So what that she is succesful. I think she is funny. I get her sense of humor and I like her personality. After buying 20 popular cookbooks over the years, I found that I was not using them. (I posted 11 cookbooks on paperback swap and 9 were requested the next day). I used Ree Drummond’s cookbook and blog immediately, which is great for this single gal.

Like many of my friend,s I didn’t cook much even though I really like cooking. About six months after I met my meat and potatoes boyfriend, I found Ree’s blog. I tried the pineapple quesadillas for my bookclub and the girls raved about them for weeks. That made me feel wonderful. I made some recipes for my man and he loved every single one. For the first time in a long time, I feel encouraged to get back in the kitchen again to cook several healthy meals during the week instead of eating out all the time like a lot of my friends still do. In the process, I have managed to lose weight and I’ve saved money.

As a side note, once a person becomes successful, other bonuses and perks just come out of the woodwork. Being on the sidelines of other successful people, I have seen it. Some would think “where were you when I was struggling?” That is just how it goes sometimes, especially in the entertainment society. Everyone loves a winner…except the haters.

So, if Ree earns a million or two, or ten, so be it. I am very proud of her and you all should be a lot less judgemental.

As a senior citizen was driving down the freeway, his car phone rang. Answering, he heard his wife’s voice urgently warning him, “Herman, I just heard on the news that there’s a car going the wrong way on 280. Please be careful!”
“Heck,” said Herman, “It’s not just one car. It’s hundreds of them!”

Happy April Fool’s Day!

Maybe that’s what is getting to a lot of people – that she has so much going on, both with home and “business” that it seems like she surely has assistants picking up the slack. She just never says anything about those who help her get it all done, if there are such people. Surely she has helpers……

And I’ll confess, I am also very curious about whether something happened at the ranch that made you see Ree in a different light. Not that I blame you, Rechelle, for your feelings about her; as I’m one of those who no longer enjoys her blog at all.

I’m a conservative Christian but I certainly don’t need her as my hero. If you don’t mind, I’ll stand with you on this one.

Let us start a campaign!

But, it’s the people who fawn all over her that make me shake my head! People actually say that they “want her life”. I think that’s the second most popular comment to “Yum!”

The person who mentioned drinking the Kool-Aid was absolutely bang-on. There are a lot of people drinking it. And so what? Bottom’s up, people.

Thank you Rechelle, for actually having the balls to say something controversial. I just found your blog, but I already like you.

Some of us got hooked in thinking wow she’s presenting a look into a world that was different than mine..cattle ranching, this is going to be interesting. She wants to tell stories fine, nothing wrong in that, but she should be honest about them being stories and not necessarily her reality. And about how she is leaving out all the negative stuff of ranching because it wouldn’t SELL well to the masses. I don’t think she is happy on the ranch that is why she started the blog. Something was lacking in her life in my opinion, but good for her for doing something about it. But if some of us don’t care to drink her kool-aid that’s okay too.

I did give a solution. Have the Drummonds pay for the wild mustangs out of their millions. Forbid they do something for the community. My information was correct except to point out she has one buried comment back in 2006 with one line about the government program.

I also pointed out that it is my business how federal tax money is spent and who it is given to. I do track and investigate these things.

I totally disagree with you on your last point. I think you should keep reading. That way you will learn what is actually going on over at PW.

I hope that others take your advise and let their representatives know how they feel about this! That is great advise for others. I have been doing this for years.

If one PW reader learns from this I have done my job!

Cat, Chaps and Emma