Author: Amy
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New Job, New Routine
School gets out this week, but you’d have thought it’s been out for weeks around here. Our kids have already shifted into their summer routine. With the warmer weather, the kids have been spending every evening outside and when they have to go to school in the morning, Pepper is mopey all day until they…
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Shakin’ Things Up
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 I’ve always been the kind of person who enjoys new and exciting experiences now and then to shake things up with work; just not too overdone. Last Thursday and Friday I got my quota for new and exciting experiences among a mundane work routine. I went to dole out the last…
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Glutton for Punishment
I’m a glutton for self-induced punishment we took in another branding on Saturday and I thoroughly abused my body again wrestling calves. The next morning, I noticed which muscles I hadn’t used in a while, and felt sore from my shoulders to the grip of my hands, to my rear end. Although I’m not sure…
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Rekindling Branding Day Romance
The romance between my husband and me began in springtime. We’d only been dating a couple of months by branding season and he introduced me to his family on their branding day. We spent that day, and the rest of those May weekends helping neighbors gather cows to corrals horseback, and wrestling calves together. Our…
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Branding Day 2009
Monday lived up to it’s reputable name last week when neighbors stopped by to tell my husband and me that the girls had gone wild and were seen a mile or so away from where they were supposed to be. About thirteen head of those sassy heifer calves found a weak spot in a gate…
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Big Tease
Last week’s sunshine-filled days were nothing but a big tease. Each day got warmer than the day before; reaching temperatures in the 70’s and 80’s. Like I do every spring, I fell sick with spring fever, and prematurely assumed the snow was behind us. I started storing away winter coats, boots, snow pants, and coveralls,…
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Mud Blogging
Tweet I don’t know much about blogging except that it’s just another internet information tool that seems to be more on a personal level (I had to do some internet school housin’ to learn more about it). But I do know about mud bogging! After three days of rain and soggy wet weather, I got…
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Tis the Season to be Hairy
Biting wind and freezing temperatures forewarn me it’s going to happen, but when my husband decides to grow a beard, it takes me a while to warm up to the idea. I’m often resistant to the changes of his facial hair even though I like the end result. By the time I get used to…
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Men with Pens
A pen is a terrible thing to lose. Or so it seems for guys who are particular about their writing instruments. Most women I know including me, either have a handful of miscellaneous pens in their purse or none at all. Since I usually carry hoards of pens around, I normally don’t notice if one’s…
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Securiousity
A lot of people do more than just lock their doors these days. Having some form of prevention against intruders gives people peace of mind. A popular way to ward off prowlers at night is to light up the place. Modern yard lights automatically come on at night and motion lights come on when movement…