All my girls

All my girls
my daughter with 4 of her 5 nieces(my grandaughters)

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Busy,Busy Summer

Well, I have been busy house sitting and pet sitting for some great people.
First off I watched the home of The Brannon Family.  They have lots of sheep, 3 outdoor dogs and 3 indoor dogs.  While they were gone I also was running back and forth to our place to feed the goats,cows , dogs and of course the Bird.  Mary got back from her visit to Bakersfield and now I just was at the Brannons.  I enjoyd taking their dogs out for walks.  They were so cute.  They came home and I had one night back home and then came to our Mother Hens Home to housesit.  This is Buster swimming.  He is a great little dog.  They have 6 chickens and I feed them and collect the eggs.
Last Saturday night Mary and I did one of our favorite things (being old cowgirls)and we went to the Rodeo.  Lots of fun and always good eye candy around. The fair looked very busy also. I love when the flag comes out that everyone stands up proudly.  I have loved that about Rodeo fans , I have been to other events where some people don't stand and I feel so bad for our Country.  This Rodeo has been ongoing for 17 years and are led by a riding unit of U.S. Marines.

I  also went to a machine embroidery demo and made a lovely pillow with embroidery and a monogram.  Of course that just makes you want one of the very expensive machines.  I would love to quilt fulltime and sell my work. That would be a dream job now wouldn't it?

Birthday Girl

Birthday Girl

I can dream

I can dream
wish I was here

getting carrots

getting carrots

Billy Bird and Mom brush calves

Billy Bird and Mom brush calves
grooming Cheech and Chong to keep them friendly has become a daily chore. The calves now are about 350 pounds and were starting to not want our company so now I brush them and have created a monster with Cheech. I have discovered he loves apples and carrots. Chong however wont even smell the goodies. Now Cheech stands in front of the front porch moowing at me for his treats. After I give him his treats it is hard to get back to the house and he is very determined to find more in my pockets.