wild & wacky 2011

Today, Dexter left for school dressed wild & wacky. It's homecoming week and the D.C. Middle School is partaking of the festive activities.

I wanted to share with you The Wild & Wacky Dexter.

I think he did good.....

4 or 8

Last night Jaxson and I missed the roping practice but the story told to me is worth sharing.

After a whole lot of try Dawson is finally catching calves in the practice pen.

Dawson roped 4 calves slick around the neck off of his trusty stead, Baldy.

He was feeling like a real pro when Grandpa Jack decided to pump him up more and ask, "how many calves did you catch tonight"?

Standing tall and proud, like a peacock, Dawson said, "8, yep, I think 8."

His demeanor was so serious he may have convinced you.

Well, he ran 10 calves and his Dad's pretty sure only 4 were caught. Hahaha!

• When you're 7 years old, roping more than one calf makes you feel like you're on fire!
• More than one catch and you think you OWN the arena!
• One catch makes up for 2 misses.
• 4 catches, 8 catches, a little fabricating, does is really matter?

Herd Carpentry-not for hire!

Well over a year ago Dan & I had to cut holes in our drywall to replace junk faucets in our tub/showers. We temporarily disguised the holes with cute art work the boys had made, as we pondered how to repair our drywall. My extremely talented grandfather, a master carpenter, explained to me how he felt best to repair. I did my own little You Tube search, as recommended by a friend, and felt quite confident after viewing the video. I learn best with pictures.

I was ready to impress and show I had inherited those master carpentry genes.

I cringe to admit this....my carpentry skills still need perfecting, a little.

In desperate need of a drywall saw, which we do not own and I couldn't find one to borrow, I improvised with my stainless steel tomato slicer knife. It worked like magic! No kidding!
It was sooooo sharp I nicked a small hole in the pressurized water line and water came spraying at me like some kid had me held up with a squirt gun! I jumped, and went screaming as fast as I could to the basement to shut off the main water line into the house.

Shoo! Glad I could think to do that! Another plus, I even knew where it was :)

Returning upstairs I was relieved to see the spray had stopped. I surveyed the small puddle within the wall as I debated my next move.

Call hubby? Or back to You Tube?

What do you think I did?








I..............surrendered and called the hubby.
I hated having to do that!

After a minor plumbing repair, it really was minor, I continued my carpentry job this morning, with the hubby. After some deep conversation the repairs are complete, with NO DUCT TAPE!

In case you're wondering,
Davis Herd Carpentry is not for hire ;)

finally....rodeo pics

As promised, but a bit delayed, I will now post a few of my favorite pics from this years rodeo season.

Dexter was a smokin' 2.8 seconds in the breakaway at Leon, IA this year. Look at that determination....

I do believe he wants to hurt that pour baby cow.

In this photo Jaxson is showing that defenseless nanny goat who is boss. I remember the day the goats got the best of Jaxson......not anymore!

I love,love,love this picture of Dawson and his Shetland pony, Tiger.

Although he finished the season on a bigger stead I couldn't help but post this fun lovin' picture of these two buddies.

Dawson and Tiger are out making a few warm up laps before the main event.

I think Tiger can see where he's going?

Here are your future NFR qualifiers. What great friendships these lil' cowpokes have formed. The "kid" down front and center is a "celebrity" to those 10 buckaroos surrounding her!

elected for......?

Once again, as the Davis Herd sat around the supper table last night, Dexter shared with us a story about his day. He was proud to inform us that he had volunteered for a position that had to be voted on by peers, and won. Trying to find out a little more about this , and keep the conversation going, I decided to ask a few questions. Each question was answered with an "i don't know", "i don't know" and eventually a "let's just drop it".

The five of us were in a fit of laughter as we concluded that Dexter's not even real sure what he was elected for?

fudge balls

Dawson had his first flag football practice last night. After an early supper we hopped into the pickup and headed toward town. As we traveled south down the gravel road, we were passing the grain bins when Dawson said, "Hey look, Mom, the fudge balls are back on the trees."

I smiled and replied, "you mean hedge balls?"

Any amount of one on one time spent with one of the boys is always fun.

The conversations are often entertaining.

As the running to sports practices picks up and the trips to and from home grow tiresome, I'll always be ready to chauffeur with the reward of a fudge ball conversation.

job

Last Saturday Dexter clocked in at 7:30am for his first job.

I'm not sure; however, if he thought of it as a job?
Bob and Ginger Fisher, TF EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY owner/operators, were looking for an extra pair of hands to help with some running jobs at the local Mule Show.

Dexter loves photography and has gotten to know the Fishers quite well. TF EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY can usually be found at the rodeos, behind the lens or in their onsite viewing and printing photoshop. Although Dexter's main job was not behind the lens thankgoodness Bob did let him venture out with one of his fancy cameras.

I panicked when I saw Dex take off with that $$$$ camera.

WALK DEXTER! WALK VERY VERY CAREFULLY, DEXTER!

TOES STRAIGHT AHEAD PLEASE BUDDY!!

http://www.tfeventphotography.com photo by Bob Fisher