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I returned home late yesterday evening. Plenty tired from the training and the drive. Everyone seemed happy to see me and glad I was back. To prove that I was actually working in San Antonio, here are some pictures from the training. My batteries were going dead and I was trying to take pictures when I had a spare second. I didn't get very good ones but they are proof I did more than drink virgin daiquiris on the riverwalk.



This is the "gauntlet." Don't you want to walk thru a bunch of "redmen" wondering which one is going to attack you!

One of our participants going one on one with a "redman."

So see there, I did work while I was gone. Very important stuff.

I also received two of my anniversary presents while I as in S.A. When I arrived back to my office last night, the husband had ordered me a cowgirl picture. It had been delivered and was sitting in my office. Then when I got home, I got my other anniversary present....

my new spurs that we custom ordered. Cool, huh! Aren't they so pretty. I told the husband I was going to wear them to work today with my heels. He said he didn't think that was a good idea. What a party pooper! I think they are awesome. The husband has been wearing one of his anniversary presents already...work boots. Plus, he said I could pay for the mineral feeder he got for the cows as part of his anniversary too. We are just so romantic.

With all this anniversary talk, it got me to thinkin'. Leading up to our 10 year anniversary on August 9th, I am going to post vignettes about us meeting, dating, gettin' engaged and married. I have all kinds of good stories to keep ya entertained. Can hardly wait, huh!

Out of Town

So I am facilitating a defensive tactics training in San Antonio this week. Luckily, I didn't get put in the "handicapped" room this time I visited a big city! Wasn't that nice of them. After work today, we went down the riverwalk to eat supper. Ate at Joe's Crab Shack and enjoyed an "adult" beverage! Nothing better than ordering a virgin daiquiri. I am soooo cool like that!

Hopefully, I will have pictures of my training tomorrow. We will be all suited up in gear so the participants can hit us. Pretty nifty, huh!

The husband is at home, working and taking care of the animals. Think he is already wanting me to come home. Misses me so. You may want to give him some words of encouragement in the comments. I can't help that I am so awesome that he never wants to be away from me. :o) It's a curse really but I guess we both have to live with it.

And keep the names coming for the horse. Got some good ones coming in!

Help Name the New Horse

We have come up with a few ideas but I thought maybe one of y'all out there might have a better one. So what do you think a good name for the new horse would be? The previous owners said his name was Geronimo but they called him Ronnie. But that is my dad's name. I can't go out there and yell Ronnie at the horse. So we want to give him something new.

Tell us what ya think! Post your suggestions in the comments area.

Another New Horse

Yeah, we got another horse. This time, though, the husband was more influential in the decision to buy it. It had no papers, so it's true background is unknown. But we were told it is a mustang that was used for about 7 years on a ranch in South Texas. The people we bought him from have had him around a year. And during the past year, he has not been rode but a few times. So a little tuning will have to be done. The husband liked him cause he's so short and cool. He asked if he got to have him after I broke Miss Priss. I said sure. He said well, maybe I can ride him after you get him settled down some. I said you better get me a round pen built! Miss Priss and Sally were not very excited to see a new horse on the place. Sally was letting him know that she is the boss around here. Miss Priss kept trying to jack with him but Sally would get between them. Sally finally herded Miss Priss off into the opposite pasture. We have him up in a pen for the night. Hopefully, they will all be sound in the morning. We will keep our fingers crossed. You know, we are the home of crippled horses!

The Latest Baby Updates

Here is the newest baby. She belongs to Ruby, my longhorn. Ain't she too cute. And ask the husband, she can run real fast! When we moved the cattle across the road awhile back, everyone came across but her. We tried getting her a foot but she took off and flew like the wind. The husband was chasing after her but was losing ground fast. She was such a pretty runner. Had her tail and head up. I imagined her saying, "Eat my dust old man!" to the husband as she so easily pulled away from him.

And the ugly baby birds have turned into the evil looking birdies. They look like little bird commandos protecting their nest. They have figured out my camera though. I got this picture but now when they see me coming, they duck down in the nest. Little stinkers! What kind of commando is that! Maybe they're chickens?

Mud Doggin'

This is our tank out in the pasture. We fed the cattle by it and took the dogs over to enjoy the water. One thing about our dogs, they love the water. Even little Harley. Pops will tell ya he's a fishin' dog. Loves to attack the fish as you reel them in. Well, this day, he was a muddin' dog.

He never makes it out far enough to swim. Just far enough to get really, really dirty.

He stands in the mud, he sits in the mud, he lays down in the mud.

He's so little, he high-centers in the mud. Doesn't stop him though. Keeps trudging thru it. He was so dirty the husband put him on the back of the truck to go to the house. When I stopped to pull thru the gate, the little stinker jumped off the flatbed! The husband couldn't believe it. He said it would be like one of us jumping off the roof. But Harley man was fine. The husband just knew it hurt him, but nope, the old feller didn't even blink an eye. I swear the little guy has nine lives. But living with us, he better!

Unconditional Love

There's in nothing better than the unconditional love of an animal. Maybe this is why I love animals so much. I would have dogs coming out my ears if the husband would let me. But he has limited me to four so far. Zena, shown above, is a love hound. She constantly wants to be petted, hugged or rubbed on the tummy. She will knock you down trying to lean up against you so you will pet her. I think she really has a disorder. Maybe that is the counselor coming out in me but she is obsessive compulsive about it. Never seen anything like it. But when you have a bad day, it sure makes you feel better. Cause you always know Zena loves ya.

New Task

The husband had discussed wanting a website for our cattle a week or so ago. I thought "how hard could it be? This blog thing is pretty easy. Didn't take me that long to get it up and runnin'!" So a little after lunch today, I got on the internet and registered our domain name. Did a little reading and decided who to use for the web hosting. Easy cheesy so far! Next task, pick a template and start entering the information. Wow, this seemed way too easy! Well, 8 hours later, I'm still trying to get information on the site. Adding pages, changing text, uploading pictures and videos. It might help if the computer would quit freezing. Kinda puts a kink in the creative process when you have to restart. It's a work in progress but if you'd like to check it out, the link is below.

http://www.crazymbuckers.com

The blog is much easier to maintain. But maybe after I get the initial stuff on the website, the occasional additions won't be so bad. I'll keep my fingers crossed!

The Importance of a Mom

Whether you are human or animal, moms are important. They provide us with love, nurturing and support. They feed us when we're hungry or clean us when we're dirty. We may squirm, roll our eyes or back talk but they do what is best for us.

I watched one of our cows give her calf a "lick-down" the other afternoon. The calf acts just like a kid. The expression on it's face was just like mine when my mother would lick her finger and wipe off something on my face.

Happy Birthday mom! Hope you have a great day. Glad I live far enough away that you can't use that licked finger technique anymore! Growing up, she always said I looked like an orphan. Can you believe that!

New Digs

Since we moved the cows to our side and bottom pasture, they seem to be enjoying themselves. The evening we moved them, they were already relaxing in the tall weeds. Yeah, weeds, wish it was grass but it's not. But at least they are green and make my pictures look pretty.