On Mother’s Day…

…nothing says love like chickensh*t! Let me explain…

2013-05-05 10.14.42

This year we celebrated a week early so we can be with our mothers in IL next weekend. We have a tradition in our family for Mother’s Day; full body massage, breakfast in bed, everyone working in the yard planting trees, vegetables, etc., nice dinner, but the best part is I get to clean the chicken coop that contains about 6 months worth of crap from our long, hard Wisconsin winter. Gotta admit there were a couple of times I almost lost my breakfast [note to self; next year eat AFTER!] but I got ‘er done. All three overloaded wheelbarrows full…

How about you? What will you do to honor your wife on Mother’s Day?

Dog Days Cat Nights

Dan Piraro writes:

I’ve lived with cats and with dogs and I like them both, but for very different reasons. Cats are much easier house guests since they don’t mind being left alone, they don’t have to be walked, and they don’t require too much attention. Unless you object to house guests who shred your furniture with their claws. Dogs are better if you want an excuse to get outside everyday whether it’s freezing cold and raining or not, if you like to play fetch and other games with non-human animals, and if you want a lot of one-on-one face time with someone who understands your  language but can’t speak a word of it. They both have their benefits and most people find life more enjoyable with a companion animal or twelve.

Continue reading

I love ewe…

Click image to enlarge...

Click image to enlarge…

Actually, this is a one of two new baby rams on our farm, but I couldn’t resist the title. My son wanted to bring him to school for show and tell, but this blog post is as close as the ram will get to his classroom…