Small Town Snapshots

It's on Fire

2009-09-22T04:48:00.000-07:00

The sky is so beautiful this morning. I wish I had my camera and a little time.
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Take The Vehicle Of Your Choice!

2009-08-06T09:04:00.000-07:00

This doesn't seem like the safest thing. I guess it's safer than leaving them in your car, but what's to stop someone from prying that box open and going through the vehicles until they find one they like? Of course the vehicles you can choose from are all there to be serviced, so you are taking a chance, but...
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Daddy Long Legs

2009-07-17T15:56:00.000-07:00

They are sort of hard to see, but as I was water plants for my Mom, I saw these four grandaddy-long-legs all huddled together on one plant. I've never seen them do that before.
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There's A Storm A Brewin'

2009-07-16T15:18:00.000-07:00

I'm out feeding calves and it looks like there is one wopper of a storm coming. I'm really not sure I'll be able to get done before it starts pouring. I'm praying that I do, and that there's no lightening!
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Thunderstorm!

2009-07-15T14:26:00.000-07:00

There's a major thunderstorm going on right now. Lightening, thunder, wind, rain. The power keeps flickering on and off and I can forget about a satellite signal!
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Calf For Sale

2009-07-13T17:26:00.000-07:00

This is my calf that's going to the auction barn to be sold tomorrow. The last one I got around$400 for, we'll see how the market does.
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Ready to Paint

2009-07-08T20:41:00.000-07:00

I've got the paint supplies and two new lamps. I can't wait to get started (and finished) with the livingroom redecorating.
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The Cult Bus

2009-07-03T08:34:00.000-07:00

As I was driving home, down my county road, I caught a glimps of yellow coming my way. I knew immediately what it was...it was the cult bus! Luckily I was close to a field entrance because they drive way too fast down the road and it would have been hard for that bus and my car to both fit on the road...I probably would have been ran off the road. I'm sure they were headed to thge river. A couple of years ago I was in my yard as they were coming back from the river and there were people sitting on the top of the bus yelling and whooping and taking pictures. Crazy city folk.

Their annual summer retreat is in full swing this weekend and there are hippies and Hindus everywhere. I believe the 'cult', as I call it, is actually a new age Hindu commune. The people that run it wear long orange robes and are Indian (not the Native American kind). They are nice and don't bug anyone, but I hate this summer retreat. There are city people from all over the country, along with the young hippies, that converge right next to my house. They drive up and down the road (that my cats like to nap on) at high speed and have been known to pick all the blackberries along OUR fence line. And there will be at least one night this weekend where I'll be able to hear music and other stuff coming through the woods because they set up speakers outside. It's just all really annoying!
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Found!!!

2009-07-02T11:41:00.000-07:00

Noel has been missing for over a week. I just found her outside. She's been hurt and her left eye is swollen shut, but I've looked at it and I think it will be fine, but may take her to the vet tomorrow if it looks worse. I'm not sure what kind of animal she's gotten into a fight with. I'm just glad she's back...I had counted her as lost forever.
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The 'Date'

2009-06-26T10:47:00.000-07:00

I've taken my 3 year-old nephew out on a 'date'. We're at the Western Store and he's looking at all the hats and boots. Next stop is the John Deere store to look at tractore and buy a little tractor for him.
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Oh To Be Young

2009-06-19T13:30:00.000-07:00

I can't believe these two are in this pool. Sure it over 90 degrees outside, but we JUST filled the pool up and the water is COLD!!!
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Coal Train

2009-06-18T11:38:00.000-07:00

I'm sitting at the tire shop waiting to get my tires changed and one of the coal trains went by. We see tghese all the time. You never want to be stuck waiting for one because they are so long and take forever to get through the crossing.
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Yard Sale or I'm Trying to Get People to Buy Junk I Don't Want

2009-06-13T05:45:00.001-07:00

It's been years since we've had a yard. My grandma lives on the main street in our small town, so we have them there. I missed out on Friday's sale because of work. I made $97.35 though! So here I am...sitting and waiting for customers. I love yard sales. It's fun to see what people will buy. Plus you get to sit around and visit with friends, family and the occational stranger.
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Camp Worship

2009-06-11T16:56:00.000-07:00

Here's a shot of the band practicing for worship tonight. It's one of the youth ministers and some of his high schoolers.
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I Can See!

