Rising Star...

When I was in High School (Grade School and Junior High) I was a basketball fanatic! Still am for the most part. I now have a neice that plays for a traveling team and I got to watch her play this past saturday...another happy time to add to an already wonderful day. Had a great time and for 11, she is amazing! Good Luck my Sweetheart!

Missing it...

Saturday was a funfilled day for myself and my girls. We woke up, not with the normal routine of chaos and crying and fighting me to get ready for school but with joy and happiness...We were going to the "Big City" and it was going to be wonderful...or was it. The girls and I were going to attend High School Musical The Ice Tour! Yeah! I don't know who was more excited, me or the girls??? I felt like a young child again. I hadn't seen live ice skating since I was a little girl...I will never forget it either...Disney Stars on Ice! Incredible. For a while I thought I was going to be a professional ice skater...That all changed when the pond froze over the next winter and my sister and I had to shovel over one foot of snow from our path way. Not too much fun. My sister made the best of it...I sat and cried. Anyway, our morning was great...no screaming children. That was until we got into the "Big City" and my five year old decided to do tricks with her juice bottle...juice everywhere, and then a "quick" trip to Target for new pants, panties, socks and shoes. We were going to be late for the show...Oh no! That's when my eight year old started in...she seriously thought she was going to miss it....We could see the arena, but she just knew we were going to be late (all eight year olds tend to know these things). We weren't late, we had five minutes to spare. I had a blast! I was just like a little child...I love HSM music and love to sing it. I was "Jammin'". The girls didn't think I was very cool...my eight year old even informed me after the show.."I am never sitting by you again...you sing too much and embarass me!" Seriously, I was just having fun! Made me miss a small piece of my child hood. Thank-you High School Musical The Ice Tour...what a wonderful morning!

Wolf Tracks...go away!

One year ago today, my phone rang just a little past 9 in the morning. It was my neighbor..."A big black wolf just killed 5 of our sheep and it is crossing the road in front of your house." Scared the crap out of me. I remember standing at my front window, my bulging belly (I was pregnant) touching the glass, my nosed pressed against the window, waiting....waiting for this big black wolf to attack. It has been one year since the wolves hit ranchers in the Two Dot area...and they are back...again. Exactly one year later. This time with a vengeance.

Last week, I was talking to my mother on the phone, looking out this same window as I did one year ago and I see it...a grey/white looking animal. My first thought was that it was the neighbors sheep dogs as they have been spending quite a lot of time at my camp lately. Upon further inspection, I notice that this animal just does not look "small" enough to be a sheep dog. It really was huge....even sitting at my fence 1/4 mile away. I took out my binoculars but really could not get a good enough look. So while describing this scene to my mother, she basically talked me out of this creature being a wolf. Three days later, Val, aka "The Wolf Lady" calls me on the phone...again at around 9 in the morning. Twelve sheep have been killed (confirmed wolf killings) and many others are injured (again confirmed wolf injuries). She wants to come talk to me and my husband about our "rights".

I really have not a thing against the wolves, but after killing almost 20 of my neighbors sheep, I am having terrible thoughts. Now, I should not be feeling bad for my neighbor, but I just cannot help my self. I do feel bad. This is somewhat out of hand. Between our two families, we have 8 children, 7 that are alive and well. Our children are outside constantly, either playing or doing chores. Are we to keep our kids locked up for fear that they might get "eaten" by the "big bad wolf"?

So, on Tuesday the "The Wolf Lady" stops by. She wants to trap these creatures to collar them...then we will have tracking information on them...She says this will be very beneficial to everyone here in Two Dot. Beneficial? Who's going to benefit? What happens if I miss her phone call that the wolves are in my area? My honest feelings are they don't belong here...at ALL! I know, I know, this is their natural habitat. Once upon a time, downtown "big city" was their natural habitat, too. I sure don't see these creatures being "planted" there. Anyway, this was just a rant. Go ahead and flame me...I am just a mother trying to protect her children...and the animals who pay my bills. Now go away Big Bad Wolves!