February at the Ranch IV – Saturday Afternoon Hike
Our afternoon hike to Purcell Well was designed to accommodate both Malinda's desire to do some "off-roading" in the Suburban, and my desire to not climb up any mountains, that…
February at the Ranch III – Saturday, Early Afternoon
After shopping for groceries and fixing Nettie's Gate, it was nearly noon, and the poll was taken: eat lunch, go for a hike, or go target shooting. It was a…
February at the Ranch II – Saturday Morning
Unbelievably, it was 14°F when we woke up Saturday morning. That's pretty insane for a bunch of desert rats such as I must admit we have become. I've nearly lost…
February at the Ranch I – Friday Night
It's been longer than usual between ranch trips this winter... the scheduling complexities increase exponentially with our church involvements and college and theater classes to coordinate. We managed to nail…
Decisions, decisions…
So, I'm multi-tasking along here at my computer, as I generally do, supervising kids at their school work while also processing photos from the weekend, and I suddenly hear a…
Last Weekend…
Oh goodness, how behind I have gotten myself, with my running here and running there, and the taking of my brother to the chiropractor (he's finally able to drive himself…
Bread Bonanza
Although we've been back in our house since Thanksgiving week, and we've had a few god-daughters etc. stop by after church and so forth, we have not really had any…
Prayer Request
I ask your prayers for my brother, Jeff: He's injured his back, and has been virtually immobilized this week. He's been able to get to the chiropractor every day this…
Dishevelment
I am just ridiculously excited that I accomplished two things today that I have been meaning to do for ... "like years". I created master chore lists for both Bathroom…