. We will give it another try on Thursday night, I will take my camera and see if we can’t get some pic’s of the action. Will probaly take one of the grandmonsters Mikey or Marissa will have to wait and see. as the next day is a school day, we get home pretty late at night.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Turkey Month

 

 

Well its that time of year. Time to think of all the things that we are grateful for.

My Mom had surgery last week on her heart, and has pulled thru like a trooper, she is now in a rehab center, to get her strength back, soon she will be home and be able to go to the bathroom without assist. That will make her happy, I know it would make me happy, to go by myself.

All our kids are doing well and so are the grandmonster’s. All horses, mules, and dog as well.

Mike and I are doing okay, things will be better in about 138 days. That is the first day of spring, and I can’t wait till the cold is gone, for another year.

Hunting Dogs and Attitude !

Hunting season is really starting to heat up, we have the elk in the freezer. Mike has started to grouse and pheasant hunt.

Saturday the Pheasant season opened in Idaho. Mike let the dog out and he pointed a few , but the birds are not holding and are flying. (poor Patches) he just can’t seem to catch a break.

Monday night, Mike again let patches out into the yard, (poor Patches) Trisha and Mikey came over for dinner . so Patches again didn’t get to go hunting.

Patches is becoming quite vocal, he sat outside and grumbled and growled for about a half hour. Mikey thought he was crying. I told him no he wasn’t, wait a while then he will cry he is just upset right now. Sure enough half hour later Patches is crying a long forlorn wail. Like somebody is dragging his heart out of his mouth. Here is a nice picture of the crying Patches. He won’t sit or stand for his photograph.

looks kinda of scary doesn’t he. In this next picture he is chasing a tweety bird.

Mike and Patches hunting behind the house.

Talk at you next week, maybe if I drug the dog he will sit still, not holding my breath.