Wild Man

I often wonder if maybe Tod’s family genetic tree doesn’t have very many branches . . .
Recently when I drove to Heppner to pick Emma up for the weekend, I took him with me because he loves to go for rides.  During the drive, he and my jacket got into a wrestling match.
   
After winning [...]

A Big Load of Bull

Archery season was a bust for me.  I didn’t even get to draw my bow back one time, which is okay – even if it is a bit disappointing.  I saw very few deer, and only 4 elk total.  Aaron, on the other hand, had a much better season.  He wasn’t able to fill his [...]

My Fair Ladies

Last week was Morrow County Fair, and all four of our girlies were showing livestock.
Emma was showing pigs for the first time.  Her pigs, Chester and Booty, looked great, and she did a fantastic job!  Harley, Katelyn, and Reagan each were showing lambs for 4-H.  It was the first year for all three of them.  [...]

Another Busy Week Down

It seems to be the theme for many families these days – crazy, busy weeks packed with activities and Spring is flying by.  Our family is no different, though it is nice that Emma and I are done with track so we can slow down a little.
Thursday night, Reagan had a baseball game, and she [...]

Struttin’ His Stuff

Just North of our house is a house that has a TON of peacocks (seriously, a ton).  The other day I was getting ready to go some where, and I ran into this handsome gentleman who was struttin’ his stuff and walked toward me sitting in the pick up.  All of a sudden, FWOOSH!  Full [...]

Happy Easter!

Harley and Katelyn have wanted to show lambs in 4-H as long as Emma has been showing them, but we have always told them no.  We haven’t wanted to be “tied-down” to taking care of animals in the summer, plus we don’t have anywhere to keep them.  I didn’t mind the idea, but Aaron was [...]

Here, Piggy, Piggy, Piggy . . .

Emma has decided to show pigs this year at the fair instead of lambs, and she was able to pick them up this last weekend.  Emma’s step-mom, Staci, took these pictures and sent them to me.  She got two pigs, one boy (the reddish one), and one girl (the black and white one).
This first picture [...]

Hidden Treasure

Remember earlier this summer when I posted about the Flora & Fauna at our property?  I talked about the bank swallows that had made a phenomenal number of nests in the bank we would eventually have to make into retaining walls.  I thought the  nests probably went about 3 feet into the bank.  Not so.  [...]

On The Job

We’ve all been working  very hard on our new house, even the girls and dogs.  The dogs, Tod and Luna, are GREAT worker dogs.  They come down from the trailers every day and hang out in the shade around the house.  They check up on us frequently to make sure we’re doing our jobs. 
 
The [...]

Flora & Fauna

We have a lot of wildlife at our property.  There are quail and their babies everywhere, coyotes, finches, snakes, you name it.
In order to build, we had to cut away tons (literally) of dirt in the process of excavating for the footprint of the house and driveway.  The result of it is a huge sandy [...]