I have THE BEST husband in the entire world!

[J Swan]

So today is our anniversary - I get up to make coffee and lo and behold - a horse country bag is on my chair. We decided not to do gifts this year - but he did it anyway.

Oh goodie, I say, thinking it's a little set of chocolates, or maybe a new stock tie - something a non-hunter would feel safe giving.

Nope! WIRE CUTTERS!!!!!!!!!!!! Yippee!!!! He saw me looking at them in Marions catalog and I said that I carried a multi use tool in my sandwich case - but the wire cutters weren't very strong. And one of these days I'd get real wire cutters. On sale, or used - I meant. I was just talking - not hinting.

But ain't he wonderful? I made him a huge breakfast of eggs, virginia ham with biscuits and red eye gravy as thanks.

[J Swan]

So today is our anniversary - I get up to make coffee and lo and behold - a horse country bag is on my chair. We decided not to do gifts this year - but he did it anyway.

Oh goodie, I say, thinking it's a little set of chocolates, or maybe a new stock tie - something a non-hunter would feel safe giving.

Nope! WIRE CUTTERS!!!!!!!!!!!! Yippee!!!! He saw me looking at them in Marions catalog and I said that I carried a multi use tool in my sandwich case - but the wire cutters weren't very strong. And one of these days I'd get real wire cutters. On sale, or used - I meant. I was just talking - not hinting.

But ain't he wonderful? I made him a huge breakfast of eggs, virginia ham with biscuits and red eye gravy as thanks.

[cosmos mom]

It is wonderful to have a man that understands http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif Congrats on your anniversary!

[jetjocky]

Woooohoooo!!! Yay for wirecutters! My DH got me a wonderful grease gun for Valentine's Day last year after buying me an even more wonderful tractor for Christmas.

Dontcha love it when they understand what you REALLY want. http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/yes.gif http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

Oh, and by the way, Happy Anniversary!

[Hunter's Rest]

He's pretty cute, too ....

[J Swan]

Yes, he's quite the hottie, Mr. Swan is. His vision must be bad though - he married me and I tend to frighten small children.

We missed you yesterday, HR. Mr. Swan had 5 views of Brer Rabbit and the xmas party was big fun.

[Hunter's Rest]

Any bunnies kilt??

[J Swan]

Nope - smart big fat bunnies all in one area. One was huge. Also very safe bunnies - hounds were all over the place but not always where they were supposed to be. Must have had a Christmas party to go to also.

[wateryglen]

Yes it's true....Mr.Swan is a hottie! Any horsehusband who'll build a barn for his horsehoney walks on water in my book! Mine started on the barn 6 yrs ago-it's half done.
Does that count?!?
And we need the recipe for red eye gravy please. Sounds like some good huntin' food to me!

[MuleLady]

Gee whiz, JS, he's a keeper! I think I might "get lucky" for Christmas...When the HC catalog came, Mr. Mule saw me drooling over it and putting stars beside things I covet (my little game with catalogs). I notice now that the catalog is missing in action. Hmmmmmmm...where could it be...in his computer bag perchance?

I do love the fantasies I can concoct in my heading during the run-up to Christmas. And wateryglen, just so ya know, I HEAVILY dropped the hint twice about that hunt coat of yours I tried on and liked. *Probably* it's outside the "agreed to" Christmas budget since he's already done a lot of shopping for me but never hurts to drop hints, eh?

[Cartier]

Forgive me for not understanding… but why wire cutters? I can see the "true love" embodied in a laser-guided-radial-armsaw-with an-adjustable-arm (which I've been asking for for years now), but wire cutters... from your hubby? I really don’t get. Why wire cutters?

[J Swan]

Cartier - I already have a laser-guided-radial-armsaw- with an -adjustable arm - along with laser guided everything else.

I would have been satisfied with a 3 stall shed row to replace the falling down machine shed I converted into a barn. But nope - mrswanthehottie had to build me a 2 story, 5 stall, concrete floor barn with all the bells and whistles. Even a washer and dryer. Which is actually for him because he's tired of horse hair in his underwear. He even laid tumbled english style antiqued brick in the aisle.

So of course he needed lots of new tools.

The wire cutters (4$ wire cutters in a 126$ leather case that buckles to the saddle) is a must in our territory - so much down barbed wire fence that it is all too common for a horse or hound to get hung up in it. I already carry a leatherman in my sandwich case for emergencies - but they just don't have really tough wire cutters on them.

