4th of July Weekend – Friday Afternoon (Squirrel Spring)
Off to the White Mountains we went on Friday afternoon, to explore a few more places we have never seen before. Our first stop was at the Squirrel Spring trailhead.…
4th of July Weekend — Friday morning
Oh how wonderful and marvelous a thing it is to have had a three-day weekend with my WHOLE family at the ranch! It has been months and months and MONTHS…
What am I doing…
...if my day includes: Washing and folding laundry packing folded laundry getting out the guns and ammo cleaning out the cooler shopping for hot dogs, chips, soda and s'mores charging…
June, at a Glance
The first part of June has been a virtual summer camp at Heidmann West, as we had a bunch of extra young people staying with us for three weeks. They're fantastic kids,…
Wherein We Go To The Ranch…
...and Nettie Embarks on a Mission to Take the Vastiest Number of Photos in the History of Ranch Trips. Ever. That's the nutshell version. If you really only want to see the pics,…
Protected: The End of Chapter One – With Photos
It is important to note passages in the life of our family. Last week we faced a bitter-sweet passage, the ending to our first chapter as a foster family, when we…
Thanksgiving at the Ranch – 2014 (Mega-Photo Post!)
Even though we were down one member, the family trip to the ranch this Thanksgiving still required two vehicles. Hard to believe we used to take our little family of…
October at the Ranch 2014 — Part 4
Saturday morning we woke almost as bright and almost as early, if not quite early enough for the sunrise. Nonetheless, stepping out the door into crisp cold country air in the morning…
October at the Ranch 2014 — Part 3
Back at the ranch we had just a little time with the Grands before they headed into town to spend the night in a great deal more comfort at the…
October at the Ranch 2014 — Part 2
We needed to do a little shopping for our weekend food and other necessities in town, so we headed on in around 8. While we were finding some deals (but…