Love the Moment

Love the moment
and the energy of that moment will spread beyond all boundaries into blissful, peaceful happiness.
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A few pictures from irrigating at Dad's. Something to be said for the serenity of a calm ranch morning. Nothing but green grass, big sky and the sound of moving thru the water. ~

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Weekend That Reminds You Why You Love To Rodeo

Small town, posters up everywhere….the town is a buzz with talk of the RODEO in town! WHITE HALL, MONTANA deserves a huge CONGRATULATIONS!!! What a great weekend! Whitehall was one of those rodeos that MAKES YOU REMEMBER WHY YOU LOVE TO RODEO! The lead committee was AMAZING, full of energy & a “go getter”! A great leader & a whole community followed in suite! Rodeo posters up in every business, streets closed down for a community street dance, and every one was so happy to have the event in their town!

Saturday couldn’t have been a more perfect rodeo if you were on a Hollywood Movie Set! It was a HOT summer day! A heavy rain poured down right before the performance and then perfectly on cue….the sun came out again! The rain wet down the earth, cut down the dust, and it cooled the temperature down to near perfection! Full crowd, great stock, talented contestants, and amazing community all came together to make a perfect Rodeo Weekend! To top it all off, the rain set the scene for a FULL DOUBLE RAINBOW arching the grounds! Aww, it was awesome!

Not to mention, someone I really respect gave me a sincerely compliment about flanking & told me I was doing a good job!

SO BLESSED to be able to share what I love with others!!! Thank you to JESS MARTIN & Monida Rodeo Company for letting me be a part of this great rodeo! Also, Congratulations on a GREAT RODEO SEASON!

A bumper sticker I saw on the way up there sums up the whole weekend.

"Montana - What America Used To Be"

Few pictures from the weekend:

I have drove by this spot in the road at least 100 times.....TODAY, I decided to take the turn & see where the road would lead!

Nope....No pics.....Don't want to spoil it for you! Take the road less traveled every once in awhile!!!

Hope you're enjoying today because no one promised you a tomorrow!

Sincerely,

That Girl

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2010 Fishin' Trip

After driving home from our rodeo Saturday night, I spent most of Sunday morning sleeping in. Aww, I love sleeping in my own bed! Ready to tackle the day, day of laundry and catching up ahead of me. Well, I get a phone call from lil J2. He & Dad were headed to the Lodge to go fishin! I tell them to give me 20 minutes and I was in!

Most would roast hot dogs & have a cook out. No, in true Hoggan style, we stopped & ate at the Cafe in Dubois. We knew all 7 of the people in there so we added a lil' visiting to the days agenda.

We stopped on our way up the canyon to pickup Tyler & off we went.

Headed into the Canyon

View from the Ranch

The Ol' Red Barn

Finally, we hit the water! Just for the record, I don't love to fish. The whole patient & quite just aren't my favorite pass times. I went into this with expectations of playing in the water & taking some pretty pictures. I soon realized that my brand new wading boots....have a whole in them. However, I CAUGHT THE BIG ONE! Ya, I caught a 5 lbs log, 2 rocks & a few willows! Let the picture taking begin!

So I don't have a picture....because the creek was going to fast & I was afraid I would get my camera wet if I fell down. (ya, I know I'm coordinated like that) I LOVE the SOUND of the CREEK RUNNING! I love that sound! I love being up the Lodge & that peaceful feeling & regardless of whatelse that is going on.....You can just hear the sound of water crashing against the creek bottom & the edges of the banks! Aww, that is my happy place.
What a peaceful Sunday!


My Fishin Partner ~ Captn' Woodrow Call

Too hot! (Ya, it's quite possible none of us are good fisherman) We load up & head up to the house. Matt Hoggan & McCall Berrett were riding some colts & working some cattle. All of the above was good watching!








It's cooled off a little. Back to the creek we go! This time some more company joins us! (perfect, another excuse for me to not be quiet :) Thank You to Uncle Lynn for letting us come visit!

I finally caught a big enough log that I couldn't get free from & I broke my line. Perfect reason to retire the pole & crack out the camera. I gave the pole to Anisha, took the kids & headed on an adventure! We walked back to the ranch singing the Alphabet Song & any other fun song we could remember!

What a great day! It was 11 before we finally rolled back into the yard at home. Dad was disgusted with our fishing abilities....He didn't even get a nibble! Hahaha.....good times!

Another great adventure in the books......just by saying YES! I'd love to!