Month: July 2010
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What I’ve Learned
My husband and I recently celebrated our wedding anniversary. After sixteen years, I’ve discovered a few things about him and marriage in general. Namely, that I started out married to a perfect stranger. The following are ten things I’ve learned about my spouse in sixteen years. 1. Do not, under any circumstances, wake him up…
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My Dad Taught Me A Lesson
My dad taught me all of the things a girl needs to know about things girls aren’t supposed to know because they’re not boys. It didn’t matter that I was a girl; my dad wanted to share his interests with me and taught me things that were typically of interest to boys. He spent one-on-one…
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Sporty at Forty
For twenty-some years, something’s been missing in my life; a void that needed to be fulfilled. Getting married and having children didn’t satisfy the void, although both have been very fulfilling. Getting married gave me a husband who knows how to fix the problems I create or encounter and with whom I can kiss every…
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The Mother of All Branding Day Stain Removers
The mere sight of my son’s Wranglers would’ve killed a normal mom. To most mothers, the mixture of boy, mud, and calf wrestling would’ve rendered his jeans laundry mission impossible. Mud wants company and has a hard time being left alone. It likes a clean car, but loves a pair of boys’ good clean Wranglers…
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The Deal on Wheels
Early in my marriage, I started getting phone calls from strange men asking me questions I didn’t like answering. The calls began to cause marital problems between my husband and me. One day I finally told my husband I didn’t want to be his phone girl anymore. Back when cell phones were still considered a…
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Name That Baby!
When my due date got closer with my first pregnancy, if people asked us whether we wanted a boy or girl, I gave them the standard answer; I just wanted a baby with a name my husband and I agreed on. By the looks of me, there was no question the baby would be healthy….
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Contemplating Forty
I recently turned 40 on the 27th of May, and it’s caused me to pause over my life and think about what it means to be this age and what I’ve learned in forty years. Here’s a list of forty things I’ve thought about regarding being 40 years old: I didn’t feel a thing…
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Sticking with the Tradition of Neighbors
A calf table is modern ranch equipment that’s safer, easier, and a more convenient way to brand calves without the need for extra people. That’s why they’re really boring too. We still brand the hard way with the use of neighbors. Eliminating the need for people eliminates getting together with neighbors to drink beer and…
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How to Feed A Branding Crew
Feeding a branding crew is easy. You just have to know what to feed them. The Holy Grail of a branding day dinner is man food the kind with substance to it and nothing more. No foofy stuff or unidentifiable herbs and ingredients. For starters, when I plan a branding day dinner I don’t get…