I spend my days learning the balancing act of being Momma to two kiddos- AT HOME! Yes, we are home! Elijah has been home for two weeks today. And let me tell you- we are exhausted, the house is a disaster, our daughter had cookies for breakfast twice this week, my OCD is seriously causing me anxiety; and we wouldn't have it any other way! Elliette thinks her big brother is pretty much the ... Read More about These Days…
Spraying Season
Or at least for us it is. There are still farmers across the Midwest that haven't even started their planting season- or have just begun. Here in South Dakota a few weeks ago you could see planters rolling everywhere you looked. And then as fields were planted you began seeing less and less of them. And then you started to see sprayers sitting in fields ready to spray the crops. If you want to ... Read More about Spraying Season
What Planting Season?
This post should really be about farming. Really, it should be about Spring planting. But, to be really honest with you- I haven't set foot on the farm for more than about eight hours in the last four weeks. And even those eight hours were mainly because my brain needed a hospital break and I already had to be there for something or another so I decided to sit down and do my bookwork. But, in ... Read More about What Planting Season?
Welcome To The World…
It has definitely been a few weeks since my last blog post. Nearly four weeks! But, I do have a really, really good reason why... Someone decided he didn't quite want to wait until his due date. And came into the world early and a bit quietly on Easter Sunday. Quiet enough where I wanted to climb off the OR table during my C-section to see why he wasn't crying. Elijah Paul ... Read More about Welcome To The World…
Why We Don’t Get Summers Off
Depending on what type of farmer you are, you may get a bit more time off than others. If you don’t have any livestock, for example, you probably don’t need to worry about feeding them every single morning and night. Vacation days may be a bit more plentiful. If you only feed livestock at a certain time of year you probably don’t leave very often during that time. In our family, time off for ... Read More about Why We Don’t Get Summers Off