Cartier - you really must come hunting with us. Of course - I'm supposed to leave to go hunting in an hour and it's too cold for me.

I'm going to hibernate today and polish my wirecutters with a diaper.

A grease gun is a great gift too. A real must on a farm. I've got my eye on a closeout priced ground driven manure spreader too. And for my birthday I want a buffer so I can wax the farm equipment - that New Holland blue is getting dull.

You know the "Love is...." sayings from the 70's with the cartoon boy and girl? We need such a list for horse/hound/hunting people.

Don't think I'm one of those "wealthy Virginia horsewomen with a small farm in the Piedmont". I'm a loyal dollar store customer, buy my stock pins at the craft store (why pay for the equestrian markup for those cheap pins that bend and break? and most of my stuff is used, made or otherwise finagled. Except for my shiny new wire cutters!

My current project is market analyses of the small producer fiber industry because this farm is not on a paying basis and horses aren't going to get me there.

[Cartier]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Cartier - I already have a laser-guided-radial-armsaw- with an -adjustable arm - along with laser guided everything else. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

You really do have a wonderful husband. http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/yes.gif Agree about the Leatherman, wonderful tool.. I keep mine in a drawer.

[J Swan]

Well, bring the leatherman and come a huntin'!

[x-rab]

J Swan are you looking at the wool market, flax or cotton. The boutique wool market for knitting is quite the thing right now. At the Maryland Sheep and Wool show certain spinners and knitters look for and buy the wool from specific sheep each year for their projects. Or you could get sheep to milk so you can do sheep's milk cheese and market it to the hunt crowd.

I don't know if you land is suitable for flax, but we could all buy linen hunt jackets made from the flax you raise too.

Besides, I think I have the world's best hubby. He had the nerve to buy me a new purse for Christmas last year and I am still carrying it a year later. Besides, he can't buy me any tools because we don't have room to store anything elsee.

[Cartier]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content"> Well, bring the leatherman and come a huntin'! </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Seriously… you have time to ride? I am clearly doing something wrong. I can come for coffee and to borrow the radial arm saw… http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/yes.gif but I just don’t have time for the rest… too many dogs and horses. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[Hunter's Rest]

Ok.
In order.
Mr. JSwan, if he really got the radial arm saw for Ms. JSwan, wins the contest.
But....
Having judged each and all of these guys -- I agree, too, that Mr. Wateryglen is hot-hot-hot too, as is Mr. Xrab.
Wow. Where do you ladies shop for ones like this??!
All I've got is an on again-off again (sigh, this minute, off) French-ie who flirts with your guys ... He does recite Flemish poetry in front of a roaring fire on a wintry night -- but that's somewhat negated by the fact that I chainsawed the tree, and chopped the wood, and laid (and lit) the fire ...

[Cartier]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Having judged each and all of these guys -- </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
Where was this contest... did I miss it? Not that I wanted to make an entry... but heck, if the prize is a radial arm saw I might be willing to throw Arthur in the pot. 6'4"... brown twinkly eyes... sweet sweet sweet... medical doctor... loves these horses and dogs... pretty much house broken at this point. http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/yes.gif

[jetjocky]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">My current project is market analyses of the small producer fiber industry because this farm is not on a paying basis and horses aren't going to get me there. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>


Swan--I should hook you up with my friends in Pa. They own and operate their own woolen mill. Gurdy Run Farm. You can Google it, too. Very cool place. Their house was built in the early 1800s and they built the mill themselves. They do rare breeds; used to breed Shire horses, do certain kinds of sheep, etc. I have a felt saddle pad that she made from scraps from the floor, but it's a great pad and several other horsey things too.

[J Swan]

HR - the french guy is off right now? I'm so sorry - I'd hook you up with my husband's brother who is THE MOST gorgeous man I've ever met - has some Blackfoot in him, long black hair - hazel eyes - . But alas - he's a bit of a loner - and in Seattle. He chops wood the old fashioned way - axe, suspenders - no shirt. Oh my oh my oh my...

Is it hot in here or is it me?

Back to horses - Cartier - just come a huntin' - I've got a big place I run by myself - the tractor battery is dead, the barn is unfinished, fence needs a paintin' - hounds need a bathin' - but just throw the horse on the trailer and go. It'll all be there when you get back.

