A bunch of us got together at Grammy’s house this weekend to celebrate her birthday. We always have so much fun when we get together! And I got this picture of Beck and Abby which I just love. Cuties! Beck …
That One Time
Will and I worked a group of our heifers yesterday. It’s not very often it’s just Will and me moving cows. We usually have at least one of the kids with us, or nieces or nephews, or Grampy, or someone …
Rain, Rain…
I saw this little cartoon from Maxine and it gave me hope.
30,000 on the Hoof
We moved a group of heifers the other day. There were only about 200 in the bunch, but it got me thinking about a book by Zane Grey—30,000 on the Hoof. (It’s on my “List of Books to Read Someday.”) …
Some Helpful Hints
I took a group of FFA students to a soil judging competition Tuesday. It was so much fun! And I learned so much along the way. First, we were traveling in a fancy new Suburban with a wonderful radio. Now …
Weekend in Columbia by: Lindsay Hays
Aunt Bon asked if I could do a blog, so I thought I would tell you about our weekend. Cody has been shooting a recurve bow for a while now. He goes to state archery and every year one of …
Cold days and Homemade Deer Jerky
Does anybody else feel like this cold icky weather hit us out of nowhere! Was anyone prepared for it? I don’t know why it shocks me every time the weather changes; you think I would be used to it by …
Cattle, Cattle Everyewhere
We’re in the middle of a busy week of cattle working. We’ve scanned and branded the fall yearlings and weighed them off their feed test. Now we have to preg check all the spring-calving cows and get them moved around …
The Big Scare
On our trip to Grandma Lois’s, we have an annual tradition—tell a scary story. We are not a scary-story type family, and I personally try to avoid anything scary at all costs. But for this weekend, I make an exception. …