on my mind

Introducing you to the fun of thrifting and what I've been doing while away....from the Davis Herd blog.

The "bee dilemma". Informing you that I experienced a mild anaphylatic bee sting reaction and I may be playing with fire:(

Energy drinks. Ranting about why I feel they're SO terrible! And how the death of a 14 year old girl after consuming one proves my point.

Making you laugh with a tale on Lil' cowpoke and his "good-luck mo-hawk"on the basketball court.

Sharing about my upcoming trip west to visit my sis and bro.  The last time I visited out there I was prego....been awhile.

and

Posting Ole' Cowpoke's adorable growing Nubian goat herd.  17 new kids.

Confusion

Have you heard about the mysterious Iowa Powerball winner?  The individual who waited a year to show the ticket and claim his/her winnings....millions of dollars?  At the supper table the other night hubbs made mention that the latest speculation is that the winner may be an illegal alien?  Perhaps?  But at the mention of the word alien six beady eyes pierced us as my 13 year old said...
What?  Aliens? You think an alien from outter space bought a ticket? 
Haha....we had to clarify.

The same night I sat at my sewing machine finishing up a baby shower gift.  My 11 year old was shooting hoops on his Nerf hoop and chatting away.  He asked when I was going to be giving my homemade gifts.  I explained Saturday at the shower. 
Shower, he questioned? Why is it called a shower? 
So much confusion with the English language.

I understand their confusion....in my mind a blackberry will always grow on a bush! teehee

TIME

It's TIME

WINTERJAM 2012

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SET a date

with your KIDDOS, with your SISTAS, with you OTHER HALF

CO-2 MUSHING

The family before our mushing adventure; sleigh behind Dex and a stout dog beside DW.

Our guide, Val (if ya ever go, request her) introducing us to the dog team. 
Ask the boys the dogs' names...they remember each dog, can share with you their unique markings, bog or girl, Siberian or Alaskan Eskimo and have their favorite. 
I was lucky to remember the guides name.....

Dan preparing to mush and JX in the sleigh.   Val's giving the musher a few last minute pointers on running the team.
These "dudes", the 4 legged guys in the back of the 6 dog team are the stout athletic ones, the jocks of the team.
I do remember that! 

Here is JX mushing and Dan sledding.  The guide was so good about knowing when to let the kids drive, typically up a hill.  We toured through the woods around the Swan River. It was beautiful! Tremendously fun!  A must-do-again adventure!!  We highly recommend it!  You can not imagine how fast these dogs can run...and give  them the advantage of a downhill you best be holding on!
Weeeeeeeeeeeee

CO-1

Dan and I looking much more fierce and professional then we actually are. Do you see the tall brown grass behind us? At times I felt like a back country skier.



The ski school group.  Dennis really made them pros.  If ever you decide to take up the sport, invest in a lesson.  It teaches you how to ski safe.  The kids ALL loved skiing the mountains and were discussing when/if we can make this an annual trip.
I'm pretty sure Disney is now out as a vacation spot for the Davis Herd.

The view as we head up the mountain. That's Dan & JX up ahead.  Our group hit the slopes early. Notice there are no skiers below yet, that allows for some fast skiing.

That's JX at the bottom after skiing down.  He was all about speed and worked the least on technique...imagine?  One time I challenged him to be the last one down...caboose.  Geez Mom...B-O-R-I-N-G!   

I love Columbia!

Over the past couple of weeks I've been digging for winter coats, gloves, and hats.  It's that time of year again in the heartland. Besides the tough Carhartt coat that is needed for the daily chore routine here on the farm I've chosen to invest in the Columbia coat for my cowpoke as school coats (life off the farm coats) because of their warmth and durability. I've justified spending a little more moo-lah on the quality item because with 3 cowpoke I can often pass them on down the line getting the goody out of the sweet investment.
Last year Dexter's not so old Columbia(1.5 years) coat blew the zipper.  He was beginning to out grow the coat and it was the dead of winter.  A new Columbia coat was purchased for him and the broken one was thrown into storage.  When I came across the broken zippered parka this year I considered pitching it, or attempting to put a new zipper in....the coat was in perfect condition otherwise.  The job appeared to be above my sewing abilities so before tossing it I decided to send Columbia an email. 

• On a Friday night I sent Columbia an email.
• Columbia responded Monday.
• I mailed the coat and all parts(detachable hood) off for inspection....no receipt.
• Sat back to wait...could possibly take four weeks.
• They had the coat back to me within 2 weeks-new zipper in place!  It's like a brand new coat!

I LOVE COLUMBIA!

I love Columbia because they stand behind their products.
I love Columbia because they are made in Portland, Oregon-USA!