But it's just too cold today. Brrrr....

fiber -yes there is a really good market - I'd wool pool probably - but I'm trying to factor NAIS into the equation too. Mohair doesn't look too good - but hair sheep may be ok - and more steady in price. I've got the experience, got the farm, got the time, and I've started and run businesses before.

jetjocky - I'd love to hook up with your friends - at least we could chat about it. Thanks.

And if anyone is looking for a home for a sound green young horse - I'm in the market for a green horse to hunt. No OTTB's - I'm not good enough to help them. Unraced is ok. Free project horse may not hunt, current field hunter is great but I need a backup horse.

I guess I should go muck stalls and charge the tractor battery now.

[jetjocky]

Here's the page for the mill: home.att.net/~gurdy/mill.htm.

I'll shoot her an email and let her know you may be in touch.

Have fun stall mucking and battery charging!

[Cartier]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Back to horses - Cartier - just come a huntin' - I've got a big place I run by myself - the tractor battery is dead, the barn is unfinished, fence needs a paintin' - hounds need a bathin' - but just throw the horse on the trailer and go. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
Sounds like heaven...
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">It'll all be there when you get back </div></BLOCKQUOTE>That's what I'm afraid of. http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif

[wateryglen]

OMG! My sides ache from laughing! Stop it! I can't take it!!
JS! I have a pair of wire cutters like yours...found out they don't cut BARBED wire just single strand wire and only if you have the strength of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Had to go buy 2 more pairs before I found some that we can use here in ole Virginny on barbed "war"fence! but the case is fabulous!
HR! The mental pictures are busting me up!
And I'm totally clueless on what the hell that saw is....and my hubby does carpentry. Hell, he MAY have one! Wonder if he'd let ME play with it....so I can impress all my internet friends!
hmmmmmm.....too many days housebound I'm thinkin'......if we don't have a thaw soon, I'm gonna go nuts!

[Hunter's Rest]

Yeah, I guess (sigh) Hunter's Rest is unofficially back on the market for a real man (a man's man.) Frenchie told me (again, for the ...th time) that 'he's not sure' 'wants kids' 'blah blah blah.' Yet, he calls daily (and nightly) 'just to see how I'm doing' and sprinkles his conversation with 'I love you''s ... Gaggggckh.
Mmmmm. Conjuring up mental pic of dark brown native man, no shirt, just suspenders nearly popping off his heaving chest, swinging an axe just so the big log he's working on drops neatly into six perfectly matched split fire logs .... mmmmmmm. (she dashes in, picks up logs, runs inside to build a fire. Man tosses axe aside, follows her with a little smile ....)
Oh, my, JSwan. Have heaving bosum. Will travel. Where'd ya say the hunk-ster is located??
FOR SALE or TRADE: One slightly used, well-broken boyfriend. French breeding. 37 yo. Free to good home. Will throw in halter.

[J Swan]

Ok, I'm back. Battery is still dead. Stalls are semi-mucked. Went to feed store and Horse Country - place was packed. No room for the dually.

Yep - them there war cutters are a bit girly. Mr. Swan will get me better ones, I'm shore.

HR - quelle dommage - the man of your dreams is in Washington state - where men are burly, trees are tall, and the weather's just fine fer makin' farwood without yer shirt on. hubba hubba - I'll tell you plain - the first time I saw him I said to no one in particular - who's the big Indian in the kitchen - and went around rosy cheeked and giggly.

Down, girl, down.

HR - you need to write some of those romance novels - I think you have it in you. I'll arrange for the COTH hottie hubbies to cut some farwood (shirtless of course) for you to photograph for the front cover. Get yourself a real man's man instead of the frenchie guy. But I tell you what - throw in a wheel of Brie and I'll see what I can get for him at the Hunt Ball.

Or a medical doctor like Cartier. Now there's a good idea. Every horsewoman should have that type of access to quality medical care.

Ok - I really should have gone foxhunting today - way too much energy to be cooped up in the house. Thursday. Yes - I'll go hunting Thursday. Definitely.

[Catersun]

ROTFLMAO

Reading all the posts you fox hunters leave has made me want to try hunting cause I've decided you gals have all the fun!

