Fun running after a cow...

...I think not!!!

I put T-Bone with the horses so that they could all graze together - well, T-Bone is still a little afraid of them. So one of the horses ran towards him and bam he jumps over the fence into the neighbors yard.

I saw him do this but was not outside, so I had to put on my boots, run to the back pasture, jump over the fence and call out his name. He was no where to be found. I am calling him and then all of the sudden I see him running down the road. He was on his way home. The neighbors saw him and helped guide him back through the front gate. After that I was able to get him back into his pasture with food - ah the way to his heart is through food! So, all was well, except for the fact that I am too old to run after animals! I can tell you this, life on the Ranch is always interesting! :)

Interesting Stable Mates

Yesterday I saw a little black bunny around the stall area, he was easily scared away, very timid. I saw him today when I was mucking stalls, he was almost coming up to me where I could pick him up. I gave him some hay, but that is not what he wanted. All of the sudden I saw him in the stall with Baby. It was so cute that I quickly went to the house and asked Albert to get the camera for me. Here is what I was able to capture.

I guess rabbits like horse feed, he didn't want the hay, but was very happy with the feed!

Baby was fine with sharing - I was nervous thinking that she might step on the Bunny - but that didn't happen.

After Baby left the stall to eat her hay, I gave the Bunny a little more feed. I am thinking that the Bunny got misplaced after the storm that blew in on Thursday. He looks so dirty and evidently very hungry. Wonder how long Bunny will stay with us? I will tell you this, never a dull moment around the Ranch! :)

22 Years of Wedded Bliss

In Taft, CA on Sept 2, 1987 a Catholic boy and a Baptist girl were married by an Assembly of God preacher. Albert and I were married in my grandparents home and 9 people were there to witness this happy occasion. We had our honeymoon, for one night, in Bakersfield, CA, then loaded up the u-haul and drove to TX.

We now have 3 wonderful children, Tara, Tim and Tressa and beautiful grandson, Charley. We have been through good times, bad times, rough times and amazing times! I must say the whole 22 years have been the best adventure of my life and I wouldn't trade any of it because it has gotten us to where we are today!

Marriage is such a blessing and I am blessed to have had 22 years with my best friend! I look forward to what the next 22 years have for us! I love you, Albert!

Christmas came early for Charley

Here is Charley with his new play set.

He really loves it. We were able to buy it from a friend and got a really great deal on it!

I am hoping this will keep Charley busy - he can do tons of climbing and even slide down the slide - it was fun watching him play on it last night.

Tara was trying to help him climb up, but I had washed it down earlier and he found water still left in the little cut outs - so he had to play with the water - he is too funny!

Having fun with Momma.

T-Bone

I caught T-Bone eating hay

He had to come over and see what the camera was all about - he is too funny!

He wants more feed - sorry - not time yet!

He loves it when you scratch him where his horns are coming out. T-Bone is still a bull, we are going to get a vet over here to show us how to make him, ah, a bull no more! So more news to come on that process. We are trying to fatten him up so that we can take him to auction. After that we are going to focus on the Brangus breed. We are also taking about going into partnership with another person who wants to be a cattle rancher. So more news on that when it is all comes together.

Life on the LAST3 Ranch is good! Horses are doing well, man cave is coming along, T-Bone makes life fun and I was able to watch a momma deer feeding her twins. Not sure if it was the same twins that were born on the property or not - don't know how long deer allow their young to nurse - but both twins eating at the same time - it was a pretty cool sight to behold!

Boone loves to be by Charley

Whenever Charley is over - Boone is close by - just watching and waiting for Charley to drop some food or some times Charley will actually feed Boone!

I think Charley is wanting Grandma to give him more food! Boone is looking on the ground for his! :)

Tressa's Senior Year Begins

Tressa is ready for school - funny as I am taking this picture I am wondering where the time went - seems like just the other day I took her to her first day of Kindergarten. She was as independent then as she is now.

As you can tell she is leaving very early in the morning.

So, not only is she off for her Senior year, but in her new car. She wanted to learn how to drive stick shift before school started and she accomplished that! So off to school she goes.

I am sure this will be a very exciting year - Go Bulldogs! Class of 2010!!!