THERE'S JUST SOMETHING ABOUT SNOW

Yep it happened last night. Snow. I hear you guys...yea yea so? Well I know for the folks in the North East and the Missouri area the feeling for snow wore off about a month ago but there's just something about walking out of your house before daylight and seeing the whole world white.

Bull walked up to me with his tail gently waving back and forth...this is his waiting mode...is she in a good mood...is she going to work....does she have time to play?

I looked out over the field and so did he. I smiled...he growled. Then an eerie high pitched whine started out beyond the fence that developed into the howl of one lone coyote. He had reason to growl. This weather would make hunting hard and coyotes are very lazy.

We walked on to the rabbit pens. I filled all of the water bowls (switched to bowls since the bottles were freezing in an hour and a baby bunny got his little tiny tongue stuck to the frozen metal ball). Then I walked out to the chicken house were the two Lion Head rabbits were patiently waiting for their water.

If you have never owned a turkey or you have never sat on the ground during a spring turkey hunt, you probably don't know the sounds that a tom turkey makes. Deep in their guts they make a pop and thrum sound that is so deep you feel it in your bones. They don't always gobble...seems that they make this noise all night long as well as at the end of a gobble.

Bull growled and growled as I finished up watering. It's still snowing. He stood with his head pointed north at high alert, his hackles up, his tail stiff and straight up, protecting his family.....you could also feel his deep growl to your bones.

I would imagine that lone coyote felt it as well.

WINTER LIFE

COOL GIVEAWAY

THE FOLKS AT FOOD STORAGE AND SURVIVAL ARE HAVING A GREAT GIVE AWAY. THIS IS A GREAT BLOG ON SURVIVAL SKILLS. HOPE YOU GO GIVE THEM A LOOK.

WINTER STORM

I know the poor folks in the North East roll their eyes when we in Texas get a winter storm but HOLY COW the wind sounds like a freight train outside. It is times like this that I KNOW how blessed I am to have a warm home.

But I will be working from home because I don't drive on ice. Looking at the winter storm heading toward the NE, the front of that storm is almost 2000 miles long.

Please pray for those people if you are a praying person. I talk to these people all day long and it is not a good situation.

I HATE SPENDING MONEY

BUT I HAD TO BUY A DISHWASHER. I CANT KEEP UP WITH MY DISHES. SINCE I DECIDED THAT I WOULD NOT PURCHASE ANY MORE PRE-PACKAGED FOOD AND WOULD BE COOKING REAL FOOD, I CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THE DISHES. I KNOW THIS IS HORRIBLE BUT SOMETIMES I GET IN FROM WORK, CUBSCOUTS, ERRANDS AFTER 8PM. SO EVEN THOUGH IT SEEMS LIKE A LUXURY I AM HAVING A DISHWASHER DELIVERED AND INSTALLED AND THE OLD UNIT TAKEN AWAY.

DERBY DAY

One took 3rd and a trophy. They other only got a certificate. Learning to be a gracious loser is one of the hardest life lessons that scouts helps with.Sorry about the fuzzy pics. Boys just don't stop moving.

A NEW FAVORITE

We had a chili cook off last week at work. As I was leaving it I ended up walking down the all with my bosses bosses boss. He is very friendly and was telling me about his favorite chili and he had to buy it online because they don't sell it here in TX. Yesterday I was leaving work and he walked up and gave me a packet of it!

Here is is:




If any of you can get some you won't regret it. But it has a very distinct taste and he says that it is traditionally served over spaghetti.

If you do get it please figure out what the spice is that is in it. It is very familiar and I know I should know it but can't figure it out.