Tractor @ MindSay 
My neighbor (one of them) down the road to the west was out grading his lane and mowing the side of his lane. Nothing unusual about that right? Wrong! He was wearing his County Sheriff's badge on the outside of his workshirt and had a red light (those flashing kind that vol. folks use in rural areas for their pick up trucks and cars) down by his feet!
I burst out laughing my ass off and about sideswipped the guard rail right before I got to the top of his lane where he was waiting for me to go by so he could turn around! What made this so funny was the fact the tractor he was using to grade his lane and mow the side of his lane is such an antique thing that there was NO WAY in this wide universe he was going to catch me or anyone else with his tractor if he was going to try it! But he just had to have that red light ready to put on top of the tractor engine cover!
What was he going to do, slap that red light up top, slap that tractor in high (maybe 10 mph) and go after Thumpers brother for munching on his grass clippings!
My Gods we have a true blue Redneck for our County Sheriff and he is one of my neighbor's to boot! Goddess help me!
Here are pictures of our first camping trip of the year. It wasn't that impressive but it gave the kids a chance to see their dad while he was gone for two weeks.
1. Here is a picture of mine and Randy's tent. I didn't dig out a second container so we had a bit of a mess with our things. My other tent is down in OK in storage; so I had to buy a new tent. I like it:D
2. This is the kids' tent. It is considered jr. two man tent. Just like adult two men tents, it barely sleeps two! Down the line I will buy another jr two man tent for them. I have two adult two men tents that are on my tent in storage. I think this tent is just to cute!
3. This is Randy. He just got off of work and drove out to get settled in for the weekend with us. As you can see he wasn't too happy to be camping out or his picture being taken. He got over it both!
4. This is Dooley. My great dane puppy! Doesn't look like he likes pictures either. Poor thing doesn't get to do much running while camping!
5. This is a shot of the walking bridge to the west of the campsites. It leads to baseball fields, archery and shooting ranges, and to a historical grave site.
6. A picture of the coffee brewing at 6 am! I forgot wood so it took longer over the coals!
7. DeLaney and Coltin on our short little hike near the Blue River. The Blue River runs through Crete NE but the bank was a good mile to the northeast of us and neither one of the kids wanted to hike that far. So we did a small circle along the four wheeler/dirt bike trails. It ended up being a good mile by the time we were done anyway!
8. DeLaney and Coltin standing on a tractor tire that is used for mud jumps when fourwheelers and dirt bike riders who bring their own ramps. It also helps the local wild life by pooling water for them to drink.
9. A picture of Randy's truck. Most people mistake his truck for mine when they read "Pure Mischif!" Like I would drive a Ford on a regular baises! I only take it when I need more room!
10. A picture of our truck and Randy's work truck. They are the same year, same make, and same model. But I will admit ours is nicer!
Well it looks like Ol Man Winter and Mother Nature decieded to extend their Winter Foreplay for awhile longer this winter!
Mother Nature was giving us midwest and west states a break with warm weather so we all assumed that Ol Man Winter torked her off a bit! He must have wooed her back because we got hit with a pretty good storm this weekend.
It looks like a winter wonderland around here as long as you don't go looking at the roads!
Our family day went really well yesterday even if we didn't do to much. We, like the rest of the tri state residents of the area, loaded up and headed to the Home Show, Movies, Lunch, and Shopping realitivly early so we could beat the storm. Yes, we are all a tad bit crazy. Most folks hear a big storm is coming their way usually just do the shopping and go right back home and are preparing for no power and all that jazz. Not us midwesterners!:D We are the ones that hope Mother Nature will tease Ol Man Winter for another few hours so we can have our weekends:D
The Home Show was a disappointment. We try to go every year even if we rent because they usually have a lot of great ideas renters can even do if they rent houses. This year I was not to impressed even though their giveaways and drawings were bigger! After the Home Show we jaunted from downtown to the east side of the city so I could hit Target. (I have been going there over Walmart anymore-better quality items) I walked out with a Timex watch for $5 cheaper then Walmart, some hair items, and one work outfit. A pants outfit of course:P A nice pair of black slacks and a tourqouis blouse that can also be warn with jeans if I go out or skirts!:D I debated about getting a pair of black loafer type work shoes but I am extermly hard on shoes due to my size 9 feet, and the fact I have really high arches. Okay and the fact I walk on the insides of my feet and my toes:D So I looked at Randy and said I am going to hold off on another pair of shoes till I can get to a better shoe place. He of course rolled his eyes. After Target, we jaunted from the east side of the city back over to the Nebraska side of the city and hit my grocery store were I just added a few things that I didn't have and then we tried hitting the cell phone store that I want to get a prepaid phone with but they were closed for hte day. With a big HIRING NOW poster in the window. Looks like they can't get anyone in the shop:D So then we hit Wally World because I know they have the company I want back in electronics. Well they only sell the plans and the plan phones and tried getting me to buy off the shelf pre paid phones. Kiss my ass on that one because their calling prices are outragouse and normally don't let you roam on anyone elses's towers.
