Introducing Pippa!

Hi all...sorry it's been a while, but I realized I hadn't introduced everyone to our new addition to the family. It is our Lab puppy Pippa. She is coming up to 7 months and she is a delight. Dog obedience is going well, she is in her second session and will be working toward her Companion certificate upon completion of this session. We have had alot of fun with her. We put our beloved Shadow of nearly 12 years down the end of February, and seriously debated if we were going to be a dogless...and we couldn't do it. We looked around and spoke to different vets and decided to go out of state to get our little sweetie. She is really smart. She likes her walks and loves the water, but not so much our pool...it is too deep too fast. She even vacationed with us in Holland and hung out at our friends place and loved jumping waves at the Holland State Park I wanted to upload a picture but the ipad isn't letting me even though I have one as our screen saver. Where is my friend Bethany when I need her? (Hello Bethany in NC...we are praying for you!!) I will keep trying! Harvest is going well...these rainy days are busy too with clean up, fix up, and prep for the next day we run. Well, that is all for now, I'll try to be better on the updates...and as always...be blessed!!!

Posting

The new set up for the blog on my computer is not recognizing paragraph breaks and such, so forgive my solid block...but yeah for updates!!! :) Angie

Calhoun County Fair 2012 and Summer Time fun!

Hi all...well maybe this blog might actually let me post something! So here's hoping! Summer is coming to an end quickly. In July we had a fabulous graduation party for Katie...what a blessing it was to have all the many friends and family join us for the event. The Calhoun County fair has come and gone. This year was the first year only one project was taken to the fair, a steer named Emmett. He was a pretty nice steer and we thought he may do well. Katie has always had a dream in the back of her mind that she'd like to do well in the homegrown class for her grandpa. Well...not only did she do well this year...She WON Grand Champion homegrown with Mr. Emmett. We were floored and excited. In the regular market classes she sat second behind the overall Reserve Champion steer, so that too was exciting. Katie also ended up 6th overall in showmanship. Of course it made it harder to see him go...but you always have to keep your head about what he is raised for and his purpose in life. Katie also competed in the Calhoun County Fair Queen program and was honored to represent the fair as the second runner-up. She again was thrilled. Erik had fun at the fair even though he aged out of 4-H. He helped extensively build track and areas for the different events that took place in front of the grand stand. He also pulled semi and ended up 7th, attempted to have a truck in the mud bog, but it didn't stay running, and had a truck in the demo derby and ended up 2nd. The fuel pump cracked, otherwise I think he might have done even better. So that is an update with us. Katie starts College next Monday!!! If you are reading this I wish you well...and as always...be blessed! ~

A New Year...

As promised I am updating my blog. The last official blog I had written was after the fair, but for some odd reason it wouldn't post to my page. So I just went on with our life and as I was checking in with the other blogs I read, I thought I'd try it out again and I was back in business so here goes nothing.

Wow...the fall of 2011. It was a whirlwhind. Harvest went well...a few glitches with an employee leaving us, but it went safe, abundant and done a few weeks before Christmas.

Also this fall, as Katie began her senior year and also dual enrolled at KCC, Erik purchased a new house and moved in around the first of November. It was a bittersweet moment...to think the little man (ha ha ha) who layed his head here every night now is in a different place. But if you saw it...you'd be amazed. It is so stinkin cute. We had a good friend paint most all the rooms and Erik put his finishing touches with his antiques and treasures it is pretty sweet.

Erik hosted not only our Christmas/Birthday celebration, but New Years Eve. as well. We are so stinkin proud of him!!

Katie is going strong now in her second semester of KCC. She has all work done in her senior year but math which she does daily. For years Katie has talked of being a nurse, but after job shadowing at the hospital she found great respect and interest of sonography/ultrasound and is now looking to pursure a career in that direction.

Doug and I were able to sneak off to Palm Springs, California the first week of February...we had a great time.

We've since butchered and my brother Don is expected up here in the next few days to help with the cutting and we will be filling up the freezer with fresh beef...always a fun family bonding time.

That is all for now...I do hope this finds you all in good health...and as always...

Be blessed!!!

Test!!

It's been so long since I posted. I thought I'd try and see if one goes through...so here is goes!!

If this does, look for a follow-up soon!