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Years ago...long before we had cows...a swarm of bees decided to call our tree home. It was the beginning of a new adventure for us. We bought some minimal bee equipment and fed those bees to try to get them through the winter. We were then given a bunch of bee equipment that had been stashed in someone's barn. That small swarm didn't survive the winter, but we bought more bees and began our bee keeping adventures.  Some years we robbed the hives, and other years, we just let the bees do their thing.
One year, Daniel was stung in the neck and developed an allergic reaction. That should have been our sign...
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The boys went tractor shopping this weekend and I stayed behind to do chores...and I really didn't want to go tractor shopping. As I was out in the barn doing chores, I was reminded of how much I love our white board.  I know...it's nothing new and exciting...and most people already have a white board in their barn...
But, if you don't have one...you definitely need to go buy a white board. We had snow this week. Not much...about an inch after 3 days of light snow showers. It has been a very warm winter, so the snow was a nice change of scenery...especially since it covered the mud we have been living in.  This winter has been hard. Not because of the cold, but because of the warm.
We left Ohio on January 18th in freezing rain and snow to begin our bucket list journey to Denver, Colorado for the Miniature Hereford World Show at the National Western Stock Show.  I laughed more than I have in a long time, we enjoyed time with friends, worked hard, walked miles and miles, and we all got sick, but we had an amazing time and made so many memories.
One of our bucket list items is to take the boys to Denver to show at the National Western Stock Show before Isaac graduates. Yes...that means it has to happen in 2020 or 2021. 2020 was not the plan...because the bank account was saying otherwise. Until...Wesson won Reserve Grand Champion at Louisville.  There are times that all the plans get kicked out the window and you just seize the moment...and figure out the rest later.
This is one of those years. We are on our way to Denver! All I can say is this has been one strange winter so far. While parts of the West were hunkered down with snow and ice, we were out and about in almost 70 degree weather. Granted, we had some lovely rain and wind to go along with those warm temps, but it still wasn't bad enough to need a coat. The winter mud has returned, and the cows are just as confused as we are. We had to dig out the fans this weekend because the cows were just too hot to eat.  We didn't ring in the new year and decade with any fan fare or big parties. To be honest, we all came home and took naps, warmed up left overs for dinner and then headed back to the couches for another nap...then off to bed long before the ball dropped. It was a glorious evening of staying in and catching up on sleep we didn't realize we needed. I don't know about you, but right now I am a little overwhelmed by 2020. It seems that every time I turn to TV, internet or social media, I am faced with goals, resolutions, organization and plans to master 2020 and start the decade off right. It's all a little exhausting.  2019 was a good year for us. To be quite honest...I'm not sure I am ready for it to be over.
I know big things are ahead for us in 2020...but I am still savoring 2019. I spent New Year's Day scrolling through pictures on my phone. Those that have been around here for a while have seen many of the highlights of our year, but there is so much more that happened in between all these moments.  All I want for Christmas is a new show heifer A new show heifer A new show heifer Gee, if I could only have a new show heifer A new show heifer Then I wouldn't ask again until next show season It seems so long since I could say, "I won Grand Champion" Gosh, oh gee How happy I would be All I want for Christmas is a new show heifer A new show heifer Just a new show heifer Gee, if I could only have a new show heifer Then I wouldn't ask again until next show season Mom and Dad used to bring me lots of cows But now when I try to call their names They say the barn is too full All I want for Christmas is a new show heifer A new show heifer Just a new show heifer Gee, if I could only have a new show heifer Then I could wish you a Merry Christmas Adaptation of Donald Yetter Gardner's All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth by Heather Wiley. You might also like... You have seen some of the recent highlights of our life and activities. For all the things that I share here, there are many other things that are going on behind the scenes. Sometimes, it is the ugly things that just don't make for good blog posts and other times, it just isn't quite as exciting.  This year, we have intentionally and unintentionally made some changes in our herd. We have had babies, sold cows and lost some others.
We have used Mitchell as our herd bull for several years now, but that also means that we have more and more cows in our herd that he has sired, meaning we have to use a different bull. We aren't quite ready to get rid of Mitchell, so that means we have to change up the cows in our herd. |
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AuthorHello! I am Heather... the city girl turned mom to manure loving country boys. My husband and I both grew up in the city, but spent weekends visiting grandparents in the country. We are first generation farmers who learn best by almost always doing things the hard way. I hope you enjoy following along with our adventures down on the farm. Archives
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