The NFC B-Day Chat Thread

[sharron]

Good morning Cafe folks!

 

[sharron]

beautiful dog, but i have never wanted anything that big unless i had a really big house and lots of acres for them to run
wilbur is the biggest i want in the house and to be honest, when he starts at three in the morning wanting fed, i wonder why i want him

 

[007Sean]

Yep! Got friends up on the North Fork outside of Cody who remodeled their house so that the kitchen was upstairs instead of on the main floor. Seems when she'd bake or fry bacon, she'd have visitors, and the couple were tired of replacing their doors and windows. No joke!



Shoot, if the environmentalists who have never seen anything wilder than Buffalo Wild Wings wouldn't have decided good old dumb Wyomingites wouldn't mind if they released a few wolves "back into the Yellowstone Ecosystem" and then claim they'd manage them here, Fiona would be jobless. Couple of issues with that...first of in their educated wisdom they did no research, and the kind of wolves they "reintroduced" had never been here in the first place. Second, their idea of "managing them" was to sit back with their cameras when they vacationed out here and tried to get photos of them. See, the wolves ain't real smart, and they don't read the Park boundary signs. Not like they are going to hit the East Gate and say,"Oh, dear, this is as far as we may go. We must turn back." Now we have a wolf species that has never before been in Wyoming, that is less elusive, much larger, and more aggressive in an area where they never were before, and they don't care if it's a cow or an elk, a domestic sheep or a wild one - if they want it, they take it. Now, don't get me wrong, I don't think there are many things more heart stoppingly beautiful as a wolf out in the wild, but this was bungled from start to finish, from imposing this decision against most of Wyoming's wishes, to releasing a species that had never been here before as a "reintroduction." Then to top that off, if one is caught killing a rancher's stock, he can't do a thing about it. Instead he has to submit a report and irrefutable proof that it was specifically a wolf, then wait until he's old and gray to get reimbursed. <shrug> But we're a small, sparsely populated state and can't fight Washington. Shoot, there were wolves in the Potomac River Valley and Central Park back in the day - so I say let's take a few of ours and reintroduce them there. Sorry, perilously close to a political rant there and I'll probably get dinged. But there's a reason so many cars here sport bumper stickers reading, "Wyoming. You've seen it, now take a wolf and go home."

Bruce, I forgot to quote your post asking about the water. No, our drinking and household water comes from the natural artesian stores we have right here at the end of town. But our water for irrigation, for watering our lawns and gardens etc is "ditch water." It runs through a canal system that comes from a good distance away, irrigating for Cody, Powell, and on up, and all the ranches and farms between. It's raw water, we take it right from the ditches. Some communities like ours have a pump system and every spring the town sends out a notice saying that we can start our home pumps because they are turning on the ditch water. In the fall, we get one advising us to turn our pumps off because they are turning the main pump off for the season. Then smaller canals are allowed to go dry. Other towns just have an open ditch that runs past every house, then back into the farm areas. It's the Buffalo Bill Reservoir and the Willwood Dam and the Deaver Dam that allow this to happen. Without irrigation, we'd still be dust and sagebrush.

Okay, now for the good stuff. You guys have GOT to see this. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I might not have believed it. Kendra was laying on the floor with her "computer" while Katie and I were putzing around the house. I checked on her and she was doing what this video shows, so I grabbed the camera and kept it going. Be prepared to be astonished! (well, I was!)

Don't worry about the spelling, we'll get that! Just watch her concentration, her realizations that that one isn't quite right, and her sounding some out. I'm so impressed!

That brought tears to my eyes, tears of pride for Kendra, she's starting to use reasoning and thought processes. Your doing a great job in teaching her.

 

[rjohns39]

Yep! Got friends up on the North Fork outside of Cody who remodeled their house so that the kitchen was upstairs instead of on the main floor. Seems when she'd bake or fry bacon, she'd have visitors, and the couple were tired of replacing their doors and windows. No joke!



