Monthly Archives: July 2012

The Past Ten Days

A lot has happened the last few days and I’m having a little trouble keeping up but here are a few highlights.  First, there was Dad’s birthday.  We didn’t put all the candles on the cake because campfires are illegal … Continue reading

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When Your Dad’s A Cowboy

When your Dad’s a cowboy you grow up a little bit differently than most kids.  He doesn’t take you to football games, teach you the rules to real baseball or show you how to wash a car.  He would not … Continue reading

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It’s Not All Fun and Games

Looking back on the last few posts it probably sounds like all we do around here is go to rodeos, have parties, fish and chase lizards.  We did do all of that and more but there has been plenty of … Continue reading

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It’s Go Time!

This past week was fair and rodeo week in Casper.  Back in the day my sisters and I would be camped out there all week showing our 4-H steers and running barrels and trying to tie goats in the rodetto … Continue reading

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Week in Review

We’ve had a busy week.  The McCarthys of Lakeville MN stopped by on their way to Devils Tower.  They took the scenic route because we’re really not on the way from Lakeville to Devils Tower. There was the birthday party … Continue reading

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Drought Affects Local Ranchers KTWO News Interview

Today a reporter from KTWO news came out to interview Dad and our one of our neighbors, Tom Walters, about the drought. They took her up to the mountain to video the cows but when they got there her memory … Continue reading

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Birthday Baseball, Barrel Racing and Chasing Lizards

  It’s been a busy couple of days.  Sunday night we had birthday baseball, burgers and cake for Max’s 11th birthday. Anne’s friend Grace arrived and her cousin Hadley was here so there were finally more girls than boys. The … Continue reading

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Eleven Years Goes By Fast

This was Max eleven years ago today.  July 8, 2001.  And then this happened…….   Happy Birthday Max!

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4th of July at Bates Creek

We spent the 4th of July at the cow camp on Bates Creek.  Lots of friends and neighbors joined us. A few unusual things happened…. Cowboys were seen riding pink bycicles and washing dishes. And then there were the more … Continue reading

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Soldier Creek

Every year around the July 1st we move our cattle to the Soldier Creek pasture.  So that’s what we’ve been doing the past several days.  We have most of them there but are still looking for quite a few, who … Continue reading

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