"Well, I love you 100 and I love bunny 16" Because when my 4 year old son says he loves his bunny, a tiny bit of me remembers the crazy screaming banshee woman from 20 minutes ago and assumes, clearly, he loves his bunny more than me. Thankfully when I asked him who he loves [...]
A version of this post was originally created for Milk Means More blog, please take a moment to visit their amazing site and the original post here. In every industry there are quality standards and the dairy industry is certainly no exception. To sell Grade A milk you have to be licensed and inspected -- [...]
I'm nowhere near where I expected myself to be but exactly where I need to be. At three and a half decades old I'm feeling a bit wiser, like "hey you twenty-somethings .... pay attention to your elders". Today [April 4th] my momma celebrates 35 years of being a mom as I celebrate the years [...]
"Every day girls, every damn day, TWICE a day!" This phrase usually escapes mid milking, mid grumbling about needing more coffee or my lazy feet tripping over themselves going in and out to the holding pen. These cows crack me up, they are SO familiar to their routine and yet I still have to escort [...]
As an Amazon affiliate I may earn a commission from qualifying purchases made through product links provided in this post.{Clicking on the photos or the links provided helps support my blog} With the weather being all wonky my household is full of snot, headaches, and picky eaters. It's fine, I'll take sinus pressure and ailments [...]
As I was saying goodbye to my husband our youngest child asked his dad if he was going to work? The response was yes. "Like get in your truck and drive down the road to work?" I suppose on one hand I like the idea that our children don't consider the farm "work" and that [...]
The cattle trailer backed into the driveway and we each held our tattered piece of paper. We walked up around 20 head of breeding age heifers, the females over 14 months old, and stood in the doorway. We've sorted cattle for over 10 years together, generally our hands at our sides and our conversation is [...]
Chores have taken a turn; I’m doing more on the farm from the tractor seat and by myself; working dirt and hauling manure, milking cows and feeding heifers. I love it – but what I’ve found I love more is listening to my books on audio while I do my chores! I have always enjoyed [...]
5 easy tax tips for those who half-ass it -- Like me Every year I make the promise to myself that I will tackle the farm paperwork like a boss babe AND every year I fizzle out after April when the field work picks up. Between keeping the kids hydrated and being the go-to person [...]
There will be several times today I ask myself the same question, am I strong enough for this? The tone will change and the question will sometimes morph into an answered statement, but it's truthful that in almost every task and challenge I underestimate myself, whether right or wrong I assume I'm not alone. A [...]