Shoot, if the environmentalists who have never seen anything wilder than Buffalo Wild Wings wouldn't have decided good old dumb Wyomingites wouldn't mind if they released a few wolves "back into the Yellowstone Ecosystem" and then claim they'd manage them here, Fiona would be jobless. Couple of issues with that...first of in their educated wisdom they did no research, and the kind of wolves they "reintroduced" had never been here in the first place. Second, their idea of "managing them" was to sit back with their cameras when they vacationed out here and tried to get photos of them. See, the wolves ain't real smart, and they don't read the Park boundary signs. Not like they are going to hit the East Gate and say,"Oh, dear, this is as far as we may go. We must turn back." Now we have a wolf species that has never before been in Wyoming, that is less elusive, much larger, and more aggressive in an area where they never were before, and they don't care if it's a cow or an elk, a domestic sheep or a wild one - if they want it, they take it. Now, don't get me wrong, I don't think there are many things more heart stoppingly beautiful as a wolf out in the wild, but this was bungled from start to finish, from imposing this decision against most of Wyoming's wishes, to releasing a species that had never been here before as a "reintroduction." Then to top that off, if one is caught killing a rancher's stock, he can't do a thing about it. Instead he has to submit a report and irrefutable proof that it was specifically a wolf, then wait until he's old and gray to get reimbursed. <shrug> But we're a small, sparsely populated state and can't fight Washington. Shoot, there were wolves in the Potomac River Valley and Central Park back in the day - so I say let's take a few of ours and reintroduce them there. Sorry, perilously close to a political rant there and I'll probably get dinged. But there's a reason so many cars here sport bumper stickers reading, "Wyoming. You've seen it, now take a wolf and go home."

Bruce, I forgot to quote your post asking about the water. No, our drinking and household water comes from the natural artesian stores we have right here at the end of town. But our water for irrigation, for watering our lawns and gardens etc is "ditch water." It runs through a canal system that comes from a good distance away, irrigating for Cody, Powell, and on up, and all the ranches and farms between. It's raw water, we take it right from the ditches. Some communities like ours have a pump system and every spring the town sends out a notice saying that we can start our home pumps because they are turning on the ditch water. In the fall, we get one advising us to turn our pumps off because they are turning the main pump off for the season. Then smaller canals are allowed to go dry. Other towns just have an open ditch that runs past every house, then back into the farm areas. It's the Buffalo Bill Reservoir and the Willwood Dam and the Deaver Dam that allow this to happen. Without irrigation, we'd still be dust and sagebrush.

Okay, now for the good stuff. You guys have GOT to see this. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I might not have believed it. Kendra was laying on the floor with her "computer" while Katie and I were putzing around the house. I checked on her and she was doing what this video shows, so I grabbed the camera and kept it going. Be prepared to be astonished! (well, I was!)

Don't worry about the spelling, we'll get that! Just watch her concentration, her realizations that that one isn't quite right, and her sounding some out. I'm so impressed!

Wow, just wow! She's got this....

 

[Blooie]

That brought tears to my eyes, tears of pride for Kendra, she's starting to use reasoning and thought processes. Your doing a great job in teaching her.

Thanks. It’s a team effort, everyone from Katie sitting on the floor doing flash cards to Evan pointing at everything in the free world, giving her the word for it, then making sure she’s got it. She’s totally wrapped this family around her little finger, I’m telling ya! We’ve learned so much from her!

Wow, just wow! She's got this....

Yes she does! And she just does stuff at random times, when we aren’t expecting it. I told Jenny I’m gonna keep my iPhone just for calls and get me a body cam so I’ll quit being too late!

I have way too much dog for this house, but a huge, huge yard, so it’s been working out pretty well so far. But I see a huge case of magnified cabin fever when we have a couple of feet of snow and it’s 30 below zero!

Things are going to get swimmingly busy around here for the next couple of days, so I wanted to take a minute and tell you all how much having you in my life to laugh with, cry with, and marvel with means to me. There were days over the past few years when I wasn’t sure I could keep putting one foot in front of the other, but I could come in here and suddenly the world was right again. I’ve gotten through some scary things with Kendra, the death of my beloved Linda, the excitement of a Ken’s approaching a Grand Master year, and this crazy travel schedule, in large part because I knew that even if I wasn’t catching everybody in posts, you were all here. And believe me, I feel your pains, your sorrows, your joys and your excitement as strongly as if we were sitting across the table from each other.

