Well wishes

I got stuck reading The Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond's blog tonight (funny I was so tired at The Eagle for production night tonight, and now, at 12:13 a.m. I am wide awake!) Anyway, she got me thinking about the little things in life — I really hope someone graces me with her cookbook from our registry. If I got that cookbook and lots and lots of cards with well-wishes and nothing else, I would be a happy girl, because I like cards. A dutch oven would be nice too, though, because she has a few dutch oven recipes. But enough of that!

Anyway, (again), I would love a house full of kids that I can homeschool. At least until about fifth grade, at which point they will outsmart me. Until then I have lots of little goals and dreams.

What am I going to do until homeschooling begins? I already have little money-making ideas for when they're in school, and I'm going to enjoy every minute of that(because they're all little craft-projects that sell well), but what about until then?

Journalism isn't really a large-salary, breadwinning sort of career. It's a couple bucks for a photo here and there, when I get lucky. But it's my path. I enjoy it, and sometimes that's important too.

I would really like to work for The Wolsey News. I have some big dream of sweeping in there, knocking their socks off with my knowledge of AP style, and wham-bam, thank you ma'am, I'm hired.

That's probably not going to happen. The newspaper is 88"(which is not a lot) of mostly ads and some photos every seven days. They're fine without me. Sure they have typos, but that's no big deal. Not really.

There's the Miller Press though. Miller is about 20 miles away or so. At least that's what 'Cephus tells me. I guess I even drove through it one time, but at that point, I was driving to see Boe, and I hadn't seen him in a month because I was trapped at school. I wasn't really paying attention. Plus I had already put in six hours in the pickup, hauling a trailer and four horses. I was getting stump butt.

The Miller Press is another option though. But for whatever reason, I don't feel nearly as driven to work for them when I can work on my little podunk Wolsey paper. There's a certain level of pride associated with provided fellow Wolseyans with a prime chunk of inky newsprint every Wednesday.

There's always the Huron Daily Plainsman or the Argus Leader (a Sioux Falls newspaper), but they don't seems like the right fit either. They're bigger papers, with shoddy layout, and a less-than-average reputation—at least I have heard such things about the Plainsman.

Horses are always an option for me. I could make the world of horse trading only slightly better with nice horses that are worth a little som'som. I'm not altogether very sticky though, and if I run across some broncy little colts, my short legs won't do the trick in helping me stay aboard!

Photography has always been fun for me, and something to develop and build upon. I'd love to shoot local rodeos, and 4-H events. Even senior photos and family shoots would be fun as well. Interesting. So many fun things to accomplish!

Boe has the brilliant idea that he and I can become top notch bit makers... He'd form the actual bit and I would do the silver stuff. He knows someone who could teach me (us). He said I could learn to make earrings and other girl stuff while he learns to make bits properly. Hmmm.

I still would also like to learn to make leggings and other leather shenanigans.

Lord knows I won't be a famous banjo-picker, but I've been enjoying playing it all the same. Thanks, sweetie, for my early Christmas gift! What a wonderful man!

What to do, what to do?

Love from 'Brasky,

The Future Mrs. Simmons

See you all in 211 days!