99 things

Rules: Bold the things you've done!

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo (in grade school, does that count?)
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea.
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty - it was closed for security reasons, but I have seen it!
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked - kinda.
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangeo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted - drawn, actually.
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies - do 4-H pizzas count?
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year’s Eve
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

Chickens!

Growing up at the ranch, we started raising chickens (and the occasional duck and turkey) for 4-H. Andy and I did pretty well...I think we had reserve champion turkey at the state fair one year, even! My dad became pretty accustomed to having "bockers" around up at the barn. Andy and I moved out about the same time as our chickens also passed away or got eaten by darn varmints around the ranch. The White Buffalo Ranch was chicken-less for a few years...until 2008, when my dad decided he wanted some more bockers. I think he missed his pets, and we all missed farm-fresh eggs. (They are the best eggs, ever!) So, mom ordered him some chicks from McMurry's Hatchery...yes, you can order chickens online! They ordered 26 chickens, and a year later, are down to 4. Chickens at the ranch don't have very good odds! Dad did get 4 eggs from them the other day, so at least they're producing! Mom ordered him 25 more chickens this year. They should be here in May. I hope they have better luck this year!

So, Cody and I walked into Feldman's on Saturday to get a few things. We walked out with horse feed, grease for the tractor, and 6 baby chicks! That's right...now Cody and I are in the egg business, too! Well, they probably won't lay eggs for another six months or so, but so far, they're doing great! We purchased two Black Australorps, two Rhode Island Reds, and two Araucanas. The Australorps and the Reds will lay brown eggs, and the Araucanas will lay bluish-green colored eggs.

I'm very excited to have my own bockers!

Let me know if you want any farm-fresh eggs in a few months!








Black Australorps














Rhode Island Reds


















Araucanas

The latest addition to Abigail Ranch

Things are looking great here at Abigail Ranch, thanks to our latest addition...a Kubota tractor!

We bought a Kubota B2400. It's hydrostat and is really easy to drive. There's really no shifting...just push one pedal to go forward, and the other to go backwards. It has a loader and a 60 inch mower deck. We also purchased a box blade.

I am so in love with this tractor! It's the perfect size, is fun to drive around, and will make quick work of all of our projects.

Check it out!