May God bless each of you, grant you peace when you’re troubled, and let you feel the sun on your face in good times. I love you all. Have a Happy Thanksgiving no matter how you choose to celebrate it.

 

[DigMyChicks]

Thanks. It’s a team effort, everyone from Katie sitting on the floor doing flash cards to Evan pointing at everything in the free world, giving her the word for it, then making sure she’s got it. She’s totally wrapped this family around her little finger, I’m telling ya! We’ve learned so much from her!



Yes she does! And she just does stuff at random times, when we aren’t expecting it. I told Jenny I’m gonna keep my iPhone just for calls and get me a body cam so I’ll quit being too late!

I have way too much dog for this house, but a huge, huge yard, so it’s been working out pretty well so far. But I see a huge case of magnified cabin fever when we have a couple of feet of snow and it’s 30 below zero!

Things are going to get swimmingly busy around here for the next couple of days, so I wanted to take a minute and tell you all how much having you in my life to laugh with, cry with, and marvel with means to me. There were days over the past few years when I wasn’t sure I could keep putting one foot in front of the other, but I could come in here and suddenly the world was right again. I’ve gotten through some scary things with Kendra, the death of my beloved Linda, the excitement of a Ken’s approaching a Grand Master year, and this crazy travel schedule, in large part because I knew that even if I wasn’t catching everybody in posts, you were all here. And believe me, I feel your pains, your sorrows, your joys and your excitement as strongly as if we were sitting across the table from each other.

May God bless each of you, grant you peace when you’re troubled, and let you feel the sun on your face in good times. I love you all. Have a Happy Thanksgiving no matter how you choose to celebrate it.

Happy Thanksgiving Blooie

 

[sourland]

@Blooie, , you have given/give to all of us. There's a reason we all are here. A joyous Thanksgiving to you and yours.

 

[007Sean]

@Blooie your screen name ought to be Ruby because your a Jewel!!! You give to all of us, when things start getting out of hand on here you pop in with great insight and wisdom to set us all straight. You make us laugh and cry with your great stories.
Wishing you and yours the best Thankgiving and may the Creator bless you every day.

 

[bruceha2000]

If that's how it works, then Blooie won't have to worry about wolves.

She can put "hair product" in Fiona's back fur and make it look like a RR.

Don't worry about the spelling, we'll get that! Just watch her concentration, her realizations that that one isn't quite right, and her sounding some out. I'm so impressed!

SUPER LIKE!!! You give that little gem a hug from me.

BYC should have a "like very much" choice also or maybe let us add +++ signs - sometimes Like just isn't enough and some folks are reluctant to commit to Love.

quadruple agree!

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

Thanks. It’s a team effort, everyone from Katie sitting on the floor doing flash cards to Evan pointing at everything in the free world, giving her the word for it, then making sure she’s got it. She’s totally wrapped this family around her little finger, I’m telling ya! We’ve learned so much from her!



Yes she does! And she just does stuff at random times, when we aren’t expecting it. I told Jenny I’m gonna keep my iPhone just for calls and get me a body cam so I’ll quit being too late!

I have way too much dog for this house, but a huge, huge yard, so it’s been working out pretty well so far. But I see a huge case of magnified cabin fever when we have a couple of feet of snow and it’s 30 below zero!

Things are going to get swimmingly busy around here for the next couple of days, so I wanted to take a minute and tell you all how much having you in my life to laugh with, cry with, and marvel with means to me. There were days over the past few years when I wasn’t sure I could keep putting one foot in front of the other, but I could come in here and suddenly the world was right again. I’ve gotten through some scary things with Kendra, the death of my beloved Linda, the excitement of a Ken’s approaching a Grand Master year, and this crazy travel schedule, in large part because I knew that even if I wasn’t catching everybody in posts, you were all here. And believe me, I feel your pains, your sorrows, your joys and your excitement as strongly as if we were sitting across the table from each other.

May God bless each of you, grant you peace when you’re troubled, and let you feel the sun on your face in good times. I love you all. Have a Happy Thanksgiving no matter how you choose to celebrate it.