Home!

Boy 1 is HOME!!!! Boy 3 is so happy and has been climbing all over him.  Boy 1 got out of the truck Gpa backed the truck and trailer to the pen where GreatGpa's cow/calf was I opened the gate, Boy 1 put her right up on the trailer before the Gpa's even knew what happened.  I was a very proud Momma:) Now I am doing his laundry so we all can load back up in the early hours tomorrow morning to go to a little county fair and show the pigs and the sheep.  One more show under them is always a good thing!  It will be the first time that the kids have ever showed pigs, so I will video it and take pictures.  We worked with the pigs last night, Boy 2 was told by Trent Loos to have a marshmallow on a stick in front of them and they would keep their heads up and follow a little bit.  It worked with Biggs, but not Ditty.  Ditty is a rascal, he likes to run and squeal and really not follow directions- not good for show ring!  Oh well, it is a life experience.

I wanted to share something that Princess said last night.  She came in and said that there was three words that everyone from the Opening Ceremonies speaker to the Owned Judge said that Hereford kids know Respect, Leadership and Responsibility.  She asked if I thought all kids had that or just Hereford Kids.  I told her that it depends on the parents, but  yes Hereford Kids, farm kids have a little more, I think. Princess: "why?" I said do you think non farm kids go to the barn before school or right after school?  Do you think that during a bad snow storm do non farm kids go and roll out straw and check on animals and get up in the middle of the night to check on calving?  I asked do you think that non farm kids have to stand in the school parking lot to beat off cow poop from their school shoes because they ran to the barn on the way to the car to see a new calf?  Then she said "Good Night".  I think it gave her something to think about.  I did not write that to make anyone mad, farm life is not for everyone, and not everyone can live on a farm, I am just thankful to the Lord that we get to raise our 4 kids on the farm, in all it's mud, blood, sweat and tears!

Have A Great Day:)