Okay, by now you’re probably wondering why I had three posts talking about my Nashville trip. It’s because I have dementia….I wish I could blame it on that, but really when I posted this morning, it wasn’t coming up on my blog, so I thought I lost it and then I posted again and lost it..or so I thought so then I tried one more time and all three posts showed up. I’m sorry about that….I need to go to bed!

Okay, by now you’re probably wondering why I had three posts talking about my Nashville trip. It’s because I have dementia….I wish I could blame it on that, but really when I posted this morning, it wasn’t coming up on my blog, so I thought I lost it and then I posted again and lost it..or so I thought so then I tried one more time and all three posts showed up. I’m sorry about that….I need to go to bed!

Yesterday, Sarah, Jake and I took a roadtrip to Nashville….Michigan. We were at the Dairy Fund Day sponsored by the Michigan Junior Holstein Association at Mooville Creamery owned and operated by the Westendorp Family.

It was very successful, about 90 kids showed up to learn more about the dairy industry and we had a great time. I will be sharing pictures soon. When we got home Sarah had a game, Luke was at the fairgrounds working on the sale crew for our Michigan Holstein District II Sale to take place on Friday, JW had to help me milk and then go to basketball practice and Bobby had to go get some hay for us and for the sale cattle. It was a wild night of running and making sure everyone got to their destination on time. We were able to get the cows milk, get JW to practice, get Sarah to her game, pick up Luke, watch some of Sarah’s game and then be home visiting about the day by 10:30 pm.

Tonight Jake and Luke have games and JW is out at the fairgrounds working on the sale cattle. So that leaves Sarah and I home to do the chores and then hit a couple of ballgames. I’m not sure when we’ll see the whites of JW’s eyes tonight.

Well, if I don’t get to the barn right now, I won’t make any games! By the way, I wrote an update this morning, but it didn’t post, so I’m having to do it all over again! AND …Pami had a heifer calf and her name is Pontoon…the guys named her…don’t ask, I have no idea!

Yesterday, Sarah, Jake and I took a roadtrip to Nashville….Michigan. We were at the Dairy Fund Day sponsored by the Michigan Junior Holstein Association at Mooville Creamery owned and operated by the Westendorp Family.

It was very successful, about 90 kids showed up to learn more about the dairy industry and we had a great time. I will be sharing pictures soon. When we got home Sarah had a game, Luke was at the fairgrounds working on the sale crew for our Michigan Holstein District II Sale to take place on Friday, JW had to help me milk and then go to basketball practice and Bobby had to go get some hay for us and for the sale cattle. It was a wild night of running and making sure everyone got to their destination on time. We were able to get the cows milk, get JW to practice, get Sarah to her game, pick up Luke, watch some of Sarah’s game and then be home visiting about the day by 10:30 pm.

Tonight Jake and Luke have games and JW is out at the fairgrounds working on the sale cattle. So that leaves Sarah and I home to do the chores and then hit a couple of ballgames. I’m not sure when we’ll see the whites of JW’s eyes tonight.

Well, if I don’t get to the barn right now, I won’t make any games! By the way, I wrote an update this morning, but it didn’t post, so I’m having to do it all over again! AND …Pami had a heifer calf and her name is Pontoon…the guys named her…don’t ask, I have no idea!

Yesterday was our road trip to Nashville….Michigan…. Yes, we went to Mooville Creamery for Dairy Fun Day sponsored by the Michigan Junior Holstein Association. It was a great day but the real fun began when I got home when all of a sudden JW needed new basketball shoes, Bobby needed to go get hay, Sarah needed to go to her ballgame, Luke needed to be at the fairgrounds to milk a bunch of sale cattle from Nebraska that are going to sell in our District II sale, JW had basketball practice and yes….the cows needed to be milked. It all happened and at 10:30 pm last night we were sitting in the livingroom discussing the days events. But that doesn’t even compare to the day before when Jake’s birthday turned out to be a day when I needed a revolving door!

By they way…Pami had a heifer calf yesterday and they guys named it Pontoon…..don’t ask.

