Checking In

Hey Everyone,

Sorry I have not been here in a while. I started back to school in June and classes are kicking my butt. Each of my summer sessions have been 4 1/2 weeks long and one of the classes in each one have required some sort of research paper. This session, my Terrorism Class is requiring a 20-25 page paper on a terrorist group or a trend in terrorism. YUCK! While I like writing, I would prefer to do something I like. This topic is not as easy as it sounds.

Summer has gone so fast. Seems like we just started and it's almost time for School to start. Went to the grocery store yesterday to get stuff for dinner tonight. Making dinner for Raegan's last night here in Texas before she returns home and I saw Christmas stuff and Thanksgiving stuff and School Supplies starting to go up on the shelves at the stores I went to. WHAT? It's 100+ degree's outside, I can't even begin to think about CHRISTMAS TREE'S! It's gotta be cold to do that. Slow down World.....

The summer has been action packed with 4th of July and Cowboy Camp for the kids and lots of other fun family activities. Gotta run, have lots to do today. I'm on Vacation till Monday and I'm spending it at the library. FUN! Wish me luck.

Life on the Farm

Spring Break has been such a wonderful time here. We had family come in from Austin and Oklahoma and spent time with the horses and kids just hanging out. Took family on a wagon ride around the town, played out on the land, cooked out, girls sat in the hot tube, ate Burnt Toast...(LOL inside joke) and just enjoyed life....

..this is Dustin and Rudy after the wagon ride. Dustin is walking Rudy and letting her eat the new green grass for a treat for doing such a wonderful job today...

...this is Raegan also walking Rudy...


Newest member of the Family.... "Pistol Pete" (the spotted Donkey), the smaller of the two is "Cowboy"

"Cowboy" is watching the kids play with "Rudy" and "Whiskey" while being unharnessed from the wagon ride and wants attention. He is actually crawling up the fence and talking to us.



SUNSET OVER ELECTRA, TEXAS

"what a wonderful end to a wonderful day"

taken by: "DooDoo"

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Just a boy......

FIRST HUNT

Dustin Inge

February 22, 2009

Electra, TX

WOODY STOCK April 11, 2009 Wichita Falls, Texas

So, Woody Stock is coming back to Texoma..... and just in time to celebrate 40!

To see more about the event click on the link attached to the title. The event is April 11 and these are some of the acts....

Kevin Fowler

Johnny Cooper

Under the Influence

Brazo's Stone and more. So come on and join us to celebrate!

Making Memories

I have not been around lately as I have been working my tail off. However, I took some time this past weekend to spend with the kids and my family and just have a little good old fashion country fun. We all got together and went out to the land and let the kids play and explore the land. That evening we had friends over and we roasted weiners and marshmellows campfire style. While the kids played, the adults brewed campfire coffee and listened to old cowboy stories. Sometimes, I think the way our grandparents lived was a whole lot better. While they might have worked hard life was a lot more simpler and people enjoyed and appreciated life and their family.

This weekend made me realized just how lucky I am and how thankful I am to be who I am.

Tonight, Dustin was recognized at the Scout Honor Court and received his advancement to Tenderfoot. Next level is 2nd Class.

Learning to Bow Hunt

While out on the farm, Chris (WENONA's ) Hubby showed she and I how to shoot a bow. Talking about HARD. Well, lets start by saying this is his bow. What you can see is he has some IRON packed in those arms and it is way to much bow for she or I. However, what an awesome looking teacher don't you think. LOL
Now, while this looks painful and really awful, it was just part of having fun. It was a very hard lesson in HOW NOT to hold the bow. And trust me I learned. Do not Try this at HOME, we are Professional IDIOTS!

And after all that, at least I hit the target, not were I aimed, but being it was my first time ever.....(I DIDNT HAVE TO GO HUNTING FOR THE BOW). Had it been a deer...... well, that is for another day.

Moral of this story:

Compond Bow: $500-600 (guessing here)

Private Lesson: A few Bumps and Brusies (but great instructor)

Spending time with Family: PRICELESS

We actually had a blast doing this. We got to spend time with the family while the kids played out on the land and had fun in the dirt and mud. Ronnie and the kids put up tents while we got a bow lesson. Then we went down to the pond to see all the animal tracks that we have out there and then to the Medicine Show Play downtown that Gandma was in. We had a wonderful night. Didn't cost a thing and everyone had a blast.

My Weekend

Well, this was a busy weekend.....

On Friday, I took 1/2 day of Vacation so I could attend a crop that I had been invited to by a new group of ladies that I just met this weekend. I had a blast.

On Saturday, I had to go let the carpet cleaners in to do our carpets at work at 8:30am ugggg! Don't know why I do this... JUST SAY NO! HA HA, afterwards I ran home and got cleaned up and took Dustin to IHOP for Breakfast (Lunch) it was about 1pm. He had to have Chocolate Chip Pancakes. Afterwards we went to the local theater here in Wichita Falls with Rosalee, Raegan and Harold to see "WESTSIDE STORY". It was really great. Afterwards we then went to watch some of the Bluegrass Festival that the Wichita Falls Parks and Recreation put on this weekend at the MPEC for FREE! YES FREE! That don't happen often and it was worth going to watch.

Today, I had to work and then came home to take a nap because I had a headache from the heat. I spent the rest of the evening cleaning house and now I am about to go to bed. Hope everyone had a great weekend.....

My Scrapbook

Thought everyone might like to see what I have been doing and some of my new stuff too.....

Bobbin' for Apples.....WHATEVER!

Can anyone tell me what is wrong with this picture?

Well lets explain how it got that way.....

4th of July at the Patton Ranch and everyone is having a good time and then it comes time for the games. First Challenge is the Roppin' Contest. Not bad, never had done it but I participated.

Then we move on to the Bobbin' For Apple Contest hosted by non other than Ronnie aka "MY BOYFRIEND". (Lets make if record that anything he is part of when it comes to something like this...well just about anything..."DONT TRUST" he is up to something I promise". But being the "LOVING, TRUSTING", Girlfriend I am I participated in this competition. Did I have a clue something was not right...

#1. Ronnie in Charge of the Game

#2. All night he told his sister and I we were going to do this competition....

#3. WE ALL HAD TO GO TO THE BARN and were brought up like animals on NOAH'S ARK.... 2x2.... "HAve you ever had to go away.....200 + yards from where your bobbin for apples and not watch.

However, the dumb trusting loving family and friends we are we do it.

It comes time for Beverlyn and I to compete against each other and we go up and about 20 feet away from the apple bin we are blind folded. In the distance just before Barb blind folds me, I see his SISTER (who I might add DID NOT participate) was shaking here head in the NO!!!! position. CLUE! Starting to get really worried....

Oh forgot, all over the farm there are large FROGS! So my thought is a FROG was going to jump at me or I was going to have a bucket full of snakes because he knows I am TERRIFIED of them! I told him, if anything jumped out at me...I WOULD K.I.L.L him. His brother-in-law was coaxing me....Left, Right almost there..... and I couldn't stand it. So I would believe there was an apple he put it in my hand. Oh yeah, never trust Chris when he is working with Ronnie.

What you see in the bucket in this picture is 2 apples, and a FRESH PIG Foot straight from the butcher at the local grocery store. CAN YOU SAY YUCK! I am not quiet sure how to get him back... or when, but I will you can count on that one.........

So next time your bobbin' for apples, BE WARE!