Thing will be looking up

It's going to get warmer, and the calves are learning how to drink. Life is good.
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twins..........ugggggghhhhhhhh

Ok, enough with the calves already. Two yesterday, now this afternoon a little surprise, not one, but 2 more calves. I have all 11 pens full, plus 2 in the straw pen, plus one pen doubled up with 2 calves. Wouldn't be so bad, but it is so darned cold. Twenty five below today, colder tomorrow. No picture today, I need to get to bed.

Tuesday Morning

It's only 10:30, but I feel like I've run a marathon this morning. It is so cold today,
15 degrees below zero. Yesterday was like 22 above in the morning. It fell all day, along with 5 inches of snow. No school in any of the surrounding schools. It has been a nasty winter so far.

Down in the barn this morning we were greated by a new baby girl. Got her feed, her mama milked, when we noticed the other heifer in the pen started labor. That is fine, except we are out of calf pens. Guess we will be doubling up. We can't complain, the cows and heifers are having these babies all by themselves and (knock on wood), all are staying healthy. So, tonite I will have 2 babies with bottles again.

Dave worked hard yesterday morning, getting all his work done before the winds and cold started. He had to grind feed for the cows, then he got his silo working again. Yeaaaaa for working silos! Today he is pushing snow. Carter is going to have some huge snow hills to play on.

I got 45 minutes in on the eliptical trainer. Now going to head up and try to get Adam's room cleaned up and the spare room organized. I know it will take more then one day, probably like 4 days.

My picture today is of jackson being silly.

Friday

 
 
 

Here is another picture of the boys, love it when they are happy to get their picture taken.

The other two are from last Sat. when we went to Faribault for Miller Christmas. Pretty Stacy in the car, the second was from the ice storm. This is taken at the gas station in Faribault. It was a scary ride home. Good thing we had a good driver (thanks Cory).

Carter and Jack here for the weekend.

 

I have been trying to become more proficient with my off camera flash. Jack and Carter are here for the weekend and they seemed to be will subjects. Look at this babies eyes. Beautiful!

Dave is a happy camper.........

He finally after all these years got a garage door installed for the shop............
Two remotes even, one for the loader tractor and one for the manure spreader tractor. Life is good!

I spent the morning taking down the Christmas tree and packing away all the Christmas pretties. That was hard work. I would think there should be an easier way to do this stuff!

Cory came over and changed the oil in his car, stayed for a bowl of pea soup I made, then back to Marshall.

Rob stopped to borrow the hammer drill for his tv cable project.

I cooked Dave some of Wade's deer hotdogs for supper.

That is it for today.

It's a sad day

I MISS SUMMER!

I just heard John Travolta's son passed away.

Today was a bum day. We had to go to Meadowland, Harvestland, then too Redwood. Had dinner with Ryan at Pizza Ranch, then onto buy a new couch at A&W Furnature. I think I got a really good deal. All leather and only half of what it originally was. I am so happy to finally be burning that old one. Next week going to rearrange and get the room decorated pretty.

Got home and started laundry, making buns, making brandiberry salad for our Christmas tomorrow, which probably won't happen again because of the weather.

Chores.......then Ryan delivered our couch. We were going to take the truck today, but it had something wrong with it. Robyn and the kiddo's stopped, then Rob stopped. They all left and now I am going to bed. Today was a big day!

New Years Resolutions

Addisyn always asks for a "Blue" sucker.......and she enjoys them ALOT....

Number 1...........be a better blogger
Ok, I don't need to blog everyday, my life just doesn't change that much from day to day, but once a month is pathetic.........

Number 2...........Lose weight
No explanation needed.

Number 3...........Go through the house this year, room by room and get rid of anything and everything that we don't need.

That should keep me busy until 2010.

Happy New Year............

Gratitude life moments:
1.Babysitting for Addisyn and Griffyn on New Years Eve. Seeing all their new Christmas toys, and watching them play together.
2. Griffyn's giggle
3. Bumming with Dave New Year's Day.
4. Hanging out with Carter and Jackson.
5. Farming on the floor with Mr. Carter.
6 Getting big sloppy baby kisses from Jack.
7. Watching my boys box imaginary men in WII
8. Having a lap dog, if just for a few minutes.
Thanks Harley. I miss warm doggy love.