Yesterday was our road trip to Nashville….Michigan…. Yes, we went to Mooville Creamery for Dairy Fun Day sponsored by the Michigan Junior Holstein Association. It was a great day but the real fun began when I got home when all of a sudden JW needed new basketball shoes, Bobby needed to go get hay, Sarah needed to go to her ballgame, Luke needed to be at the fairgrounds to milk a bunch of sale cattle from Nebraska that are going to sell in our District II sale, JW had basketball practice and yes….the cows needed to be milked. It all happened and at 10:30 pm last night we were sitting in the livingroom discussing the days events. But that doesn’t even compare to the day before when Jake’s birthday turned out to be a day when I needed a revolving door!

By they way…Pami had a heifer calf yesterday and they guys named it Pontoon…..don’t ask.

For those of you who were wondering how I could make it to Nashville and back all in one day…it was Nashville, Michigan! The Michigan Junior Holstein Association sponsored a Dairy Fun Day at Mooville Creamery owned by The Westendorps. It was a great day and around 90 kids showed up for it. There were educational stations set up for all age groups and we had donuts for breakfast, pizza for lunch and ice cream sundaes. They also had farm tours set up in the afternoon. We skipped the farm tours though, we had to get back because I had to milk, Sarah had a ballgame, the cattle from Nebraska that are being sold in our District II sale on Friday had arrived at the fairgrounds and JW and Luke had to help milk and wash them…so it was a very busy day.

When we got home I had to go get basketball shoes for JW, he had practice last night as well. So let’s see, Luke was out at the fairgrounds, JW and Jake stayed home to help me milk, Bobby went after hay and Sarah caught a ride to her ballgame in Waldron. After we got done milking, I took JW up to the school, Bobby got home and we washed the pipeline and let the cows out then hopped in the truck and picked Luke up from the fairgrounds and headed to Waldron to catch the last hour of Sarah’s game. They ended up losing and we came home, JW had to get a ride home from practice and when we got home Bobby and I went out to the barn and finished up what chores we left so we could see Sarah’s game. At 10:30 pm we were all visiting about the day and then retired for the night.

That’s not even close to my day from Monday, but since Bobby isn’t fully recovered from his surgery, I have to head back out and clean gutters with Luke so Bobby can just lay down for a while. I’ll write more later. Oh… a wonderful blessing from yesterday was that the cow that was calving when I left for Nashville…had a heifer calf! Her name is Pontoon…don’t ask me!

Jake, Sarah and I are headed to Nashville for the day. We’re going to help educate kids about the dairy industry. I think I need a revolving door on my house after yesterday! And today isn’t much better. When we get home, Sarah has a ballgame in Waldron…hopefully I’ll be able to attend! More later on the day of days…yesterday!

P.S. Pami’s water broke while we were milking this morning….a baby will arrive soon! Hopefully it’s a heifer…she is one of our best cows. But the real delivery will be next week when Holly is due to calve…can’t wait for that one!

Today is my youngest son, Jake’s birthday. He is 10 years old. Now all of my children are in the double digits. Of course, I don’t have his present yet, I will stop at the John Deere dealership on my way to the hardware and pick up something for him. You can never have too many pieces of farm equipment…and I need more to trip over! I will bake his cake today and we’ll celebrate his birthday this evening with Gramps and Grandma when they come down for his game tonight.

It’s an amazing thing to have Jake turning 10 today. Just 8 years ago, Bobby backed over Jake with the skidsteer and he ended up in the hospital for over a week. It was a scary time and God performed a miracle that day. Jake shouldn’t be with us, but God decided to spare Jake and show his power to us. Jake ended up with a broken femur and was in a body cast for eight weeks. Although it was awful that Jake had to endure that, it was a very special time for our family.

Today is my youngest son, Jake’s birthday. He is 10 years old. Now all of my children are in the double digits. Of course, I don’t have his present yet, I will stop at the John Deere dealership on my way to the hardware and pick up something for him. You can never have too many pieces of farm equipment…and I need more to trip over! I will bake his cake today and we’ll celebrate his birthday this evening with Gramps and Grandma when they come down for his game tonight.

It’s an amazing thing to have Jake turning 10 today. Just 8 years ago, Bobby backed over Jake with the skidsteer and he ended up in the hospital for over a week. It was a scary time and God performed a miracle that day. Jake shouldn’t be with us, but God decided to spare Jake and show his power to us. Jake ended up with a broken femur and was in a body cast for eight weeks. Although it was awful that Jake had to endure that, it was a very special time for our family.