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Morning Graze
Our new morning routine is to move the sheep out of the upper pasture, into an unfenced area, through the side yard of the house and down into the very back reaches of the property. It is still too...
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Alyssa Plays with Brynn - video
I dare you to watch this video and not giggle. Alyssa enjoyed picking up the ball and throwing it for Brynn.Note: All interaction between Alyssa and the dogs is strictly supervised. NEVER leave a baby...
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Hiatus
I am going to take a blogging break, since I am finding myself resenting the blog just a wee bit. It stopped being fun and feels like posting is an obligation. That feeling coming from myself alone....
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Llama-Pig
First, watch this little clip from the SimpsonsLlama-Pig, Llama-PigDoes whatever a Llama-Pig doesHe could spit, in your hair, No he won't, he's a pigLook out, he is a Llama-Pig. This lack luster...
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Found my Voice...for now
I have been looking for my blogging voice. For now, it has returned. Looking back through the last year I feel as if all I do is repeat myself. Same sh*t, different day. You know the feeling.So...
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Here Goes...
This blog is gonna change. I have decided this blog is for me. A chronicle of my life, the dogs and our family. It started out that way, instead I allowed it to follow a path that took me away from...
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Learning to Trust
This weekend we will cross the mountains for a trip to the post. Wessels Dirt Blowing Sheepdog Trial. Brynn and I have come a long way. It will be interesting to see how we do this weekend. We are...
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Memory, huh?
An excellent aspect of my job is the sheer amount of physical exercise I get from day to day. Yesterday I stepped on the scale and have officially dropped 45 lbs since I started this job. I am...
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Sadie Sue & Kennel Cough Too....
We arent going to the trial. I had to pull Brynn. I am surrounded by contagious sick dogs. All hurkin' coughin' and gaggin'. Kennel cough has struck. In all conscience I cannot take them to the...
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Good Bye Mud
Mud is been the bane of my existence. Living in the Pacific Northwest we are plagued by mud, on top of mud, below mud, mud in your pants, boots and underwear. Mud that will suck the boots right off...
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Very Bad Fork
The baby was playing with the cooking utensils and left a plastic fork in the chair. As Brynn was climbing up into her favorite spot to take a nap, she encountered the terrible, horrible, no good,...
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No Limits
My daughter is trying to figure out what she wants to do with her life. The opportunity to move home with our grand daughter has provided her with a chance to have some time, explore and try a few jobs...
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Baa'awk & Baa'aaaaaaa
My sanity is debatable. According to my husband there is no question. He will be the first to tell you that I am a few flakes short of a full bale. First border collies, then sheep and...
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Integration
Emotional scars are the hardest to heal. Multifaceted wounds to the very core of the soul. Complicated and often invisible.My voyage to emotional health has been a long one. PTSD has a way of...
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Horse & Sheep
Last week we weaned our lambs. To make life easier and quieter we moved the ewes to the farm across the street. When I first separated them, I moved the entire group of 36 lambs to the very back...
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Stun Gun?
I love little babies and little kids. Terrible twos are my favorite. Four, five, six year olds are so much fun. I enjoy most kids, until they hit about 17. I believe our country has this wrong....
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Reflections of Jim
Jim has evolved into a protective lamb guardian. He goes everywhere with them now. When they were with the ewes, Jim did not give a whit if they were in another pasture without him. Lately, if they...
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Chicken Bea
One of Bea's daily chores is to help me move the lambs into the back pasture to assist with clearing. She has the routine down. She is gaining more and more confidence in moving these silly lambs. I...
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Reflections
It started with Jim, his obsession his reflection is of epic proportions. He is not allowed in the back yard for a while. At least not until there are blinds on the window. I am tired of wiping off...
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Can I Eat Them?
"You seriously want me to help you put the stupid chickens away?""Okay, if you insist...""Here, chickie, chickie." "Can I eat them?""Chicken, it's whats for dinner.""I prefer my chicken already...
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