My freezer is dangerously low on beef right now. Something a cattle rancher should never let happen, but we took a steer to the locker last week so I should be able to remedy that problem shortly. In the meantime, …

Mom and Dad headed to Ames yesterday where Dad was on a three-person panel discussing extended grazing practices. It looked like a very interesting conference and I can’t wait to hear about it. I wanted to get a picture of …

My sweet niece and sweet daughter went through my closet this weekend. They found some dresses that my mom and aunt wore when they were younger. I remember Beck and I putting on those exact dresses when we were their …

Will has been in Nebraska for the past week ultrasounding cattle. He got home last night, and as a surprise, I thought I would bake his favorite cookies. Oatmeal. Not oatmeal-raisin or oatmeal chocolate chip. Just plain oatmeal. Now I …

We weathered the storm! And thankfully, it wasn’t too bad. Sunday night we got a coating of ice on everything, and I was praying we would still have power when we woke up in the morning. And praise the Lord, …

I’m sitting here typing this post as the ice accumulates outside. But thankfully, it isn’t as bad as it could be. We still have power! And with any luck, we’ll keep it all the way through this storm. We had …

I just realized I’ve shown several pictures of us weighing cattle on or off test, but I don’t think I’ve really explained the test. So here goes… At our feed efficiency testing facility, we monitor how much feed an animal …

I wanted to take a picture of Dad with our 18-month-old bulls that we have for sale so I could post it on Facebook. You know all those ads that say “This is a super-duper, fantastic, excellent, top of the …

Sunday we took a drive up to see Grandma Lois. We didn’t get to see her much on Christmas while she was down, so we took dinner up to her and had a nice visit with her and Uncle Dave. …

Between Christmas and New Year’s Papa and Grandma Hays took us to Kentucky for a visit to the Creation Museum and the Ark. We spent 1 day at each place. The Creation Museum had all their Christmas lights up, and …