Good Monday Morning from a soggy Knolltop
It was a busy weekend and I have lots to write, but at the moment I have to head back out to the barn, when I get back in, I’ll post more news…including some a team of girls from the city who learned more about agriculture at a volleyball tournament! I have pictures an everything!
Good Morning from a sunny and warm Knolltop!
Thank you for your prayer, the last I heard Aaron is doing much better and continues to show improvement. But continue to pray for them as they figure out how to get home once he is released, how they will get to John’s graduation and keep the cows milked!
As I think about this whole situation, I could’ve been out there in the mix of these events. My sister, Ginny asked if I would come speak at a womens event out there. I would’ve been scheduled to speak last night. Can you imagine having your son being flown to Denver with a head injury, your other son preparing to graduate in Alberta, Canada, your parents driving half way across the country to watch the graduation, your sister due to arrive in Billings and a herd of cows to milk and 70 gallons of milk to deliver to waiting customers in town and not being able to see anyone!? What a mess! But, I guess that’s why it’s a good thing God is in control!
Just keep praying!
Farm news: I had the chance to use my tractor this morning and boy was it fun! I love driving that thing for more than parades!
The boys lost their game last night…boohoo.
That’s it for now!
Good Morning from another rainy Knolltop. It’s supposed to clear off so the boys can play baseball today, but I’m not counting on it.
I have an urgent prayer request. My nephew in Montana, Aaron, hit his head and after an evaluation at the local hospital they flew him to Denver for more evaluating. That’s all I know right now and I will keep you posted. Of course you know the timing couldn’t be worse. My other nephew is graduating from college in Canada on Sunday, my sister has to be in Denver with Aaron and my brother-in-law has to be home to milk the cows! What a mess! Hopefully Pryorvu will keep us posted as to the goings on…he will have to take up some slack at the ranch as well, I’m sure. But what is family for?
I forgot to mention, last Saturday, Sarah and I left the farm for the day and went to see the Lion King on stage at Michigan State with my mom and sister-in-law. We had a wonderful time together not only seeing the musical but then at dinner afterward. We don’t do nearly enough of this girl thing! I think an all day shopping extravaganza needs to be on the schedule!
Please pray for my parents safety too. They are headed west to watch my nephew graduate! They will be on the road for 4 days!
Thanks!
Good Morning from a rainy knolltop where there probably won’t be a baseball game today. But they are promising Spring weather for tomorrow!
How could I complain with the beautiful Easter weather we had on Sunday. It was sunny and in the 50s! I loved it. It was like the Easter Sundays I remember as a kid. Of course I put one big basket of candy out on the breakfast table on Sunday and by the time we headed to church, I heard complaints that the chocolate stuff was all gone. Oh, but no worries here, I hid my own stash of Cadbury chocolate so Bobby and I are still enjoying the smooth creamy premium stuff that my children haven’t learned to appreciate yet.
Not that I haven’t tried to teach them to appreciate the good stuff. On the way home from church one Sunday, I attempted to instruct them in Chocolate Appreciation 101. I had purchased a Cadbury candy bar and they wanted some. I told them I would give them a piece but they had to keep it in their mouths for 2 minutes, without biting it. If they did that then I would give them another piece. Everyone but Jake complied, no surprises there!
You just can’t take good chocolate for granted. That’s one of life’s most valuable lessons!
How did we get on this subject anyway?
Let’s cover the barn news: We had another heifer calf the other day, JW’s friend named her Jasmine. She is a cute little thing with lots of vim and vigor! She’s been out exploring the barn every morning. She greeted me this morning in the cow stable, laying with the big cows. She’s such a hoot!
Well, it’s time to head back out…later!
Good Good Friday from the Knolltop.
The kids have the day off, yes, more work for them!
The boys had their baseball game last night and they lost both of them to Camden. The first game wasn’t pretty, but the second game was a bit better. JW had like four hits! He was a hitting maniac…Luke…not so much. I guess he had an off night with the bat.
