Author Archives: Marci

The State Fair

We went to the Wyoming State Fair recently. (and if you didn’t know, you can click on blue words and it will take you to the website that gives you more information, just hit the back button to bring you … Continue reading

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State Finals Barrel Racing

She practiced all winter in the community center. She raced her barrels while I called out her location, racing pattern, and times. We really didn’t know it was going to come in handy. She made it to state, ya’ll. J … Continue reading

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Picture Money

Thirty-eight dollars. That’s a lot of money for a little girl. Her next step is to sit down with her Papa and budget it out into tithing/giving, spending, and saving.

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Swathing

West of the Mississippi people don’t “cut” hay. They swath the hay. When you look up the word on online dictionaries, it is listed as a noun. Here, people use it as a verb. “I’m going to swath the big … Continue reading

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Froggy

If you have been near any elementary schools in the past 10 years or so, you know the character of Froggy by Jonathan Landon. I have a few of the books in my personal library. The girls think he is … Continue reading

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Fair Ribbons

To sum up the story….long story short….she just wanted a pretty ribbon. Here’s how we got there: I sent a local person a picture of her husband that I took back at one of the brandings. She responded that I … Continue reading

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Ruby Won!

This just in…. Ruby won three first place blue ribbons and two second place red ribbons at the local county fair. She had competition in most categories. A blog post with more details coming later!

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This Kid

This kid….   She’s a fun one.   She gets in trouble for stomping her foot. She wants what you are eating and drinking. She uses “I think so…” to answer most questions. She’s super chatty to her parents, but … Continue reading

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Getting Better

She’s getting better.   (she had a little bit of help and pointers with this one) Not too shabby for a 4 year old.

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Evening in the Canyon

The longest day of the year has come and gone, but that doesn’t mean our days aren’t still long on the ranch. Y’all, they are long. As I’m typing this, its 1:30 in the morning and Wooster has been gone … Continue reading

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