Category: The Homestead

We just found out today that my son's speech therapist is moving so at the end of the school year. This leaves us in a pickle since we don't know if the other therapist will be able to take him on and even if she can, she isn't as knowledgeable about autism as the one…

<a href="http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=22838" target="_new">This</a> report kind of tickled my fancy this morning. <br />n<br />nIt would probably be a whole lot funnier if my main computer wouldn't have bit the big one yesterday afternoon. I think my hard drive is done in. Luckily I have a backup of all my personal files but it is taking…

<img width='110' height='99' border='0' hspace='5' align='left' src='http://www.sarpysam.com/sarpysam/uploads/antelope.serendipityThumb.jpg' alt='' /><img width='105' height='110' border='0' hspace='5' align='right' src='http://www.sarpysam.com/sarpysam/uploads/coyote2.serendipityThumb.gif' alt='' />I don't know much about coyotes killing antelope fawns but <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/04/09/build/state/85-coyotes-antelope.inc" target="_new">this story</a> reminds me of the time I saw an antelope defending her baby from a coyote. It was a interesting and informative sight.<br />n<br />nI was…

<b>Early to bed and early to rise, Makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. Benjamin Franklin</b><br />n<br />nI have always felt these were good words to live by since I have always been attuned to getting up early in the morning and going to bed early in the evening. Now some scientists have the gall…

Lord, You have arisen forever<br />n In my heart!<br />n <br />nMay the sunrise<br />n Remind me to shine in Your light.<br />n <br />nMay the caress of a gentle breeze<br />n Remind me of Your compassion.<br />n <br />nMay the fragrance of a flower<br />n Remind me to blossom in Your love.<br />n <br…

No, don't worry, I don't get the day off, no such thing when ranching. My oldest has been going to public school for eight years now and for the first time the schools sent the buses home early. The highway was just a glare of ice and was in horrible shape. The bus driver called…

Who is Tony Hawk? My oldest daughter is standing here castigating me because I don't know who Tony Hawk is. <br />n<br />n"Crawl out from under your rock" she says, "even mom knows who Tony Hawk is."<br />n<br />nShe still hasn't explained who he is. Oh well, I'm officially old now. <br />n<br />n<b>Old age,…

I demand <acronym title="<a href="http://governor.mt.gov/governor/govbio.asp">Gov. Brian Schweitzer</a>">The Second Coming</acronym> do something about <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/03/14/build/nation/71-cost-of-java.inc" target="_new">this</a>. What's a rancher supposed to do if coffee prices rise this much? Coffee is like mothers milk to a rancher and something needs done. The <acronym title="<a href="http://governor.mt.gov/governor/govbio.asp">Gov. Brian Schweitzer</a>">The Second Coming</acronym> is helping old people and farmers, buisnessmen and…

<blockquote>We will ask you to show two types of acceptable identification, one bearing your photograph. The identification presented must be current, must contain sufficient information to confirm that the applicant is who he or she claims to be, and must show your street address.</blockquote><br />n<br />nThis is an excerpt from the letter my Darling Wife…