Mom's House Update

At the end of the day Friday we had windows

and the roof was on!

Sunday I installed the insulation while Mike ran the electricity! Sheet rock tomorrow!

Update!

It has been a YEAR since I last logged in and posted. I've been asked to do better so I am going to try and do so......A lot has changed this year! Right now we are adding a room on for Mom .....I have posted the pictures so you can follow the progress.....Enjoy!

Tuesday morning all we had was a slab and by the end of the day it was framed up

Wednesday the wall board and house wrap went on, windows and door cut out

and the trusses went up!

Thursday we got a late start waiting for the decking and metal for the roof to get here. Got the decking on and today the roof is going on!

January 2010 Snow Storm

Thursday it started with freezing rain that turned to sleet then snow. About mid afternoon Friday it stopped and we messured 6 inches. It was so pretty but when it all melts we will have a great muddy mess.......





The Dogwood Tree covered in snow

Izzy wasn't to sure about the snow.

The front pasture early Friday morning......

Back yard winter wonderland

Christmas 2009 Snow Storm

Caitlin has been wishing for a "White Christmas" and her wish came true....Christmas Eve it started with a cold rain that turned into sleet, then a mix and ended with a "whiteout" blowing snow! Cathlena was on her way to spend the night with us and it took her over an hour to get here.....we were getting worried when she finally pulled in the drive way.




Cathlena's car where she parked the night before!


Christmas morning....the sun was coming up and as we looked out the front door we had a winter wonderland.


The blowing wind left about an inch of snow on the back patio



Everything was covered in snow....








Papa went out on the 4 wheeler to check the cows and took these pictures of several spots on the property.

Creek behind the house


The pond in the front pasture




Pipeline pasture

Merry Christmas!!!!!!

Deer Camp

Rifle season for deer in Oklahoma started on Saturday November 21st. In rural Oklahoma there is a tradition that school is on "Thanksgiving Break" the week before Thanksgiving but it really is so that all the "hunters" students and teachers a like can go to deer camp. This is the 15th deer camp at Copperhead Ranch. As the years have past it has become more of a time where "old" friends come to sit around the camp fire and reminisce about the "good ole days" rather than hunting. This year AJ was the only true hunter!

Deer camp accommodations have changed a lot through the years also. When the hunters went to the mountains they slept in tents and campers on the back of the trucks and cooked over a campfire. When they started hunting at Copperhead Ranch they slept in the shop and cooked on the camp stove. This year the accommodations were the motor home and breakfast was cooked and eaten in our kitchen. Times sure have changed.


John, Mike and Watts hanging out by the campfire. AJ was out hunting.


John Smith heading out to check the deer stands


Mike in front of the motor home. Notice it is parked right by the house!

Tulsa Fair

October 10th and 11th we were in Tulsa at the Fair. We arrived at the fair grounds Saturday about 2:00 pm. Lucy and Ethel (the goats) had to be bathed, blown dry and clipped so that they would be ready to show on Sunday. Each goat takes about 2 hours to get ready. Sunday morning we had to be back at the fair grounds at 7:00 along with the FFA teachers and several other students and parents to load all the horticulture entries up so we could all head home as soon as the goat show was over. Caitlin's goats were in 2 different classes. Lucy was in class 3 and Ethel class 5. Jessie and I went and sat in the stands and watched the shows while Papa helped Caitlin get ready. Lucy did not place but Ethel placed 8th in her class (there were 28 entries in class 5)...It was a long day and we were glad to head home.

Varsity Cheerleader

Jessie made varsity cheerleader this year. She really has a lot of fun cheering. This is the touch down dance they do while the band plays the school song.




Jessie is also a "flyier".......watch this next video and you will see what I mean.