Cowgirls Like Us

I so enjoyed reading all of your comments on the Cowgirls post. I think we're all cowgirls at heart if nothing else. It is an attitude and a presence that a woman possesses. And I think we are all very full of attitude and presence around here!

I really hope you will take time to got to the National Cowgirl Fall of Fame website. I grew up with it in my hometown and never took full advantage of it. I went there many times as a young person but didn't spend the time to appreciate the women that came before me and laid the groundwork for the cowgirls of today. It has since been moved to Fort Worth and I hope to get up there in the near future.

I wanted to share some of the pictures of the inductees that I stole off their website. (shhh!)

I just love those old pictures! Those were some awesome women. So go find out who they are!

Now, guess who the husband drew out of the hat for the giveaway sign. I couldn't believe it. But I know this gal pretty well and I have to say that the sign fits her to a T! It would be my bloggin' sis and fellow cowgirl, Train Wreck!

Thanks to everyone who participated. I'll have to start thinking of something for the next giveaway in September. Stay tuned!

Gettin' 'er Done

The husband and I have spent the last two mornings and some evenings working on the yard fence. We finally got all the 4x4 panels welded up. Now all we lack are the gates and overhead. Yeah!! So what do you think? This gonna hold our beasts?

Notice the husband doing a dance in the background. Goofball!

This morning we went to check the cattle at the lease place. I hadn't been there in awhile. The husband hadn't been there in about a week. Started calling the cattle up and realized about HALF of them were NOT there. Finally found them in the neighbor's pasture! So the husband will be working on the fence tomorrow. He's so excited.

Itty Bitty is still uber small! The calf she is standing next to is about 1 1/2 months younger than her and a runt himself. She's still smaller though.

I asked her if she wanted to come and live in my yard. She didn't seem to excited about the idea. I thought it was an excellent plan. But she's pretty stand offish.

Unlike these...

They wanted personal attention.

After all the slobbers, I made them clean my hands off.

What a slimy mess!

Cowgirls

Another blogger, Mommy in Spurs, got me to thinkin' the other day. She was discussing the definition of a cowgirl. So I started ponderin', what makes me a cowgirl? Then as I sat there and thought about it, I really couldn't tell you. So I asked the husband and his response, "I don't know. That's a hard question. Let me think about it." Seriously?! I thought he would be able to spout something right out.

So I went to the Cowgirl Hall of Fame to see what they believe exemplifies a cowgirl. It states "it honors and celebrates women, past and present, whose lives exemplify the courage, resilience, and independence that helped shape the American West, and fosters an appreciation of the ideals and spirit of self-reliance they inspire." Wow, well I know I'm not hall of fame material so I better lower my standards!

Here is a list, that I finally came up with, of why I think I'm a cowgirl:

*I was born with cowboy/cowgirl genes. thanks mom and dad

*Started riding horses before I could crawl.

*Dipped snuff at the age of 5 (and quit shortly thereafter).

*Entered a beauty pageant as a teen and wore rocky mountain jeans as my formal wear.

*Can mend a fence.

*Can't live anywhere but in the country with my animals.

*Would rather wear a cap/hat than fix my hair.

*Can sort cattle horseback or a foot.

*Don't mind gettin' dirty. Was working cattle, got crap slung all over. Took my shirt off, wiped my mouth clean and kept working in my bra till the job was done.

*Would rather be in my boots than any other shoes.

*Enjoy the simple way of life.

*I'm a strong independant woman.

So I want to know what makes YOU a cowgirl. Comment and you will be entered to win the this sign. Isn't it cute!

The deadline to enter will be Sunday, 08/16/09, at 7pm central time. I can't wait to read your comments!

I Got Yelled At!

Why? Because of this...

Ummm, I was taking pictures of him welding. He told me that I knew better than to be looking at him welding. He said I should have been looking at this...

his feet or this..

my feet. But really, look at my feet, UGH! Can someone say pedicure please!!

But I did ensure Zena didn't look at the husband welding!

A mother puts her children's health before her own. Oh, and her photography!

Calf Buckin' & Fort Worth, What Could Be Better?!

