This is our third Christmas here in our little stone house.
Below is a list (in no particular order) of what I am incredibly grateful for this Christmas.
1. Firewood – thank you trees for heating our home and pissing off the propane man.
2. The weather – love it or hate it – it’s unprecedented this year with above zero temps- sun and no snow. Do hate the mud though.
3. Food – so much food.
4. Wine – so much wine – never enough wine.
5. Friends – oh I have made so many friends in our little area – I am blessed. The networking is amazing – they’ll tell two friends and they’ll tell two friends and so on and so on…
6. Chickens!! – enough said. Everyone knows how I love my birds.
7. Big Horse – Girl Horse and B Horse – my sanity.
8. Hubs – that man has the patience of a saint I swear.
9. Swearing – not very Christmasy but I just stubbed my toe!
10. My family -every in law, outlaw, outcast, cousin, aunt, uncle – etc etc etc.
11. My children – my beautiful, talented, drive me crazy, make me smile children.
I’ve been a little uninspired as of late.
Work has gotten me down and then the flu/cold/plague.
The Hubs has been sick now for two weeks so our little farm has been a bit of a real chore for me – coupled with the mud – I’ve been off my game and feeling sorry for myself.
No time to ride- the constant darkness but as I look out my office window – I am seeing the most glorious full moon and it’s warm in here so I have the window open and I swear the coyotes are right outside.
I am sure the inspiration will come back – I am sure that we will get snow eventually – winter will come – we will (well I won’t) curse it and we will go around and around again.
Merry Christmas everyone – thank you for reading.
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