2009-06-11T05:24:00.000-07:00

My dad mowed the right of way next to my road and I can see now! My dad doesn't want me to die because he loves me. Awwww...
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Burning Trash

2009-06-07T09:02:00.000-07:00

Yes...out here in the country we burn trash. Or at least we burn the burnable stuff like paper. No use filling up landfills with stuff like that. And I refuse to believe that me burning paper plates and newspapers is bad for the environment. Recycling might be better, but they don't come out to the country to pick up your recycled stuff.
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Stupid Redneck Hicks

2009-06-05T17:29:00.000-07:00

Seriously...sometimes I am ashamed to be from the area. Stupid redneck hicks think this makes them look 'country'. It makes them look like a bunch of ignorant hillbillies. It's not southern pride...it's racist and hateful. You can't tell me they don't know that a confederate flag has a negative connotation to the majority of people in the world.

By the way...this was painted on! It looked terrible up close. AND...I'm pretty sure it was a female's truck because it says Dixie Girl on the tailgate.

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Friendly Snake

2009-06-03T14:04:00.000-07:00

There was a little black snake just hanging out on my county road as I drove home today. He didn't move a muscle when I stopped and put my phone 5 inches from his head. Usually they slither away pretty fast. By the way...he was only about two foot long.
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Clematis

2009-06-02T14:56:00.000-07:00

I love that after 3 or 4 years of accidentally mowing over or weed eating this vine, it has finally had a chance to bloom.
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Noel Strikes Again

2009-06-01T14:30:00.000-07:00

I moved these coats off the coat rack because I had to take it off the wall to start preparing to paint the living room. I guess I shouldn't have just piled them on the floor because now she's using them as a bed. I really should have known better.
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Butterflies and Poop

2009-05-31T10:27:00.001-07:00

Question of the day: Why do butterflies like poop? This is something I've never understood. Why would one of God's prettiest creations eat poop...because I'm pretty sure that's what they're doing. Dung beetles I get...butterflies I don't.

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Sound Girl

2009-05-31T07:01:00.000-07:00

Running the sound is my job during Church. I actually know what most of these buttons do! I get really frustrated when I come in and someone has messed with my knobs!

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Sucking Honey

2009-05-30T15:42:00.000-07:00

I have been teaching my niece to suck honeysuckles. She's decided she's having honeysuckle and pizza for supper.

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DIY

2009-05-30T11:31:00.000-07:00

My brother is charging my car's air conditioner. This is very small town considering there is the chance of the can exploding. You're not really supposed to do this yourself, but we're not the kind of people to pay a lot of money to do something we can most likely do ourselves!

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Samson

2009-05-29T15:29:00.000-07:00

Samson (the black bull) is HUGE! No picture can do him justice. Mom and Dad have three bulls. They hang out in the field and this is just their feed lot.
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Moving Cattle

2009-05-29T14:27:00.000-07:00

Sure is fun moving cattle with a small dog, a 3-year-old, and a 1-year-old (not pictured).
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Backsplash Tiling

2009-05-28T15:02:00.000-07:00

Check out how sweet the stove backsplash looks. And...it was a total accident. The counters on either side of the stove were different heights (off by over a 1/4 inch) so we could not continue our subway tile pattern because the caulk lines wouldn't have lined up right. We happened to have two full squares of glass tiles (plus a little more), and this is what we came up with. Like Bob Ross always said, "there's no accidents, just happy little mistakes". It's going to be the coolest part of the whole backsplash!
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Tile Progress

2009-05-28T12:53:00.000-07:00

Progress is being made with the tiling, but unforeseen problems have come up that will put us on hold until more tiles can be bought. Not because we ruined any, but we need some of a different size/kind.
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Tiling

2009-05-28T08:10:00.000-07:00

We've just begun to start tiling the backsplash in Mom's kitchen.
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Butter?

