I love love love to go to Tractor Supply.  They carry our Purina Strategy, Equine Senior, Chicken feed, and much more.  One of the reasons I really appreciate them is that about twice a year, spring/summer and fall/winter they send out a coupon.  Not just any coupon but a 10% off entire purchase coupon....
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I posted sometime back about our petty cash fund aka The Chicken Account.  This Chicken has really helped us to save money.  How you ask?  Rather than running to the ATM every time we need extra cash we get it from our Chicken.  A couple of dollars here and a couple of dollars there...
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Monday was spa day at the ranch.  Several of our crew are on the trimming rotation.  We are so fortunate to have a great shoer, Craig Stark.  He is great with all of the horses, patient and Kit is doing great in his care.  She has a slight rotation of her coffin bones so...
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Last Saturday was quite a day here at the ranch.  We had to move 2 round bales.  Now these aren’t just any ole round bale.  These are huge 12o0 lb round bales and well they aren’t really round anymore.  They have a huge flat spot which makes rolling them very difficult.  Did I say...
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I have started my 9 wk HRD training classes.  Monday will be week 3.  This week has been a bit harder because it requires working with two boys who “just wanna have fun”!  It takes a bit of playing to wear them down enough to work.  We have started to put hot dogs out...
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Frank is the name I gave our yard tractor.  My Daddy took me to check it out and make sure it was in good working order since Bear was working overtime.  I laughed when we loaded it on this huge trailer and told Daddy, our first Tractor and he said it was a Fractor...
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Our barn seems to have a homing beacon for all the homeless dogs (dumped, strayed) and most of all pregnant dogs.  It seems we are on the underground railroad for homeless pregnant moms who need a safe place to have their puppies.  I have two know that once the pups are weaned will be...
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Spring/summer time at the Ranch is a magical time.  The rain we have been getting is making everything grow and green up quickly.  When we arrived one morning at the ranch, the boys had not seen us yet. Once they heard the truck pull in, the race was on! That’s Luke in the Lead,...
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I had to go to St. Louis this past week for some meetings for my company.  One of my favorite shows is on the Food Network called Diners, Drive-ins and Dives.  The Episode called Food Done Right featured The Shaved Duck.  I thought it would be pretty cool to try it out while in town....
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  I’m not looking back and staring at 2013.  It is almost 24 hours since the old year, wrapped up, never to be seen again, and I am glad.  2013, Thank you for all of the lessons………2014, I am Ready! For the last 3 months, I’ve been very sick but trying to convince myself I...
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