Guess what I did today?? Yes, I burned the roadside. I love burning old dead grasses and debris and waiting for the new grass push its way up through. The excitement as the fire races along the ground. I actually had to back burn today...cause the wind picked up pretty good, and the man said I had to. We used to say that because of my love of burning was why Doug had to be on the fire department. But now that I'm on the department as well...guess things are different, or should be different. I still like to watch things burn...but it is my job to put things out. Boo!
I have been busy cleaning up this place and Doug is busy cleaning up the new farm.
Katie is involved in a new project at the BACC (Branch Area Career Center). Tonight Erik is sucker spearing.
So now you are up to date with us...take care all...have a good spring break.
Be blessed~
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Friday, March 26, 2010
More...
Just a few more things...Erik is in full Auction mode...no wonder he is going to be an Auctioneer. He has been in Columbus City, IN the last two days at a huge swap meet/auction. He is in his glory down there. He has an auction tomorrow too nearby.
Yesterday was my nephew Edwardo's birthday. His real name in Ed or Edward, but since we spent one birthday at Don Pablo's Edwardo has stuck. So...Edwardo...HAPPY BIRTHDAY...btw...E.T. says Hi...(inside joke). Love you bunches!!!
Ok really...that is all for now. <3
Yesterday was my nephew Edwardo's birthday. His real name in Ed or Edward, but since we spent one birthday at Don Pablo's Edwardo has stuck. So...Edwardo...HAPPY BIRTHDAY...btw...E.T. says Hi...(inside joke). Love you bunches!!!
Ok really...that is all for now. <3
Hi All...
Well it's been a long time since I updated. Sorry to my faithful followers...all two of you. :)
I have to remember when I last updated. The kids had gone to weigh in their steers and did great on their own...no parental help...which was awesome. We had a really early Easter dinner. There have been testing, chiropractic appointments, physical therapy (which by the way, I have been released from...guess that means everything is ok...only that my upper arm still goes numb at least once a day?!?) , voice lessons, riding, riding and more riding Mr. Chip. Finished up a bible study...Beth Moore's study of John. I have to say...fantastic. It was so interesting to learn more about the disciple who lived such a full life, and wrote so many books of the bible.
Today I am going to give blood. Not the normal give a pint, I do the kind where they take your blood, spin it out and take out the platelets and put it back in your body. It takes most about 2 hours to do it...but because I must be part vampire, I can do it in about one hour and 15 minutes. Fun times!! :)
Tomorrow, Katie's 4-H group is having a pancake breakfast at the Applebees in Marshall. She has sold about 20 tickets so far. Cost is $5 in advance and $6 at the door. Their horse club is quite big, so they plan to net this fundraiser at about $1500, which is really good!
Nothing else now...got to keep running.
Have a fabulous weekend all...and be blessed!
I have to remember when I last updated. The kids had gone to weigh in their steers and did great on their own...no parental help...which was awesome. We had a really early Easter dinner. There have been testing, chiropractic appointments, physical therapy (which by the way, I have been released from...guess that means everything is ok...only that my upper arm still goes numb at least once a day?!?) , voice lessons, riding, riding and more riding Mr. Chip. Finished up a bible study...Beth Moore's study of John. I have to say...fantastic. It was so interesting to learn more about the disciple who lived such a full life, and wrote so many books of the bible.
Today I am going to give blood. Not the normal give a pint, I do the kind where they take your blood, spin it out and take out the platelets and put it back in your body. It takes most about 2 hours to do it...but because I must be part vampire, I can do it in about one hour and 15 minutes. Fun times!! :)
Tomorrow, Katie's 4-H group is having a pancake breakfast at the Applebees in Marshall. She has sold about 20 tickets so far. Cost is $5 in advance and $6 at the door. Their horse club is quite big, so they plan to net this fundraiser at about $1500, which is really good!
Nothing else now...got to keep running.
Have a fabulous weekend all...and be blessed!
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Weigh-In
So today was weigh-in for the steers. Erik's weighed 784 and Katie's 624. We obviously have some work to do to buff these guys up by August. Never fear, we always do a good job getting them ready by then.
I am curious to see what the other calves that were purchased from G & G Geese's weigh. I did hear about one this morning in the 800's. There are two more out there, we will find out on Monday.
Not doing too much today, just laundry...and the ever going battle with those lady beetles!!!
Take care all...be blessed.
I am curious to see what the other calves that were purchased from G & G Geese's weigh. I did hear about one this morning in the 800's. There are two more out there, we will find out on Monday.
Not doing too much today, just laundry...and the ever going battle with those lady beetles!!!
