Ridin' the Range: Well, I guess it's official

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Well, I guess it's official

I'm now officially Mature!!!(40)

At least that's what Roger told me this morning after waking me up at 6:00 AM with a kiss and a birthday wish. Braden came in at 6:30AM and gave me a hug and told me Happy Birthday. Caib after someone reminded him at 7:00 told me Happy Birthday. But my favorite Birthday wish so far has been Aubree's. After getting completely ready for school and driving down to do the crossing guard, where I usually give Aubree a kiss and send her off to school, Aubree announced this morning as we arrived at our usual spot on Main street.

"Mom since today is your birthday I'm going to give YOU a kiss goodbye instead of you giving ME a kiss."

Aren't I the luckiest mom alive?

3 comments:

Felicia said...: Happy Birthday!

I wish I had known you were going to be 40 and I'd have whipped up one of my semi-famous "prune bouquets". Unfortunately I'm leaving town so my Happy Birthday will have to do.; May 14, 2009 at 2:29 PM
Julie Harward said...: OH..I HOPE YOU ARE HAVING A GREAT BIRTHDAY...I remember my 40th,what a power age that was, I stopped caring what everyone thought and trusted in my own opinions and feelings! Have a great time...HAPPY BIRTHDAY~; May 14, 2009 at 2:46 PM
Boy Mom said...: Happy Birthday! You are the luckiest Mom ever! Love that they all made sure to individually wish you a great day.

You're not mature yet, you're younger then me and I still working on it.; May 16, 2009 at 9:01 PM

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Grown Cowmen

I'm not a country girl I was city born and bred
But a cowboy chose me for his wife so I've learnt rural ways instead.
He must a thought I'd do O.K. when he Chose to tie the knot,
Cause I sure aint nothin' special, But look at what I got!
I got a man to raise my boys and teach them how to live
By raising cows and sheep and such. Some may think it primitive.
But let me tell you what I've learned in this ranchin' moms career.
When raisin' boys nothins better than a workin atmosphere.
Like that day we blew them dudes away, They was on a nature trek
When they came upon our cow herd and spooked 'em near to heck
Here they came right straight at us in their fancy nissan truck
and our cows was being stubborn and just wouldn't light a shuck.
Now I was on a horse that day and so were my to sons
One was six and one was seven and we was wishing we had guns.
Cause we were pushing cows that day and I mean it literally
And ornery bovine aint much cause for acting cheerily.
But we eased them cows on by those dudes and shoved 'em round the bend.
Then that herd started moving fast and our pushin' met its end,
Cause they cut loose and headed south and we just let 'em go
and those dudes they drove on by us after watchin our little show.
We watched their truck drive down the road and stop by my boys dad
And when he met up with us for lunch he told us what they'd said.
See Dad was comin' up the road in our beat up little jeep
Cause my little girl was plumb wore out and thats where she was asleep.
He said those dudes had stopped him wonderin' who those cowBOYS were
They'd said they'd seen all those great big cows and figured they knew sure
That once they got on through the herd and out the other side
They'd run into some grown cowmen with ruff and suntanned hide.
They said they couldn't believe it when they got out the other end
And there were two little cowboys doin the job of 4 or 5 men.
Well' Dad he didn't say much he just nodded and kept on coming
But I'm sure as we finished pushing those cows that he was just a hummin'
Cause there was a button missin' off his shirt noticed only by me
And that man was just as proud as I think I'll ever see him be!
So always give me primitive, and a workin' atmosphere
And don't think I won't always fight to keep my cowboys here.