My real Bday.

Happy 26th Birthday to me!!!!! Talk to you all tomorrow!

A drift fence is...................

To answer your question Meg.........
I will try my best to explain the importance of a drift fence and what it does. The second fence that you see (only the very top is visible just behind the drift of snow) is put up in the fall sometime in October. The county comes and puts a stretch of it up in our field following the part of the road that is county. This makes less upkeep for them throughout the winter. And we follow suit. Extending the fence as best we can following the rest of the road up. It is placed in the field approx 25 yards from the road. (I really don't know that distance for sure, I am really bad at guessing distances) But you get the idea. This little fence (though not sturdy or solid) creates a change in direction when the wind hits it. As the wind sails unobstructed across the open fields it picks up the snow and carries it across the field until the force and trajectory changes (even slightly) and then it drops the snow on the other side of whatever causes this change. There are ditches that run parallel to the roads and without the drift fence the ditches would create the same situation and the wind would drop all of the snow onto the road. The drift fence makes this happen before the snow carried by the wind reaches the road. (In theory) This past year the drifts pretty much met the road and still covered the driveway. So the drift fences certainly don't fix the drifting problems completely but definitely help us out.

Hope this all makes sense.

I LOVE FLOATING!

Floating the river. One of my all time favorite things to do (on a raft of course). -I do not float the river on tubes so don't ever ask me to do that- But on a raft. Now that is the ticket. For those of you who don't know it is like, well nothing else really. Obviously floating the river is all I am really thinking about today. That and some warm sunshine on my skin. (one of the perks of floating the river) I love basking on the warm sides of the raft dipping my toes into the water. I love seeing want an amazing place we live in from such a different perspective and angle. I love pretending I know how to row....only for a short time and then passing the oars back and feeling like I have made my contribution. I love that I really don't have to make any contribution at all and those that I go with happily take me down the river..They don't really want me to row anyway. I love that I am going to try and fly fish more this year and hopefully get good. I love stopping on islands and looking for treasure (rocks). I love when I go with the fam and Aunt Tracy has brought along a cooler full of fruit, wraps and drinks. I just really love to float the river. Hello Mr Weatherman......turn up the heat!

hmmmmm

I realize that I live in Montana but when will it get warm. I am freezing today. I mean freezing. Sitting in my office trying to read blogs (important work) and am being distracted by the cold. I am contemplating turning on my personal heater that my boss bought for me last summer because the AC is too cold for me. Spring in MT drives me crazy. On day we are granted the gift of sunshine and warmth only to have it taken away the next day to be replaced by freezing cold rain/snow. Come on Summer................I want to float the river and get a tan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Snow

Waking up to snow at the end of March ROCKS MY SOCKS!! G was just telling me yesterday that we need to take my studded tires off of my car cuz I am wearing out the studs driving around on dry pavement......I just knew that it would snow today because he said that. I think I might wait until the county comes to take down the drift fence in the field. I will take that as my cue. Happy snow day; I mean Wednesday!

Happy Easter and Happy EARLY Bday to me!!

My Birthday has only really fallen on Easter once so far in my life. But when everyone starts to go in their own direction you have to celebrate together when you can. My sister came home for Easter and eventhough it was over a week before myr eal bday I got to celebrate anyway.




A beautiful handmade silk bag from the Drawing Room. Fleece jacket for springtime. I always need a new coat.....right G?? Soap, candles, coffee. My bro gave me a canning kit for the fall. I want to make homemade salsa, jams, and can veggies from the garden.

My most exciting gift is my new Browning BL22. Grif took me to Sportsmans Warehouse on Saturday afternoon and let me pick the gun that I wanted. Very exciting for me. This is my first gun.



We went straight to the range to try it out. I am real tough now!!

Long Term Goal

I almost forgot my more long term goal of working out on a regular basis. G is really helping me with this one also as I am for him. I have had my membership to the Firehall since late January and have been really good about using it. I have not really lost any weight..........frustrating. There was a slight dip a few weeks back but it didn't last. I am telling myself that it is a result of me getting 'big'. Building muscles and getting toned. I am pretty mush all bones and no muscle. I am enjoying it even though the scale is still reading the same number. I feel much healthier and better about myself anyway.