By: Lindsay Hays Ok. Today we’ll wrap up Papa Jim and Grammy’s trip out there. Leachmans were having a sale on Saturday so they decided they would stay for that! There was a supper Friday night and the sale on …
Grandma’s Birthday
We celebrated Grandma Lois’s 98th birthday this weekend with cake and ice cream and good conversation. I’m happy to report that she is doing great! We had a wonderful time and we are so blessed to have Grandma with us …
Another Legal Driver
Matt got his permit last week. He was so excited! (Not that you can tell by this picture;) But really, deep down inside, he’s doing cartwheels and singing Hallelujah. He really is. I just know it. He also had some …
Visiting Colorado By: Lindsay Hays
Hello all! Today I’m finally going to do a blog from when Papa Jim and Grammy came out to Colorado. They went out to Reno, Nevada for the Angus Convention and on their way home they stopped by! They rolled …
DNA Samples
Our week thus far has consisted of working cattle. Lots of cattle. And as part of that, we’ve been collecting DNA samples on some calves. See that chunk of black and white within the tube? That’s a small piece of …
Pop Can Fiasco by: Lindsay Hays
I should really be writing a blog of when Papa Jim and Grammy were out here, but instead I’m writing to you about my pop can fiasco. It all started after the bull sale with the left over drinks. Mom …
Plumb Full
The feed efficiency testing center is full of bulls. We’ve started our fall feed test and around Christmas, these bulls will wrap up their test and we will know how each bull did. And it’s fun because we have Hereford, …
Some Random Things…
I don’t really have any coherent thoughts running through my head this morning (big surprise!) so I thought I’d just post some random shots. At first glance, do you see Will or Rhett on the bald face horse? It’s Rhett. …
Iowa Cattlemen’s Association Bulls
We weighed the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association bulls in this week. We will test these bulls at the feed efficiency testing center and then they will sell at the Knoxville sale barn later this spring. We always have a good time …
Football Finale and Family
The Raiders made it to the playoffs this past week. Which is quite an accomplishment for any team, and we were excited to be one of them. And guess what? The location for the tournament game was no other than …