We have another problem in our barn. This week we have lost another 3 birds. Two mallard hens and my last speckled hen. We spent yesterday morning before I left out again, digging a grave in our grove for them. The Baby We know it is a small animal like a mink or weasel since it got into the locked chicken coop at night. The bastard only eats their heads too. So damn wasteful. I wouldn't feel half as bad if I knew this animal was starving and ate them because they were hungry. This I think is about the kill. Disco Duck
I Made Soup!
Oct. 19 2010
Today I'm blogging from sunny Arizona and I almost feel funny writing this while sitting 89 degree weather, but I will anyway. This week found me home for oh, only about 24 hours. It would have been even shorter if hubs hadn't hooked onto my wagon and delivered my melons for me. Since he was so good to me, I had no choice but to stay home, and enjoy a glorious fall afternoon. For some reason, I thrive on days like this. I should have been tired and doing nothing more than laying around on my sweet couch, blogging like
Big Iron Classic 2010
Sep. 11 2010
Sorry it's been quiet here this past week! I've been busy getting Rosie ready for a truck show this past week. This truck show is only 1 of a few I will go to because it's a REAL truck show. With REAL truck drivers and those drivers LOVE their trucks. They are trucking because they LOVE to drive. There isn't anyone here with ulterior motives to try to sell their company, some safety bullshit, get more people to their website, youtube, or be famous in some way. Just truckers and working class trucks. Bottom line is, we
Happy Labor Day!
Sep. 06 2010
Although so nice, our weekend went too fast. As I sit here trying to get ready to go to work, I feel it was a blur. Here it is in pictures... We had mouthy ducks before we left. It seems they now sit outside the kitchen quacking until they get food or attention. Or both. Sass will sleep anywhere. Even on my gun. Babies with spots! S/he was SO cute! My mother feeds them WAY too much, and she now has spoiled deer! If mom does not feed them quick enough, they will come looking for her. This momma, after my mother
I Don’t Settle
Jun. 01 2010
I get a lot of emails, questions, and comments about being out here in a truck and having a life otherwise. For some time I have not said much about it and pretty much ignored the question. I don't see anything I have as a big deal.... That being said, other people think it is a big deal, as the questions, emails and what not keep coming in. Every week I get a TON of emails from people saying they are envious of my home life, the truck I drive, our farm, the animals and whatever else I have, so I thought I would
Home Again, Home Again
Apr. 24 2010
Before I get into the farm stuff I wanted to say a quick thank you to a few people who have given One Girl Trucking a mention on their websites in the last couple of weeks! I want you to know I appreciate the mention and I hope you dear readers check them and their efforts out! Tacoblog featured One Girl Trucking here for my video in New Mexico One Girl Trucking was featured on YTTrucking for video of the week One Girl Trucking was also featured in Truckers News here way at the bottom about trucking networks. It's
The Easy Way Out
Apr. 11 2010
A few weeks ago when I was waiting to check in at a produce shed, a younger driver asked me two questions while standing there. The first was where he could get a permit to go into New Mexico. The second was, where are the weigh stations at? I told him most of the bigger truck stops should be able to help him with permits, and if he looked in the front of his map book, he could find all the contact information he should need on any state for permitting and/or weigh stations.... He looked at me confused and told me he
Gone to the Dogs… For Steph
Apr. 09 2010
Long before I ever had a computer or cell phone in a truck, I had a dog in my truck. I've been putting off introducing her because since hubs fell off the roof last fall she has been with my parents, living a very cushy life in northern Minnesota. I'm thinking that when it comes time to come home we may have to drag her kicking and screaming away from my parents as she gets fresh made meals of chicken and brown rice daily with my mothers dog Hoard... The other reason Harley has been with my parents this long is because
A Family Thing
Mar. 10 2010
The one thing I have learned over the years is that I'm not like a lot of the drivers out on the roads today. Granted, there are still a lot of drivers with my love and respect for trucking, but it seems these days we are further and fewer in between. Today it seems, these so called truck drivers are out here to make a quick buck or it was the last thing they could do to survive. My Grandfather and I I wasn't raised that way. I'm here because I love trucking and I love trucks to the bone. I've been around them my
A Drivers View #3
Mar. 03 2010
We are all familiar with some of the reasons that the professional truck driver is under attack. Although I see these drivers out on the road too, I want you to know there are more top notch drivers out here than you may think. As a professional driver, I am very proud of what I do and the people I have come to know out here on the road over the years. Besides teaching people what a drivers life is like, I am trying to introduce you to the cream of the crop of truckers. The Kings and Queens of the road. These are the
