Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Jolly Rancher...

Labor day weekend at the "Red Roof Ranch" proved to be a great time! After being gone for two months, it was wonderful to see the family again--especially Braden and Jade. They are growing up sooo fast!
One of many moments of excitement was when I was helping Dad pump water from the well to the water tank. We were hooking up the generator when, out of the corner of my eye, I saw a rattle snake curled up right by my dad's leg!!! The little guy was pretty cold so he wasn't moving very fast (thank goodness) but it was scary nonetheless. Regretfully, we ended up killing it with a shovel and I skinned, filleted, and cooked it up later. It was an interesting experience. Not a whole lot of meat on a snake but it was tasty.
Another cause of excitement was the torrential downpour we got on Sunday. We got to church looking like wet dogs and the ranch turned into a giant mud bog but it was good to get some moisture in that parched region.
It was a great trip! I love my family :-)

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

That was a fun time! I'm so glad we all were there to enjoy the mud!

Crystal said...

Lets go camping again without the torrential downpour. That sounds fun. Good job on the snake by the way. That was a new one for me and I liked it.

Dave, Corrie, Mae & Elle said...

You did not clean and eat that snake. You so crazy!

Dave, Corrie, Mae & Elle said...

You did not clean and eat that snake. You so crazy.