Monthly Archives: June 2013

Busy Day

The alarm went off at 2 and honestly I was already awake. I don’t think I even slept because I kept going over in my head what Kyle should pack and bring with him. He has to pack for the … Continue reading

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Kyle is heading back to New York

I read awhile ago that as you get older, your release more of this one chemical in your brain that literally makes you feel like time goes faster. OK, so let’s just say that’s true. Then why in the world … Continue reading

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In the field

Now I don’t know why eating any meal in the field tastes so much better, but take my word for it… it does. It could be something as simple as a sandwich and you would swear that it came from … Continue reading

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Good weather and Father’s Day

What good weather we had today. It didn’t rain, and it really didn’t even LOOK like it was going to rain. I mean, go figure! So it was a perfect day to finish the porch to seal it up. I … Continue reading

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Working on the porch Saturday

The fields were too wet for Daryl to get out in them, and with the next couple of weekends busy, we knew that we’d better get some things checked off our list. Now a lot of the things on our … Continue reading

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Congratulations to ..ME!

Well I finally did it! I ran my first 5K yesterday. YEA for me! It was called the Brat & Brew in a local town, and it’s their third year of doing this run. After you do the run what … Continue reading

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A breakthrough

We had a breakthrough tonight. Our little kitty, Pepper is a lot of work. She eats, screams, and then eats some more. Now I do like little kitties, but to be honest I’m kind of getting sick of having to … Continue reading

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Dairy Days in Fredericksburg, Iowa

Dairy Days in Fredericksburg, Iowa was this week and this year it took on a whole new meaning for me. Now if you’re not familiar with this celebration, it’s been going on for the past 89 years and the town … Continue reading

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Eggs

Eggs.  Well, we’ve got eggs. To be honest, we’ve got a LOT of eggs. I don’t know if the chickens don’t realize about the molting thing that their supposed to go through or what.. but we’ve got eggs. So the … Continue reading

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Farm stuff

The weather is still really crappy, I know – your’e surprised right? Anyway, there’s not that much to do in the fields because they are still so wet. Daryl went out today to just check them out, and he said … Continue reading

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