Tag Archives: my crazy childhood
The Birthday Pony
You know those little girls who lie in bed dreaming of horses? Much to my mother’s dismay, I was not one of those little girls. I did not catch the horse bug, and neither did my sister. Maybe we didn’t … Continue reading
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Bald Chickens
For about 10 years of my life, there were NICU incubators about 3 feet from where I sat eating my breakfast. No, I wasn’t in the NICU. Or a hospital. These NICU incubators were in my parents’ eat-in kitchen. Why … Continue reading
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Puppy Love
I promised bird breeding this week, but I’m more inspired by another story. Eight years ago this coming Monday, Lumpy was born. Since my mother owns Lumpy’s mother, my mom and sister’s dogs Dusty and Snwoball were also born that … Continue reading
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For Sale: Fishy House
You know what helps sell a home quickly? The smell of fish and a 4-foot-tall wild bird in the basement. This is another crazy animal tale my father reminded me needed to be on the blog. When my parents were … Continue reading
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Because the Cats Were Lonely
My father reminded me of this story and declared it must be on the blog. When my parents moved into their current house 25+ years ago, Mom had grand plans to move our cats down to the basement so my … Continue reading
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Because The Peacock Got Lonely
Today’s tale of animal insanity is actually 75% due to people other than my mother, if you can believe it. You already know what happened when the horse and the miniature horse got lonely, so I bet you can guess … Continue reading
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Edit with Pictures
If you’ve already read Because the Miniature Horse was Lonely, I recommend going back for another look. My mother emailed me pictures this morning and verified a part of my story I was questioning. Plus I threw in a couple … Continue reading
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Because the Miniature Horse was Lonely
As promised last week, this week you get to hear what happened when the miniature horse got lonely. Given that my parents got a llama because the horse was lonely, I’ll bet you can guess where this is going. Shortly … Continue reading
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Because the Horse Was Lonely
The following is a strange true story about life with my mother. Seven or eight years ago, Mom lost one of the two horses on her property to old age. The remaining horse, Snuffy, had a long life ahead of … Continue reading
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Pig
Last week, my mom texted me a picture very similar to this one with one word below it: “Name?” Now, most people would assume this was some type of joke, but if you’ve ever spent any time with my animal-hoarding … Continue reading
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