Christmas Day on the Farm

Christmas is here!  Good morning from our farm....this was my view this morning: Another calm and peaceful morning.....everyone is just starting to wake up:  inside      and outside. And these two, well they are awake and full of the spirit! When we got to the barn, we saw: CHRISTMAS CALVES! All...

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Christmas Eve on the Farm

Apparently, it's been a month since I've blogged.  The oldest punk has been scolding me for quite some time.  And The Dairy Farmer has been telling me I don't talk enough bout the farm.  Life has been flying by at the speed of sound and before you know it a month goes by.  So, to keep the peace, I best get on it. Today is Christmas Eve, but to our cows, it's...

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Fifteen....who knew?

 Fifteen years ago, this very day....I married The Dairy Farmer.   I've said many times that this blog has become an online memoir for our kids.  I am just amazed how many times I find the oldest punk on here- reading and re-reading and re-re-reading these posts (hi poodle!) and laughing like crazy.  That, my friends, does my heart good.  At least...

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PMM

For those of you who don't know what that stands for- and that should be most of you, cause I just made that abbreviation up....it stands for Proud Momma Moment. I had one last night.  I had 2 new stampers join me for a stamping class.  They stayed and chatted a bit and as they were getting ready to leave, Farm Boy Jr. Edition came in the room.  He needed to "ask me something."  And by "ask me something," he's really coming in to scrounge for left over snack.  He does this at all my events.   He's not allowed to have snack until all...

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MIA?

One day, when we were feeding calves, a very loud, very obnoxious and very black kitty came running out of the corn field.  He was a little bit skinny, but very, very friendly.  Most of our barn kitties are crazy wild.  We don't mess with them too much.  We like em on the lean side...shifty and hungry....that way, they keep the mouse population under...

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Guess who?

Remember these feet?  They belonged to Twinkletoes...she'd been a little too snug in the womb. Here she is today.....a few weeks later and her feet are good as new.  Amazing what the body can do when left up to nature. Here's her face too.  We've been talking so much about her feet, but her face is pretty cute too. ...

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Happy Halloween?

Not sure what is going on around here, but we have 6-8 inches of snow on the ground and it's not done yet.  We've already had a car in our ditch in front of the farm, we are loosing tree limbs here and there.  Apparently, wet snow is too heavy for those branches that STILL HAVEN'T LOST THEIR LEAVES YET!   Our power has been flickering on and off all day....so...

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He sees you when you're sleeping.....

He knows when you're awake.......He knows if you've been bad or good...... So, drink your milk for goodness sake! ...

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There's a new sheriff in town

Well.....look what happens when you aren't looking!  This little lady has entered our lives today.  She's on probation- considering that she fits in with the kids, cats, dog, chickens, horses, cows, The Dairy Farmer....yada, yada, yada. This is Bella Bleu Brechbill.  So far so good.  She is laying at my feet as I type, taking a bath in the sunshine. ...

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Some days are worth it

Since fall is here, we find ourselves getting up to work when it's still dark outside (and it's startin to get cold too) This morning, as I was wandering aimlessly in my cold, dark house....looking for a warm coat....and secretly complaining about having to wake up my sleeping children to go out in the cold, dark......I looked out my window: Of course a photo doesn't...

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To Poodle

One night in January 1998, I looked at The Dairy Farmer and said "do you want to have kids?"   He looked at me and said "sure.....someday."  And we went back to watching our regularly scheduled programming. A few days later, I peed on a stick and it turned plus.  We got down to business and got ready to have ourselves a baby brechbill.  I quit my...

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Grass is always greener

We are cleaning out our horse barn today- all this rain makes for one stinky barn.  In order to clean it well, we ship all horses and calves outside.  That allows us to get in with a skid loader and remove all the wet bedding. All the calves are outside in the horse pasture- running and jumping and kicking up their heels.  The sun came out and the temperature warmed...

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Twinkletoes

This is Twinkletoes- she's a bit.....special.   She was born with contracted tendons in both her front feet.   It's an abnormality, but not an uncommon one.  Some think it's their positioning in utero that causes it, or genetics could be at play, but we find it occurs in some of our larger calves.   We find that when...

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June WAS dairy month

Boy, I was messing around today and I found this post that I had started back in June.  It was entitled "June is dairy month."  Well....seeing as how it is now September and really more like October....I changed it to "June WAS dairy month" and will continue to tell you what was on my mind...back then.....in June....when it was dairy month. Ok....well.....The Dairy Farmer...

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It pays to play

In honor of our blogiversary....I had an idea rattling around in my empty gray matter.  I thought we should give something fun away to one of our farm following friends.  So, I told you if you commented, your name would go in a drawing to win something cool.  Well.....three of our loyal subjects commented and well....dog gone it, we'll give you all something! Congratulations...

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I Will Survive

First I was afraidI was petrifiedKept thinking I could never livewithout you by my sideBut I spent so many nightsthinking how you did me wrongI grew strongI learned how to carry on......   that's right, Gloria Gaynor....sing it sister.  That is my life's theme song over the last 11 days.  You see, I am pretty sure I have been to h-e-double hockey sticks.....and back.  I have been without internet <sound of you hitting the floor>.  I know, I know....it's hard to believe isn't it?   First, The Dairy Farmer, in polyurethane...

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Never Forget.....

Ten years.....so hard to believe.  Seems like just yesterday and also like a million years ago.  Everyone has a 9-11 story.  It's an event that will forever be etched in our memories.  Where we were...what we were doing....who we were with.   At least we are here to remember.....so many are not.  Ones that were in the towers that day or in the...

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