It's hard to imagine that next Monday, we'll be back in school. #whyohwhy Tell me about it. We've enjoyed our summer. A lot. #nokidding Ha! To summerize our summer: Spent a few days in Flordia right after school let up... Continue Reading →
Last Saturday was the Open Show for our county fair. What that means is that anyone can register and show their dairy animals. That Friday was the youth show, so the 4-H/FFA kids got their animals ready and showed them.... Continue Reading →
Someday, we'll be done with all this crazy stuff. But not today CC Chanel and Nilla, just chilling together, enjoying the summer night.
We have one daughter who retired from showing cattle in 2016. She graduated from high school, took off to college, and never looked back. We have another daughter who retired from showing cattle in 2021. She graduated in 2018 and... Continue Reading →
Radical and INIlla and I Good morning to the readers and writers out there. It's a rainy, thundering mess out there today and we are to have a track and field day this morning. That is very much in doubt... Continue Reading →
As teachers, our busy time comes in streaks: The end of the grading periods, end of the school year, holidays, and the beginning of the school year. So, why not have both Irish Fest AND Iowa State Fair stuff in... Continue Reading →
Learning about Irish Cream Last weekend was the 16th Annual Iowa Irish Fest. The usual suspects were there: The Screaming Orphans, Gaelic Storm, the great food, smiles, laughter, but missing, my daughters. #WHAT Each messaged us, within minutes of each... Continue Reading →
For the past decade, perhaps a little longer, our summers have been dominated with Brown Swiss and cattle shows. When I graduated from college and got married, never did I think that this kind of thing would be in my... Continue Reading →
I remember a couple of times during the Challenge where I'd post "new baby" or "we got a baby' or my favorite, "Out baby is here!". #Ididnotknowyouwereexpecting That's because we are not expecting! 🙂 Our babies these last 10 years... Continue Reading →
The Life of a Conflicted Teacher 