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09 May 2012 Leave a Comment

by nhanger in Posts at Random

Hello Blog Friends,

I don’t normally ask people to go support a friend’s business but knowing this young lady personally I felt like I should give her my support.

I met Shelby when I was in my early teens and we formed a friendship. Shelby was born with out several of her limbs but that has never slowed her down. I can remember taking her to the pool and swimming with her, which you may not find remarkable until I tell you that Shelby is missing a good portion of one of her legs as well as one of her arms. Shelby is such a bright person to be around and is always making a difference in the people she surrounds herself with. Please go check out her website and like her facebook page if you would. She is trying to help other people with physical disabilities to be more independent with the help of canine friends!

Here is her website and here is her Facebook!

   http://www.shelbysjourneycandles.com/

https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Shelbys-Journey-Candles/283994601682277

Thanks Friends! I appreciate your help in this and so do several people throughout the country!

Blessing Friday

27 Apr 2012 4 Comments

by nhanger in Posts at Random

I am thankful and blessed to have the latest in modern medicine available to me. Here is why, 2 months ago I was in the hospital with what the dr’s assumed was a kidney stone but one that they couldn’t find and just this past week, I was in the hospital again for the same pain but much more severe. With the help of several dr’s and various tests, they believe it is actually a kidney infection that is made worse by the fact that my kidney is not in the “normal” spot where kidneys should be. Hopefully with continued care from the various dr.’s we will figure this out soon and fix it! Till then, I am on antibiotics and painkillers!

I am thankful and continually blessed to have the most amazing spouse. Kevin continually checked up and worked with me this week in getting everything figured out and keeping my spirits up when I just wanted to cry because I was frustrated and hurting. He is perfect for me and I am so thankful every day for him.

I am thankful that my hubby belongs to a good old boys club. Yep, I enjoy the fact that he donates his time to a worthy cause in our community even if that includes trips to Vegas, monthly get togethers with his cronies and all day long golf tournaments. I think it’s important for him to give back and also to have that guy only time! (plus I love the wives of the other old boys)

I am thankful for a most understanding and concerned employer and colleagues. I was so glad that I was able to take the entire week off to rest and figure out what is going on with my body and to know that my boss and co-workers would handle anything that came in. Hats off to them as we have a few meetings coming up that needed preparation for and they handled it all without bothering me at home while I tried to recover.

I am thankful and blessed every day of my life to just be living and loving life as it comes and I hope you are too!

Monday Madness, Episode 2

23 Apr 2012 Leave a Comment

by nhanger in Posts at Random

This past week, I am sure you missed my posts because there were none. I was sick last week starting on Sunday very early aka 1 am and have continued to be sick since then. I am currently trying to kick a kidney infection out of my body with which I haven’t had much success.

Kevin has been busy volunteering his time this past week with a charity golf tournament on Friday that he worked and a mock trial competition on Saturday with which he was the main judge for.

Beau and Maggie have not let me out of their sight since I became sick and enjoyed the week at home with me! We spent the whole time napping on the couch, Maggie even shared my heating pad several times throughout the week.

I did create a new wreath for my front door that I will be chronicling on Wednesday about. Super excited about it.

I only have 17 more days till I get to squeeze the cutest cheeks! My nephew and his parents will be here for my younger brother in laws college graduation and I am so excited to see them! He is walking and talking so its bound to be loads of fun with them here for 10 days!

My lil brother was player of the game at a tournament this weekend for baseball and also was named to the all tourney team. So proud of him!

My lil sister got her wisdom teeth out and out of respect for you all I will not post a pic of her puffy face! But let me tell you it is pretty funny looking! Love you HAH!

My older brother is moving in with us this weekend. He has been wanting to move back to AZ for a while now and his job is being super accommodating and so he will be a resident of THE HANGER HOUSE for the foreseeable future!

That’s all that is happening in our world! Hope your little world is full of fun and sun right now!

Blessing Friday= County Fair

13 Apr 2012 Leave a Comment

by nhanger in Posts at Random

Blessings Friday!

So I am sitting here at work and outside my door it’s County Fair Time! I work for a livestock show as it is but when county fair comes around, it just makes my day! In front of my office, I have 5 Bengal tigers and 1 Siberian (I think) just chilling, we have 5 sharks and today the monkey display is going up. Now you may not agree with these animals or those that are shown by children being put on display but let me share with you my opinion about County Fairs. I have never seen a tiger this close and will likely never again in my life as I am sure many of these children coming to the fair will as well so how educational and what an experience for those of us just wanting to see what we so rarely get to see in real life.

