Good news here, Ruger (our Black Lab pup) is finally getting over is bout with Parvo. I worked him with three tennis balls the other night for blind retrieving and he did spectacular. Time to get him back on the pheasant scent and tracking birds through brush. I'm pretty anxious to get him working some real birds this fall.
Playing Mr. Mom (or taxi cab driver) all week. Today is the last day of volleyball "two-a-days" for Tiffany ... nothing like an 8:00 AM and 3:00 PM practice to totally interfere with getting things done during the day. Seems like every time I get something started it's time to leave the house again. I've been taking Tessa to soccer practice too, so add that in as well. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday ... 8:00 AM drop off Tiffany, 9:00 AM drop off Tessa, 10:00 AM Pick up Tiffany, 11:00 AM pick up Tessa, 3:00 PM drop off Tiffany. Down to single practices tomorrow ... can't wait.
It looks like the next couple of months could be fairly busy with constituent meetings, committee meetings and a possible Special Session. Back in July, it was reported the state is down to 6 to 8 weeks of cash left. That, coupled with what could be a terrible September revenue forecast, couple mean a very ugly fall in Washington.
Now is the time to start focusing on real job growth, real economic development and real fiscal sanity. I spoke to a builder yesterday who summed it up quite well. "Want economic development and job growth, get the government out of my way." Amen to that!
#Ruger #volleyball #Tiffany #Tessa #economic #job #growth #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Friday, August 19, 2011
August 18, 2011
Another busy week comes to an end. I was able to bring Ruger home on Wednesday from the vet and now he's bouncing off the walls, 2nd cutting of hay is done, we're starting maintenance on the equipment for the last cutting, sorting calves, and getting caught up on everything else.
I spoke at the Yakima Republican Women's meeting yesterday about the 2011 session, the interim and plans for 2012. I always enjoy speaking at their luncheon, the ladies always have great questions. I'll be at the Realtor function tonight in Yakima and have a few meetings over the next couple of weeks. It seems like legislative issues are starting to heat up again and rumor is we could be heading back to Olympia in late September or October for another Special Session.
#Ruger #equipment #Olympia #Special #Session #Realtors #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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I spoke at the Yakima Republican Women's meeting yesterday about the 2011 session, the interim and plans for 2012. I always enjoy speaking at their luncheon, the ladies always have great questions. I'll be at the Realtor function tonight in Yakima and have a few meetings over the next couple of weeks. It seems like legislative issues are starting to heat up again and rumor is we could be heading back to Olympia in late September or October for another Special Session.
#Ruger #equipment #Olympia #Special #Session #Realtors #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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Monday, August 15, 2011
August 15, 2011
Second cutting of hay is finally in the books ... well, mostly. Everything is baled, but we need to finish picking it up tonight. We sent 16 tons to Prosser yesterday (loaded it and unloaded it), which made for a long day. At least it wasn't to hot.
I've been receiving a lot of inquiries into Coordination recently, which is great. When the people find out how powerful a tool it is to rein in state and federal agencies, everyone become interested in it. There will be another training session in Clarkston on September 18th. Contact trademarkamerica.org for more details.
I've got a lot of things to get caught up on around the house, now that 2nd cutting is done. Hopefully I'll even get some time to ride the horses too.
#hay #Prosser #Coordination #Trademark #America #Clarkston #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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I've been receiving a lot of inquiries into Coordination recently, which is great. When the people find out how powerful a tool it is to rein in state and federal agencies, everyone become interested in it. There will be another training session in Clarkston on September 18th. Contact trademarkamerica.org for more details.
I've got a lot of things to get caught up on around the house, now that 2nd cutting is done. Hopefully I'll even get some time to ride the horses too.
