Putting My Angst in a Box for the Day

On the eve of Thanksgiving, I am all a-flutter, stressing already about the meal that will only last a total of 20 minutes and all be over. I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of one of my favorite people to touch down in Houston, and a ball of angst.

Why is it that especially at this [...]

Laffy Taffy, Dirty Socks, and Ranch Dressing… a Confession

Oh my gosh it is nearly impossible to try and type anymore while I have distractions around me. I am either just hyper-sensitive to the sounds in the house, or they are making more distracting noise than usual. It is super hard to try and think up anything witty or thought-provoking while the Power Rangers [...]

Food Blogging- Ranch Style…

About a week ago, I had a wild hare. Remember back how I was dying to see the movie Julie & Julia? Well, I was, and if you forgot to read that post, it’s right here for the taking…

Anyhooooooo…. the idea that Julie Powell had of blogging her way through Julia Child’s “Mastering the Art [...]

Sunday Foals

Beautiful Sunday at the ranch. It never hit 70 degrees, but darned near, and it was just a sunny and calm day. I ventured out to see the babies (well, they are certainly not ‘babies’ anymore, this crop of foals are SO BIG) and to take some pictures. They were so curious!

They are [...]

I’ll Eat a Bug and Maybe get on America’s Got Talent?

I was cleaning out my hard drive today and came upon several videos that I had long since forgotten. This one cracked me up and I thought I would share it. This is our son at 4, performing his own song, “I’ll Eat a Bug” in the living room of the log cabin. He loved [...]