Boys Behind The Blog Link Up

So last week I was working away on a Power Point for a class I am teaching while the real professor is out of town (hot topics in ag law) when I saw a new blog post from College Roomie.  Well, she found a super fun link up called "Boys Behind The Blog" where bloggers ask 5 questions of their significant others and post the answers on the blog. 

Well, given how much you all loved the prior Boy from Texas question series, I knew I wanted to participate.  But I also have my adorable nephew, Little Cowboy, who generally gives the funniest answers to questions that you can think of in our series Ask Little Cowboy.  So, I got him involved too. 

Today, you get a double version of the Boys Behind The Blog.....The Boy from Texas and Little Cowboy Style!

First up, we have The Boy from Texas.

What is your favorite singer or band?  The Great Divide. 

What was your first tape or cd?  Something Clint Black.  {Then he proceeded to spend like 10 minutes trying to Google this certain song and finally gave up.}

First concert?  Cross Canadian Ragweed.  {His love of Texas Country music makes my heart happy.}

Favorite Thanksgiving food?  Brisket and mashed potatoes.  I'm not much on turkey.  {Lord I love country boys!}

Finish this sentence....I am thankful for ____:  Being alive and healthy.  {I pointed out that College Roomie's husband was thankful for her, he said that if he wasn't alive, it wouldn't matter if he had me or not.  Dang logical thinking.}

And now, Little Cowboy.

What is your favorite singer or band?  Miranda Lambert, because she sings good.  {He's not telling you the real reason....which you read on this prior blog.}

What was your first tape or cd?  Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain by Willie Nelson.  {Yep. That was his answer.  He's 6.  With an old soul.}

What was your first concert?  I've never been to a concert, but I'd like to go see Turnpike

Troubadours.  {Someone's parents are doing something right.}

What is your favorite Thanksgiving food?  Turkey!

Finish this sentence:  I am thankful for _____.  God.  {Hard to argue that "Aunt Tiff" should trump that answer.}

Ask Little Cowboy

Try to contain your excitement, friends.  I know y'all have been missing Little Cowboy.  Today we've got a few questions and a few funny conversations from that little gem of a nephew I have.  (If you missed prior Ask Little Cowboy blogs, click here to get caught up.)

Conversations with Little Cowboy

Me:  Well today my darn tooth broke and I have to go to the dentist.
Little Cowboy:  The dentist!?!  Oh, Tiff.  You are not going to like what they do to you there.
Me:  Well I have to go.  Why do you think my tooth broke?
Little Cowboy:  Probably because you eat too much hard food, like chips.  You need to eat more protein.

Little Cowboy:  Well, Tiff, I got hit in the face with a metal golf club in PE.
Me:  Who hit you?
Little Cowboy:  Some girl.
Me:  Well did you hit her back?  (Note:  This is why I'm the aunt and not the parent.)
Little Cowboy:  Nope, I didn't have anything in my darn hands!

His poor little bruised face

Little Cowboy:  Sue, I'm selling cookie dough for school.  Will you buy some?
My Mom:  Sure.  What will all this money be used for.
Little Cowboy:  Heck if I know, you'll have to talk to Mr. Thompson (the principal) about that.

In school, they are learning about fire safety.
Teacher:  If you hear the smoke alarm, you should feel the door for heat before you open it.
Little Cowboy:  That doesn't really work at my house 'cuz my mom sets it off every day when she's cooking.

Me:  What did you learn at school today?
Little Cowboy:  Today we learned about Christopher Columbus. He lived a long time ago.  Did you know it was so long ago they didn't even have pens?  He had to write with a feather.

Answers from Little Cowboy

1.  How do you like your new school?  Good. Ya, I like it.

Official School Picture

2. Tell us about Katie Elder.  She is a good horse. She's sometimes bad and when she's good I feed her sweet feed. When she's bad I don't. {I'm not sure how he defines "bad" but I don't think that his mama was too excited to see this happening the other day...}

3. How do you like your principal, Mr. Thompson?  He's nice, I like to talk to him in the morning about his house. {Every morning before school, Little Cowboy finds the principal and gives him a report on the house that the principal is having built next door.  Every single morning, without fail.  "Well they weren't working today, I don't know what their problem is."  "Today they were pouring concrete, I'm keeping an eye on them for ya."}

4. Do you have any girlfriends at your new school?  Yes, [Name has been removed to protect the innocent]. (Note from his mom:  I have told him no girlfriends.) {A couple of years ago he had about 5 at a time, so if he's narrowed it down to one, we may be getting pretty serious.}

5. What was your favorite part of your vacation to Texas this summer?  Probably the Texas Ranger game but it was very hot!

6. Who is your favorite football team?  Texico is my school and I cheer for Texico.

Ask Little Cowboy: Back To School Edition

“When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.” ~John Lennon

I know you guys have been patiently (some of you less so) waiting for another one of these blogs.  Finally, here we have it.  Ask Little Cowboy:  The Back To School Edition.

1. Are you excited school is starting?  School isn’t starting pretty soon. No, I am not excited.

2. What is your favorite part about school?  My favorite part of school is recess and snack time. But not lunch time because when it is lunch time, it is two more hours before recess!

