Home alone....

Well not totally, I've got Roxie and two cats that are madder than heck that I've been gone several days. Now I ask you, how many cats do you know that have a four bedroom, four bath house to lounge around in while their master is out running around the countryside? Probably not many. I'm sure glad Obamanation doesn't have a lot of pets cause he sure isn't at home much to take care of them.

I'm not going to get started on the condition of our country but I'm disappointed that we are turning into a socialist nation so quickly.

Back to being home in the country. I was concerned that Mr armadillo would again set up house keeping in my flowerbeds while we were gone but I guess the experience in the trap made him move on down the road. How funny. I have 130 acres and they want to get in my flowerbeds. To borrow a phrase from Amy..."who would've thunk it".

We have not had much if any rain since leaving, but the grass around the country house was still green and of course needed mowing. Thank the good Lord and whoever (I'm sure it was Texas A&M, gig'em) that invented centipede grass. With my sprinkler system running to keep every thing alive, I've only mowed the grass four times this year, including today. Yippee! After mowing the "yard", and its hard to define a "yard" when its in the middle of acreage I got on the tractor and started some serious mowing of the rest of the "yard". Whee! Glad I got it done cause miss Judy is coming up tomorrow to help me with some decorating.

I love my house for the first time...Damn, thats sounds familiar, who said that? You see, this was the house that my late wife and I built while she was battling cancer and it just really never became a home. It was more of a place to come and try to forget what we were dealing with. Since her death, I've just kinda existed here without a whole lot of purpose. But thats changing.

I, with Judy's help (thankfully) have made this house into a home. Its really decorated in western "stuff". I even have some things from the legendary King Ranch and my favorites are some western prints by G Harvey. The cowhide rug is also a great addition. A nice mule deer shoulder mount and a pronghorn antelope add to the wall decor. I have to admit though, my absolute favorite is my dad's 10 ga shotgun that hangs on my fireplace. Someday, I'll have to share with you the story about that gun.

Hey, I'm sorry. I've rambled way too long but I hope those of you that occasionally read my blog got some enjoyment from it.

Judy will be here in the morning, guess I better get this place straightened up. Did I ever tell you she arrives with a white glove? Thank goodness she's not tall enough to reach the top of the doors. I love it.

Blessings......