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Hillbilly fun

Yes, another H name to describe my many "personalities". Happy Hippy Heifer Hillbilly House how does that sound? Don't worry I am sure I will come up with another H name to describe the many other sides of ME. Everyone will know all about me or just be completely confused and biting your nails by the time I finish. I have come to realize that I am an odd duck. I guess I realized it unconsciously but now the realization is surfacing. I cant decide whether It scares me or I am glad to be unique. Believe m e I am the definition of unique, really I am I promise, I know it is hard to believe but I am.

Over the weekend the boys and I decided to go on an adventure exploring the pastures. We went wading in the creek, climbing trees, looking at piles of cow poop, playing with rotten leaves, throwing rocks into the pond and playing in the mud. Who needs a McDonald's play ground when you have 1,000's of acres of trees and creeks and ponds. Sometimes I wonder if my boys are deprived because they don't get to go play on the McDonald's playground like all the other normal kids.

When you ask Dustin and Cason what they want to eat they don't say McDonald's they say Mexian, yes Mexican we love Mexican food. When Dustin was little and we were out and a bout and he would get hungry he would not say I want french fries, or I want a hamburger he would say "I want chips' and dip it" chips and salsa. I think I have said to much everyone is going to think we love Mexican food or something and instead of being good parents and take our kids to McDonald's we have always made them come with us to Mexican.

I really enjoy going out exploring in the pastures. We have so many interesting valleys and hiding spots. Places that make exploring for a kid a blast. When my boys get older I hope they will enjoy exploring these places on there own making forts and little villages down in the valleys, with rock people farming there land until a big black monster comes and tears down their village. Or a flood washes away there houses, I am sure hard on rock people, I guess

I think I get my joy for exploring from my mom. She is the ultimate exploring queen.

Back to depriving our children we also don't let them play video games, not at all. So many kids are so addicted to video games that it scares me and Patrick and we decided early on that our boys are not going to play video games, and we have stuck to it, they don't! We plan to teach them the computer because these days you have to know computers but it won't be because they play games on there. We will have to see how all that works out when the time comes. I do feel bad depriving my children of things that all there friends get to enjoy but I just can't help it, It is my way or the Highway in my house ;P I do let them watch to much TV though and need to start working on that.

The boys were playing at the pond and decided to throw rocks in it then Dustin said he was going to throw rocks and hit the sleeping turtles on the head. I had to have a discussion about not hurting things for the fun of it. He still wanted to hit turtles on the head so I told him we are going to go home if he does not stop saying he wanted to hurt the turtles. He stopped saying but still continued to throw rocks in the same spot. I thought what a good boy he decided not to try and hurt the turtles anymore. I realized later that that devious little look on his face, the grin, and evil eye meant he was still thinking about hitting the turtles on the head but just quit saying it because I asked him to. He really pulled one over on me and he knew it.

Oh what a beautiful sign of spring a fly!

He had a blast climbing this tree. I was so proud of him and being brave because sometimes he can be a bit of a woos, did I just say that about my son, no I didn't, SHHH don't tell.

He thinks he is a stud muffin, did I just call my son a stud muffin? what is my problem first he is a woos then a stud muffin.

He is a gangsta! Now I am referring to him as a gangster sometimes, no all the time I wonder about my self.

We had Robin red breasts all over the trees of course I only got two shots and one was blurry because I had three dogs and two boys running around scaring them.

He is getting to be such a big boy and he is not a woos this boy was soaked from head to toe and did not complain one bit. Dustin on the other hand had to jump the creeks and threw a fit when his boot fell off and got wet. Did I mention he is a woos. Oh I already did well I don't truly think he is a woos really I don't, I promise, I think.





The ODD DUCK

Sky watch fridays Ice

We had a beautiful snow and everything was frozen last week.

Current thoughts of a five year old

From the brain of Dustin, sometimes I wonder about this kid. Doesn't that picture make him look like he is up to no GOOD? He was collecting shot gun shells out of an old bombfire pile.


1. What is something mom always says to you?

"pickup toys"

2. What makes mom happy?

"picking up our room"

3. What makes mom sad?

"not picking up"

4. How does your mom make you laugh?

"telling us jokes"

5. What was your mom like as a child?

"just like us"
6. How old is your mom?

"62"

7. How tall is your mom?

"7ft."

8. What is her favorite thing to do?

"go hiking"

9. What does your mom do when you're not around?

"clean the house"

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?

