Rompin’ Runaway Rodeo – A Numbers Story

What’s it take to return one 2-day old Romping Runaway to his Moo-ing Mama?

2 cell phone calls
1 text message
2 4–wheelers
1 car
1 tractor
1 spotter
1 messenger
1 seeker
1 Border Collie
1 finder
2 hours

Which adds up to…

One [...]

The Cow Jumped Over The Moon :)

We had a cow jumping over the moon incident last night that I wished I’d captured on camera.  The scene is our corral which has a 10 foot manure mountain in the center of it.   The  cow started  calving outside  and Richard and I were trying to get her into the barn.  She wasn’t having any [...]

Spring Rainfall

As a newly-minted farm wife, I used to be faintly amused when my farmer-husband took spring rainfall—more specifically, the lack of it– so personally. I’d watch him turn into a Glum Norwegian as the rain clouds passed over us to dump on the neighbor’s fields. Now that I’m a 13-year farming veteran, I too have become [...]

Recipe Reminder!

Don’t forgot about the tremendous, free recipe resource on this site. Print off as many recipes as you like and let us know what you think! Find them all – including our famous cinnamon rolls – [...]

BREAKFAST IS THE MOST IMPORTANT MEAL OF THE DAY FOR KIDS!

I have vivid memories of sitting at the breakfast table, staring at a bowl of oatmeal, while my mother threatened: “You have to eat your oatmeal before you leave for school.” “When I’m in charge of my life,” I remember thinking, “I will NEVER AGAIN eat breafast!” Little did I realize then how [...]