Saddling up for adventure: The cowgirl's bold journey in foreign territory
“Normal people” usually have Hg and heavy metal issues if...
Riding the Post-Surgery Trail: Lessons Learned the Hard Way
In the fall of 2020 I began to get serious about understanding what was needed after the metal had been removed…
Saddle up – the summer of dental surgeries!
Upon landing on the dental treatment plan, I had to get my head wrapped around all of the steps…
Alice’s (er, I mean Adrienna’s) Journey: Down the Rabbit Hole
As the universe works in magical ways…
Cowgirl, here comes the grenade!
It was the best of times. It was the worst of times…
The rush is on – North to Montana!
The logical place to move to was Helena, Montana…
“Go West, young lady”!
I left the humidity, water towers, and my friends and landed in Colorado…
First ‘real’ job….the land of corn, soybeans and more soybeans and corn.
My first ‘real job’ took me straight from Montana to Des Moines, IA, the center of Midwest agriculture…
Don’t Sell Your Saddle or Give Up on Your Dreams!
As my recovery continued, I remember the feeling of everyone staring at me and treating me differently since I was in a wheelchair…
1989 – The Year I Got ‘Bucked Off’!
When I turned 15, as my freshman year of high school was ending in May, I traveled south to Oklahoma with my brother…
Raised by Wolves–Okay, Actually Stan and Gretchen
My parents were fun, loving, demanding, stressful and did a great job of exposing us country kids to the world…
Early Childhood and Dr. Slade
I remember going to the dentist A LOT when I was growing up…