3. What was your favorite part of the summer?  Staying with my mom, going to Uncle Brice’s rodeo, and watching some videos was my favorite part. I liked my mom’s wedding when we got to swim.

4. What do you want to be when you grow up?  A firefighter or policeman, I just don’t know. I see and hear about cool jobs and just don’t know what I want to be when I grow up.

5. How do you know that someone is your friend?  If I like them. If someone likes your friend, you can be friends with them too. Friends always meet at gas station and ride on dirt bikes down the road. They come back to the gas station, get more gas, and go down the other road.

6. How many bad guys have you shot in your entire life?  Twenty hundred. You want to know how many bullies? Bullies are badder than bad guys. I got 5 bullies.

7. Are you excited to be living back in New Mexico? Why?  Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! I am very excited. It is a lot bigger town, a lot bigger house, room for more toys, more space. It was easier for my mom to get a job. It is a lot closer to my family.

And then Little Cowboy said the following:
You always ask me questions. I have some for you.   So here are my answers.

1.  What do you actually do?  Well.....pretty much argue with people all day.  Can I say that on my blog?  Once, I told Little Cowboy I argue with people for a living.  He said, "I bet if you just pop them in the nose once they'd stop fighting with you."  Sometimes, that logic would be useful.

2.  I mean, whose lawyer are you?  I represent lots of different clients--some are just regular people, some are businesses, a little bit of everything. 

3.  What do you eat for breakfast?  Usually either oatmeal or Multigrain Cheerios or a granola bar with peanut butter.  I have no idea why he wants to know this.

4.  What do you do on days off?  Usually I travel on the weekends--I'm always going somewhere.  If I stay in town I usually go to the gym, the grocery store, sometimes the pool.  He's all obsessed with my schedule because the other day he asked why I didn't just come see him.  I said I had to work and he said, "Just leave.  Don't tell them."  I said, "I can't, they'll fire me."  He said, "If you got fired that would be better, because then you would have more time to go see people and have more fun."  Um....good point!

5.  Do you sleep in, snack, or do you play with other friends with silly string?  I usually do not sleep in, I snack way too much, and beleive it or not, Little Cowboy is the only friend that I play silly string with. 

6.  What do you do if you are bored?  Talk on the phone.  Watch movies.  Take a nap.

7.  Do you have boots?  Yes, I do.  Anderson Bean's with an orange top.  Because you know I love orange.

Quotes from Easter Weekend 2012

"When you look at your life, the greatest happinesses are family happinesses." ~Joyce Brothers

I had a great Easter weekend at home with the fam. Little Brother's wedding shower was on Saturday (blog on that coming soon!) so we got to see lots of family and friends over the weekend, which was awesome. I thought I'd share some of my favorite quotes from the events....Little Cowboy: "Tiff, I forgive you for shooting me in the face, you can come out of time out now."
(This occurred during our nerf gun wars with the new dart shooting guns that Aunt Tiff bought for the weekend.....he was on one end of my parents' giant leather couch and I was on the other. He popped up and I, not realizing that he was so short that the only part of him that would be above the couch was his face, fired the gun and shot him....right in the eye. Cue the screaming and crying from him, inappropriate laughing from me, and time out for Aunt Tiff. Luckily I was forgiven and the shooting games continued.)
(After the wedding shower...at which Little Cowboy arm wrestled all of the women in attendance--including one who is recovering from open heart surgery!)
Aunt Tiff: "Little Cowboy, did you arm wrestle with Opie's mom today?"
Little Cowboy: "No. I only arm wrestled with the young ladies."

Little Cowboy: "Tiff, what does a lawyer do?"
Aunt Tiff: "I fight with people every day."
My Mom: "She means fight with her words, not with her fists."
Little Cowboy: "I bet if she just popped them once she could stop all that fighting."


Little Cowboy's grandma (at lunch): "Little Cowboy, you're supposed to be eating, not talking right now."
Little Cowboy: "Listen Mimi, I haven't seen my family in a long time. This is more important."


Random family friend (to Little Cowboy): "Is Tiff an adult?"
Little Cowboy: "No. She's just a little person. Not an adult."


Dr. Kyra (she's a family friend making her first blog appearance!): "Traveling with my husband is like doing pennance."
Me: "One woman's pennance is another woman's good time!"
Dr. Kyra: "Just for me saying that, you watch me end up in jail or the wheelchair in Vegas."


Wedding Date (to Little Cowboy): "Hi, I'm Wedding Date, nice to meet you."
Little Cowboy: "I'm Eli (which is his real name). But I like to be called Eli....Manning."


Little Cowboy (to my mom): "You'll never guess what happened at the barn. That big guy got a bloody nose because Tiff hit him right in the face." (BFF came over to visit and look at lambs on Sunday morning early and ended up with a horrible bloody nose from all the dust....Little Cowboy was facinated by all the blood and convinced that I had hit him!)


Lastly, if you guys are not my facebook friends, you've missed a completely insane and inappropriate conversation about Little Brother's upcoming Vegas wedding between my family. Uncle Buddy summed it up as he walked out of the house to go home on Sunday.
Uncle Buddy: "See you guys in Vegas. GET. READY."