We had a great anniversary weekend. The husband had gathered some calves on Friday and brought them to the house to wean. There was lots of bawling goin' on! When we wean calves, we also buck them to see if they're gonna be keepers. So we started bright and early Saturday, loaded em up and headed to the arena.

This was the first bunch of the year. There were only six cause we had a lot of late calves. Of the six, three will stay and three will go. One lil heifer stood out above them all that morning. You may remember her, I had the "name that calf contest" on here for her.

Trainwreck will be so proud that the calf she named did so well!

After the calf buckin', we made our way back home. Just in time for lunch and a quick nap. I had made reservations for dinner in Fort Worth that night to celebrate our anniversary. We needed to leave the house between 3-3:30p in order to make it. I woke up from my "power" nap at 2:45p! I woke the husband up and told him we needed to get a move on. Still had to take showers and get ready! Luckily, it doesn't take me long and we were out the door by 3:15!

We ate at the Reata in Sundance Square. It was great! If you are ever in downtown Ft. Worth and want a nice dining experience, I highly recommend it. The waitress asked if we were celebrating anything and we told her our anniversary. When she brought out our desserts, they looked like this...

From Reata, we went a few blocks to Hyena's Comedy Club. The comedians were very good. There's nothing like a good laugh! We left the comedy club around 10ish and headed home.

Oh, there was one thing I found interesting at the comedy club. This sign...

Now, I have seen many a bull ball in my lifetime, but never a purple one!

Eleven Years Ago....

Eleven years ago today, the husband made the best decision of his life....

He wasn't too sure at the time. You know how hard it is to get a wild bullrider to marry a girl?! Took me three years to get it done, but he finally gave in! Well, I did get him to buy my engagement ring and propose while he was drugged up on pain medication but it was for his own good!

This morning we went out on a personal photo shoot by me. Here are our anniversary pics...

Love you honey!

Sparks A Flyin'!

My whip crackin' worked. Around dusk last evening, the husband went out to cut the pipe. Had to wait for the temp to go down some. I was the fire watcher. Stood at attention, with my water hose and bucket. I was ready but luckily, no fires. But the sparks were a flying. I made the husband cut a little longer than he wanted. I had to get some pictures. He finally told me it was too dark and he couldn't see his chalk lines. Well, I guess that's important.

He's Been Warned

So what gets the husband working late in the evening?

It would be this......

Told y'all I was gonna have to start crackin' the whip. I wasn't kiddin' around. You thought I was playin', huh!

Harley helps me supervise the construction. He kept his eye on the husband. Made sure he stayed on task.

Even when the husband started to whine, Harley doesn't back down. He barks orders to get with it!

This supervising stuff is hard work!

Progress...I'm Startin' to Question It

I called the husband this afternoon and he informed me that a friend had showed up at the house. They were going to take some old scrap metal to the recycling plant and fill his bottles for the cutting torch. Awesome, that means progress! When I got home, I saw the welder was out.

They moved it next to the fence line, ready to start that top rail once the line posts are saddled.

But then I saw this. And I realized there might not have been as much work going on today as initially believed. The husband said he only drove it to get the mail. Hmmm.......

So I fed them supper, and sent them back out to work. I kept an eye on them from the windows.

I didn't want to distract them from working so I even took pictures from the house. Didn't want to give them any reason to get off task!

I think I'm gonna have to start crackin' that whip!

Yard Fence in Progress

The yard fence is coming along nicely! Lucky for me, our nephew called and asked to come up this weekend. He is attending automotive school in Houston and wanted to visit. The husband told him he was working on the fence and the nephew offered to help. Silly boy! So that meant, I managed to get out of fence duty! Yippee!

They managed to get all the pipe set despite the extremely hot and humid weather. But they took water breaks frequently. Let's take a look...

What a pretty straight fence line! The husband had to fix a hole. He turned so y'all could see his good side. Yes, that was what he said!

The nephew pouring the quikrete mix. I think the husband had him hauling all the heavy stuff.

Gotta make sure everything is level.

You know what my favorite part of the entire fence building process is? The hot pink string line!

They did a great job.

Next up, the husband will saddle and cut the pipe for the top rail. Then the top rail will be welded in. Poor hubby, it's suppose to be well over 100 degrees this week!