This is Ellie. She was one of the two cows that I milked for a year while interning. She and I had a very healthy love/hate relationshi...

   Once upon a time, in a faraway land filled with lush greens, high mountains, and seemingly ever-present liquid sunshine, there lived a g...

  I accidentally locked myself out of my own blog. Yep, I am that  talented. I did this storm of password changing (like almost everyone el...

  I really shouldn't be left alone for long periods of time. Because I start doing really weird, awesome hermit stuff. Well, I call it...

  Today's adventure: Trying to duck under a strand of electric fence while standing barefoot in knee-deep creek water.   You see wh...

  Canoeing in a giant puddle during a deluge is more fun than it should be.   It really is.   And it makes for an awesome redneck d...

   Everyone has their moments. And by moments, I mean when you seem to lose all logic and sense. You know, the most basic logic that every ...

   Last night was a much better night than the last two. With the help of my host family, we got both wood stoves roaring by 8pm, and by mi...

  I am a ridiculous person.   Just know this now.   Actually, you may have already known that fact, but I'm stating it anyway. ...

  The geese are all flying back to their respective warm-weather homes, the frogs are peeping, the thunderstorms are happening, the snow is...

"You even have mud in your hair ..."   Such was the incredulous statement by one of the family members here as she stared at ...

  It has come to my attention that I really haven't said much about what I do on a daily basis here, or what my days typically look lik...

  I'm not dead. You probably thought I was though, huh? Maybe I got the plague here in Missouri and passed away? Or maybe the cows turn...

  Did I really say that part of me was "looking forward to below zero weather"?? Someone please slap me next time I say something...

What -- just happened. o_O  I disappeared from the Blogging world for an entire WEEK!?!? Gracious, how did I manage that??? Hmm. Do y...

  Being down here in Mississippi has been an absolute blast so far! Goodness, it's been so nice to be around people who talk the same...

My Christmas was spent a bit differently from most folks... Sure, I still opened presents and had a special meal. But the highlight of th...

 I miss having a camera. I so, so badly miss having one. I keep having these moments of wanting to share a moment with y'all; wanting t...

  I. Am. Sore.   Like, Ridiculously sore.    Like, I-can-hardly-raise-my-arms kind of sore.    No, I did not get into a fight. ...

The thermometer still reads 92 degrees Fahrenheit, so I'm content to leave the scene and find something to keep me busy. Thirty minutes...