Ask Little Cowboy: The Birthday Edition

“The old believe everything; the middle aged suspect everything: the young know everything." ~Oscar Wilde

That's right folks, time for another round of questions for our favorite 5 year old (as of today!), Little Cowboy. (If you missed prior versions, click here.) Beings that today is his birthday and all, I figured some birthday related questions were appropriate.

What do you want for your birthday?I can't say it. I have so many so I can't say. I want guns, I want a silver belly cowboy hat that will fit me, then, I want a machine gun, then a helmet and a watch, then I want some glasses, Army sunglasses. {Glad he got over his inability to say it....and find it interesting he wants weapons and head coverings....}
What are you going to wear to your birthday party?
A batman costume or maybe just something nice to help me pick up hot chicks. {I love the choice between a batman costume or "just something nice." Ha!}

Best birthday gift you ever got?
A two holster belt. {For the record, that came from Aunt Tiff. Just not for his birthday. Whatev. I'll take what I can get!}

Worst birthday gift you ever got?
I can't say that. {Probably a smart decision...the mark of a young politician, perhaps?}

How old do you have to be to be an adult?
86, 90.

What does you think your girlfriends will get you for your birthday?
I don't know. But I'd like them to get me a suit. Like an ironman suit! {His mom told me that when he said suit, she thought "Dang, he wants to be stylin!" only to have it followed up wtih "an ironman suit" and ruin her dream.}

What is one thing you want to do before you turn 6?
Go on vacation to California.

What's your favorite birthday meal?
CAKE! Cake cake and ice cream and cupcakes and candy. {And now we all know how well this child will fit into our family.}

Ask Little Cowboy #2: Relationship Advice

"One of you should know how to write a check. Because, even if you have tons of love, there is still going to be a lot of bills." -- Ava, age 8 when asked about love

Happy Friday to ya! I know that you're excited for our new "Ask Little Cowboy" blog. In case you missed, it, Little Cowboy is my soon-to-be nephew. After his wildly popular Meet the Cast Monday blog, he came back by popular demand with his first Ask Little Cowboy Blog. We're back today with take 2.

If you have question for Little Cowboy....on any topic, he's ready for it all politics, religion, horses, nap time, you get it.....just leave a comment below!

And now...here's Little Cowboy and his relationship advice

How do people know when they’re in love? It means they like can't live without the other one and that's weird. {That is weird. Good call!}

Where should a girl look to find a boyfriend? Um in Fort Sumner cause that's where I found McKayla. {This is breaking news. You might remember last time that Little Cowboy was really upset because all of his "dang girlfriends" were getting married. Luckily, he has found a new girlfriend--a high school senior named McKayla from a town called Ft. Sumner.}

What happens when you kiss a girl? Your tongue falls off!!! (Unless it's your Moomoos {what he calls his mom} or your Mimi {his grandma}....) {I had to ask this because one of the first times I met him, Little Brother said, "Little Cowboy, what happens when you kiss a girl?" Little Cowboy said, "Tongue and ears" and went on to explain that Little Brother and PT taught him that if he kissed a girl, his tongue and ears would fall off.}

What do boys look for in a girlfriend? Food! {Ha! No wonder I'm single!}

When should people get married? When they're big enough to. And when they can but the boy has to get the girl a ring first. {Aunt Tiff will work on this.....I think that he's old enough to know that you have to have a job first. Like this little girl in my favorite video ever.}

New Blog Segment: Ask Little Cowboy

"There are only two things a child will share willingly - communicable diseases and his mother's age." ~Benjamin Spock

Well after the overwhelming response that he received for his Meet the Cast Monday blog, I'm proud to announce a new segment......Ask Little Cowboy.

Here's how it's going to work. You guys can submit questions (by commenting below) for the Little Cowboy. You can ask him about himself, his thoughts on life, politics, western wear, his girlfriends, for advice...whatever floats your boat. I will then get the questions to his Moomoos who will get the Little Cowboys answers. (I'll contact his people, if you will.)

Now how good this plan will go is up to y'all.....let's get some good questions! Oh, and heads up, he's really busy shooting bad guys, going to school, taking care of all his horses, and fitting in a daily nap, so there could be some delay in getting answers. Fair warning.

I decided to start us off with the following question: What are your thoughts on school uniforms? (I ask this because he just started at a school where uniforms are required and he was NOT happy about it one bit this summer. He's calmed down quite a bit now judging by his answer below).


Little Cowboy says: "My uniforms are baggy pants with a polo shirt. They are hot but I like them ok now because I know what they look like. I just can't dress like a cowboy and that makes me so mad! I can wear my boots but not my dang hat. I mean what the heck is up with that? All the boys dress the same but none of those others wear boots, just me. I don't like tennis shoes. I like the uniforms but I can ski on my pants 'cause they are so baggy." (Note from Moomoos: His pants are long enough that he can put the bottoms under the heel of his boots and slide around on the floor, this is what he calls skiing.)

So.....with that intro.....it's your turn to comment below.

Ask Little Cowboy!