Today is more writing, the boys will work for Mr. Kyser, Jake and Sarah will work for me and I’ve got to prepare for Easter. One thing I love to do is bake the admonition cake that I make every year. It’s sooooooo good. And of course I have to get some Easter candy too…I love that part. Tomorrow Sarah and I get to see the Lion King with Grandma and Aunt Amy….just a girl thing! We are looking forward to that!
Make sure you check out my blog on Dairy Agenda Today. It has the PETA report from the forum at MSU last evening. It was a great turn out!
Good Morning from a very sunny Knolltop.
I’m not sick again, I’m not in mourning from the big loss on Monday night and a tornado hasn’t taken the farm. I just haven’t made this blog the priority it needs to be!
The kids are back in school now, but I got some good work out of them on Monday when they were off. And then Monday night as we were sitting down to our smorgasbord of high fat and sugar content of food Jake brought out this sign for the game. He had made a sign like they do at the games with an acrostic on it for CBS. It said “Cant Beet State,” yes that’s right he spelled the word beat incorrectly! That is what made it so hilarious! He was running around the livingroom like he was at the game. He was proud of his sign until after the first five minutes of the game when he decided that the sign was incorrect and UNC was, in fact, going to BEET State!
Well, a couple of bowls of chips and dip and a root beer float later….I really didn’t care who won, I was in misery because I ate too much!
Today is writing day, three columns to get done and then a baseball game….maybe…if the snow is all melted by 4 pm. Yes, we are dedicated baseball fanatics here in North Adams!
Snow? What snow? Snow in April? It’s totally normal nowadays. It’s been the norm for the past few years. The daffodils begin to bloom and boom, we get a blizzard that keeps the kids out of school and then I sit down and cry. Yes, the kids have an extra day off today because we got at least 6 inches of wet, heavy snow. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I looked out!
But really who cares? With MSU in the finals tonight, what else matters? Well, if the electricity goes out, then we’ve got a huge problem….but only until the generator is hooked up.
Now with the kids home I will get a little work out of them. They can’t do much outside, so they are my captives today…..oh, where will I make the little slaves work first.
Time to go crack the whip!
We are finally in recovery mode and the kids are glad of it. They all got to sleep in this morning!
First of all, I must say a big thank you to all who prayed for me. After I posted on the blog I went back to bed only to lay there and worry about not getting my column done. So after about an hour I decided to drag myself to the computer only to be greeted by two editors wondering if I was going to have a column, asking that it be sent before the end of the day.
I began to write and as I wrote I began to feel better and better. When I got done, I began to do some more work for Dairy Agenda Today and then I even felt like driving my daughter to town for practice and this is the topper, I actually got the dishes done! I started to wonder why I felt so good and so strong all of a sudden. Then I realized, it was answered prayer by those wonderful prayer warriors who read this blog! THANK YOU!
Breakfast is done, coffee cake is out of the oven and will taste really good with a cup of coffee when I come back in from the barn and start on my other job!
Thanks again….gotta head to the barn!
Good Morning from a still sick Knolltop.
I’ve had the flu for a couple of days and am still in bed…but I’ve been able to get to the computer to at least let my family know where I am…and to please PRAY!
I’m getting dizzy now…gotta go
I thought I’d add a few baseball pictures today since I’m in the picture mood!
This was on Luke’s birthday, they were showing off Luke’s driving permit, Napoleon Dynamite Style.
The determination on JW’s face is so cute.
Luke is ready to catch JW’s pitch.
Luke putting his helmet back on after having to run and find JW’s wild pitch….or maybe not.
In the huddle, JW looks like he’s getting spoken to by the coach, Luke looks like he’s praying…but probably not.
Okay, the boys just showed up with another spreader they went and picked up from the neighbors. Luke was driving, Jake was riding in the spreader….way too funny! Don’t worry, I got a picture!