There are some words that I'll never know how to spell

I think I'm a pretty good speller. I like punctuation, too. I know the difference between your and you're, and there, their, and they're.

BUT, there are some words that I always misspell. One of them - recipe. Just now, when I typed it, I had to use Firefox's misspelled word red underline tool to fix it. Here's another one - definitely. Should be simple, right? I wish...

Good thing I have a degree in Animal Science...I can always become a dog walker if my communications career fails because of my spelling. ;)


Cody and I are having a "small gathering" at our house tonight, and then we're headed to the Reckless Kelly concert! I'm so excited I can barely contain myself!

Football game tomorrow, and the Theta tailgate. I'll be ready to crash by Sunday!

Check out Reckless Kelly's new song: click here

Riding Lessons!

A couple weeks ago, Cody saw an ad on Craigslist about a boarding barn in KCMO needed someone to give lessons. He told me to send an email, so I did, and low and behold, I'm now a contractor with the barn! Give me a call if you like to take a lesson! Right now, Shiloh is the main lesson horse, but more lessons horses will be available soon. And, if you use your own horse, you get a $5 discount! I'm already up to 8 students, and should have more soon!

The only bad thing is that I've given up my AQHA amateur status, by officially accepting money for giving lessons. That means I can't show in showmanship or horsemanship at AQHA shows anymore. :( If I ever wanted to again, I'd have to stop giving lessons for 5 years, and then I could regain my amateur status.

The good thing is, that by giving up my amateur status, I can now judge some horse shows! I was 5th in the world in horse judging in 2004 - now I'll be able to put those skills to good use! So, I'll be spending my weekends next summer wearing blazers in 100 degree heat, standing in a dusty arena watching little Suzy get the wrong lead at some po-dunk open horse show. Can't wait!! :)

Seriously, though...I love to judge and I love giving lessons. I think this is all going to work out!

Check out Woodson Hill's Web site: www.woodsonhill.org.

Concrete!!!

Step #1 - Make a form out of whatever leftover wood you have around. Reinforce it with braces and duct tape and lots of nails and screws.
Step #2 - Pour concrete (sorry, no pics, I was too busy helping!)
Step #3 - Wait for concrete to dry a little (or a lot!)





















Step #5 - Remove concrete form!


















Step #6 - Check out the new concrete wall!!































Step #7 - Check out the new concrete floor in the barn (because you ordered too much concrete!)
Step #8 - Thank your family (and boyfriend) for all of their help! (THANK YOU, GUYS!!!)


Stay tuned for another post about the tin on the barn!

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Thanks!



We're pouring concrete at Abigail Ranch this weekend. Yay! Now my house won't fall down! ;)

Tonight, I'm taking Shiloh to Woodson Hill Equestrian Center. www.woodsonhill.org
Check out the link! I'll write more later, but I'm going to start giving riding lessons there in the evenings. It's a great opportunity, and I'm really excited!

Tree no mo!

When I was little, there was this commercial on the radio that advertised for "Snore No More," some sort of anti-snoring drug. I'm sure it was a huge success and millions of people from around the world were able to stop annoying the innocent people who had to put up with Zzzzzzzzzzzs. ;)

Regardless of the drug's effectiveness, the commercial lives on in the White Family to this day. Everything that is "no more" is "no mo." We kind of have our own language, and I think this is one of the founding terms. So, let's practice! When it's snowing outside and you want it to stop, say, "Snow no mo!" When the Cheifs took out the Patriot's QB, you could say, "Tom Brady no mo." When Princess Diana died, my dad woke up my mom (mom was a huge fan of Lady Di!) and said "Di no mo." Get the picture?

The latest improvement at Abigail Ranch is "Tree no mo!" Cody and I (well...mostly Cody!) cut down the walnut tree in our driveway. It was an okay tree, but it needed to go. 1) It was in the way and Cody thought I was going to back a car into it one day. 2) It wasn't providing much shade or doing much good. We've expanded our driveway quite a bit, and the tree didn't fit there. 3) It kept getting lots of spider-wormy-thingys and they ate all the leaves off of it.

It looks a little strange at Abigail Ranch with "tree no mo." I'll try to get around to posting pictures soon!

Blog no mo........................'til next time!!

some more...

I'm not sure why these are so small?

Stoney LaRue!








Me on Stoney LaRue's bus!!

More pics

Me and Brady Black, Randy Rogers Band















Cody and I with Randy Rogers















Jackie and I with Willie Braun, Reckless Kelly.
















Me with Willie Braun, Reckless Kelly.















Bleu Edmondson!!

Red-dirt and I go way back...

I will never forget going to see Pat Green in concert at Longhorn's Saloon during my freshman year of college. It was before he was "big time" and he put a big oriental-style rug down on the stage and played the whole show barefoot!

I've seen some great shows: Stoney LaRue, Eli Young Band, Reckless Kelly, Micky and the Motorcars, Randy Rogers Band, Bleu Edmondson, Wade Bowen, No Justice, Jason Boland and the Stragglers, Jackson Taylor, Roger Creager, and Cross Canadian Ragweed, to name a few!

Here are a few "flashback pictures."














Micky from Micky and the Motorcars















Mike Eli, Eli Young Band















Reba, Micky and I outside Randy Roger's Bus















Randy Rogers Band














Reba and I with Pat Green.