What's New?

Yah, I know.  I kind of fell off the earth.

Partly I’ve been busy (who isn’t) and partly I was exhausted from our little adventure, and partly I just didn’t feel like writing.  LOL

So…  since I’ve been home. 

Sabrina (Jim’s girlfriend, and a CUTIE) moved in with us.  She was watching the house, feeding the animals and basically taking care of the place.  The plan was to stay until I got home Tuesday night, but we came home early.  When we got there she asked if it was ok if she stayed until Wednesday anyway.  I told her she was welcome to stay as long as she wanted.  (I think it’s a little silly she pays rent AND gets treated like Cinderella where she was living… but that’s just me…)  Anyhow, she went “home” on Wednesday and was back that night.  She and Kyle went over and got all her stuff over the weekend while I was in Miami. 

We are LOVING having her with us – well, except for the whole 'deathly sick with a cold' thing.  Poor girl!!!  But mega doses of D3 and Oil of Oregano and she is feeling much better much quicker than normal.  And even SICK she’s a sweetie.  AND she takes care of Jim’s guinea pig.  So, you just gotta love her!

Kyle, in the meantime, has re-fenced part of the back yard (the part Andy tore down in his quest for the greener grass on the other side), tilled and planted the garden, cleaned up the horse's pasture, mowed the entire property, cleaned up the back pasture (piles and piles of old stuff the previous owner left and we've just never done anything with...) so he's been a BUSY and productive guy!  I'm so glad he came back home!  Speaking of which... this is him packing up to leave....

and here we are now that we have arrived.  His truck parked on our road in front of the property.

And a picture of him, excited to have FINALLY ARRIVED!!!!!

Meet Mabel and her daughter Rosie - our closest neighbors.....

And THIS is why he wanted to live at Woodland Valley Ranch, Arizona.  Is this not GORGEOUS?  This is the main road coming into the ranch.  

This is the Butte in the distance.  So many colors - so beautiful!

And, of course, a glimpse of the Painted Desert.  With some of the "native sculpture" you find all over the ranch.....  

It's a stark, beautiful place.  And some day, there will be a cute little cabin, full of Buffaloe's out there in the middle of it, enjoying the peaceful beauty.  

Just... not yet.