We finally headed home and were just saying that Mother Nature is really holding out on Ol Man Winter and then we passed the third to last town on our way home and Ol Man Winter got what he wanted! The storm hit when we were about 20 minutes from home. Rain, sleet, and snow Oh MY! We and many other folks slowed way down and started busting our way through the fast covered hiway of snow and sleet. A car behind us must have hit a patch of black ice because we slowed down and pulled over to make sure they were okay after the car did a few 360 circles in the middle of hte hiway and ended up on the shoulder facing the right way! Randy ran back and asked if everyone was okay and of course it was a couple of ol ladies heading home from the River Boat Casino! So I took over driving the big truck and Randy hopped in and took over driving for hte ladies. They lived in the town before ours and luckly not on one of the hilly side streets but near the hospital (the hospital we are hoping Randy is trying to get on at). We got them home and Randy and I walked them inside and told the one lady to call her grandson to come get her and NOT to try driving her butt home (she lives clear down bottom on country roads-yes I knew who she was and went to school with her grandson). Then we headed home and were the first ppl on our hiway to head east so all the cars coming out of our town were making sure to stay in our tracks a good ways back because they knew we would end up turning on top of a hill to our drive.
We made it home safe and sound right when Mother Nature and Ol Man Winter really started the Foreplay! By the time we got the bags in, kitty boxes emptied and re filled, all the snow in my bags melted and my kitchen floor was one small pond of very cold water! Me being me and as I told Randy in our marriage vows, "I am not your domesticated bitch"; Randy and the kids put grociers away and mopped up my kitchen while I cleaned up my very snowy and muddy mudporch and got my mudporch rugs washing!
Now since Mother Nature and Ol Man Winter have climaxed and seem to be smoking their pleasure cig with light snow, I am hoping my cousin Brian remembers that we are down here in the Valley and comes and digs us out! Normally I wouldn't worry about this but my aunty and uncle are out on a cruse and they left last week and aren't back yet! My uncle usually is the one that snow mobiles over to the farm and brings back the tractor to dig everyone out! If Brian doesn't come anytime this morning I am going to have to call him and ask him to have us dug out by tomorrow morning even if the kids dont' have school because Randy starts his job tomorrow and I have to get to work!
Today is a day of cleaning since we can't do to much with Ol Man Winter and Mother Nature still getting it on:D
argh so renn sucked, what else is new, I almost cried when I got my lowely paycheck, I think I'll go buss tables in down down soon instead. So heres the update, not much of one, I went out with jen and her new infatuation and hung out till about 11:30pm geezum he's attractive. Worked all day saturday and went to a tractor pull that night where my barn manager's husband won his division and I missed it, stupid work. Tractor pull ended early so we (jen,jen,leo,and I) called Josh and brett up and they figured scratching their balls was better further ticking me off because they are hicks.
My definition of hick, judging, lowly, close but not enough wishing red neck, but can't take farm life or reality and hate the world for it further establishing a sterotype of the world, won't go get a job, or attend a school, believes that america is the best place and everywhere else should be bombed, did I mention judgemental?
so I later come to find out that josh was a dumbass after I told him in advance that I wouldn't be able to hang out with him, for friday saturday, he goes and makes me a nice dinner apparently, (last time I checked that was velveta mac n cheese, soup and a grilled cheese sandwhich) on both the nights that I had told him I wouldn't be able to hang out, so now he's ticked off at me and hasn't called, I on the other hand have been ticked off and refuse to call him for forgetting that I wouldn't be around 2 days in a round and making dinner to be ticked off at me. Sorry I have a life, I'll keep it. He can continue to scratch Brett's and his balls.
anyways on to the important stuffs, HORSES!
So I go to the barn and I'm helping out and one of the fair weather once a season boarders is there and Aj is like "jess...come here and save me" so I helped aj and kept her company while we complained about out headache or her I feel like I have the flu aches. Rode dreamy, I don't know how but I did, apparently shes so broad in the chest that the new breast plate doesn't fit, so we're gonna see if her sister's fits her and switch them hopefully. But I didn't canter today, it was, weird, and dreamy was to tired after a couple laps I think I caught her at naptime, or digestion time. Talked to Honey's owner, and apperently I should and I quote, longe the piss out of her before I try riding her and maybe she won't be so wenchy, and that as she gets older she gets more and more hormonal. great...I'm a whore riding a hoebag...least I get paid...
oh did I mention that my friend who I help at the barn and who is the daughter of my barn manager, sam, well she introduced me to her cousin who had this adorable golden retriever/pitbull mix who wasn't so golden puppy who was about five weeks old, well we're watching and he's hittin on me and apparently asked sam for my number....ugh...no offense but other than not my type, I don't want to marry into that family in any way.
Robert gave me a tour of his garden yesterday while riding on the front of his tractor. We toured via the wide rows actually riding between the rows on the tractor it was too funny. He is such a silly boy he planted 8 yes eight rows of green beans he will have beans for half of Mt Vernon and then some- he said he over ordered just a tich :) I love you honey- thanks for the tour!!! He also gave me a riding tour of some of the kzillion new trees he and the gang have planted on the property in the last several weeks .A few are gone thanks to some hungry deer!!
Robert and Amanda have an awesome place -the country is so peaceful- and what a wonderful place for Ethan Thomas to grow up. :)
