That was so funny Mom!

Just another day of driving with Tressa at the wheel and Marley in the middle. We decided to take a short drive to get pictures for my camera class, when I was able to click a pic of Marley and Tressa laughing at my recent joke!  Had to post, too good to pass up!  Hope you enjoy, think of us after Chris sees this and goes over a long list of why cats should not ride in the car.  I write this as the other wonderful cat Richey sleeps beside me on Chris's pillow.  Payback!

4H Fair 2012

Well, what a year!  As you can see Tressa did well in what we have always strived to achieve.  This was her first year in Senior Showmanship and she won the whole thing!!  Sorry, we really don't like to brag, but we are going to take advantage of this time!  For a Freshman this is AWESOME! Words cannot describe how thrilled we are and we know she worked very hard with her pig, Moose to meet this goal.  Now we must also include Pam and Andon in this as well, they really work with her and Kennedy to improve their showmanship and I don't think we could have done it without them.  As soon as the judge said she was the winner I dropped the camera and all you can hear is me crying, that made everyone mad!  Hey, next year we will have someone else video.  Since she won this that qualified her to be in the Round Robin event which is showing pigs, sheep, cattle and dairy.  She did a great job and this allowed me to finally see one of my kids show cattle (which she did an awesome job at).  Great job Tressa...now we are off to the State Fair for the first time!  Yikes! 
Also, Kennedy had a busy year with her animals of Dairy, Chickens, Rabbits and Pigs...she got Blue Ribbons in all except third place with her pig.  She wants that "Gold Trophy" in Dairy and I know one day she will!

Hello Outlaw People!

Hello you beautiful Outlaw People!  That is how Elizabeth Cook starts her show "Apron Strings" every day.  You will find her on XM radio, Outlaw Country channel 60.  I love listening to her!  I encourage you to go out and buy new CD, Gospel Plow, it is Rockabilly Gospel music...AWESOME!  Some songs were written by Marty Stuart and one by Lou Reed, I know Lou Reed, who would have thought?  Elizabeth has been on David Letterman so go on You Tube to see her, they are both great to watch.  One of my Bucket List items is to see her in concert,but she never seems to get to Indiana! 

I like this channel because the mix of country/rock they play, for instance today I was listening to Rosanne Cash, Long Black Viel.  If you listen closely you can hear the tempo of Tennessee Flattop Box, which was an earlier hit, I like how she incorporates it into this song.  She has her own unique style which makes her a legend in her own right. 

Sticking with the Country theme I am in the process of reading Sissy Spaceks autobiography, I am really enjoying it.  Coal Miners Daughter was one of the first movies I remember seeing, that is when I fell in love with Patsy Cline, a treasure of a voice in Country Music.

"Word Out and Peace to Your Mother!"  and that is how Elizabeth closes her show, and me too!