Crazy M Update

It's been a whirlwind around here.  So many things going on.  First, I will say I haven't shot anything with my pink BB gun yet!  Not even the Husband!  So this past weekend, I moved into my very own photography studio.

I know!!  Can you believe it?!  I really wanted a place to meet clients and showcase my work.  I have my western prints for sell.  Have a back area that I am setting up for a small studio.  The front was fixed up nice.  The back, not so much!  So on Saturday, the Husband and I started ripping out nasty sheet rock.  Guess what we found?

Yep!  An old brick wall!  How perfect!  Automatic backdrop!  So we spent the weekend getting the shop cleaned and stuff moved in.  I finally have a spare room again!

Then on Monday I got up REAL early to head in for live TV!  Can you believe a local news station wanted to do a story on lil ol me?!  They were probably having second thoughts when I walked in and tripped over a cord attached to the camera.  Almost took it out!  I'm so graceful!

So I was on live twice that morning during the news broadcast.  Scary!  I tried to keep my dorkiness in check but it's hard.  Then they did an interview and shot some video of me taking pictures at the shelter.  They did that story at 6 and 10p.  I truly think that is WAY too much wife in one day for anyone!  Would you like to see the story?


So how freakin' cool is that?

I also competed in the marathon on January 1st to raise money for the shelter and low cost spay/neuter clinic.  I raised a total of $1600!!  So half went to the medical fund at the clinic and the other half is sponsoring 15 spay/neuter procedures for cattle dogs!  So 15 dogs will be fixed for free!

Okay, what else?  My Christmas tree is still up because I haven't had time to take it down.  The husband asked me this weekend if we were gonna be rednecks and leave it up all year.  Ha ha!  I will get it down....eventually.

All the animals are doing well.  We should be working calves this week sometime.  Hopefully!  It keeps getting put off due to weather and various other issues.  Harley had TEN teeth removed last week.  Had to sell a cow to pay for that!  But the old man needed it and he's doing well.  All the other monsters (Diesel, Lucky and Penelope) are still running amuck!

Anyhow, what's up with you?

I Was a Good Girl!

What does the wife at Crazy M get for Christmas?

A pink camo hunting hat, a pink Daisy BB gun and pink mud boots!  I was a very good girl this year!

Oh, and Santa left pepper spray in my stocking!

Merry Christmas

May your holidays be filled with love and happiness.

Merry Christmas

from

Crazy M

2011 Christmas Card Outtakes

The much awaited outtakes!  And believe me, there were more outtakes this year than ever before.  I swear we have a bunch of monsters!

I think the husband got the worst of it though.  He had been on me to get our pictures done.  I think he regrets that now! ;)

Iz Can Fly!

Please Don't Report Me...

But I've been abusing my dogs...with hats.

That's what happens when momma is a pet photographer and has to try out some new props!  But the Husband was especially upset about Diesel in the "Driving Miss Daisy" hat.

I'm Back!

Well, actually, Super T-Post Driver Woman is here!

See, I'm still around and goofy as ever!  The husband about fell out when I came out of the house dressed in my super hero mask/cape to go fix fence.  I had to get in the zone!

Husband can't pick up our super duper heavy t-post driver and raise it over his head to drive the posts so it's my duty.  We had a tree fall on the back fence during a storm.  Cows decided to go on an adventure thru the farmers plowed field, down the country road and hang out in the bar ditches.  So we thought it best to fix it!

This was us bringing the girls home.  Good thing they like cow treats!

Also a good thing there's not much traffic out in the middle of nowhere!  We moseyed down the road for over a mile and a half.  Then in our driveway where we could close the gate behind them.  Bad girls!

Never dull around these parts!  Of course, we are Crazy M!

Diesel Has Mad Skills

He is working on his levitation skills for Halloween.

My Penelope

Yes, my lil girl has grown up.  Hard to imagine when I brought her home earlier this year at 5 weeks old, she would be such a beautiful big girl.  She is all legs, taller than Diesel and Lucky.  Don't know when she will stop growing.  The Husband says she's part Great Dane! ;)

We are having a girl's day on Friday.  She's gonna go to town with me to run some errands.  Probably head to Petsmart and pick her up a treat before headin' home.  We'll bring some home for the boys too.  Can't leave the them out!

UGH, What a Monday!

Man, this was a Monday, if I've ever had one!  It started out with a raccoon extraction from my yard.  I had given it every opportunity over the past day and night to remove itself.  However, it had not.  So I notified work this morning that I would be late cause I had critter issues.

I put the kids in the stock trailer and left the yard gate open, hoping it would just saunter out of the yard.  Sure enough, after about 30 minutes, I saw it come down the tree.  But every time a noise was made, it would run right back up it.  It even made it out of the yard SEVERAL times, only to turn, run back in and up the tree!!  UGH!

I gave it several hours.  Continued to get ready for work in hopes it would leave. (Insert Harley throwing up on the carpet during this time.)  Got out of the shower and noticed it cruising around the yard.  Of course, it was not going in the right direction to LEAVE!  At one point I lost sight of it so I went out the front door.  As I came around the house, it spotted me and guess what, RAN UP THE TREE!

So back in the house I went.  Time was running out.  Now it was not coming back down.  I pulled the .22 rifle out and loaded the rat shot.  Gonna come down one way or another.  I went outside and scattered it's butt several times.  Then I was out of rat shot.  It hadn't budged.  Next step, actual .22 bullets.  I came in the house and got the clip of "real" bullets.  Headed back out.  As I walked up to the tree, the sucker was climbing down.  He stopped and looked at me.  I looked at him.  Then I said, "okay, if you're gonna leave, I will go back in the house.  But this is your last chance."  I could see the comprehension in his eyes.  I turned and went in the house.  As soon as I shut the door, he scurried down the tree and headed for an exit.

I was finally able to put my dress and heels on to head to work.  Got there just by the time like I said I would.  Work was pretty uneventful.  Walked out to go home and guess what....flat tire!  Seriously!  I was not dressed appropriately to change a flat.  I finally figured out that I had OnStar's roadside assistance!  Duh!  So they sent someone to change the tire for me.  It was very nice.

Then I got to go see the Husband, which I hadn't seen in over a week!  He flew in from Washington this afternoon.  He was at work so I took him supper.  He brought me saltwater taffy.  My favorite.  That made up for the otherwise crappie day!

Okay, my whine-fest is over!  I just hope your Monday was better than mine!