 I was born and raised on a farm so I understand the complexities with which farmers, ranchers and agriculturalist deal with. My dad still runs a farm, my brother works for a farming non-profit, my sister and her BF work on a ranch and I work in a livestock show office so to say we are involved is accurate. I raised a lamb in 4H when I was younger but as much as I understand the process of raising an animal for food, I was too softhearted and couldn’t do it so after 1 year I quit that and instead joined FFA working in the classroom and at an insurance office that insured farms and ranches. I get it though; I want my kids to be able to make that decision. I loved the county fair growing up and went every year as my siblings always had animals to show and sell. My husband was raised the same way. People often comment that it hardens a child to the plight of a defenseless animal but I disagree. I love animals well except pigs and that is just a personal thing (I think they smell) but I believe that they were put on this earth to provide nutrition for the human race much like I believe fertile ground was meant to be farmed so that people could survive. My kids will be able to make that decision and I am proud of the people that my siblings and I have grown to be and know that a lot of our beliefs and lifestyle choices are to protect what we have been raised with and I hope I will be able to say the same for my kids someday down the road. My parents knew I wasn’t comfortable with the loss of an animal that I had felt was a friend and allowed me to stop doing that project much like the parents of these county fair kids.

County Fair comes once a year and thousands of people that otherwise have no interaction with agriculture besides buying food at the supermarket come out to see the animals and ride the rides. We have sheep, goats, cattle, pigs, poultry and more for these children to come and visit. There is an education area ran by farmers and ranchers which allows the children visiting to get hands on experience.  It’s awesome!

Yes, I understand at the end of fair most of these animals will be processed but having seen my fair share of slaughters I can honestly say I would rather buy meat from a child that had raised it and cared for it than one from the supermarket. People who disagree with children raising animals more than likely disagree with mass produced agriculture as well so why bother arguing with them. Here is why, because maybe you will read this and if you know me personally you can vouch for the honestly and caring manner with which I can give my opinion and if you don’t you might just come away thinking a little harder about the plight of the agriculturalist against the consumer because that is what mass media has turned into. It is no longer what is best for the population but rather what are the agriculturalist doing wrong and what are they doing to your food.  This is not what it should be about and if you look closely at your neighborhood farms, you will see someone just like you, trying to make a living for their children and themselves in the most effective and efficient manner possible.

So I know this post is supposed to be about blessings but that is strictly my point.

I am blessed with the fact that I was raised on a farm, that my parents believe wholeheartedly in the way of life that they were raised with that they chose to do the same with their children.

I am blessed with the fact that I married an ag kid myself (even if in his day job he plays a lawyer) and will raise my children in the same manner.

I am blessed to work in an industry that I so fully believe in and support.

 I am blessed that I get to sit in my office and watch the joy on these county fair kids face and their pride in raising their animal.

I am blessed with the ability to share my opinion and discuss it with those of you who read this blog!

If you have a difference of opinion than mine, share it. Please remember to be respectful in your rebuttal because although I love discussing the ins and outs of why I support agriculture I will not engage in an argument that is neither educational nor beneficial to either party.

Thank you and I hope the next time your county fair comes around, that you take your children and enjoy the efforts of those trying to promote and sustain agriculture. I’m off to see if the exhibitors of the tigers will let me pet one!

Easter Door

11 Apr 2012 2 Comments

by nhanger in Posts at Random

Tutorials!

Well I really don’t have a specific tutorial set up for today but I will share with you my Easter Door that I recently did for this past weekend. I am in the process of changing my front door look via a new wreath and some items in the wagon so hopefully there will be more on that next week!

So here it is!

I bought the wreath kit at the Glitter Academy and just finished as of Saturday! I know it took me way to long and I have decided string wreaths with yarn are not for me they take a lot of time and I think White Felt would have looked just as cool! I learned how to make these flowers while I was at Creative Estates so I added a few more than what the Glitter Academy Wreath called for!  The Banner is from The TomKat Studio Easter set that was available on Groopdealz! I made simple bows to cover up the tape that held the banner up but other than that, this was strictly a kit project that I finally got around to finishing!

MONDAY MADNESS, Episode 1

09 Apr 2012 Leave a Comment

by nhanger in Posts at Random

Hello Blog friends,

I hope you had a wonderful day this past Sunday with your family and friends searching out the hidden eggs. My family celebrated with the AZ contingent going to a Diamondbacks Game (so fun) and the Missouri contingent traveling and then lunch with friends. The NM Contingent spent it with family out at the Ranch.

On my Mom’s side, we welcomed a new nephew to the large extended family. Bringing my Grandmother’s total of Great-Grandkids to I believe 18! Yep there is a lot of them and some of her grandkids are neither married or having kids yet! This is one lucky lady!

Kevin has been working on building a new bed for our master bedroom and after this past weekend all we have left to do is sand and stain it! Yep the hubs is crafty in a manly way!

The Hanger House will be expanding by 1 in the next month, as my brother is moving in with us for a short time while he relocates his job to AZ from Missouri! We shall see how long we all last before I beat him up! JK!

We have 1 month until my brother in law graduates from U of Arizona and my sister in law and nephew are coming to AZ for it for 2 weeks! Yep I get to squeeze my lil buddy for 2 weeks and I am stoked!

I purchased the cameo and received it 2 weeks ago and I am hoping this weekend I will finally be able to use it or at least play with it a little!

Thats all for now in the world of The Hanger House. Let me know what you busy bees are up to as well!