Cast and Crew

With any good story you need good characters. Well, mine has got quite the variety. 

This is me and my adorable husband. I've already shared a little about myself and it would take a novel to explain my husband. Suffice it to say, no one but him could convince me to go through with this adventure. I love him more than I ever knew was possible. He is my best friend, my comic relief, my strength and my joy in life. 

And this. . .

is the third member of our little family. Did I mention that I'm 5 months pregnant? Little Anna definitely has not made things easier, but I like the idea of her starting this journey with us. 

Here is a picture of my husband with one of the sweetest women in the whole world. We call her Kitty or Grandma. The cow masquerading as a horse next to them is Abrax. Which brings us to the rest of our characters. 

This is Pepper: the other, better behaved horse on the ranch. 

We also have a gang of ranch cats. A happy go lucky corgi named Beezie.

Lassie is an amazing dog. You might notice her left front paw is missing. This doesn't slow her down at all. I've never seen a dog so persistent in being a part of life on the ranch. She's my role model. 

And this young fellow is Lambert. Bottle feeding him when he was small was a lot of fun. Now everyone is saying we are going to have lamb for Thanksgiving and I'm not so sure how I feel about that yet. 

And of course we can't forget the chickens. I have absolutely no qualms about eating any of them. They are funny looking at best and ugly at worst. And nothing tastes better than fried chicken!

Well that is about it except for maybe the cattle themselves. Oh and then there are the antagonists of my story. . . 

I HATE spiders! Beyond any other living, breathing, creepy, crawling thing on earth! And there are plenty here. This baby tarantula was my latest find today. While I've sprayed down the ranch house itself I'm realizing that it will be an ongoing battle.