Rhett attended prom this past weekend. He was asked by a friend in the junior class via a “prom-posal” several months ago. I had never heard of a prom-posal, but apparently they are all the rage. Basically, the person doing …

It was busy around the ranch this weekend. To begin, we hosted a group of Iowa State students for a farm tour. This was an exceptional group of students. They asked very intelligent questions and seemed quite interested in our …

For those of you who haven’t heard, Papa Hays my dad’s dad (Craig’s dad) had a pretty bad tractor accident 4 weeks ago (the night before we came home from Aunt Carolyn’s). As far as we can tell he was …

Joe and I have conversations on which job is the hardest.  He thinks his is and some days I believe mine is.  Then there are days where he is out in the nasty cold weather and all my kids want …

Jake came to visit me for a little while yesterday.  And when Jake is here, he likes to check out my pantry and refrigerator.  The boy likes to eat, and v knows just where to look. Yesterday, as he was …

Today is the 104th day of January.  At least that’s what it feels like.  And that’s what it appears like when I look out my window. We went to Lewis and Martha’s last night to celebrate April birthdays (it is …

This was taken a week ago. It was cold and snowy. I had pretty much given up on spring ever arriving. It’s just been so cold for so long. I wasn’t even getting the “Gardening Bug.” But thankfully, that all …

We celebrated Easter over the weekend. We had a great time. Right before supper, Rhett shot his bird. (We did not have it for our Easter meal:) Everyone had to come out to investigate. The boys had to make sure …

I traveled with the sixth graders to tour the state capitol yesterday. It was AWESOME! (And why I didn’t get a picture of the building’s gold dome is beyond me.) Oh wait. I found one on the internet. And while …

Rhett got a turkey Saturday. And it just happened to be his birthday…probably the best present he got. Have a great day!