Mr Catersun is quite a hot horse hubby too. Bought me a hurricane proof steele building for our horsies to hide in here when the storm season sets in... since we don't have to deal with snow here in warm sunny Myrtle Beach, where I'm still riding in a long sleeve teeshirt and breeches ;-) Come on down! Let's let the hounds loose on the beach!
Thanks for all the laughs!

[J Swan]

Yep - we's all crazy. Crazier than eventers.

Fun loving ladies who appreciate real men (shirtless), a good horse, a fine day with the hounds, and from the looks of it - power tools.

Come join us. Wire cutters are optional. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[Cartier]

http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif

[fullmoon fever]

Ok, this thread has made is mandatory for me to foxhunt!

I have the requisite hottie DH, power tools, truck, trailer and horses.

Oh, yeah...as a former (and wannabe again) eventer, I pee in the woods.

Any other requirements?

[J Swan]

Well - you have to be ok with using the sleeve of your Melton as a hankie. Many of us get quite juicy on a cold day.

But if you are a DQ - please remember to trim those lovely nails, lose the diamond studs - and for God's sake - no show bows!

All in good fun...

[x-rab]

Since there are several talented writers on the Hunter's Forum, I think we need to get a book, or edition of the COTH, of short stories put together showcasing their talent. They could be true stories or imagination. Heaven knows some of the hunting tales posted on this board are funny enough to cause serious harm to assorted computers as people read the posts.

[J Swan]

I'm up for it - it will keep me from getting into barfights.

full moon fever - please be aware that Virginians do not pee in the woods. We "make water".

[wateryglen]

Cooky McClung move over!
So like...we now know the REAL reason we hunt ladies carry "war" cutters....to get thru the hedgerow/woods to a good "water makin" spot!
And OMG does HR have an active mind....me thinks Frenchie boyfriend could still perform cabana boy functions for those of us in desperate need of a warm weather vacation. Ya'll choose the spot and I'm in! Or HR could start a "Rent-a-Frenchie" franchise. We would need to specify those things he CAN perform (minds outa the gutter girls!)....like clean stalls, spread manure, bushhog etc. If he hunts; then he can hold the horses whilst we make water after bushwacking with our war cutters........
And I NEVER imagined we could get hunting converts with this stuff... http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_razz.gif

[fullmoon fever]

J Swan - I'm not against using my sleeve; do you object to a discrete "air hankie"? http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

Since I have to "make water" when in Virginnie, does that also mean I must "glow" rather than sweat?

Hmmm, haven't had nails for 20+ years, got diamond studs as a wedding gift from ex and they are "somewhere" (I think) and I have never owned a show bow - who buys those things? http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif

[jetjocky]

Psssst--the secret's out---the MOST fun with horses is to be had in and around the hunt field.

Shhhhh, don't tell anyone, tho. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[J Swan]

Ok fullmoonfever - you can hang out with us. Air hankies are ok except during hard runs when we can't get out of the way. You may glisten or glow - as you prefer. I tend to glow in the winter - probably because I've been sipping the flask a bit much.

HR - whatever you're on - I want some.

I just came back from Lowes (bought hubby a router table and chopsaw) and also brought my war cutter case to replace the girly war cutters it came with.

Sooooo - picture this: I'm wearing my faded old Carharrt jacket, old faded Ashland Basset baseball cap (gotta cover the gray roots), wearing smelly paddock boots with my old barn jeans and just as he comes up beside me to ask if he can help - I wipe my nose on my jacket sleeve. Big time.

I had just completely forgotten that I was NOT in the barn. I was NOT hunting. I was in public where smelly boots and snotty sleeves are just not socially acceptable. My mother is right - I've become a redneck.

[jetjocky]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by J Swan:
I just came back from Lowes (bought hubby a router table and chopsaw) and also brought my war cutter case to replace the girly war cutters it came with.

Sooooo - picture this: I'm wearing my faded old Carharrt jacket, old faded Ashland Basset baseball cap (gotta cover the gray roots), wearing smelly paddock boots with my old barn jeans and just as he comes up beside me to ask if he can help - I wipe my nose on my jacket sleeve. Big time.

I had just completely forgotten that I was NOT in the barn. I was NOT hunting. I was in public where smelly boots and snotty sleeves are just not socially acceptable. My mother is right - I've become a redneck. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

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[Screebe]

Oh my, you are a kindred soul J Swan. Years ago, I used to pray I didn't run into anyone I knew as I went from the barn to the grocery store. Now, I don't even care. My mother never understood how I could turn 40 and still be mucking stalls.

