tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3377309978330587502024-03-13T08:43:22.763-07:00city life to ranching wife.i'm a California girl who took a risk on life and love. i traded in the city life to live on a ranch in the country and become a rancher's wife.
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this is my unexpected (and fun) adventure.City Life to Ranching Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651165078550967939noreply@blogger.comBlogger224125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-337730997833058750.post-35168367463849814742013-11-14T10:36:00.000-07:002013-11-14T10:37:03.447-07:00Hooves on the asphalt. {the final trail.}The last trail started with a 5am wake-up call (that probably should have been 4:30am, but I needed as much sleep as I could get), shoveling yogurt in my mouth and braiding my hair with my eyes closed. Oh, and how can I forget? The morning also included a 23 degree reading of the outside temperature gauge. These things started my mental list of things I won't miss however, City Life to Ranching Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651165078550967939noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-337730997833058750.post-83253446762221830002013-10-14T13:11:00.000-06:002013-10-14T13:11:54.582-06:00Tribute to a fallen farmer.
"It seems to me that farming communities all over the country may still hold the key to what makes this country a shining beacon in a world of trouble."
Read about a beautiful tribute to a fellow farmer and friend here.
Photographs by Matt Rubel
City Life to Ranching Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651165078550967939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-337730997833058750.post-11595169615749610292013-10-04T22:48:00.000-06:002013-10-05T07:50:17.410-06:00a bittersweet Sunday. {saying goodbye}Making the Move.
Mat Kearney is playing on my Pandora station right now. His cd was on repeat the entire drive to our new home in the country. Every time I hear his music I reminisce about that day. My Jeep was packed to the brim and I couldn't wait to start a new life with my husband, at our new home; a single-wide, actually.
The past three years at the ranchCity Life to Ranching Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651165078550967939noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-337730997833058750.post-9852076333877051522013-09-19T21:23:00.001-06:002013-09-19T21:26:57.655-06:00Don't Forget Rural Colorado! {Flood Disaster Relief}I'm sure you are well aware that the great state of Colorado is under water right now. The Southwest corner (where Jesse and I are located) is faring pretty well although, that is not to say we are exempt. Just last night some areas nearby experienced flooding that caused road closures, building damage and rock slides.
The recent flooding occurred earlier this week in very rural City Life to Ranching Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651165078550967939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-337730997833058750.post-66054346421771965182013-08-21T11:49:00.001-06:002013-08-21T11:49:08.753-06:00The Girly Guide to the Country Life.I've decided that if I were to write a book (don't get nervous, this is only pretend) I would title it:
The Girly Guide to the Country Life
It would include ranch fashion tips, quick dinner recipes for your rancher, de-stress tactics and overall lifestyle tips.
Chapter 1: Ranch Fashion Yes, there is such a thing.
1. Do not wear long, flowy dresses while outside especially when near barbed City Life to Ranching Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651165078550967939noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-337730997833058750.post-65699940384682556062013-07-26T13:06:00.001-06:002013-07-26T13:06:56.967-06:00Save any sheep lately?These pictures tell a great story.
Click here for article.
City Life to Ranching Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651165078550967939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-337730997833058750.post-87041583932575405482013-06-21T08:54:00.002-06:002013-06-21T08:57:09.988-06:00Baa-ing Before Breakfast {and a Bloglovin request} The past two weekends (at a time that is way too early to even mention) Jesse and I, our herders and two of our most awesome friends oh, and 2100 sheep headed up to the high country aka summer range.
In years past I've always walked and front flagged the trails heading to and from our summer range. When front flagging you can't see the chaos of the herd; you don't see everyone working their City Life to Ranching Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651165078550967939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-337730997833058750.post-30264903792342886872013-05-23T10:06:00.000-06:002013-05-23T10:06:00.535-06:00Washington Day 2 and 3: Agvocating. This is a write up that the Colorado Farm Bureau sent out in a newsletter. It does a great job of summing up the purpose of our trip since, let's be honest...I am totally not going to find the time to write something up on my own.
CFB Members Voice Positions in Washington D.C. this Week
On April 22-25, eight Colorado Farm Bureau members, along with Vice
President of Public Policy Brent City Life to Ranching Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651165078550967939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-337730997833058750.post-64614500161048674312013-05-19T16:33:00.000-06:002013-05-19T17:11:51.473-06:00a total win for the hubby. a bday surprise. Earlier this year y'all know my precious Jigs was bit by a very mean, horrible spider that I hope died soon after she bit my baby. It was a horrible ordeal that I NEVER want to relive again, but I will say she has healed beautifully! At that moment I knew things had to change and they have. Jigs sleeps on our bed every night and I check her bedding daily. I told Jesse that all I wanted for my City Life to Ranching Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651165078550967939noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-337730997833058750.post-16764604722776476982013-05-12T10:55:00.000-06:002013-05-19T17:12:22.398-06:00A Dear John To My Twenties.
Y'all I turned 3-0 today!
My lovely twenties,
Boy, did we have some fun?!
We also made a lot of dumb decisions...like driving across the border into Tijuana for a fun weekend. How can that ever be a good idea? A lot of stupid occured with you; you had a way of justifying everything. I was young with you, very immature with you and very ignorant with youCity Life to Ranching Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651165078550967939noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-337730997833058750.post-72722256042701703502013-05-06T16:21:00.001-06:002013-05-06T16:22:13.552-06:00Washington Day 1: Being a Tourist.As you know I was recently in Washington, DC with the Colorado Farm Bureau. What a great experience! This city is alive!
