I used to look forward to winter a little bit. Things slowed down some, there was the possibility of snow days from work or school, the cold weather forced us to spend time inside on the couch relaxing… None of that is true anymore. Yeah, maybe we’re not running as much as we do in…
Read MoreAuthor: Carolyn
Gratitude
Gratitude and thankfulness are two things that I always try to be cognizant of. There are some days that I have to actually think about something to be thankful for but not often. Lately though, there have been SO many things. Like daily, there’s multiple things. I try to be mindful and appreciate all the…
Read MoreNot Very Good At Keeping Up With This
So….I knew it had been awhile since I posted anything but I didn’t realize it had been a whole MONTH! It’s not that I haven’t had things on my mind to write about- there’s been plenty. I just don’t get the chance to sit down and type when whatever-it-is is going on. And then it…
Read MoreDucklings Are…
Ducklings are cute. There is no doubt about that. I’m pretty sure that little fact is what my cousin was banking on when she started texing me pictures of them. One morning I get a text, “How many ducks do you want?” The next morning I got pictures. As you can probably already guess, her…
Read MoreWhat the Hell, Missouri?!
It snowed this week! Like, legit, big snow flakes that stuck to the yard and our roof. The weather folks had been talking about it, but I don’t think anyone actually thought we’d get what we got. I know I expected a few flakes or flurries overnight on Tuesday, but nothing to worry about except…
Read MoreSome Randomness…(cuz that’s how my mind works lately)
Do you ever have those times where it seems like so much is going on that you can’t keep straight what you’re doing? Where you’re just jumping from one thing to the next without finishing the first thing? Your brain just gets too full to remember everything you’ve got going on? It’s been that way…
Read MoreFind Adventure!
Spring is here! The warm weather is bringing out the daffodils. The fields are greening up from having plenty of rain. Buds are starting to pop on the trees as everything is renewed and brought back to life. Spring means lots of things around our house besides just baby calves. It means trips to the…
Read MoreCalf Update
A quick update and bit of comic relief after last week’s post… We had another calf, a little bull calf from Matilda last Monday afternoon. Red, white faced with little red patches around both eyes just like momma. Somehow this week Matilda managed to find a four foot long piece of fence wire and get…
Read MoreFrom Excitement to Heartbreak
I love having every other Thursday off work (although I don’t necessarily like having to work every other Saturday in exchange). It gives me a chance to clean house, run errands, and sometimes relax by myself without interruptions and cutting into family time. In general, planning out my day and making my “to do” list…
Read MoreWe Have a Baby!
We did it! We have our first baby calf! Well, we didn’t actually do anything. Luckily everything went smoothly from beginning to end. You remember the song lyric “my milkshake brings all the boys to the yard”? That’s what happened last summer- literally. And apparently our little “Rumpshaker” (one of our black Angus heifers) was…
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