He is our family Llama. He’s the second llama my family has had.
Llamas are good protector animals for our critters. I’ve heard of them spitting, the only time I’ve ever seen Joey spit though was at the sheep at feeding time when they ate his food :).
Well a year ago we sold off all but 5 of my sheep, a ram and 4 ewes. The ram now runs with the cows. And all 4 ewes died for different reasons. The last of the ewes to die had 2 lambs. Joey has been with those lambs since the day they were born.
And when their momma died, he became pseudo-momma. But today, those lambs were headed off to the sale barn.
Dad said this morning Joey wouldn’t eat and he was making noises that dad has never heard before.
It breaks our heart. Dad is going to move him out with the cows & the ram so he’ll still have one sheep. Plus dad is either going to try and buy another llama for Joey to run with or else a ewe for Joey & the ram. But poor Joey! Last year when we sold off the flock he was heart broken, and we did it to him again.
The first thing that EVERY kitchen needs is a refrigerator. I don’t care if you never cook, a fridge is still your best friend! If nothing else it keeps your drinks cold :).
My whole life I have felt that I was just that, an “acquired” taste.
I was Sweet 16 and never kissed. I always thought that was something I wanted when I was younger until I got closer to that 16 mark and started wondering if there was something wrong with me. {I got my first kiss 3 months later, it sucked}
A few months later I got my first boyfriend. Like any silly girl, I thought I was in love with him. ha! Now I know I wasn’t, I think I was more in love with the thought of having a boyfriend. We lasted 5 months. We ended on bad terms too. {Supposedly he spread rumors, but those who knew me knew they weren’t true.}
I got my next boyfriend a few months later. What sucked is he was friends with and worked with the ex, but we made it work. I was with him for a year and 4 months. I was 2 years ahead of him in school. We had plans to go off to college together. Actually since I was older, I’d go and he’d meet up with me. We both oddly enough wanted to go to the same college, even before meeting each other. It didn’t workout that way. I went off to college and he started dating the ex’s sister and then dumped me.
I was told once that happened it took as long as you were with someone to get over them. {ie 1 month together, one month to get over. 2 years together, 2 years to get over… get it :)}
At that point in my life I gave up on boys. Then my roommates friend tried to set me up with a guy who we turned out to be better friends than anything. You know, sometimes that’s how it happens. Then one of my friends tried to set me up with her guy friend and well…. he was a nice guy but 4 hours away created a strain for someone who was 19 years old. It also made me sad that he was ashamed of how young I was. We went on to just be friends, sorta but not really…. {I say friends he still lives 4 hrs away and I haven’t talked to him in almost 10 years}
Sadly enough I went on to date a friend of the guy I was set up with. That guy was 100% A-hole. Why is it that women go for them!?!? After we split up I found out just how bad he cheated on me etc.
From there again I gave up on guys, especially after how bad I had been cheated on. I always knew in the back of my head he was cheating on me, I just later found out my hunch was right.
About a year later and really feeling like I’d never find a decent guy, I stumbled across another one. I went on to date this guy for 5 1/2 years {which is longer than some people stay married and when we broke up it felt like a divorce almost}. I joked from time to time that he better not dump me because I didn’t want to train another one, or if we broke up he’d have to pay puppy support.
One day after about 2 years of dating the whole marriage thing came up and some how jokingly I said he had 5 years {Thank you Nanny Fine} to marry me or else I was walking away from it all. No one believed I would do it and the 5 year mark came and went. I didn’t do it, however a few months after that the relationship turned south real fast and I finally pulled my head out of my @$$ and dumped him, especially after rumors that went around that weren’t true, but he believed them because his sister said they were true.
You want to know how horrible I felt then? I was 25 years old and spent a good portion of my years to find someone (b/c I met people in college) with this guy who in the end it didn’t work out.
I truly felt like no one would want me. I was all used up. I was no good. I was old. I know I wasn’t any of that, but at 25 years old after getting out of a relationship like that, it’s hard to bounce back.
And then after spending lots of money (iPhone & laptop) and making friends and stealing borrowing their internet (dial up sucks) I found a guy I went to high school with via Facebook. A guy who asked me out when I was 15 1/2 and my parents told me I couldn’t date until I was 16 so I was scared to death to ask to go on this date. And before I could even tell him anything he came back with a girlfriend. (yeah that will whop your ego real quick)
And as anyone who knows me, knows I went on to marry this great guy. Life isn’t always perfect for us by any means, but most who are married will agree that it’s definitely worth it.
I guess I tell you this, hoping that it will help someone who might be in the same boat {obviously similar since no one is the same} as I have been in at one point or another in my life. And if I am truly an acquired taste, well then my husband was the man who acquired me 🙂
And if all else fails, remember for the most part, Boys Suck. ha! If nothing else, it’ll get you through tough times until you find the true guy of your dreams! Never settle! Always strive for the best.
Linking up today with the ever so popular Impulsive Addict & Seriously Shawn.
Do you see this lovely hunk of metal? This was up for grabs to the lucky winner of the 500 Limited Rider Class (persons who haven’t won over $500)
And do you see this lovely guy I’m with? The handsome one I might add!
Well this weekend was NCHA Day… er…. weekend. I’ve always known it as “day” but I guess over the years it has turned into weekend. Anyway… Here’s the list of classes for the weekend.
Now when I started dating my husband back in 2009 he said his brother in law was going to teach him how to be a team roper. Now… team ropers have never been nice to me, I guess b/c I show cutting horses, I dunno. Maybe it’s just a coincidence.
Anyway My mom issued a challenge to my husband to learn how to show Cutting Horses. And he has been working on it ever since!
Well on NCHA Day especially he wanted to win a buckle. So we loaded up the gang and headed to the show.
Hurry up to wait mom… thanks… I could be snacking on grass most of the day… LOL 🙂
Don’t worry, I had to wait too!
Robert came out to hang out for a few so hubby was telling him what was going on.
Finally at about 6pm it was time for hubby to get ready.
Dad giving a few last minute pointers to hubby. This is only the second time showing KG.
Three loves in my life: hubby, dad & horse!
By this point I was sitting up on the announcer’s stand, probably annoying them because I was getting nervous. By the time he was showing I was telling him, “Sit,” “Put your hand down,” “Step up,” “Hold him up,” etc. Don’t worry, I was going through the moves with him even. Every time I’d say sit, I’d sit deeper in my chair. Finally Kurt (the announcer) looked at me and said, “How’s he doin Nicole?”… LOL. Boy that was a long 2 1/2 minutes.
They had a professional photographer there being NCHA weekend. I bought him a photo of his ride to hang in our house. He marked a 71.
And I’m so proud to say, as those of you on instagram & facebook saw, He won! He’s the proud new winner of the belt buckle!
Congrats Hunny! Now you get to show against the big boys… haha 🙂
{ingredients}
1 block of cream cheese, softened
1 small pkg of ham
1 bunch of green onions
Accent seasoning
Mix the first 3 together. Add the accent seasoning to taste.
Eat with crackers and enjoy!
**yes ours is in plastic wrap. I always put it in a small bowl like that with plastic wrap to get the curved shape and stick it in the fridge overnight.
***And yes there is actually a seasoning called accent seasoning and us being the seasoning people we are didn’t have any so I just threw some seasonings in.)
