Hello Again from the World of Horses and 5 Minute Rain Storms...

...that happen to shut off all of our phones and hot water. Lovely.

This week...well, it's been fun. I'm definitely coming off the low point of the summer I think and getting ready to kick the last stretch into high gear. Two momentous events happened this week which make me think that, yes, I can be added into the annals of true Lost Valley cowgirls.

The first was the big 8 Seconds viewing. Apparently, next to The Man From Snowy River, this film is a must see for anyone who wants to talk intelligently about all things western.

The second was the Waitrii's photo shoot, in which I, Heidi Kobin, voluntarily allowed myself to be photographed in chaps. And the pictures were GREAT! Or so I hear. I'll put the link on here when the photographer, the great Michael Bankston, sends it to me. Michael and Amy, if you're reading this...THANK YOU! You have been such a blessing this week, we've thoroughly enjoyed having you here!

And now, for the thing I've been waiting to post FOREVER...this is from our Thursday Newsletter, and I thought you all would get a kick out of it...

Minimum Requirements for Ranching

1. A wide brimmed hat, one pair of tight jeans and $20.00 boots from discount house
2. At least two head of livestock, preferably cattle one male, one female.
3. A new air conditioned pickup with automatic transmission, power steering and trailer hitch.
4. A gun rack for the rear window of the pickup, big enough to hold a walking stick and rope.
5. Two dogs to ride int he bed of said truck
6. A $40.00 horse and a $300 saddle
7. A little place to keep the cows, on land too poor to grow crops.
8. A pair of silver spurs to wear to BBQ's
9. A spool of barbed wire, three cedar posts and a bale of hay to haul around in the back of the pickup
10. Credit at the bank
11. Credit from your father in law
12. Credit at the feed store
13. A wife with a full time job at the courthouse

...and all of this is VERY true.