I, too, have become a redneck.

[J Swan]

Oh good - more lurkers are joining in - now we must all go a huntin'.

My poor mother - wateryglen has heard my stories about trying to take her basseting - the poor woman freaked out at something "crawling up her leg" - at Opening Meet no less - and started screaming and pulling her pants down in front of the entire field - as I stood there - dumbfounded.

Or the time she stopped by the farm to visit when I was out working in my favorite flannel jacket - held together with safety pins - and convinced me to go out with her for a quick stop at an antique store - so I just jumped off the tractor and strode to her car. She rolled her eyes and asked me if I was going to fix myself up a little.

So I tromped inside, fished around my jewelery box - put my fake diamond earrings on - and proclaimed myself "fixed up".

The poor woman often wonders if there was a mix up at the hospital when I was born.

Somewhere out in a distant land there is a stunning, sophisticated woman wearing silk and pearls - sitting down to supper with a bunch of tired, calloused farmhands and wondering the same thing.

[2ndyrgal]

So since it's too damn cold to hunt and by broken foot is still healing (don't ask) MY WORLDS BEST HUSBAND, sent all the horses for either boarding or training for the winter and I don't have to do any morning chores except walk the corgi and feed the barn kitty. Eat your hearts out ladies!

[J Swan]

Oh man - ok you win - he is a gem!

But I must ask - does he chop farwood?

[fullmoon fever]

Oh dear...I should have said (or not) that my DH does all the barn chores for MY 26 or so horses, puts up with me in all my "woodsy" glory and only once a year will be heard to mutter something about "I guess I'm living in the barn again...your mare's dripping milk." http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

Oh, and he does chop farwood. http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/winkgrin.gif

The really funny thing is the poor man was born and raised in Manhattan and I think, once, saw a horse pulling a carriage in Central Park. I know that he is now a true "convert" - for his birthday in November, I gave him a pair of Carhart overhalls and he proclaimed it the best gift ever!

[2ndyrgal]

Chops wood, and keeps all 40 acres mowed with a zero turn mower, my friends drive by and say it looks like a golf course. Weed wacks all fence rows and even had the state's side of the fenceline cleared out and trimmed. INSISTED that the horses would be much more comfy with stall mats, made sure I had the biggest hot water heater they make for the barn, heated the tack room, ran electric and water to ALL the pastures so I don't have to carry water, drag hoses or beat frozen water troughs with a hoe. Did I mention my water bill was $200/month during the mild drought we had.... He bought like 1000 feet of hose and watered the paddocks.

[Hunter's Rest]

Oh, my. So, my modem is down, and I had OTHER THINGS TO DO TODAY, 24 hours away from my computer and, suddenly, I"m urban (rural?) legend AND a novelist???!!
Oh, my dears. 'Heaving bosum' is standard for bodice rippers, doncha know.
In fact, Frenchie's sitting here beside me, chuckling over the furor caused by the 'best husband' debate. Just because he's: a) not my husband, b) doesn't know a radial arm saw from a see-saw, and c) European doesn't disqualify him from the competition, does it?
Here's more specs for my placement ad (which I reserve the right to 'pull' at any time...)
FOR SALE OR TRADE: One slightly used, well broken French boyfriend. House broken. Horse broken. Soft to the reins, easily 'on the aids', scopey. First level dressage, first flight field hunter, first rate kisser. Will ship to qualified purchaser. Trial period possible.
Ok, so maybe Frenchie's best qualities are, errr, let's say, inside. Wood chopping? Tractor? Trailer driving? Light carpentry? Leave all that to us gals. We don't need no stinkin' man to do that for us. All I need is a good kisser.
We've got Home Depot for the rest.
Oh, and JSwan et al - I thought air handkerchief was my own creation. Ya'll must do it 'better' than I do, 'cause I've never noticed you.
Oh, and double oh. 2ndyrgal - But is he cute?? (And can he kiss???!) ((And is he for sale???))
P.S. You gotta give Frenchie credit for not tossing my computer through the living room window and storming out (in fact, I hear the tea kettle on in the kitchen where I'll wager he's making us a nice cuppa green tea.) .... Judging how it's going this instant, I may be pulling that ad, after all ....
I'll report back.

