FALL TIME TX UPDATE

SHEENA AND NICK HAD ANOTHER BABY GIRL ON SEPTEMBER 24TH. HER NAMED IS "HARLEY LYNN", LYNN IS AFTER HER SISTER DEZ MIDDLE NAME. SHEENA IS MUCH MORE BUSY NOW WITH HER TWO DAUGHTERS ESPECIALLY FEEDING, DIAPERS, TENDING TO, WORK AND ALL. IT'S FUN TO HAVE A BABY THAT WE CAN LOVE, HOLD AND CUDDLE. HARLEY IS SLEEPING NOW PRETTY MUCH THROUGH THE ENTIRE NIGHT WHICH HELPS SHEENA GET CAUGHT UP ON HER SLEEP. HARLEY IS A BEAUTIFUL BABY WE LOOK FORWARD TO WATCHING HER GROW UP. SHEENA IS HELPING WITH THE GUEST BOOKINGS THIS SEASON ALONG WITH MY HELP AT HER SIDE. ONCE SHE LEARNS THE ROPES SHE'LL TAKE ON MORE SUCH AS ADVERT, INTERNET, ETC. ME, I'M HELPING SHEEN AND DOING THE RANCH ACCOUNTING, BUSINESS AND HELPING WITH RANCHING, RIDING, CATTLE , HORSES AS MUCH AS I CAN FIT IN BECAUSE I LOVE IT.

PAYTON AT FIRST WAS A BIT JEALOUS OF HARLEY BUT SHE CAME AROUND AND LIKES HER SISTER, SHE'S LEARNING TO BE CAREFUL WITH HER AND SHE LIKES TO SHOW HARLEY OFF TO EVERYONE NOW. WE ENJOYED PAYTON SO MUCH DURING THE PAST SUMMER AND FALL. HER AGE IS A LOT OF FUN WE LOVE PLAYING FUN LITTLE GAMES AND READING STORIES TO HER. SHE LOVES TO BE HELD AND LOOK AT THE BOOKS. HER FIRST HALLOWEEN WAS SLOW AT FIRST BUT IN NO TIME A REAL THRILLER. PAYTON DIDN'T SEEM TO CARE MUCH AT FIRST BUT WHEN SHE STARTED OBSERVING/TAKING IN ALL THE OTHER TRICK OR TREAT'ERS, THE DECORATIONS, THE DOOR FRONT TREATS OH MY GOSH IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG BEFORE SHE WAS ALL EXCITED ABOUT IT AND WANTED MORE, MORE, MORE. HIP AND I ENJOYED THE WHOLE PICTURE AND FAMILY TOGETHER. SHEENA AND NICK WE'RE TAKING TURNS WITH PAYTON AS HIP AND I WERE TOO.

DEZ, HAS BEEN HELPING WITH CATTLE WORK AND RANCH RIDING QUITE A BIT. YESTERDAY AND TODAY DEZ & RYAN "PONCHO" ARE RIDING AT LONE WOLF AND SURROUNDING COUNTRY TO DRIVE EVERYTHING OVER TO THE ROBINSON PLACE. THAT WAY THEY'LL ONLY BE ABOUT A DAY OR SO DRIVE AWAY FROM THE HOME PLACE. TOMORROW I HOPE TO JOIN THEM AS YOU CAN SEE I'M CATCHING UP ON MUCH NEEDED BLOG UPDATE TODAY. DEZ AND RYAN ARE ALSO WORKING AND RIDING NEW YEARLING COLTS AND OLDER COLTS THIS FALL. THEY BOUGHT SOME NICE AQHA YEARLINGS THEY ARE WORKING WITH TOO. THEY ARE ALSO WORKING OUR RANCH AQHA YEARLINGS, TWO & THREE YEAR OLD'S WHEN THEY RIDE ON THE MOUNTAIN "FOREST", DRYHEAD OR AT THE HOME PLACE CORRALS. WE HAVE A ROUND PEN NOW WHICH HELPS A GREAT DEAL. THE COLTS ARE COMING ALONG WELL. THEY HAVE NICE DISPOSITIONS YET SEEM TO BE FAST, EASY LEARNERS AS WE ARE CHANGING OVER TO KEEPING ONLY OUR BEST MARES. DEZ PURCHASED A VERY NICE MARE OF HER OWN LAST WINTER WHEN PRICES BECAME MUCH MORE REASONABLE DUE TO ECONOMY. WE ALSO BOUGHT A VERY NICE MARE
TOGETHER OTHERWISE WE WERE UNABLE TO AFFORD HER. SHE IS A MARE BY "JAZZABELL QUIXOTE". BOTH PARENT'S ARE IN THE AQHA BOOK OF LEGENDS. WE WISH TO BREED HER AS WELL AS IS POSSIBLE. THIS SEASON SHE'LL HAVE A FOAL OUT OF "PEPTOBOONSMAL" AND "MISS DUAL DOC" ALSO THE MOTHER TO DUAL REY. HE IS IN THE TOP CUTTING OVER ALL CATEGORY FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS. WE'RE WORKING ON NEXT SEASONS BREEDING AT THE MOMENT AND WISH TO HAVE HER BOOKED BY THE FIRST OF THE YEAR. WE'RE ALSO GOING TO DO THE SAME WITH A HAND FULL OF MARES OUT OF A MARE WHOM WE LOVE HER COLTS THAT "GEORGE PSCHEIDT" GAVE ME IN 1995 ALSO DEZ'S GOOD MARE. WE'RE GETTING THERE SLOW BUT SURE WE HOPE TO HAVE A FEW BETTER YET, KEEN, FUN COWY HORSES FOR THE RANCH TO CHOOSE FROM.

