Next to a ranchers wife the hardest job I do is being a mom. As you know I sent my first born off to college this past week and it has been very ruff! I just want to go get her and bring her home, but I know that would not be the best thing for her. She needs to know that she can do this and that there is life outside of this ranch and her upstairs. I dont know if anyone knows what it feels like unless you are a mom. It is one of the hardest things I have ever done and one of the most rewarding things I have done and will continue to do. I get up in the morning thinking about what to do that will make my kids life better. My rancher he gets up in the morning worring about how to make the day work with all the things he has to do. How do they seperate the 2, well I guess someone needs to, because it isnt going to be me. I put my kids first my business 2nd that is just the way I am made. I find myself thinking about her every minute of the day. I dont know if my rancher does that or not, I wish he would say. I guess thats the cowboy in the rancher that keeps him from talking about what he is thinking. My life right now couldnt be any better, but I have an empty spot, how do you feel that loss. She isnt gone she is just not with me everyday. Wow how do you get past that?
Until next time.

Monday, the start of the week! We'll today I substituted in a Ag communications class for 8th graders. A question was ask what does the population growing have an effect on agriculture? Their answers were: I have no ideal! They didn't even know what effect their eating had on the farming and ranching industry. I ask do you eat? Who gets you food? Where does the food come from that you eat? They still could not put 2 and 2 together. In their minds food comes from the store and that it will always be there and they really couldn't tell me why farmers were affected by the population. One kid spoke up and said he didn't want to be a farmer because they didn't make any money. I ask him how did he know they didn't make money and he said because all farmers are skinny!!!! He thought that they where skinny because they didn't have much food to eat. We all know that if there is a skinny farmer its because he works to hard and truly there are not many skinny farmers or ranchers because their wife's are usually really good cooks!!!
Today was a hard day for my oldest away at college, you know we have a good life but it is very sheltered and that world is hard to take sometimes. I know she will get past it and adjust but you sure wish you could make it all work like home.
My son is taking Sr. pictures Wed. and we are trying to find the right shirts to wear! Boy is that a chore. Only button up shirts for him! I guess that the rancher in him!
Kids are feeding, I am cooking supper and who knows where that rancher is that I married, but I wouldn't trade it or him for all the money in the world, I guess you only understand that if your a ranchers wife!
Until next time!

Boy, if Sunday evenings could just turn out as well as the mornings. They start out so sweet then it reminds you that a ranchers work is never done. Everyone goes to their different jobs on the place and before you know it, its dark and you got to spend no time with any of them. I miss my daughter who left for college, she was always here, she may have never came down from upstairs but at least someone was in the house with me. I know that they wish they were spending time with me too, but my rancher just can never see past what else needs to be done. Things are tight on the ranch and I know he thinks he has to stay on top of it. I just wish he came in once and said what do you need me to do for you today. Sunday night is here, time to get in the bath and figure out whats next for the ranchers wife!
Until next time!

Good morning! Sunday mornings at the ranch are just part of Gods world. Everything is crisp, clean and new. The back door is open the dogs come to say good morning, the house is quite(its Sunday morning we get to sleep a little later, hoping to catch up on a little sleep) I drink my coffee on the porch still after all these years of living here, I still cant believe its really all mine. It did not come without sweat an tears, but it came with a lot of feelings and heart. Being a ranchers wife and living this life is hard at times but one of the most rewarding things I have ever done. Raising my children in this life is the perfect place!
I am not sure what people in town do on Sunday mornings. I have often wondered what it would be like to be 3 minutes from a store and to jump in the car and be at church in 5 minutes. I do know that people who live in town don't have 45 minutes of undivided attention of their spouse or 25 minutes every morning and afternoon on that drive to school of their children. I do some complaining about the drive but I miss it so much when I don't get it to spend that time with my family. Everyone is waking, the animals must be feed, it will soon be time to leave for church.
Until next time!