Case in point... I opened the tackroom door, stepped up inside and turned on the light... A gol dang coon all curled up in a ball sleeping!... I swear I could have had a heart attack from the fright... He was just leaving when Tom did chores that night... We think he was the coon that got away the night those boys went hunting in the barn... … View Post »

Clint started basketball last week and he is one beat up puppy... You know you can tell your kids what the should do but at some point it is all up to them to do it... This is a case of live and learn because he didn ' t run and he is suffering for it... Last night the team participated in a showcase event for the school... I guess Clint ' s basketball skills are ingrained in his body like a flash memory ... It is the first year that the freshman from Warsaw have a bench... This means they don ' t have to play every minute of all 4 quarters... … View Post »

Last night Tom went to a fundraiser and he wore his "The Coop" t-shirt... A man behind him tapped him on the shoulder and asked if he really had farm fresh eggs for sale... My old ladies have slacked off for the winter and my young ladies are laying small eggs... … View Post »

Have you started making your Christmas list yet?... I actually keep a running list in my head all year long of bigger items that I probably won ' t just run out and buy... The next thing on my list is much more personal... For the most part, I love my Sony DSC-H7... And while a new camera would be fun, I think that since my complaint is my zoom factor I just need a telephoto lens... … View Post »

Of course, I now have my cart full of little virtual fluffy chicks... There is actually no way that I will order chicks to be delivered on the first of March... But it sure was fun picking out what sort of chicks I would like for next year!... I plan on ordering a dozen pullets and a cockerel to start my breeding program... This whole breeding idea is still forming in my head and I need to do some research and thinking... … View Post »

This is the wrong time of the year for me to be fighting back issues... We are hosting Thanksgiving again this year and the Christmas shopping season is upon us... … View Post »

The other day I was in the bathroom... I do look out the window and watch the world though... And then I realized that even from a distance I could clearly see when it turned its head... We rarely get eagles this far from the river so each one is a treat... … View Post »

Clint started basketball this week and Jasmine ' s season is still going... I have spent a lot of time at Krista ' s shop working on our holiday baskets and just brainstorming... What a great down to earth person!... The whole point of this post was to just let you know that things are crazy busy here!... Darn life!... … View Post »

We are very fortunate to never have to buy honey... Tom has become friends with a man in Wisconsin who is part of the bee association and he sells bee supplies... The last time Tom was there he was given a FIVE GALLON BUCKET of honey!... I had no where to store it in my kitchen and I kept having to wipe honey off of my floor... I was sitting beside a sunny window and I got caught up in the bubbles and the sun coming through the honey... We have been enjoying honey on our toast and our cereal... I also need to break out the bread machine... … View Post »