Life
Livin' Life
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Wisdom and Words from my Mom
Today is my moms birthday. I told my Farmer a few days ago that it was coming up. He, being the thoughtful person that he is, asked if I wanted to do anything. Like go out to dinner or something. I said no, I’d be fine. Then this morning, as Facebook popped up a memory (dang Facebook), I was not. The memory was pictures of the last birthday we celebrated with my mom. The pictures were of her with two of her great grandchildren. Yes, the tears flowed. Yet that picture made me ponder her life and made me once again feel grateful for my time with her. I learned…
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A trip off the farm puts a smile on this Farmers wife.
We ran away from the farm the other day and went to the big city over night. When you are married to a farmer, this is considered a vacation. A mini-vacation, but still a vacation. It was the first time I have been off the farm in a long time. The first chance to just wander around and shop at my leisure. (well, not totally my leisure since my Farmer was along) It felt so wonderful. We were gone from the farm 32 hours. Really. That is huge for us. With most of our mini vacations I am lucky if we are gone 22 hours. Longer than that is rare. …
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The Difference between a Farmer and a Rancher.
What is the difference between a farmer and a rancher? I hear this question a lot. In my blog posts, I am always going back and forth when it comes to calling our place a farm or a ranch. Which, for some people, might seem confusing. We grow crops and we have cows. Both a farmer and a rancher can have cows and either can grow crops. So lets see if I can clear things up, clear as mud anyhow, when it comes to telling if a person is a farmer or a rancher and why I know my Farmer is a farmer. A Farmer or a Rancher. Here are…
