Donkey. Is that really her name? Yes. Is she, you know, a donkey? No, she’s dairy cow more specifically an Ayrshire. How did you come up with THAT name? Let me tell you. Winnie the Pooh has always been my favorite collection of stories and I received my first Winnie the Pooh stuffed bear when I was only a few… Read More
What’s in a name?
Our Favorite Bedtime Stories
Guilty. I know the importance of reading to our kids but guess what, I am not very good at regularly reading stories to our kids, especially before bedtime. Life happens and I have enough excuses on why I don’t read to them daily to fill this entire page. But I decided enough was enough. Nightly bedtime story-time was a habit… Read More
What do dairy cows eat at our family farm?
I recently saw this meme floating around Facebook. Sitting here eating my super tasty Prairie Farms roasted red pepper dip with some crackers, I pondered this question: Nanny – Nah. We have a pretty amazing babysitter who cares for our kids daily from 7-5. Personal shopper – I’ll pass. I truly do not mind grocery shopping and for everything else,… Read More
Mommy, the newborn calf has balls!
On Sunday night, the kids and I head to the dairy farm to feed the baby calves. If they have not been to the farm in a few days, the first thing they do when we get to the calf barn is see if there any new calves and then determine if they are heifers (girls) or bulls (boys). The… Read More
Harvest is When Nature Turns to Gold
The hot and humid days have been replaced with brisk mornings and crisp evenings, perfect hoodie weather. Pumpkin flavored everything, flannel and apples suddenly appear on top of everybody’s seasonal wish list. The shorter days due to the change of season signals the corn stalk to turn brown and the trees and soybean plants to lose their leaves. For us,… Read More
A Mother’s Intuition
It was a Wednesday night, no different than any others. The forecasters were calling for storms, tornadoes were possible but most of the time the forecast was wrong. After picking up the kids from daycare, we transitioned to our typical nightly routine of dinner, baths and cartoons. All while I casually watched the weather. Bedtime came and went and something… Read More
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