It's March, and it's snowy.Honestly, this weather.Anyway, we're still calving (only 70ish more to go!), and thanks to the change in weather, Joe has had to be extra careful, checking the whereabouts of mamas so the calves can be easily checked, tagged, and brought in somewhere if necessary, out of ... Read More about Unfinished Business in an Unfinished Basement
There’s A Lump in My Throat and Ravioli on Her Shirt
So it's no secret that I have been a baby factory for the past seven years. We have been blessed, oh-so-blessed, to have a gaggle of healthy, happy kids. All but one have celebrated birthdays thus far, and while every birthday brings great joy by ways of a party and presents and happiness for ... Read More about There’s A Lump in My Throat and Ravioli on Her Shirt
Function, Not Fashion
Let me just preface this post by saying that I did wear bibs in the 90s. I have a few pictures of myself at Barn Dance (did your sororities do this, or is it just a land-grant school thing? That's another post, another day) wearing a cute pair of bibs...cute, but it was Barn Dance, and it was the ... Read More about Function, Not Fashion
The Tale of the Coffee Can
Once upon a time, there was a Folger's coffee can. It contained the coffee that Farmer Joe and his wife drank nearly every morning. It lived a good life, housed in the family pantry, on the second, left hand shelf, next to the strawberry Nesquick. It breathed life into the tired Webel family, ... Read More about The Tale of the Coffee Can
I’m All For Milk, But Where’s the Beef?
So today is President's Day, no school, and Joe's birthday, and how did we celebrate?By meeting one of my dearest friends and her son at the Children's Discovery Museum, of course.Now, I'm all for an outing. I love a good children's museum--I was a TEACHER, for heaven's sake, I know the benefits of ... Read More about I’m All For Milk, But Where’s the Beef?