Recently, the Princess of the Ponderosa asked me to tell her a story about when she was little, there are so many where do I start? Our Ponderosa Clan is such a source of humor and dose of reality, certainly I should record events for posterity. That encounter led me to the online blog.
Reader beware, these are my own thoughts and experiences On The Ponderosa life in the Bible Belt of the USA, since I am the only member of the Ponderosa Clan to grow up outside of the South I tend to be a bit on the liberal side of fence from time to time. I freely admit to poor grammar, punctuation and opinions that may offend or make you clap with glee.
We are a Southern Family that lives on about 20 rural acres in North Carolina. Residing On The Ponderosa: our family, my sister-in-law and my in-laws, separate homes or that would make for a very interesting blog.
THE KING & I
The King & I are working on 18 years of marriage, where does the time go? The King has toiled daily for 23 years in Automotive Manufacturing and I work from home after almost 20 years in Finance & HR. I was truly a blessed woman the day he decided to invite me into his life. He is funny, sarcastic, easy going, playful, loving and hard working. Although we have varied interests, we are a perfect fit and surely no one else could tolerate us. He struggles right along with me On The Ponderosa, we remain grateful human ATMs, janitors, cooks and ranch hands to The Prince, The Princess & The Royal Canines.
THE PRINCE & THE DUCHESS
The Prince recently received his Bachelors in Psychology, he may discover his entire family fits several psychological diagnoses and should seek treatment immediately. He is working all sorts of low/non-paying jobs to build his resume for application to a clinical psychology fellowship, I say that, even though he is still searching for the Masters program. He is engaged, promised and glued to THE DUCHESS (our future daughter-in-law). It is by the grace of God this sweet young lady has not run screaming from our life on the Ponderosa. Fortunately, they both reside in a college town several hours away, that really assists with only having to take us in small doses. With all the failings of the southern born and bred, The Prince & The Duchess are exceptional, intelligent young adults that anyone would benefit from coming to know.
THE PRINCESS
The Princess is 16 going on 30, equipped with all standard teenage drama equipment. She is loud, good hearted (when not gossiping), funny, smart, beautiful, outgoing, determined, independent and the least prejudiced human I know. She is about to finish her sophomore year in high school and recently obtained her license a few months ago, so obviously we no longer drive when accompanied by the most experienced driver on the Ponderosa. Additionally, much to The King’s dismay The Princess has started dating. There have been a few young men that have courted the lovely Princess but none have endured to obtain the title of The Duke for very long, the current young man is “The Duke of Honda”.
THE ROYAL CANINES
- Count RAT DOG (18lbs of Jack Russell)
- Count MR. FRODO (110lbs of Pure Bred Lab)
- Count JAKE MAN (90lbs of Lab Mix)
Fantastic blog – really enjoying it!