I landed late on Sunday night but didn't waste much time on Monday and hit the pavement to partake in some sightseeing. I'll spare you the details about how I had some trouble getting to my hotel from the metro drop off and had to beg a taxi to take me to my hotel with a packCity Life to Ranching Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651165078550967939noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-337730997833058750.post-57939671105975682392013-05-01T21:06:00.000-06:002013-05-01T21:06:00.232-06:00Wordless Wednesdays - Cuddle wif me?City Life to Ranching Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651165078550967939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-337730997833058750.post-16496446321519351852013-04-29T19:16:00.004-06:002013-04-29T19:16:41.203-06:00Mutton Mondays - The Science Behind Trailing {video}I got back from my Washington, DC trip this weekend and am working on a few write-ups for ya! Stay tuned....
Here is a video I made while trailing the sheep home a few weeks ago.
City Life to Ranching Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651165078550967939noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-337730997833058750.post-69739241556031516552013-04-24T09:59:00.000-06:002013-04-24T09:59:00.690-06:00Wordless Wednesdays - The Home Stretch.
This past week the very pregnant sheep came home from their winter range. This was their home stretch. City Life to Ranching Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651165078550967939noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-337730997833058750.post-14765626685880311272013-04-22T06:00:00.000-06:002013-04-22T06:00:04.754-06:00Happy Monday. Happy Earth Day!
Last week was a tough one...for Boston, Texas, for our country.
It's a new dawn. It's a new day.
As we head into this new week let us stand united and hopeful for the future.
City Life to Ranching Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651165078550967939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-337730997833058750.post-83227057194566212802013-04-20T14:56:00.000-06:002013-04-21T13:49:08.656-06:00Fancy clothes. The last few days I've been trying to figure out the Metro system of Washington, DC and it's definitely proving to be something similar to a very hard math problem. (I hate math.)
Why? Well, this gal is going to our nation's capitol.
Am I excited? Heck yes!
A little nervous? Naturally.
I was one of five people chosen by the Colorado Farm Bureau to attend the annual Washington, DC trip.City Life to Ranching Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651165078550967939noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-337730997833058750.post-68767795609249289022013-04-15T09:38:00.000-06:002013-04-15T09:41:32.298-06:00Mutton Mondays - a few things I learned this weekend. Here's a not so heavy Mutton Monday post for ya!
A few things I learned this weekend is that I need dog-jail bars for my car to keep the 4-leggeds from trying to come sit on my lap while driving.
The aftermath of trailing can be horrendous for your car. How am I barely just admitting to this?
Jigs can squeeze into the tiniest of places, especially when the alternative City Life to Ranching Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651165078550967939noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-337730997833058750.post-72614975724352482562013-04-10T09:20:00.000-06:002013-04-15T09:39:14.402-06:00Wordless Wednesdays - That's what she thinks about that. City Life to Ranching Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651165078550967939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-337730997833058750.post-16488315828862502552013-04-08T08:00:00.000-06:002013-04-15T09:39:45.889-06:00Mutton Mondays - From The Ranch Gate to Dinner Plate Many people are quite removed from the reality of where their food comes from. This film, From Ranch Gate to Dinner Plate was created by the Colorado Wool Growers and the American Sheep Industry to inform the public of the process that your lamb goes thru before it lands on your plate. From Ranch Gate to Dinner Plate is specific to the Colorado sheep industry however, many of the City Life to Ranching Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651165078550967939noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-337730997833058750.post-55222665809972642992013-04-03T08:50:00.000-07:002013-04-03T08:50:00.044-07:00Wordless Wednesdays - It's almost time.
Via: ourgladglames.tumblr.com
City Life to Ranching Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651165078550967939noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-337730997833058750.post-31306318924479796982013-03-29T11:56:00.002-07:002013-03-29T11:56:47.332-07:00A Four-Legged Frenzy = Lesson Learned. The other day I was driving to work and noticed the first country-life sign of spring. Calves. Fellow cattle blogger friends - how do you stand the cuteness? Lambs are cute, but there is something about calves that makes me want to knit one a sweater, clip on a leash and take it for walks then follow that up with a bunch of snuggling.
My drive to work is ten minutes, 2 City Life to Ranching Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651165078550967939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-337730997833058750.post-48363280087752603652013-03-27T09:13:00.000-07:002013-03-27T09:22:03.963-07:00You know you are a rancher's wife when...this conversation happens weekly.
me: I'm going to jump in the shower.
hubby: O.K.
&City Life to Ranching Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651165078550967939noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-337730997833058750.post-44912758991549885792013-03-19T14:31:00.000-07:002013-03-19T14:31:04.732-07:00Happy Ag Day!
No weekends. No sick days. No paid vacation. Work days with no ending and no beginning.
If you ate today, Thank a Rancher!
City Life to Ranching Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651165078550967939noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-337730997833058750.post-21835012954414168462013-03-11T10:13:00.001-07:002013-03-11T10:16:56.099-07:00Mutton Mondays - DO try this at home! I'll be the first to admit that lamb can be a bit intimidating in the kitchen. I think the main reason for this is that it's pricey and well, you don't want to screw it up. I also think a lot of people think all lamb recipes are something extravagent when, in reality it's just like any other piece of meat.
We get our lamb for free and we really have no reason why we aren't City Life to Ranching Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651165078550967939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-337730997833058750.post-80911090477969063772013-03-04T08:46:00.000-07:002013-04-15T09:40:03.601-06:00on the mend.As you may have read here, Jigs was bit by a spider a few weeks ago.
We are pretty sure it was a brown recluse ::shudder::, but we decided we'll tell people she fought off a coyote that was killing sheep. Just sounds better.
Not only have I been dreaming of big brown spiders ever since, I've been checking Jigs' nose (and bedding) daily to make sure she is healing properly.
Looks to me, like City Life to Ranching Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651165078550967939noreply@blogger.com5