Loyalty

"Lack of loyalty is one of the major causes of failure in every walk of life." ~Napoleon Hill

Loyalty is a really, really big deal to me. I can't remember if this has always been the case, but it has been very important to me over the past few years. I think it's because I've experienced some situations where I expected loyalty, but it wasn't there. Do I know who are the loyal people in my life? Do you?

Gambling...

Bummer lambs are a gamble. This one, Baby, came to our house (barn really) last Sunday. She was a triplet and the other two died. The ewe didn't want much to do with her. She was semi-adopted by another ewe but wasn't really getting what she needed so Andy brought her home. Somehow it became my job to take care of her, bottle feed her, etc. I was sad to find that she died sometime during the night. :(

Last one....

Abigail's third ewe had her baby last week.... Beth and her baby boy....

1000th post- something profound?

I can hardly believe I have written 999 blog posts before this one. I feel like this one should be something profound, but it will just be a regular ol' post.

I really appreciate those of you that check in on a regular basis. I know my blogging hasn't been super consistent over the years.

Yesterday I celebrated my 37th birthday. I really don't feel that old. It seems like I celebrated for about a week. Sandi and I went to Reno for a little girls trip. We were there for 2 nights and we had a great time. I had to drive in the snow for the very first time to get there so that made the trip a little more interesting. We got home Thursday night. On Saturday night we went to the local casino with some friends and ended up at this dive bar called "The Palace." On Sunday morning, Andy took the 4 of us, my parents, and Pam and Charlie to breakfast at Hot Brew to celebrate. I had a great day relaxing and finished off my birthday celebration at the kids' 4-H spaghetti feed.

Now onto the next year of my life.....

Updated profile picture....

Kids branding

At the end of the branding, we let the kids rope the littlest calves (about a week old or so). They had a blast!

Branding: 2 down, 1 to go

A few action shots from Saturday's branding....






One left to go....

Another new baby

Abigail's second ewe had her lamb yesterday. Here they are.... lamb was just born.

New baby

The first lamb from one of Abigail's 4-H ewes was born yesterday. Isn't she so adorable?

Who says

I wouldn't say that I am a huge Selena Gomez fan, but I love her song, "Who says". Even though it's hard sometimes, everyone should love who they are. We all have things we'd like to change about ourselves, but we should be happy being us.

Lyrics for "Who says"

I wouldn’t want to be anybody else

You made me insecure
Told me I wasn’t good enough
But who are you to judge
When you’re a diamond in the rough
I’m sure you got some things
You’d like to change about yourself
But when it comes to me
I wouldn’t want to be anybody else

I’m no beauty queen
I’m just beautiful me

You’ve got every right
To a beautiful life
( C’mon! )

Who says
Who says you’re not perfect
Who says you’re not worth it
Who says you’re the only one that’s hurting
Trust me
That’s the price of beauty
Who says you’re not pretty
Who says you’re not beautiful
Who says

It’s such a funny thing
How nothing’s funny when it’s you
You tell ‘em what you mean
But they keep whiting out the truth

It’s like a work of art
That never gets to see the light
Keep you beneath the stars
Won’t let you touch the sky

I’m no beauty queen
I’m just beautiful me

You’ve got every right
To a beautiful life
C’mon

Chorus

Who says
Who says you’re not perfect
Who says you’re not worth it
Who says you’re the only one that’s hurting
Trust me
That’s the price of beauty
Who says you’re not pretty
Who says you’re not beautiful

Who says
Who says you’re not star potential
Who says you’re not presidential
Who says you can’t be in movies
Listen to me, listen to me
Who says you don’t pass the test
Who says you can’t be the best
Who said, who said
Won’t you tell me who said that
( Yeah, WHO SAID!? )

Who says
Who says you’re not perfect
Who says you’re not worth it
Who says you’re the only one that’s hurting
Trust me
That’s the price of beauty
Who says you’re not pretty
Who says you’re not beautiful
Who says(x2)

Try something new...

"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new." - Einstein

Day at the ranch....

Yesterday, the four of us loaded up at the crack of dawn (10 a.m.) and headed out to the hills. Off like a herd of turtles, we said.... The weather was great and we weren't in a big hurry to get something done so it was great.


J.T. on Jack and Abigail on Jimmy...



You won't see this very often.... me on a horse! Sam and I did great together!

Sometimes.....

I need to read this quote to myself EVERY SINGLE DAY!