Finding the next SUV

Posted by on Jan 23, 2009 in Horses/Cows | 0 comments We’re all set. Are you?
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My mornings…

Posted by on Jan 19, 2009 in Dogs and Cats, Horses/Cows | 0 comments A lot of people have routines every morning that are full of mundane things, and I am one such person. What is normal to me is waking up to a howling cat, a dog licking my face, and another one filling so much of the bed that I’m left with a postage stamp of real estate on one corner of my queen sized bed.  Because we live in the middle of no where, with no neighbors in visible sight, I...
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Driving a point home

Posted by on Jan 19, 2009 in Ramblings | 0 comments I got a ticket on October 17, 2008, the night my mother died. I deserved the ticket. I was going around 70 in a 45, but was initially clocked in the 60 zone and the officer cut me some slack. I admit I was on the phone, talking with my husband about my mother, the difficulty of her passing, the sickness that engulfed her in the months, weeks, days and hours leading up to her passing. I honestly...
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Vacuum Cleaners

Posted by on Jan 16, 2009 in Ramblings | 0 comments I bought a new vacuum. This one to be exact. It has ‘cyclonic’ technology, whatever that means. I’ve heard of it, and I’m sure it’s important. That’s why I bought a cleaner with it. I was most impressed by this. Now, you have to understand we live in the sticks. We have pasture for ‘yard’, and with the drought, it’s more like a sandbox,...
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Being honest.

Posted by on Jan 16, 2009 in Ramblings | 0 comments I advertised my vacuum cleaner on Freecycle with the headline: OFFER: One used, worn out vacuum. And described it like so: I have a Eureka Whirlwind that's about 2 years old. We have 2 dogs, 5 cats, and no grass. There has been an enormous amount of sand, hair, dust, and Lord knows what else sucked up through this thing. It has lots of suction. The thingy turns. I've looked high and low and...
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