Rachel at Home on the Ranch

I think I forgot to mention in my last post that along with Facebook and Instagram, I am also a Pinterest junkie! For those of you who do not know, Pinterest is a website where you can collect websites (pins) into folders (boards). It’s very fun and very addictive. Currently, I have 81 boards and over 7,000 pins; I may have a problem! Recently I have been obsessed with pinning ideas for our new home (that we will build one day), I have a board for Floor Plans, Kitchen and Bathroom Ideas, Mudroom Thoughts, Decorating... Basically dreaming to keep me sane until that glorious day arrives! Until then, I’ll be content with where we are now (but it’s still fun to dream). The boards I have had the longest contain my favorite activities- Crafting and Cooking! I love creating things to share with my friends and family. It’s like sharing a piece of myself with them when I make a friend a card, sew a pretty dress for my daughter or cook dinner for my family. Relationships matter to me...

Well, let’s start from the very beginning (a very good place to start)... My name is Rachel and I am from Cincinnati, Ohio- although I lived in Lexington, Kentucky for the past 19 years and recently moved to Alva, Wyoming. I live on a ranch in the middle of absolutely nowhere with my husband of 14 years and 2 girls, ages 19 months and 12 years old. I’m a stay at home mom but I just started keeping the books for the ranch operation, expanding our custom-cattle program and organizing my husband’s busy calendar.   This blog is a huge, risky step for me but I cannot wait to share with you some of my new life here in Wyoming. Some of the things I love to talk about are: being a mommy, cooking, Jesus, my family and all the things ranch-life that I am learning! On our most recent trip to Kentucky and Ohio, I was constantly asked how I am adjusting to this new life. That is when I started thinking about writing this blog. You should know, I am a city girl and never have spent mo...