#hay #Prosser #Coordination #Trademark #America #Clarkston #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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Tuesday, August 9, 2011
August 9, 2011
So the last few days have been really, really bad. We're trying to get the second cutting of hay done and things just seem to keep breaking down. First, we couldn't get a really thick grass/alfalfa field to dry out, then we couldn't get any dew on a different alfalfa field. Finally things looked good, but the parts we ordered for the rake we're the wrong ones (not our mistake though). We were able to borrow a rake for a day and things looked up again. We got our rake fixed with the right parts, only to have it brake down again ... this time badly. Spent Sunday working on the rake, got the bearings pulled and put into a different piece only to have the part break on the last bearing unit ... ugh! Finally after starting at 1:30 AM this morning, things looked good again. Only have about 13 rows left to bale in the alfalfa field and BOOM, the freaking front axle broke. Yup, broke! So instead of getting a little sleep today, I'll be back working on equipment. {sigh}
Not like things weren't bad enough, Saturday night Ruger's brother Remington (the new pups) was diagnosed with Parvo, so now we're on Parvo watch with all the dogs. Thankfully Remington is already back at home with the Beebe's, but I'm still worried about my little guy ... only time will tell.
The Moxee Hop Festival went really well. There were lot's of people and we had a good time (up until taking the dog to the emergency vet clinic at 7:00 PM Saturday night). I spent an hour in the dunk tank as a fundraiser for Wellness House and it sounds like they made a few hundred dollars over the course of the day.
#Moxee #Hop #Festival #Parvo #tractor #hay #rake #Ruger #Remington #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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Not like things weren't bad enough, Saturday night Ruger's brother Remington (the new pups) was diagnosed with Parvo, so now we're on Parvo watch with all the dogs. Thankfully Remington is already back at home with the Beebe's, but I'm still worried about my little guy ... only time will tell.
The Moxee Hop Festival went really well. There were lot's of people and we had a good time (up until taking the dog to the emergency vet clinic at 7:00 PM Saturday night). I spent an hour in the dunk tank as a fundraiser for Wellness House and it sounds like they made a few hundred dollars over the course of the day.
#Moxee #Hop #Festival #Parvo #tractor #hay #rake #Ruger #Remington #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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Tuesday, August 2, 2011
August 2, 2011
Alright, so the second cutting of hay is not going well thus far. It started out good enough, but then the replacement tines we ordered came in and were the wrong ones. Luckily we were able to borrow a rake last night, but it's not working out real well for us. We'll try and get it set correctly tonight, but we're now another day behind. Ugh!
Molly and I went to Stephanie and Ryan's wedding on Sunday at Crystal Mountain. For those who don't know, Stephanie is my Legislative Assistant. We had a great time and got to meet Ryan and Stephanie's families. Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Woodard!
The Moxee Hop Festival is this weekend, which is always a good time. I'll be in the dunk tank on Saturday at 1:00 PM. Molly is selling tickets so come on out and dunk your local legislator.
We've been sending out fresh roping calves and getting a few of the bigger ones back. Everything is looking good and we have a couple of bull prospects we're considering keeping into next year.
I just got word the next meeting of the Joint Executive-Legislative Work Group on Tribal Retrocession will be on September 16th at the Yakama Legends Casino in Toppenish. Mark you calendars and plan on attending if you have any interest in tribal civil and criminal retrocession.
#tribal #retrocession #Stephanie #Ryan #Woodard #Moxee #Hop #Festival #Legends #Casino #Toppenish #hay #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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Molly and I went to Stephanie and Ryan's wedding on Sunday at Crystal Mountain. For those who don't know, Stephanie is my Legislative Assistant. We had a great time and got to meet Ryan and Stephanie's families. Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Woodard!
The Moxee Hop Festival is this weekend, which is always a good time. I'll be in the dunk tank on Saturday at 1:00 PM. Molly is selling tickets so come on out and dunk your local legislator.
We've been sending out fresh roping calves and getting a few of the bigger ones back. Everything is looking good and we have a couple of bull prospects we're considering keeping into next year.
I just got word the next meeting of the Joint Executive-Legislative Work Group on Tribal Retrocession will be on September 16th at the Yakama Legends Casino in Toppenish. Mark you calendars and plan on attending if you have any interest in tribal civil and criminal retrocession.
#tribal #retrocession #Stephanie #Ryan #Woodard #Moxee #Hop #Festival #Legends #Casino #Toppenish #hay #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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