HIP HAS BEEN IRRIGATING AND TODAY SHUTTING DOWN THE DITCHES/HEAD GATES. HE HAS ALSO BEEN STACKING HAY AND BEET PULP THAT HAS BEEN PURCHASED AND HAULED TO CROOKED CREEK "HOME PLACE". HE IS ALSO FEEDING SOME OLD COWS AND CALVES WE HAVE IN THE CORRALS. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING CATTLE, SORTING, ETC. AND WE SOLD CALVES A WEEK AND HALF AGO. BEEF PRICES THIS SEASON WERE DOWN WITH ECONOMY, 1990'S PRICES. AFTER WEANING CALVES, LAST WEEK WE DROVE THE COWS BACK TO DRYHEAD HOPEFULLY FOR ANOTHER MONTH, IT COSTS ABOUT $1,000 EACH DAY TO FEED THE CATTLE HAY AND WE HAVE EXTRA PASTURE AT ROBINSON PLACE ABOVE DEADMAN CAMP SO WE NEED TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THAT AS LONG AS THE WEATHER HOLDS OUT. ONCE SNOW HITS THEM IN THE BUTTS THEY WILL BE HARD TO KEEP IN DRYHEAD AND THEY'LL START PULLING OUT ON THEIR OWN. WE DON'T WANT THAT SO WE'LL GO IN AFTER THEM AND DRIVE THEM HOME.

BOOKINGS ARE COMING ALONG WELL SO FAR WE HAVE SOME WEEKS SPREAD OUT HERE AND THERE GETTING PRETTY VERY CLOSE TO FILLING ALREADY! WE'RE ALL LOOKING VERY MUCH FORWARD TO OUR 2010 SEASON AND SEEING A LOT OF OUR GOOD AND DEAR FRIENDS.

THANKSGIVING IS AROUND THE CORNER FAMILY AND FRIENDS WILL BE OVER THIS YEAR, ABBIE, DEZ, PONCHO, SHEEN, NICK, PAYTON & HARLEY, MY SISTER TRISHA, HUBBY JEFF AND SON BLAZE ALSO TIM, SAM. IT WILL BE FUN WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE BIG FEAST, SOUNDS LIKE I BETTER GET MY HINNY TO WORK. JAMIE OLIVER SITE HAS SOME GREAT RECIPES, VIDEOS AND INFO ABOUT THE TX RANCH IF YOU WANT TO CHECK OUT A COUPLE VIDEOS http://www.jamieoliver.com/jamies-america/wyoming/behind-the-scenes ALSO AT TOP OF PAGE CLICK "ABOUT JAMIE" FOR MORE TX INFO. THE TX WILL BE USING SOME OF JAMIES THANKSGIVING RECIPES THIS SEASON FOR THE BIG THANKSGIVING FEAST YUM, YUM, YUMMMMMMMMMMMM CAN'T WAIT!

ENJOY THE REST OF 2009! WE'LL KEEP IN TOUCH AND HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

THE HUNGRY TX'ENS