Weekend Snow Storm of January 2016

I don't know about where you are, but here in Upper East Tennessee, when the white stuff starts to come down, everyone goes into panic mode. This weekend's storm has been no different. Except that my Hubby and I had already decided it would be a "lazy weekend" for us. Not really doing a whole lot of anything.

We did manage to get out with the dogs and get some pictures. We wanted to take the 4-wheelers out and go up the hill, but we could not get either one to start.

Oh, to have a sled to ride down the hill!

Group Photo!

So, we opted to take a walk out to the back 40. While the dogs really enjoyed playing around in the snow, I really loved the beauty of it all. Funny thing is though, I don't remember snow being so hard to walk in. Of course, I was but 13 last time I really got to play in snow.

Cisco and Thunder

Jake "Chillin in the snow"

Jake and the Snowman

Whatever you weekend weather may look like, be sure to find the time to find some beauty and simple joys in life. And may you always find a smile in your heart and a song on your lips.

Writer's Workshop

Living with horses is always an adventure. Whether you have to fix a fence, clean a stall, call a Vet, or just sit and laugh. They are big, adorable, loving animals, that can cheer you up on any given day, no matter how bad of a mood your in, or how lonely your feeling.

They can take a ho-hum day, and make it memorable.

Cisco on an Evening Graze

Imagine this if you can:

It's spring, still wet and muddy from our winter, and early spring showers. Horses are feeling good with the weather getting warmer. Cisco, our only gelding on the property, is a big boy, 16 hands tall! He is a Tennessee Walker, as are all of our horses.

I was making a round in the back yard on our lawnmower, when I saw Cisco come barreling down the hill. I just had to stop and watch, because I knew what was about to happen. Unable to stop in a normal fashion, he sat on his butt, front feet out in front of him, sliding closer to the creek!  I kept waiting for him  to start back paddling his front feet, looking for more traction.

The look on his face was absolutely a Kodak Moment, and me without my Kodak, wouldn't you know it! I laughed so hard and so loud, I heard my echo in the woods behind the house, where are horses roam. I got some funny looks from the rest of the herd, and it just made me laugh all the harder.

Howdy!

Welcome to my life. I am a mom to 3 grown children, and a grandmother to one beautiful little girl. I love my life here on the ranch, and enjoy most things I do on a daily basis. And now that spring is in the air, things are happening again, I want to share our life with you. The good, the bad and the ugly. So, you just never know what your gonna find me talking about, or even ranting about. 

I work a part time job, 3 nights a week, at Subway. We currently have 5 horses boarded here, along with our own 7. Planting season is right around the corner, and I don't even have my garden ready to go yet! Although I am looking forward to our wild blackberries again this year. 

Our wild geese are back, and so are the ducks. Grass is turning green, and will soon need mowing. The deer are still coming up to their salt block that they share with the horses, and the dogs are happy to be getting out again. 

If I don't get my house into shape soon, it will have to wait until next fall / winter, when I'm stuck in the house again. So, join me as I share things with you, from shopping to saving, contests and give-aways. Things I find around the net, and things that happen around the ranch!

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