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1. July 11, 2014 - I Have Hay!

   And Rodney said, seeing me with my camera, “You like that thing, don’t you?”

1. July 10, 2014 - Watching Cows

   Watching cows is about as exciting as watching grass grow. Or golf. Cows don’t move around real fast in the field creating a lot of interesting viewing as a general rule. However, I’m watching cows for 30 minutes every morning and every evening when I put Glory Bee and Dumplin together so that Dumplin can do her heat tester job.

   This morning, no riding … Continued…

1. July 8, 2014 - The Cats Take Things into Their Own Hands

   Killer has been napping almost constantly up on this shelf where that hen was laying an egg every day. She’s quite frustrated, but the cat is happy!

1. July 5, 2014 - Guess What’s Missing?

   What was here but is now gone?

   Here’s a clue:

   I (finally) sold the Explorer. It’s gone!

1. July 2, 2014 - Telephone Poles

   I have telephone poles. I do not know why. They were here when I got here. In a couple fields, several poles. Robbie and Rodney started dragging them out tonight to make posts for the 16-foot gates I’m having delivered tonight.

1. July 1, 2014 - Disappointed

   Back to my bull problem. The guy with the Black Angus bull tried to load him two evenings in a row and can’t get him to load. (What, does he not want to see Glory Bee? Glory Bee’s feelings are hurt, let me tell you.) He doesn’t have another bull, but he’s going to try to find one for me. In the … Continued…

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• I don't know how the kitten found its way to my farm. Being dropped off is likely, sadly. I also wish people didn't do that! But since there he is, I can't turn my back on him.
  Suzanne McMinn on Unexpected Addition
• Sorry, but I must chastize poeple who think that "dropping off" a cat or a dog "in the country" ensures their continued well-being. Hope this is not how your newest little fellow "found" his way to you. I live on a little crossroad between two highways and it is so convenient for irresponsible people to DUMP pups and kittens and then roar off. This is how we "acquired" all of our farm animals/pets! Please people...THINK...doggies and cats want a "forever" home and if you can't or won't provide that...don't even think about bringing them into your home ~ walk away.
  emmachisett on Unexpected Addition
• Oh my goodness what a little cutie. Looks a lot like our Charlie when he was a baby.
  VictorianGirl on Unexpected Addition
• What a cute fur-baby!! IMO, I think an appropriate name would be ... Lucky. Either it was dropped near your home, or it really did rain kittens ~ This is the same way I acquired a kitten, when I lived in western N.Y. in the country. That one turned out to be a great companion & a very well behaved pet.
  nanaK on Unexpected Addition
• Have a safe trip! I know you're looking forward to seeing Weston!
  wkyangel on Unexpected Addition
• Congrats Weston!!!
  cindyinohio on Unexpected Addition
• THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED. The winner, drawn by random comment number, is #30, wormlady. Please email me at CITRcontact@yahoo.com with your full name and address!
  Suzanne McMinn on Famous Baby
• I think your philosophy is pretty sound. I have enjoyed reading about your kids over the years. I would love a copy of this book.
  burrhippie on Famous Baby
• I started a blog, because my young adult daughter told me I was doing Facebook wrong, and should be blogging instead. The world revolves around me, of course, so I don't share a lot about other people in it, and try to never say anything overly critical about others. My daughter has never complained about what I've shared about her, so presumably I've exercised good judgement. She also has a blog, and I get mentioned, but what she's said about me has also always been fine. If I win the book, I'll read it. Thanks for the opportunity to try to win. And I think you do a nice job of telling us some, but not too much about your kids. But of course, I live in a small town, and just assume everyone knows everything about everyone else.
  wormlady on Famous Baby
• I didn't start blogging until my kids were adults but they appear on my friends and family only blog. One reads it and the other doesn't. I think a comment I made actually changed a behavior that bugged the other three of us for years. A good thing which talking hadn't fixed. Or maybe it was just a matter of time/ maturation. I never felt this blog overdid the kid information.
  Windswept Farm on Famous Baby
• I think you have done an excellent job giving us a small peek into your children's lives...just enough so we knew who you were talking about, but not so much that it was a complete invasion of their privacy.
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