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That Question....

8/19/2013

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What do you respond when someone asks you that inevitable question which almost always comes up when you first meet someone: "Do you work?" 

Um...yeah...just not the way you mean! :D  (And, I'm curious, do 21 year old boys get asked this question everytime they meet someone new?)

I usually look at Savannah (if she's there), grin a little sheepishly and maybe laugh, then say some version of the following, "Not exactly...I'm a ranch-hand on my granddaddy's 80 acre ranch!"

So yes. I work--we could even jokingly say "outside the home" (but it's not, really). I mow grass, I trim trees, I occasionally get grease up to my elbows from a lawn mower engine, I run a tractor (which really needs to be done right now), I build fence, I chase cows, I work with a horse, I sweat and I burn. Yes, I work...and I love my work!

I also am the main dishwasher in our house. I also have charge of the weekend chores like vaccuming the floor and cleaning the bathroom. Other days I work on filmmaking (that's been a while). Yes, my dear, sweet kindly elderly lady, I do work. I just don't do it outside the home for wages. (Tis true, my dear poppa does send us some "pay" monthly, but even if he didn't I'd work just as hard.)

Anyway, the whole topic reminds me of last week. When I had jury duty, I filled out the "employment" section as "ranch-hand". I showed up not looking at all like a ranch hand in my black skirt, shortleave plaid button up shirt, and Teva sandels (no hat! ;P) The tall prosecuting attorney who was questioning the potential jurors, addressed me, "Miss Parker [it's kind of neat being called that!], you say here that you are a ranch-hand. Do you mind telling me what that entails for you?" 

I was a little flabbergasted. I managed to keep a straight face and burble something about cows and fences and horse and general upkeep...(if I remember correctly, somebody in the courtroom snickered.)

The only other question that is inevitable and equally as fun (or not!) to answer is "Where are you from?" *laughs*

I'll leave that one for another day...

        Racheal

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Mum
8/19/2013 12:59:34 pm

I guess the question should be, "Do you mean am I employed? Well, actually yes I am. I get a small stipend and room and board for the upkeep of an 80 acre cow calf operation while being an assistant caregiver to a grandparent!"

And I hope that snickering person was not snickering at you but because you said something funny.

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Racheal
8/19/2013 02:20:13 pm

I don't remember for sure if somebody snickered, but the question was rather amusing. I wasn't the only person in the room with agricultural ties, so the snicker more likely than not would have been aimed at the poor lawyer! :D

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Mrs. Worley link
8/24/2013 03:47:03 am

I think that is a delightful story! I'm just picturing that "tall prosecuting attorney" in his suit seriously questioning Miss R. Parker, Ranch Hand. Long live the Ranch Hands of the New Millenium! :-)

So, did you get picked as a juror?

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Racheal
8/24/2013 12:30:46 pm

Hi, Mrs. Worley! Nice of you to drop by... :)

I did not end up getting selected for the jury. On the one hand I was disappointed (I would have liked to see how everything else went), but on the other I was somewhat relieved as the case was a sexual offense. (That and the fact I wasn't sure how great of a juror I'd really be.)

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