Take care all...be blessed.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Clouds...
Hi all. It is a cloudy day here at Myers Farms. Nevertheless, the lady beetles are alive and well inside of our house. Any of those reading this that don't know what they are...please visit...you can go as nutty as I am with them. :)
This week has been going along without too much excitement. The usual meetings, classes, and running that go along with it all. We are home for the much of the day, then tonight we will venture to East Lansing to the Stallion Expo. and attend the Michigan High School Rodeo,. We haven't gone to this in several years, so we are excited to go again.
Tomorrow we have weigh-in for our 4-H steers. It will be interesting to see what the calves weigh. I think I have a good idea what Erik's will be. Katie's steer is puzzling me, he was the last calf born last year, but has a nice frame, so it's throwing me off. We always throw out guesses and see who is closest. Maybe the person furthest from the actually weight this year will be required to make a batch of cookies or something fun like that. :)
I will let you all know what the weigh-in brings. Erik too has plans for tomorrow following weigh-in. There is the first auction in the area being held, actually just down the street from our house...so you know where he will be for the day.
Well you are up to date with us. Maybe I will open a window or two today and encourage the lady beetles to fly, fly away. As long as they don't tell their friends on the outside to come in.
Have a great day all...be blessed!
This week has been going along without too much excitement. The usual meetings, classes, and running that go along with it all. We are home for the much of the day, then tonight we will venture to East Lansing to the Stallion Expo. and attend the Michigan High School Rodeo,. We haven't gone to this in several years, so we are excited to go again.
Tomorrow we have weigh-in for our 4-H steers. It will be interesting to see what the calves weigh. I think I have a good idea what Erik's will be. Katie's steer is puzzling me, he was the last calf born last year, but has a nice frame, so it's throwing me off. We always throw out guesses and see who is closest. Maybe the person furthest from the actually weight this year will be required to make a batch of cookies or something fun like that. :)
I will let you all know what the weigh-in brings. Erik too has plans for tomorrow following weigh-in. There is the first auction in the area being held, actually just down the street from our house...so you know where he will be for the day.
Well you are up to date with us. Maybe I will open a window or two today and encourage the lady beetles to fly, fly away. As long as they don't tell their friends on the outside to come in.
Have a great day all...be blessed!
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Sunny Days
What a gorgeous day we have today. The sun is shining the birds are chirping, and we have fired up the grill with a pork roast for dinner. Actually I am cooking it for my mom on our Holland Grill (advertising plug!). I am cooking that and some potato supreme (like a cheesy potato dish). I will take those two items and my family over to G & G Geese's house to eat with them later on. They all are busy processing a harvested bovine to acquire more substance for a later date. :) That was for you Miss B! We have enough so we are not acquiring any further substance at this time.
Erik took Katie up to ride Mr. Chip. Then he is coming back to prep a tractor that he has sold. Katie, while up there, is going to wash Chip's tail. Is is nasty dirty...so she will have a time getting it cleaned up. Meanwhile, I have to pull through my house and get to the top or find bottom...however you want to put it. It seems when you are away for a while, even when you have all the laundry caught up before you go everything multiplies quickly. I know I just got back from a trip....but now I need a vacation!!
Thursday, I went with a friend slightly north east of Indianapolis to a speaking engagement she had at the Boone County Fairgrounds. I was her chauffeur. We left at 2:30 and got back shortly after midnight. I was able to sleep in the next morning. My friend, however could not. She was back up at 3 am doing her writing column and then hitting the barn to assist with milking chores. This lady does a terrific job moving an audience. She was listed as a humorist. That actually made her laugh. Her speech did have some laughs thrown in, but she makes an incredible point that our Ag industry cannot sit by as the new policies come through and watch them be passed without a fight. That our manure now is too potent, our hog crates too confining, and any drop of herbicide is too toxic. She asks that we, as those part of the Ag industry, speak up and give information and tell your story instead of staying silent. If you want to read some of her postings or find out how you too could have her speak at your event, google her at Melissa Hart, Knolltop Farm Wife. She also writes for other publications that you should be able to find with a search.
Well I should keep moving. Enjoy your day all!!
Be Blessed~
Erik took Katie up to ride Mr. Chip. Then he is coming back to prep a tractor that he has sold. Katie, while up there, is going to wash Chip's tail. Is is nasty dirty...so she will have a time getting it cleaned up. Meanwhile, I have to pull through my house and get to the top or find bottom...however you want to put it. It seems when you are away for a while, even when you have all the laundry caught up before you go everything multiplies quickly. I know I just got back from a trip....but now I need a vacation!!
