Crazy Cow Country Farm

It started out very innocent and like any other quick-just-for-a-second farm chore — Ed threw a rock at my upstairs office window and asked for my help in getting the tractor out of the cow pasture.  Even though I had just made lunch for the kids, worked all morning, done my 4 mile walk/run and […]

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I’ve lost 6 lbs and feel better than I ever have.  What I decided to do this time (isn’t that sad — this time — such a Kirsti Alley/Oprah feeling) is watch my calories, fats, ratios (carbs:protein) and increase structured activity, which is formal exercise so that I can track it as opposed to just […]

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I think all who know me would agree I am one determined lady and when I decide I’m going to do something, nothing gets in my way.  With Ed being much the same way, it’s only natural to assume our kids will have such dogged determination as well.   The other evening Kenny informed me that […]

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Darren made all A’s and B’s which means he made the honor roll!  I cried when he called us from Florida and I told him.  Oh, be still my heart, I am so proud of that little guy.   Most of you know the struggles this one has been through just being born, let alone learning, […]

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There’s a certain science to performing the annual barn cleaning – you have to select a day that’s not too hot, not too cold, not too windy, and if all the stars are aligned I think that’s a good thing too.  The real art is knowing when the manure piles that have been building up […]

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Sometimes we’ll block the driveway and let the horses come out to the house pasture and do a little mowing for us.  It’s always a win-win because it’s a treat for them and it can be comical to watch.  Usually they bolt out of their pasture and race around for several hours grazing on all […]

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