[fullmoon fever]

Come to think of it, I'm going to revise my posts about DH. Don't want anyone poaching him!

[Painted Wings]

Gee, and I thought we weren't supposed to advertise on here.

Speaking of husband's I had been advertising my field hunter for 6 months or more with a nice photo of me on her jumping a coop. Got just a few nibbles but nothing serious. I change the photo to one of my husband sitting on her, a stationary horse just standing, not doing anything and I get three serious inquiries inside of three weeks and one of them took her home. Funny thing is that when she called to inquire she asked about the guy on the horse. I told her he was my husband and didn't come with the horse. She replied "he's cute".

So I'm figuring that anytime I want to sell a horse I just need to put my husband up on them and snap a photo for the ad.

http://www.pbase.com/lesliegra/image/23676431

Well, he is a hottie.

[J Swan]

PW - nice picture - I agree - a hottie. Husband is cute too! http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

We sure are some lucky ladies, aren't we.

Now HR - you just let me know about Frenchie before the Hunt Ball in case you want me to auction him off. But a man who makes you a hot cuppa - hmmmm... may be hope for him yet. Bring him basseting so wateryglen and I can inspect. It's cold out so he can wear a shirt if he wants.

My husband hinted that I have yet another horsey gift hidden somewhere. We have 28 acres and several outbuildings - I have no idea where to start looking.

Help me guess this gift:
He wanted to know:

Both horses blanket size
Both horses shoe size
Both horses head size
The tree widths they require
How many saddles I have

What do you think - another horse? It's not a manure spreader. I have all the tack I need for hunting.

Hmmmm......

[wateryglen]

I dunno but I think 2ndygal & full moon fever are runnin' neck & neck for "best husband" honors. But JSwans may win IF he gets her the saddle.....It's down to the war!
And 7 yrs ago;when I asked my real estate agent after closing; just what I'd have to do to fit in with the Fauquier county crowd now that I've become a landowner she said...."Well first you gotta get a Jack Russell and carry it EVERYWHERE you go especially the Safeway...and you gotta dress like a homeless person when you're out & about town.!" She suggested sweatpants, hooded sweatshirts, etc. I've added a faded Redskins cap and I've just added duct tape to the fingers of my barn gloves at the worn out places. Like having 5 finger casts on! http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif But I DO have SOME pride-won't wear the gloves in public.
Funny...hubby's never mentioned anything about my barn attire except for this one hat I wear. It's one of those funny shaped european/scandinavian things with the long ear flaps like cross country skiers might wear when they're drunk! Whatdoyacallem's?!!

[fullmoon fever]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by wateryglen:
I dunno but I think 2ndygal & full moon fever are runnin' neck & neck for "best husband" honors. But JSwans may win IF he gets her the saddle.....It's down to the war! </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Mine got me a saddle last Xmas!

I could easily win this thang if I was brave enough to post his "pool boy" pic. Unfortunately, he'd kill me and then y'all would be fighting over who gits him!

[2ndyrgal]

Nope, still got you. Hubby got me my custom made Richard Castlelow saddle for the big horse at lexington this summer w/ matching bridle. The fall prior he surprised me with a new trailer. He looks like George Morris (right down to the aviator glasses and crossed arms), and still kisses like the love of my life. Oh, and did I mention the ER doc and him went to school together and my hubby knows where they keep all the warm blankets in the ER? And lest you all think horsey stuff is all he does, I;m getting my new picture window installed in the family room the 1st of the year and recovering the furniture. Not for sale, not for rent however I have willed him to our former MFH, upon my death (small wonder she always lent me her green horse to ride)!

[2ndyrgal]

j swan, If mine asked me those questions, I would be fairly certain I was getting a new trailer, I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.

[wateryglen]

I'm sorry but I think 2ndyrgal is just not telling us the truth. He sounds just too perfect. I don't believe her anymore! No way he's that good....saddle, trailer....how're we supposed to believe this?!! Next she'll say he bought her a HORSE for Christmas for cryin' out loud. Nope....ain't buyin' it!
When is the Best Husband contest over anyway?

