Weekend!!!

O.k. so technically I have to work one more night before I can start my weekend, but it's jeans Friday and Marshall's Junkfest starts today so I'm already celebrating. After I work tonight, then it's a four day weekend with the hubster. That's right four whole days of freedom. We are  packing the bags on the Harley and going where the wind takes us. Hopefully, I'll be brave enough to wear my "leather" out in public, but you won't catch me texting while he drives down the road-just not coordinated enough to hold onto the phone and text and stay still-I think I may talk too much with my hands. Anyway, I ran across this today and it makes me laugh, because I will take something for a headache and no-I'm not giving up my beer.

Grand Champion

Yes this the Grand Champion  for the 2013 Newton County fair. Congratulations Dwight on Grand
Champ two years in a row!!

In remembrance

I'm still upset at the loss of my hens and chicks. When entering things in the fair, I entered some of the last eggs I got. These were particularly special because they are light green in color and the hen that layed these eggs are from a chicken that hatched out of the incubator. She was silver in color and I got to watch her grow up. The ribbon is Reserve Grand Champion.

on the road again

Normally, I'm right behind him-but I had to get off to take the picture(and more honestly to stretch my legs). You wouldn't think holding your legs in just one position would be very hard, but it is really hard. The cramps start in your toes around 60 miles then creep up to your calves around mile 80. Then about mile 100 or so your butt gets the cramp. When I can't feel anything, I ask him to pull over and he's pretty good about it so far. I just stand and start to dismount-which is really fun with a numb butt and no feeling in your toes. I know the ground will break my fall and it's there. We've put one thousand miles on the Harley in two weeks. No wonder my butt feels the way it does. It's been a lot of fun and I've learned a ton of valuable information. Let me share:
1. It's perfectly acceptable to answer questions with your mouth closed.
2. Dwight can swallow a bug and not gag. I prefer my protein to come from red meat.
3. You're supposed to wave at other bikers-and I truly hope they understand that at times, I'm hanging on for dear life-and that requires both of my hands. Sorry, no wave.
4.Temperatures can drop 20 to 30 degrees in seconds-just try crossing the White River.
5.Dead skunks are terrible when you drive by them in a car-on a motor cycle they are a wonderful appetite suppressant. (sweet Jesus please don't let him run over a snake)
6. Live squirrels are terrifying little bastards
7. Do not braid your hair to fall over your ears-it makes your helmet fit funny.
8. Do not squeeze the driver full force-even when he takes hair pin turns quickly. He must breathe to drive.
9.Rain at 50 mph hurts.
10. Never, never, ever fully trust the weather forecast.

Sometimes life isn't fair

Sometimes life isn't fair and if you're past the age of ten-you already know this. I know you shouldn't get too close to farm animals. I know this, but it doesn't stop me. We returned from Little Rock to find Alpha, Betta, and Charlie gone-not even a feather left. My chickens too-my roosters are ok, but no hens left. Geri's eggs were all destroyed. Poor girl-two nests and not one little turkey to show for all of her trouble. I wonder if she'll know what to do with a little one. Aflac and Huey are fine-quacking like crazy (they may have been tramatized). After all this, I haven't ventured out to look at the puppies. I know they're here and that Bailey is doing fine. She's eating everything in sight and looking like a million bucks. Pictures to come soon.

http://youtu.be/NLxknJKZV28

Chick update

So Alpha, Beta, and Charlie are growing. This is the last picture of them in the house. They have been moved to a "chick" pen outside after they escaped and went walking after midnight. Charlie is a little camera shy-she's hiding behind the water container. And else where on the farm,

if you look closely, you can see Geri's eggs. We may have little turkeys before long...it's a race to see if we have puppies or turkeys first. Sorry Bailey just looks too pitiful to take a picture of her-she looks like she swallowed a basketball.

Have you ever wondered?

Mental Pause

Ever wonder what it's like to live with someone going through the great change of life?
It's a barrel of monkeys. Wild, crazy unpredictable monkeys. Just ask Dwight. And here are a few samples...just a few mind you

Letting go of fear

I read a blog the other day of a girl losing her friend. About how important it is to live each day to the fullest because tomorrow isn't a given and it occurred to me that I've been holding back. There are several things I just haven't done because they scare me or they're a little inconvenient so I'm kicking things up a notch. I'm getting out of my comfort zone and doing some things that I haven't in the past-hopefully, I can blog about it later and let you know, but for now I'm posting some words of wisdom from pinterest..

Time ain't in a bottle

I wish I could put time in a bottle and save it-or make things last a little longer. But I can't.
So I'm doing this every chance I get...

Because before I know it this little man will be like this one

I swear he was just a baby yesterday....