2009-05-27T10:26:00.000-07:00

Can it really be classified as butter if Wal-Mart can stack it up in the middle of an aisle? No refridgeration needed.
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Noel's Spot

2009-05-25T17:38:00.000-07:00

Noel has yet to move from this spot all day. My question is, does she do this every day? I don't think she's even gotten up to eat or go to the bathroom.
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Peonies

2009-05-25T16:44:00.000-07:00

No matter how you pronounce them, peonies are a beautiful flower. I just picked these from my back yard. The huge flowers were weighing down the buds, almost to the ground!
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Rain Showers

2009-05-23T12:11:00.000-07:00

Everything looks better after a short rain shower...except poison ivy. It still looks like poison ivy.
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Sanding Circles

2009-05-22T11:33:00.000-07:00

Don't ever paint circles (or any shape for that matter) on your walls. You will eventually have to sand them down when you decide to paint again. If I were to just paint over these, I'd be able to see the shapes under the paint because there's extra paint layers where the circles are.
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An Ozarks Morning

2009-05-22T04:47:00.000-07:00

Good morning from the Ozarks! This doe was in the middle of my county road this morning. She went into the field, and I managed to get this picture. Usually they run off and it's impossible to get a close up, but this one just stopped and stared at me. I just wish I would have had my Nikon with its telephoto lens!
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Instant Pizza

2009-05-20T16:55:00.000-07:00

Little Caesars is the cheapest and fastest meal around. For $5, I get at least two meals. This is my regular after-grocery-shopping meal.
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Backyard

2009-05-19T13:50:00.000-07:00

This is the view from my backyard! Now you know why I love living in the middle of nowhere.
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Construction

2009-05-19T13:24:00.000-07:00

Ground is finally breaking on our new middle school. We're so excited. It'll be great to have two of everything instead of the middle school and high school sharing everything.
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Irises

2009-05-18T14:45:00.000-07:00

Irises are amoung my favorite flowers. I know summer is almost here when they begin to bloom.
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Texting

2009-05-15T16:10:00.000-07:00

Texting begins so early now days.
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Teacher of the Month

2009-05-15T11:58:00.000-07:00

Here's my giftbag for being voted Teacher of the Month by the Future Teachers of America at our school. They had a meeting this morning to vote. It was unanimous...then again, only one kid showed up to vote. She nominated me even though she is barely passing my class. Go figure.

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Rising Creeks

2009-05-14T04:57:00.000-07:00

After last night's storm with its major rain, lightening, hail and tornado warnings, I was glad to be alive and be able to get to work. This creek below my house was up and running, but it was passable.
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One of a Kind

2009-05-10T16:55:00.000-07:00

How does this happen? I have 7 socks without a mate. Sock nomes? Do they come in at night and steal socks out of the dirty clothes hamper? I'm sure that there were two when I wore them, but for some reason there's only one when I pull them out of the dryer. I just don't get it. I never lose shirts or pants...just socks.
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Storm Damage

2009-05-08T14:34:00.000-07:00

This tree in my field blew down. Could have been worse... A neighbor lost everything: house and out buildings.
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What Happened?

2009-05-06T14:07:00.000-07:00

I'm freaked out by the re-model. What happened to the Wal-Mart blue? And they've totally re-modelled the inside too! I'm so confused.
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Guitar Hero Party

2009-05-05T14:36:00.000-07:00

My drama kids are having a wrap party for the play in my classroom. Guitar Hero and snacks.
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THE Stack

2009-05-04T13:29:00.000-07:00

The kids are begging to get these papers back, but I haven't even started yet because I dread them so much!
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Morning

2009-05-03T04:45:00.000-07:00

Oh what a beautiful morning...
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On My Way Home!

2009-05-03T04:20:00.001-07:00

Finally! I'm on my way home from project prom. I never fell asleep, but most of the kids did!
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More Decorating

2009-05-02T14:06:00.001-07:00

This rainbow alone propbably took 3 kids around 9 hours to do. Ridiculous? Probably.
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Prom Decorating

2009-05-01T18:12:00.000-07:00

How do you turn a gym into a wonderland? $4,000 worth of lights and gossamer.
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