Thanksgiving at Victory Ranch

We had an awesome time at Victory Ranch.

We played Scrabble, spun, crocheted, spent time with the animals, etc. Mom and I taught three of the people who work there how to spin and one of them, a genuine cowgirl, taught me how to make creme brulee. Nummy!

This is the adobe we stayed - Thanksgiving night - we were getting 5 inches of snow.


One of the babies...


When they ring the breakfast bell the alpacas go running...


One of the many barn cats


And this is Elvis. He may be half the size of the other horses, but he's got twice the appetite and when his dinner bell is rung he's a blur - racing around the other horses
to get to his stall first.


Gringo - one of the many Great Pyrenees.


Zeus - who is VERY protective of his food bowl - he sits like this all the time.


Shamu - this is his bed and breakfast...

Happy 40th Anniversary Mom & Dad!

Yesterday we celebrated their 40th year together as husband and wife.

Pretty awesome!

Guard Kitty

To say that I am not the biggest fan of spiders would be an understatement. They give me the willies. I would go so far as to say I despise them. They are UBER creepy. That stop – go – stop – go… all those legs… you know what I’m talking about.

Needless to say I was not comforted when, as the movers were hauling my stuff in, I discovered the BIGGEST non-tarantula spider that I’ve ever seen. Thankfully one of the manly-mover-men disposed of it for me.

This evening I was sitting in my recliner when Sheba darted from my lap to the wall where a relatively large spider was crawling.

She then proceeded to plop down on her furry behind and stare at it.

No spider is safe from her inspection!

Goodbye 20's

Hello 30's!

Birthday Party

The party went well. 7 people (plus myself), but that's not bad considering I've only lived here 4 months. And it seemed like everyone had fun. Lots of food (just like MN parties).

Odd to think I will be 30 in 2 days. Just 2 days left of life in my 20's.

*ponder*

Well it has been getting better and better over the last 6 years so I'm thinking positive. And besides... I'm still young at heart... so I really feel more like 25.

This week

Had a rough week. It got progressively rougher as it wore on. By the end of they day today I was ready to crawl under the covers and not come up for a month.

At home now. Snuggling with kitty.

In-service tomorrow.

My new place...

I'm having a House Warming/Birthday Party at my place this Saturday - Partly to celebrate my 30th Birthday and partly to inspire myself to finish unpacking. So... the downstairs is finally presentable.

Stars in the sea

I love this article for so several reasons:

1. Stars in the sea - cool title/idea
2. New Zealand
3. We are still learning and who knows how much we have yet to learn?

Hard core fisherpeople

Saw lots of fisherpeople today... they were out in the river in their waders... never mind that it was snowing and the river was frozen in large sections... there were fish out there and they needed to be caught!

BTW love Target and love clearance even more!

Hair Despair

I asked around at school regarding a "good" hair dresser and was recommended place A. I called and got an appointment.

Last night I was on my way to place A and called for directions - only to find out it was actually place B (with a similar name to place A). I felt bad, because I'd already made an appointment and they were waiting on me, so I went ahead and kept my appointment.

In short - the lady massacred my hair. It's never a good sign when the hair dresser's hands are stumbling around your head. I have wavy hair and she cut it dry (which I later learned is a BIG no-no).

Immediately upon leaving place B I ran to place A and begged them to help me, which they graciously did. And as that hair dresser said: "There's definitely something funky going on with this cut. It looks like she took a pair of garden shears to the back and the right side is 2 inches longer than the left in front."

*sigh*

Thank goodness place A fixed me up, with exactly what I wanted in the first place! Near disaster diverted. Lesson learned.

Bloody stump

Now I remember why I used the same (refillable) razor for 5 years. I thought I'd try a new one and was rewarded for my adventurousness with six nicks on one leg.

Now I've got one bloody stump and one hairy one.

How much is that doggy in the window?

Some of my MN friends sent me pics of their new puppy, a yellow lab. He's adorable.

Friday I spent half an hour or so at the local animal shelter playing with puppies and kitties.

And everywhere I go in Colorado I see them... dogs...

Dogs, dogs, DOGS!

/sigh

I wanna doggy.