Thursday, I went with a friend slightly north east of Indianapolis to a speaking engagement she had at the Boone County Fairgrounds. I was her chauffeur. We left at 2:30 and got back shortly after midnight. I was able to sleep in the next morning. My friend, however could not. She was back up at 3 am doing her writing column and then hitting the barn to assist with milking chores. This lady does a terrific job moving an audience. She was listed as a humorist. That actually made her laugh. Her speech did have some laughs thrown in, but she makes an incredible point that our Ag industry cannot sit by as the new policies come through and watch them be passed without a fight. That our manure now is too potent, our hog crates too confining, and any drop of herbicide is too toxic. She asks that we, as those part of the Ag industry, speak up and give information and tell your story instead of staying silent. If you want to read some of her postings or find out how you too could have her speak at your event, google her at Melissa Hart, Knolltop Farm Wife. She also writes for other publications that you should be able to find with a search.
Well I should keep moving. Enjoy your day all!!
Be Blessed~
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Home Sweet Home
Well...we are back from another adventure. We just spent 5 days at Walt Disney World. We took in all four theme parks, Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studio's, and Animal Kingdom. We also went to downtown Disney. Well to be truthful...it was a trip not a vacation. To me a trip is where you are going all the time and feeling like you have only so many hours in a day to see the sights. One must schedule reservations from eating to fast passes to ride a ride if you don't want to wait hours to do so.
A vacation is where you go, sit around on a beach. Your big decision of the day is where we might want to eat dinner that night, but not worrying that it may take some time. Another decision on a true vacation is how far to walk down the beach, or how long to lay on one side before flipping to the other for even sun. To me...that is a vacation!
We did get a day to lay in the sun on Monday. We hung around the beach at the Beach Club resort where we stayed. Katie stayed by the pool and swam. We also walked around the boardwalk a couple of times. Midway into the afternoon we took a ferry back to Hollywood Studio's to ride the Rockin' Roller coaster. We got there, went straight to the ride, and got fast passes. We then stood in line, rode it once then went back through with our fast passes. The last time we went through we rode in the front seat...it was a blast. After wandering back through HS we walked the couple of miles back to our hotel. We got back and cleaned up for our Dinner Reservations.
We ate at a "fine dining restaurant" uh (throat clearing) yeah! Why is it you wait 10x longer, even with reservations, everything takes effort, portions are smaller, and the price is higher?
And in the long run ,we all decided it wasn't worth it. Trust me, if we hadn't had the Disney meal plan, and have a bunch of points extra we wouldn't have wasted our time. The fillet was good, but I've had better. The appetizer was odd, and the dessert small. And we all know that is what most people are waiting for...right!!
But as a family we did have fun together. The kids bonded and did lots of things together. We got a ton of walking in...but ate enough to offset that. :) But truly it is good to be home.
We were so very fortunate to have some awesome friends do chores for us while we were gone. Thanks, BG and OBG!!! :) We love you lots!!!
Hope your week goes well and that you stay blessed! !~
A vacation is where you go, sit around on a beach. Your big decision of the day is where we might want to eat dinner that night, but not worrying that it may take some time. Another decision on a true vacation is how far to walk down the beach, or how long to lay on one side before flipping to the other for even sun. To me...that is a vacation!
We did get a day to lay in the sun on Monday. We hung around the beach at the Beach Club resort where we stayed. Katie stayed by the pool and swam. We also walked around the boardwalk a couple of times. Midway into the afternoon we took a ferry back to Hollywood Studio's to ride the Rockin' Roller coaster. We got there, went straight to the ride, and got fast passes. We then stood in line, rode it once then went back through with our fast passes. The last time we went through we rode in the front seat...it was a blast. After wandering back through HS we walked the couple of miles back to our hotel. We got back and cleaned up for our Dinner Reservations.
We ate at a "fine dining restaurant" uh (throat clearing) yeah! Why is it you wait 10x longer, even with reservations, everything takes effort, portions are smaller, and the price is higher?
And in the long run ,we all decided it wasn't worth it. Trust me, if we hadn't had the Disney meal plan, and have a bunch of points extra we wouldn't have wasted our time. The fillet was good, but I've had better. The appetizer was odd, and the dessert small. And we all know that is what most people are waiting for...right!!
But as a family we did have fun together. The kids bonded and did lots of things together. We got a ton of walking in...but ate enough to offset that. :) But truly it is good to be home.
We were so very fortunate to have some awesome friends do chores for us while we were gone. Thanks, BG and OBG!!! :) We love you lots!!!
Hope your week goes well and that you stay blessed! !~
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