"for doing a good job at feeding the horses"

11. What is your mom really good at?

"feeding the horses"

12. What is your mom not very good at?

"not very good at working cows"

13. What does your mom do for her job?

"take care of us"

14. What is your mom's favorite food?

"everything"

15. What makes you proud of your mom?

"for letting us have ice cream"

16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?

"Snow white or Guardian Angel"

17. What do you and your mom do together?

"cuddle"
18. How are you and your mom the same?

"we kinda have the same hair"

19. How are you and your mom different?

"cause you have long hair and I don't"

20. How do you know your mom loves you?

"You tell me you love me"

21. What does your mom like most about your dad?

"working cows for you and feeding the horses for you"

22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?

"grocery shopping"

Just to clarify a few things I am very good at working cows and really enjoy it!
I don't really know why he thinks cleaning the house is all that important to me since it is not something I do very often! LOL

Happy Heifer

Current thoughts of a three year old

The working brain of Cason Blaine

1. What is something mom always says to you?

"come here and talk to us"

2. What makes mom happy?

"open your eyes and go to town"

3. What makes mom sad?

"cry"

4. How does your mom make you laugh?

"tickle"

5. What was your mom like as a child?

"but I don't like crackers, I have to eat at home"

6. How old is your mom?

" Megan, you start with a Megan word"

7. How tall is your mom?

"Your taller than G.G."

8. What is her favorite thing to do?

"Put on your boots"

9. What does your mom do when you're not around?

"watch my videos"

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?

"MMMMMUM"

11. What is your mom really good at?

"giving me writing paper"

12. What is your mom not very good at?

" I don't know, when you get out of shower that makes your hair funny"

13. What does your mom do for her job?

"work and get us to school"

I am a stay at home mom I don't know where this came from

14. What is your mom's favorite food?

"salad, now what is my favorite food"

at this point he began to turn the tables on me

15. What makes you proud of your mom?

" I am buurried mommy, I am going to snug into this"

16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?

" Megan"

17. What do you and your mom do together?

"take Dustin to school, now what else do we do mommy"

18. How are you and your mom the same?

" I have a boy head and you have a girl head"

19. How are you and your mom different?

"I don't know"

20. How do you know your mom loves you?

" mommy I am drawing a bull right now"

21. What does your mom like most about your dad?

"daddy has to sit in his chair and you both have to play"

UMM OK

22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?

" to get our grandma"


Happy Heifer

It from 80 to snowy in two days

We had a beautiful snow filled weekend and of course I had to take pictures!

I started with just playing around taking pictures of strange things at strange angles. The whole time I was taking all these pictures I was waiting for Patrick and the boys to get the sled ready so we could sled.

I continued snapping pictures of random things.

I watched the dogs play. Even Homer was feeling his oats today.

Polly loved the snow, she bounded in it like a rabbit running from a wolf.

The snow was very deep on her!

Then I got ready to start taking pictures of the boys playing!

Cason fell into a snow bank on our way to sled, and then the most annoying irritating just my luck kind of thing happened. My Camera "Black Betty"'s battery died and I did not have another. We played in the snow had a snowball fight, went sledding and I did not get one single shot of any of it. Did it really even happen since I did not take any pictures?





Happy Heifer

The Dancing Cowboy

Sometimes Dustin likes to break into song and dance. Usually he does his dancing when no one is watching, he is a rough and tumble cowboy he does not want anyone to know about his skills! I happened to be the lucky hunter on this beautiful morning.

He was singing his favorite cowboy song. "His" song he calls "ghostly rider" though that is not the true name of the song, It Is a Red Steagall song.

He'll start off singing real quiet "on a wagon last October was a kid of seventeen"

then the new species searches the terrain to make sure no one is watching and he'll go into full blown song and Dance

"a city kid from Dallas wet behind the ears and green" He'll look around again

"he stepped out of the pages of a western catalog"

"not the kind you'd pick to ride the rivers and the bogs"

"The boss had put the kid and me together for the drive"

"We took the outside circle I was mad and full of fight"

This new strange species I will call "Dancing Cowboy Dustin" is still thinking no one is watching. As I secretly watch I feel like a hunter stocking his prey, can I get close enough to get a good shot, I like to watch the fight dance of my prey. I sneak closer as the species continues to show us it's true glory. I have my camo and my sent away on. I finally get a good shot, capturing the new species of "dancing cowboy Dustin".

Then I get this face and the song and dance ended. I guess my hunt was only somewhat successful. I was only able to capture a picture of the elusive "Dancing cowboy Dustin". I planned to capture the species, cage it and parade the new find around the world, but no such luck, THIS TIME.

Oh well at least he is smiling again the capture was not to traumatic.

Happy Heifer