Alex reminds me a lot of his Uncle Benji. While I always enjoyed readying, my brother Benji would stay up all night reading. Yesterday evening Alex started reading a new book called Fablehaven. I made him put it down for bed and turn out lights around 9. Anna found him reading about 10:30 and repeated…
After nearly 3 months of searching for a place to buy and having 3 locations chosen, only to fall through, we gave up the search and began to look for a lease option. We had been continuously watching the rental market for another farm that might fit our needs. We talked with a couple of…
Over 11 weeks ago, we found out the owners of our farm (that we have been leasing for 2.5 years) would not extend our lease another 3 years like I hoped. Instead, they plan to sell it. We have been looking at properties ever since. Should we buy this one with some problems (the devil…
Do you remember the movie City Slickers? Norman was the calf that Billy Crystal took home to NY after his adventure out West. In the movie, Norman was a Jersey calf, even though there were no Jerseys in the herd they were moving, but I digress. Our Norman is a Holstein calf that we purchased…
So, Anna and I haven’t really posted a whole lot of substance lately on our website. It is because we have been debating many things in our life and making some very difficult decisions about how we want to raise our kids. Do we want to operate a farm? Is it worth it financially and…
This morning the very excited kids searched the yard for all the eggs left by the Easter Bunny. The it was time for quick chores and off to church. After lunch, the whole family headed outside to work on Spring horse paddock cleaning. Amanda was pretty worn out and wanted to come in and watch…
This afternoon, the temps were about 54F. So, I put on my running SHORTS! and strapped Amanda into the jogging stroller. Alex hopped on his bike, and I got out the nicer leash for Mack to come along. And then, we ran (Alex biked) for just over a mile, turned around, and ran back. It…
Today was the first Saturday in a while that didn’t have kid swimming lessons at 8:30. Since Anna and I were up late (again) talking about the decision of which house to buy, we decided to sleep in. So, when Alex and Vicki showed up in the bedroom at 6:45, we sent them to play…
After a lot of consideration, we are finally saying goodbye to cable tv. As Anna started to talk about it on FB, it became apparent that we are not alone in our thoughts on this. We are tired of spending around $230 a month for our “bundled” tv/internet/phone. By cutting tv, we will save well…
8 weeks after my accident, I finally got back in the saddle yesterday afternoon. While I am still having some issues (specifically migraines) from the concussion, Calli and I needed to get back to work. I started with groom her in the aisle way of the barn. One problem we have, is Calli doesn’t respond…