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Finding Happiness Through Loss

November 1, 2017

1 Nov

This year has been tough. And as I dressed in black for the third time this year this past weekend, I couldn’t help but feel this year has been unfair. Suicide, cancer, car accident, three funerals that shouldn’t have happened continue to break my heart into a million pieces. I thought it couldn’t break anymore […]

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There’s Still Time to Signup

November 29, 2016

29 Nov

There’s Still time to signup for The Country Christmas Connection, but hurry! Signups will close 11/30 at 11:59 pm PST, that gives you almost two full days! So head over to my sign up post to get all the information you need by {Clicking Here}. Once you submit your form be sure to share on […]

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Celebrate Oregon Agriculture

March 17, 2016

17 Mar
Celebrate Oregon Agriculture

My celebration for National Agriculture Week began two weeks ago when I had the opportunity to represent the Oregon dairy industry in the Celebrate Oregon Agriculture video series. I had never done any television work, but the whole process was fun and couldn’t have come at a better time after finishing media training with the […]

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Celebrating 92 Years

January 30, 2016

30 Jan
Celebrating 92 Years

Today was spent celebrating 92 years with my Grandfather! Such a milestone and just brings so many wonderful memories with celebrating a wonderful man. While his health is not quite where he would like it to be and his mind often wanders every moment spent with him is such a valued treasure. As my last […]

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Five Years of Blogging

December 8, 2015

8 Dec

Five years ago today, I sat down and wrote my first blog post. 140 total blog posts later and a presence on every social media, I can honestly say this whole idea has been an awesome ride. This platform has been so much fun to give a voice to the passion and dedication I truly […]

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Lessons Taught by Cows

June 29, 2015

29 Jun

I struggled to pick a topic to write for this guest blog post. There are so many different directions I could go, being a wife, mother and dairy farmer. A friend asked me, “What do you want people to know about dairy farming?” I want people to know that while dairy farming is a business, […]

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Hypothetical Kids

June 22, 2015

22 Jun

When Kris and I were deciding to buy the farm, we didn’t have any kids yet, but we did have a list of reasons why we wanted to raise our hypothetical kids on a farm. We were both raised on dairy farms, and we wanted that same kind of upbringing for our kids. We wanted […]

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FarmHer Dilemma #1

June 19, 2015

19 Jun

You know you’ve had a “good” week when you end up doing the laundry earlier than normal. I usually do laundry on Sunday. It’s our down day and we just do the minimum amount of work required so we usually don’t end of going through too many changes of clothes. This week by today, Friday, […]

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Moms Just Ask for Help

June 17, 2015

17 Jun

Darleen was looking for a story about lessons learned being a mom and a dairy farmer. Immediately this exchange with a friend of mine came to mind. First of all, I think the most important message below is to reach out and ask for insight from the moms around you! I was so proud of […]

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How Do You Keep Farm Kids Clean?

June 8, 2015

8 Jun

When I met farmer, I was a single mother. I had a beautiful little blonde haired girl that was (still is) the center of my world. When we started dating, I remember taking “special” clothes for her to play in at the farm. I washed her hands constantly and she took a bath more than […]

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Dairy Farmer, Wife, Mama; I am passionate about my lifestyle and Guernsey Ladies.

Classification day for the Guernseys. Looking at e Classification day for the Guernseys. Looking at each cow individually her type (body) is evaluated. There are functional assets to how a cow is put together leading to a more productive animal. It also gives us important genetic information on how daughters of each bull are turning out. It’s an important day for registered herds. And just fun to have another set of eyes on the Ladies pointing out flaws and strengths.
…..We let the cows out to pasture! …..We let the cows out to pasture!
It looks and feel like Spring here. So guess what It looks and feel like Spring here. So guess what that means we did……?
Being at the mercy of Mother Nature is one of the Being at the mercy of Mother Nature is one of the hardest parts of farming. I’ve watched with almost envy as other parts of the nation flood with more rain than they can handle. While drought strikes and the west burns and we wish for any amount of rainfall. If only there was a way to balance it all get and give each region exactly what they need. But that is certainly not how Mother Nature, or life for that matter works. So we rejoice with our first recordable rainfall in months. With hope for what it can do for our parched pastures.
Bedtime rumble in the pasture. There is a definite Bedtime rumble in the pasture. There is a definite herd hierarchy with the Ladies. It’s fun to watch their personalities come out in different situations. The pasture is usually just for fun, but don’t put it past one of the older ladies like Farrah here to put anyone in their place.
Seriously can’t get over the incredible views we Seriously can’t get over the incredible views we had of the Northern Lights last night. We never see them in Oregon so this was a special treat! Even turned off the barn lights after this and headed out into the pasture to get an amazing view.
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Thanks for all your great help with naming this group of calves. We went with: Gorgeous - Glamorous Lotus - LiatrisSplendor - SwankyCharlotte - ClaudetteMyrtle - MullberryCiara - CeceEverly - EmberJayda - JayleenBuddy - Bond (007)Rerun - RewardBabble - Bubbles ... See MoreSee Less
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Classification day for the Guernseys. Looking at each cow individually her type (body) is evaluated. There are functional assets to how a cow is put together leading to a more productive animal. It also gives us important genetic information on how daughters of each bull are turning out. It’s an important day for registered herds. And just fun to have another set of eyes on the Ladies pointing out flaws and strengths. ... See MoreSee Less
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We’ve got another group of calves it’s time to register and give them their official names. Reminder of how this works. The first letter must match from the Mothers name below. For example Myrtle hails from our floral M family with Magnolia, Marigold, Mistletoe and Mallow currently in the herd (so break out your botanical knowledge!) Give me your best suggestions for: Gorgeous LotusSplendorCharlotteMyrtleCiaraJaydaRerunBabble ... See MoreSee Less
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I know I’ve been pretty quiet in this space lately. But my favorite consequence of being in this social media space is the amazing people it’s connected me to like Cody from Foggy Bottoms Boys. A whirlwind spring break combo work trip landed us at their farm and then to @Jerseyscoops for some seriously delicious ice cream. These guys are doing amazing things and it’s so exciting to see their success. ... See MoreSee Less
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It looks and feel like Spring here. So guess what that means we did……? ... See MoreSee Less
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