Riza the NEW Australian Shepherd!

MAN! Its been a LONG time since I posted on here . . . sorry folks! Many things have changed on the ranch and in my life! New animals, new activities, animals lost, animals born . . .etc.!

Anyways, about 2 months ago we added a new, cute, little, girl Australian Shepherd puppy to the ranch! She is about 5 months old now and is growing quickly. She's a beautiful black tri. Her dam is Driving Miss Daisy II, a pretty red tri and her sire is Hot-Heeled Blue Iron Shooter, a gorgeous blue merle. She was born on May 25th, 2013 and was 1 of 10 puppies.

Thanks to Katie Reed at Breeze Burnin' Shepherds for SUCH a beautiful dog. Katie has been VERY workable throughout the whole time I have know her. She is knowledgeable, kind, knows her dogs, and cares for them very well. She also has very beautiful and well behaved Aussies. I would highly recommend her! You can find out more info about Katie and her Australian Shepherd at https://www.facebook.com/breezeburnsheps and https://sites.google.com/site/breezeburnsheps/ .

Here are some pictures of Riza ~ 

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8/16/13

8/11/13

9/23/13

10/11/13

What a crazy day!

~ Monday, February 4th, 2013 ~

What a crazy day I have had! I got awaken by my mom at about 5:00am or so saying that a sheep is having lambs in the rain! So, I flew up and ran out there and sure enough, one of my Finn ewes had 2 ewe lambs on the ground (in the pouring rain). We brought her and her 2 lambs back to the barn and then a little later we heard a baby goat screaming . . . we ended up finding 2 Mini Nubian kids already dried off and running around! The ewe (FSB Monte Cristallo) had triplet ewe lambs, one of our Mini Nubian does had twin kids (buck and doe) and another one of our dairy does had twin doelings.

Well, now I have three bottle lambs on my hands since the ewe won't let them nurse and one of them almost died from hypothermia.

Now I am off to go feed the bottle lambs and then workout with my mother!

Here are some pictures ~ 

Homemade Salsa & Chips

Here is a recipe for Homemade Salsa & Chips - 

http://gotdownsyndrome.blogspot.com/2010/08/recipe-7-homemade-salsa-chips.html

Zesty Coleslaw

Here is a recipe for Zesty Coleslaw - 

http://gotdownsyndrome.blogspot.com/2010/10/31-for-21-recipe-8zesty-coleslaw.html

Garlic Italian Dressing

Here is a recipe fro Garlic Italian Dressing - 

http://gotdownsyndrome.blogspot.com/2010/11/recipe-10-garlic-italian-dressing.html

31 for 21: Gluten Free Crepes

Here is a recipe for Gluten Free Crepes -

http://gotdownsyndrome.blogspot.com/2011/01/recipe-12-gluten-free-crepes.html

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31 for 21: Gluten Free Buttermilk Pancakes

Here is a recipe for Gluten Free Buttermilk Pancakes -

http://gotdownsyndrome.blogspot.com/2010/07/recipe-5-gluten-free-buttermilk.html

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31 for 21: Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

Here is a recipe for Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies -

http://gotdownsyndrome.blogspot.com/2011/05/recipe-15-gluten-free-chocolate-chip.html

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31 for 21: Thousand Island Dressing

I know this is not a food blog, but it is my life as a ranch girl blog, so I get to post what I want to and what it is like to be a ranch girl :)

These recipes that I am posting are different recipes that we use. Most of them are ones that we have come up with or have gotten another recipe and tweaked it to fit all the different food allergies that my family and friends have.

Here is a recipe for Thousand Island Dressing -

http://gotdownsyndrome.blogspot.com/2011/04/recipe-14-thousand-island-dressing.html

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31 for 21: Gluten-Free Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

Here is a recipe for Gluten-Free Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins - 

http://gotdownsyndrome.blogspot.com/2011/11/gluten-free-pumpkin-chocolate-chip.html

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31 for 21: Gluten Free Poppy Seed Muffins

Here is a recipe for Gluten Free Poppy Seed Muffins - 

http://gotdownsyndrome.blogspot.com/2011/12/gluten-free-poppy-seed-muffins.html

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31 for 21: Fall

It is Fall! Fall is such a beautiful season! I thought I would just do a quick post here with some beautiful fall pictures that we took recently!

Here are the pictures that we took this fall -

31 for 21: DSAT Buddy Walk 2012

Sunday, October 21, 2012 we went to the Down Syndrome Association of Tulsa's Buddy Walk. O always talks about it a long time before, so he can't wait to go. 

We had a blast there with friends and family!

Here is the Down Syndrome Association of Tulsa's website - 

http://dsat.org/

This is the National Down Syndrome Society page on FaceBook - 

http://www.facebook.com/NationalDownSyndromeSociety?fref=ts

Here are some pictures -

Mom and a mascot.

The team sign!

O playing the games.

The Down syndrome Ambassadors (those with Down syndrome that are 16 years old or older).

Of course we danced.

The big DSAT Buddy Walk sign.

O riding a pony.

My mom and my "adopted" mom :)

Us being weirdos!

My Mom and Granny.

The twins, O & Yo, in the little car.

O and a mascot.

Getting ready to cut the ribbon.

O playing another game!