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Farm Life Updates

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A month ago, we got several hard frosts–the mornings almost look like we had snow!–but this has turned into quite a mild winter. We’re averaging about 10 + degrees warmer each day than normal for this time of year. Sometimes I even have a hard time wrestling my crew into their hats–but this momma doesn’t play around with possible ear infections! {smile} So it doesn’t really feel much like winter–although conversely, it does really feel like Christmas to me for some reason this year! Go figure, right?! Life on the … Continue Reading…

Our Stubborn Little Arabian Mare

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On Sunday we had a young couple come by to look at Hannah, our stubborn little Arabian mare. They decided they were interested in taking her for a few weeks to see how it worked out. We agreed that if it didn’t, they could bring her back. They have time and experience and I’m pretty confident it will work out. But if anyone does, we know the pain of a poor match. And then we had to go through the headache of loading her on the trailer. Now, Hokie loads … Continue Reading…

Climbing My Mountains

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Whew, I’m kinda exhausted by the last few days of the week and the weekend. We’ve had a lot going on and some of it was good and some of it was bad and some of it I’m still sorting out. Sometimes I wish God would send me a few less mountains. The Ladybug is doing much better. A couple of days on antibiotics and she’s just practically a new kid. She even when all day yesterday until almost bedtime without any pain medicine! I still can’t believe that a … Continue Reading…

I’ve Got Equine Issues

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We’ve been having horse issues. {If you think, even in your wildest dreams, that you might want a horse, please read this post and keep it in the back of your mind while you’re mulling those thoughts over.} Perhaps I should preface that by saying that we’re not “horse people.” Which probably sounds odd, since we have two horses. Our older (ok, ok, he’s just plain OLD) gelding, Hokie, is the epitome of the horse for not-horse-people. He’s dead broke and as safe and sound as any horse (or other … Continue Reading…

Cowboy Days

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That post title could mean so many things when living with this little guy… But this time it’s actually someone else’s title. This weekend we went to visit Mr. Fix-It’s mom and step-dad for Cowboy Days in their little town a few hours away.  Mimi and Papa knew our kiddos would love it. We got to take our first train ride as a family.  Actually, it was my first time on a train other than at the zoo. We had Aunts and Uncles and cousins along as well.   The … Continue Reading…

Build Me Up, Buttercup

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Welcome to spring!  A time when things just start happening. One day your field looks like this… And four days later it looks like this… And the yard…don’t even get me started… I guess it could be worse.  I took a picture of this field on the way to the office.  And no, I didn’t have a couple margaritas for lunch, this is a terrible photographer’s efforts to take a picture of a hill. Don’t get me wrong.  I actually think it’s beautiful.  But buttercups are really just another dandelion … Continue Reading…