Missing Ya'll

We have been operating at a lower speed the last few days. The first crop hay is taken care of, and now we are literally watching the grass grow, waiting to start on second crop hay. We have done some errands, but not many. Jason has been weed-whacking the banks along the road, as well as some of the fence lines. The cows sometimes have a hard time seeing the fence if the weeds are high, so he brush-hogs or weed-whacks along both sides of the fence. That way, the cows don't get unexpected shocks.

The kids have been busy enough. The boys have cleaned out calf pens--no job for the faint of heart or nose. Rachel has listened to about a million hours of "Hank the Cow Dog" on CD. (Thank you, Jennifer Eason!) I really like Hank. He is truly funny. But I think I may be memorizing this particular story. Amanda is catching up on her sleep. Poor baby. Farm life is tiring for a three-year-old.

And Katie just keeps growing. I hope she learns to walk soon, because I am getting worn out lugging her around! I put in a couple of pictures of her, riding the horsie and standing on her own in the front yard. She has just about perfected this standing alone thing. Now we can't get her to sit down. The kids and I have about decided to get a parrot and teach it to say, "Baby, sit! Awk!"

I have been working on refinishing the metal porch furniture that was here when we moved in. When it is done, I'll put my before and after pictures into the blog. I am really excited about how much better it is looking! I have also been poring over back issues of quilt magazines. I would really like to start on a quilt, but I see why the old farm women did their quilts in the winter. Summertime work leaves no time for that! One thing good about living somewhere with long winters is that I'll get lots of time to sew. At least I hope so.

It is a little hard to know exactly what to put into a blog. I am new at this. Did you want to know I mowed the grass today? Or would you be interested in my philosophical thinking of the moment? I'll just write what I feel like: I feel good. I like it here. I just sometimes wish I could have brought my family and my church with me. I miss ya'll!