Aren't kids sweet...

My daughter made me breakfast this morning... Awesome!

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Arizona Trivia...

Any takers on a trivial question on the naming of our State's capital?

Who came up with the name for Arizona's Capital?

Name or nick name...

Maybe I'll throw in a prize for the right answer...
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Short post

Just a quick note on the weather, Sunday we had a high of 105. Then Monday on Labor day, we had some cloud cover blow in. We still had a high in triple digits, and it was humid! Yesterday, never was hotter than 85! And last night, it started to get down right cold... Hit 65 when I woke up this morning... Just have to love this crazy Arizona weather.
I'd hate to say that this is the start of fall, I've seen it do this before, and bounce back up to triple digits, as late as mid October. Not to say that I'm not praying that it'll stay this way, it's been a hot humid summer, with very little rain, fall would be welcomed with open arms.

On another note, Yesterdays quiz has gone unanswered, anyone want to take a stab at it... What was the persons name, who was responsible for naming our State's capital?

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Quiz of the day

Anyone know the name of the person responsible for naming our State capital Phoenix?

Either answer his full name or nick name...
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Labor day... Day after.

It seems like Labor day brought with it the hope of an end of the summer heat. At least I hope it does.
It has been a very hot, dry summer this year, bringing a definite non-soon flow this year. Not to say that all of Mohave county was as dry as us. Just look back a couple of posts and see the flash flood we had from rain in the local mountains.
Last night brought a steady rain that started @ 8pm, and lasted till around 4 this morning. I know due to my little one having a series of bad bloody noses, and being awake most of the night. With the wife and I up alternating keeping her calm. Anyone with home remedies for bad bloody noses, I would love to hear them.
So this morning is the second one this week that we saw temperatures below 70. I love it. Now if only we can see as many days not in triple digits, I'll really be happy.
With that said, I also have to say, that I am not ready for the temps to be in the teens either. Would just like to see a little bit of the nice fall weather that I know is capable for the area. Last year we went from hundred degree days to days in the low forties over night. I don't want that drastic of a change.

This time of year, we are also planning out our winter building and improvement plan for the ranch. On the agenda, is building a small garage to house the quads, generators, and misc. outdoor tools. Install a hot water heater for the kitchen. Clean all the crap from the compound, and move it to a new bone yard across the way. We have another storage trailer to bring out and park in line with the buildings, going to continue the boardwalk, and porch.
This spring, we would like to be able to finish the pantry and add another solar panel and a couple of batteries to the mix.
On top of all of this, I need to sale three cars, fix my damn jeep, and buy a reliable truck. On the later, we were set to buy our old truck back, until the current owner was involved in a real bad three car accident last week. Now that deal is on hold pending what the insurance company is willing to pay to fix it. At the moment, it is severely damaged in the front end, with the front driver side suspension totaled, not sure how badly damaged the cab is. We'll see what can be done, and if the deal is a good one in a week or two.

So that's the plan, lets see how much we can get done.

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Life in the sticks... Summer edition.

It has been a hot, dry summer here at the ranch. That's not to say anything for the local mountains who have had their fair share of monsoon rains this summer. Unfortunately here on our small piece of heaven, it's been more like hell. Hot. It never really cooled off at night either... Just plain hot. Have I mentioned it's been hot?
Well not tonight! It is a fantastic 72 degrees right now! We're just kicked back by the open windows enjoying this evenings cool breeze. If only we had a small rain shower, it would make this evening perfect.
Hey, I can always ask for more.


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A true discovery

Well the wife came back from her California vacation today, and we had to take her rental car back to the airport. While there we decided to check out our home town distillery, that I've been told about. They produce "Quality craft distilled spirits" in the form of Rum, Vodka, Dark Rum (my personal favorite) and Agave Rum.
So glad we did too!
Never met nicer people, they gave us a quick tour of the facility, and a taste test of their three rums and vodka that they produce on site. They also showed us their 'barrel room' where they are aging some dark rum, and just allowed us to hang out and chit-chat for awhile. I'm going to be adding a few bottles of each of their flavors to our saloon stock. Their product is going to fit perfect with our theme! Their product is in a western style, naming it 'Gold Miner Sprits' With a 49' on the label.

If anyone wants to check them out their web address is www.desertdiamonddistillery.com They are sold at the local Sams Club, and also at thier onsite showroom located @ 4875 Olympic Drive Kingman Az 86401 (Kingman Airport Industrial Complex)

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