It Worked!!!!

Ok.....I think I did it! After signing up to receive email notifications of new posts on our blog, I finally received an email this afternoon with the two posts from yesterday. So it did take about 24 hours to let me know, but IT WORKED!!! I will post this just for a second "trial run" to make sure, but hopefully all is good now. Thank you for your patience!

Newbie

Ok...to be honest, I'm still learning so much about all this blogging, social networking stuff. So this is kind of a "test post" to see if my new additions to our blog work. I added a Feedburner to the blog to see if those that are already followers can now sign up to get automatic emails when a new post is made (since blogger doesn't automatically do this). I also added a "widget" (like my new vocabulary?) where you can just sign up for email subscriptions of when new posts are made. Naturally, I signed myself up for the email subscriptions, will post this, check my email to see if it works, and hope to goodness it does. Everyone cross your fingers. :)

What Are Those Big Brown Things Out There?

Finally....we get to see some elk!! They've been hiding all winter long. Last Friday, coming home from Tyler's ski meet, the May's were able to see a huge herd of elk in South Park!! Way to cool! We are glad they are still sticking around. They are incredible animals. Looks like there was at least one bull in the group, just a little spike, but they are probably starting to begin to lose their horns for the season. Enjoy the great photos!! Don't forget to enjoy the mountains. :)

Karen's Debut!!!!

Well.....we all know Karen is "well known" and "famous" to all of us....but now it's official!! She has debuted in a commercial!!! Be sure to check it out on the following link: http://www.channelmom.com/ On the home page, you will see a video link that says "First Winner....Vacation Giveaway" and has a picture of the back of the lodge. Click "play" and you will get to witness her commercial debut!!! Way to go Karen!! She's such a natural. :)

Enjoy!

COOKBOOKS, COOKBOOKS, COOKBOOKS!!!

As we have mentioned before, our cookbooks are in and ready to be delivered. Here is the cover, a bit different look than the past. It has updated photos and great new recipes that are sure to satisfy your taste buds. And Chloe, the cat, is ready to get them all out to you. She is anxiously waiting in the cookbook boxes to get them distributed. Too cute! :) Please give us a call at 1-800-843-7895 or email us at: info@northforkranch.com. Be sure to check out our website: http://www.northforkranch.com/.

Our famous bald eagle has returned to the valley this winter. We had early sightings of him in October & November, but then he kind of disappeared. But we are happy to say that he is back and exploring the river for fish and scavenging as well. Hopefully, he'll stop long enough for us to catch a quick photo. It's just spectacular to see him soaring through the sky. You definitely can't miss him. :)

Check This Out!!!

While Karen was sitting in the dining room in the house this afternoon, she looked out the window and saw this peculiar creature walking around the pool and hot tub. We think he was wanting to "take a dip" but instead decided to stalk a mouse or mole while we were "spying." He really didn't care that we were taking his picture and happily posed for us. Unfortunately he wouldn't grace us with a full-on face shot. Very rare to see a bobcat in the middle of the day. Enjoy these great photos on a bitter cold day in sunny Colorado!

Tis the Season

We can't believe Christmas is here already! This fall and the beginning of the winter has flown by for us!! The May's went and got their Christmas tree today. Kind of nice having Christmas trees right out your back door. :) So, I think we are all set for the season: we have lights up, the tree is up, some presents are wrapped (except we haven't quite finished our shopping yet), Christmas music is playing, and Christmas cards are going out as we speak. Here is a funny photo of Hayley & Tyler fighting of which way to go with their Christmas tree.


AND.....for those of you that haven't heard......the Cookbook is FINALLY done!!! Yea!!!! So, if any of you urgently need them for Christmas presents, please give us a call or email us (1-800-843-7895 or info@northforkranch.com). And for those of you that aren't in a hurry, we can get them mailed to you mid January. Just let us know. :)


We hope this finds everyone well, we wish everyone safe travels, and precious memories with friends and family.


Happy Holidays!

North Fork Ranch