'Ole Stompin Grounds

"Ole Stompin Grounds"

Driving down the highway toward Northern California
I have but one place in my mind
From Susanville, Bieber and Adin
Til I finally cross
That Oregon line
In a few short minutes I'll be there again
Back in The Basin
In my old stompin grounds
Bonanza, Sprague, Beatty and Bly
I just go back in time
When things were simpler, life was sweet
But it awaits me
Klamath Falls
Now a lot of people give the town a bad name
Say it's changed
But to me it'll always be the same
Drivin down Main in my flat brimmed hat
People now think I'm whacked
But even though my home is Northern Nevada
This place will always be
My ole stompin ground

Kansas Cowhand and the Nevada Buckarette

"Kansas Cowhand and the Nevada Buckarette"



"Go west young man" he'd heard them say,
"Someday" he figured out loud
When "someday" came, he packed up his gear and headed out
Through the Dakotas and across the Great Divide he just couldn't decide
Vast, hilly country lay before his eyes.
He arrived in the Great Basin, alone and wondering where to go and why.
Then he had heard that Nevada should be in his sights
Elko and Winnemucca, all set in his mind
No one there needed a cowhand it seemed
But there was one he was told that needed to meet
So he headed south on 'ole I80 til the bright lights of Reno shined ahead
"What the heck?" he said, all this concrete 'an all these crazy city folks, how can this be?"
Then he saw her, blond, short and smiling
Handy with a horse and rope, and a good cook to boot
The cowhand figured he was out of her loop
Spending time in the mountains and deserts, she showed him how
These 'ole Nevada buckaroos handle a cow
The cowhand hand watched it all and with a sigh
He figured it was all to much for his Kansas rope to fly
So he moved on, where he is now no one knows.
Some say he went crazy, some say he is still out there
But she knows he's out there somewhere and hopes one day again their trails will cross
And that once again they'll be
The Kansas Cowhand and the Nevada Buckarette

Mother's and other inspirational woman in my life

Recently my aunt's mother turned 89 years old!! Quite an amazing lady who still drives in this busy place and is healthy and sharp. Man i hope to be that way when i am 89!!!!

It got me thinking of my own background of amazing ladies, my beautiful mother still works as a nurse at 72 yrs young and shows no signs of stopping now. I doubt VERY much she will retire. No rocking chair for that woman :) Her own mother, my Granny was equally as amazing, sadly breast cancer took her from us to early but before that she was a school teacher, a librarian, and a paper lady, yes a newspaper delivery lady who drove all around the back roads in Keno Oregon which is a tiny town 12 miles from Klamath Falls were she lived pretty much most of her life!!! She was also a heck of a hand with a horse and a pistol. Little did she know that her youngest granddaughter would posse the same sets of skills plus her gray blue eyes. I also inherited the love of the Southwest and the Desert from her as well, it was one of her favorite places to vacation!

Grandmother Eastman was a little bit different than Granny, she was an equally amazing woman as well. Passed down a love of cooking although my sister is much better at her recipes than I am, and the importance of the Lord in one's life. Spent her life in Idaho and Eastern Oregon helping my grandpa run his real estate business and of course raise my dad and uncle Pat. She also taught my mom about cooking and running a house after she married her son, my dad Micheal. Grandmother had it all down to a science and i wish she'd written a book on it!!!

Another special lady is my own sister Lisa, there is quite a large age gap between us so all of my life i have been mistaken for her daughter although when she actually HAD a kid that kind of subsided. My niece is quite a smart girl herself. Sister always has a kind word to say about most people and always is there to help our mom figure stuff out!! Not sure who she inherited that from though probably our grandfather! She teaches preschool which I'll be honest here, not many people are given that gift to put up with 17 4 yr and 5 yr olds. 

Let me not forget my cousins who are amazing mother's and hard workers!!!