Shuk Shuk, Come On Cows!!

Yesterday morning I was finishing up my last few things before the girls and I left for our busy day! The girls had their jackets on and were ready to go, Morgan decided to open the back door so she could look at the cows which made Riley so excieted she squeeled. Mogan flug the door open...and no cows! They were at the back side of the field. The girls instantly come to me for help. As all good mothers do I offered some assistance. There I was at 7am on the 21st of December dressing in my brand new Jonnie Boden black wool skirt, black turtle neck, new necklace and my tall black boots (huka boots as John and Morgan call them). I had to agree with the girls the cows were a long way off. So I proceded to shuk, shuk, shuk, the little saying my husband does when he puts cake out. The cows happy with thier wheat stubble just ingnored me and my pleads to come running. I resorted to trickery since bribery was not working. Again all dressed up on the back porch I began to beller as a new born calf would (bet you didn't know I knew how to do that). Again the cows ingnored me, so as a last resort I hit the panic button on my key chain. The horn on my car started honking and the lights began flashing! That got their attention, the cows came running...just in time for me to have to load the girls up and head to town. All in a days work for a farm wife!!!

On my way to town I started thinkning about how funny I would have looked to the neighbors if I had any! I started to think about when my sister and I were little. My parents always had a turkey or two, don't ask me why. When my sister and I would run out the front door to get on the bus the turkey would follow us out there. My mom would stand at the kitchen sink, open the window and gobble like a turkey, the turkey's curious as they were would quickly turn around and run back to the house. I can only imagine what the other kids on the bus and the bus driver thought!!

I Got Us A Place!

As most of you know I have spent my entire life on a farm. My parents farmed and ranched and my husband and I farm and ranch, it just in my blood. I got to have neighbors for a few years while I was in college but before I could finish my Master's Degree my husband got the itch for country living and it was no time before I was back on the farm. John and I were living in Lubbock about the time he got the itch. He had been home for the weekend working on the farm and I stayed in Lubbock, he came back one Sunday and said I think we should move home. We talked it over that week and thought we could make it work. Nothing set in stone, but we were ironing out some possibilities. The very next weekend John went home again to work on the farm and I stayed in Lubbock for clinicles. Sunday rolled around and John came back to Lubbock so very happy, he was so excited..Guess what my love, I got us a place! You are going to love it! It is 15 miles north of your parents and 15 miles south of mine! It is great. I quickly did a little figuring in my mind and new exactly which place John was talking about... John I asked isn't that a wheat field? Yes he replied but don't worry I used the lawn mower to mow down all the wheat and borrowed dad's tractor so I could move the trailer house in on our new place!! The scene from 8 seconds ran through my mind all week of Lane Frost pulling the mobile trailer next to his wives family! Well when the next weekend rolled around I finally got to see the place. It had a beautiful view and not a neighbor in sight. It felt good to know I was returning to farm life. A few short weeks later I waved good-bye to Lubbock and with a knot in my stomach I moved into my new, much smaller trailer house. Now 4 years later I am happy to report that we are about to relocate, not far just 2 miles down the road to our new home.


The Trailer



I love living in the country and I am happy to raise my children here. I don't mind the drive to town, it provides a great time for us all as a family to be together or for me to visit with the girls. I don't mind that when the wind blows I won't have Internet service. I don't mind that cows moooo at 3 in the morning. I don't mind the fact that a farmers work is never done. I miss being able to run to the store and get that one thing I forgot earlier. I miss not being able to run pick up dinner when I don't want to cook. I miss wonderful starbucks coffee at anytime of the day. But country life is a part of me that will never change.



Morgan has figured out how to combine city fun with country life. She loves her boots and jeans they are truly her most prized possession, but she would not think of leaving the house without her lipstick and hairbow! Riley loves boots too, especially her daddy's. Once she puts them on you can barely see her, she can't move in them but loves them just the same. Riley also loves her bow mostly taking it out, but I am working on her. As for the lipstick I am trying to keep that a secret for now!




Yes we are lucky to be a farm family, sometimes I forget the advantages of raising my children as country kids.

1 Mipeemipee

Ok so I spent the entire eveinging hidding in my own house, don't worry no one was trying to get me, but two little girls were looking for me. Morgan loves to play hide-n-seek. She goes to hide her eyes and than counts 1 mipeemipee (mississippi), 2 mipeemipee, 3 mipeemipee... than her and Riley come try to find me. When they get close I jump out and say BOOO they love it! They scream, jump, and than come running over to me for huggs and kisses, they think it is so much fun, and you know what so do I.

We had a great weekend, we all loaded up and went to Lubbock where we met up with the Howards and the Pipkins. We had a wonderful dinner at Abuelos which went suprisingly well since there were 6 children at the table. Than we went and looked at Christmas lights and than it was off to ride the Polar Express. It was so much fun, I think I enjoyed it as much as the kids. I hated for the night to end everyone was having such a great time.

Befor we left on our great adventure Morgan and I were bored one day while Riley was napping so we made sugar cookies and iced them, correction Morgan ate the icing as fast as I was icing!!! They turned out cute for a non-talent cookie decorater and a 2 year old!! It got me thinking about my New Years Resolution. I hate them and never have one, but I do try to set fun goals for the New Year. This year I want to take a cookie decorating class, I also want to get a nice camera and learn to take really great pics!!!! Ok, so there they are, sort of boring, I know, and I realize my goals for 2010 are pretty self serving and will do nothing to contribute to society (unless you like cookies and good pictures) but they are my goals and I am going to enjoy trying to reach them. I hope since I have posted them for everyone to see you guys will keep me a little more accountable.

Merry Christmas!!

Celebration Time

The Christmas tree is up and fully decorated, the rest of the house is too!!! The gifts are wrapped and under the tree, and the holiday menu is planned! I have said it before and I must say it again I LOVE CHRISTMAS, I also love the reason for Christmas. To know that we have a Father who loves us so much that he sent His Son to die for our sins is such a comfort. I am a parent and I guess I don't understand the power of Gods love for us because I don't think I could send my child to do for us what Jesus did.

Thankfully we have had some snow it just seems more like Christmas when there is snow! Kye got to come down this weekend to see all of us and we took all three kids to see Santa. It was so funny they all started out crying and wanting to run away, before we were done they were all mostly happy, and I had to go back 2 or 3 times to get Morgan away from him. She decided she liked Santa, Riley never really warmed up to the Jolly man! Morgan told Santa she wanted a baby doll, WHAT!!!! I guess it is back to the toy store for this Santa! Riley all she wanted for Christmas was to get off Santa's lap! Kye was sort of on the same page with Riley. Mom and dad left today to take Kye home, we are really going to miss him!

This Saturday John and I are meeting some of our friends and their kids in Lubbock and we are all going to ride the Polar Express Christmas Train. It is a lot of fun I did it with the girls last year. You hear the Polar Express story, drink hot chocolate, meet Santa (hope that goes better!) and dance. I wish I could take my video camera because with a train full of children and parents I think there will be some very entertaining moments! I will try to post a few pictures when I can.