[2ndyrgal]

Ok, he didn't buy me a horse for Christmas, he bought me a brand new, front load, commercial size washer and dryer so I can do all the big horse laundry. Sorry ladies, doesn't matter when you end the contest, my man still wins, mostly because he wakes up everyday wondering how he ended up living in the country with dogs and horses and mud and hair everywhere and he loves me anyway. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[FairWeather]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Ok, so maybe Frenchie's best qualities are, errr, let's say, inside. Wood chopping? Tractor? Trailer driving? Light carpentry? Leave all that to us gals. We don't need no stinkin' man to do that for us. All I need is a good kisser. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

But wait, you forgot the most important part. Does he have his own rig?!!???

I'm cracking up at this thread http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif

[wateryglen]

Wateryglen is gagging.. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_razz.gif
2ndyrgal now has a COMMERCIAL washer?!! OMG! He's a prince among men! He wins! Give that man in Kentucky a cigar! or a kiss! Break out the Best Husband trophy....we do HAVE a trophy don't we?! Or a plaque? Ribbon? JSwan needs to hand it over whatever it is for the prize. hmmmmm....I know what most husbands want for a prize.......hmmmmmmm http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_cool.gif

[Hunter's Rest]

FairWeather
Alas, no rig. No truck. No tractor. Not even a 4wd or AWD car. But, as noted previous, we gals can handle the heavy lifting. All I need is a good kisser.

[FairWeather]

I'm a "good back scratcher" type. Must be good back scratcher, or else http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

[x-rab]

Betsy, Frenchie has good taste in horses as well as women. Doesn't he own X?

[Hunter's Rest]

Yes, indeed, X. Frenchie owns X (your pal .... ) Hope your own world's best husband is doing better. Think you oughta put him up for the award here. Tall, dark, handsome, smart, successful. Talk to Xrab about Mr. Xrab. He's pretty high up on the list. Dunno about the radial arm saw operation. Ask her.
Fairweather - seems to me you had a pretty good back scratcher. You trade him in?

[FairWeather]

oh no, i kept him. or rather, he kept me http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif
Sort of semi-officially and e'rything.

(and he'd give everybody a run for their money for best (almost) husband)

Hunters Rest, I have a hilarious story to tell you that you'd appreciate--i need to find some wine one night and spill it http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

[FairWeather]

um, i mean spill the story, not the wine!!

http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif

[fullmoon fever]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by 2ndyrgal:
Ok, he didn't buy me a horse for Christmas, he bought me a brand new, front load, commercial size washer and dryer so I can do all the big horse laundry. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Oh dear lord. He expects you to DO laundry? http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_eek.gif

Mine does ours. The horse laundry goes to the laundromat. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

He woke my up New Year's Day and said: "Honey, I haven't told you this all year...I LOVE YOU." Then he laid a big, wet kiss on me. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_razz.gif

[J Swan]

I got two really super duper nice Goretex Horse blankets. Nice nice nice - super waterproof. I was thrilled.

I thought it was proof he really loved me - but nope - he said he was tired of hearing me complain about rewaterproofing blankets and buying crap to spray on them that didn't work.

So he just spent a fortune on Goretex blankets.

I'm not complaining! http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[x-rab]

I agree that Mr. X-rab is high on the best husband list. We don't have a radial arm saw only because we don't have a place to put it. When we retire will have a bigger house and a work shop. I have my eye on several tools and assorted items I want when we have room for them. Right now I could furnish a house with an additional 500 to 1,000 square feet and only have to buy 1 bed to furnish it completely.

Shall we say pack rat. I can honestly say I have lengthened my list based on this thread. I also have the motorized muck cart I saw on TV on my list too.

Speaking of X, Mr. X-rab wants to go hunting soon. I am grounded with shoulder problems and he wants to hunt before he gets grounded again (no life threatening problems this time). If you take him on a weekend, I will man the truck and have plenty of Irish Coffee waiting when you return.

Fairweather, fox hunters never spill good wine or liquor, so would always assume you meant to spill your story.

[J Swan]

The x-rab family should go foot hunting if your shoulder is hurt. There is a basset pack based out of Warrenton and we hunt on Sunday afternoons!

Wear some hiking boots and come chase the cottontail! (We carry flasks too!)

[x-rab]

Would you PT me with the fixture locations and a number I can call for directions. May have to dump the Mr. since he is recovering from a cold and heaven forefend he should miss a playoff game with the Redskins active.