The Secret Ingredient preview...........

My youngest son is getting married this summer and I am headed to my future daughter-in-law's bridal shower.  This is so exciting!  I have picked out a special present for her and can't wait to give it to her.  I am also going to include a tradition gift that I started giving out to new brides some 10 years ago or so.  I love giving this gift and I would really like to share the story behind the gift with my readers.  This story goes back at least 20 years, so here's the background.  I was speaking at a Mother's Day brunch, and I choose to read a very touching story from the Reminisce Magazine about a special ingredient in a little tin can.  I had brought a little tin can with the special ingredient with me and gave it out as a prize after I read the story.  Then I forgot about it.  Years later, as I was cleaning out my Farmer's grandmothers house after she had passed away, I found the little tin can that I had giving away that day at the brunch.  She had won the prize and had kept the little tin can with the special ingredient on her stove all these years.  I was very touched.  And I decided right then that I had to give this as a gift to new brides.  I then went on a search for that magazine with the story in it, because the story makes the gift all that more special.  I know I did not throw it away, I distinctly remember putting it somewhere so I could find it later.  (To this day, I still have not found that magazine.)  So I decided to write my own story.  I remembered the basic plot behind the story and the important words, so I just winged it and came up with my own story.  Are you ready for my story of Bill and Glenda and the secret ingredient?  Now, as I said at the beginning, I am headed to the shower, so I'm thinking it might be best if I wait and share the story with everyone after the shower.  Who knows, she might read this and I don't want to spoil the moment now do I!  Besides, as usual, I have rattled on enough for today.  So please come back in a couple of days and I will share with you the secret ingredient in the little tin can. 

Weather...............

Today is picture sharing day again.  I was going to blog (OK, complain) about the weather and how I can't wait for warmer weather and no snow.   However, after watching the news and the destruction that the tornadoes are leaving in the south, I think I will just be thankful for my weather and just share pictures.  My heart goes out to those people that have lost so much. 

watching the storm come in as we are fixing fence.

feeding time

yeah, bare ground!!!

what are you lookin' at.....

time to fix fence

Got the Cow by the Tail

We are about halfway through calving, and things have been going pretty good, especially compared to last year.  Last year was the year of the backwards calves and I believe we had to pull 10 to 15 calves, which is not fun.  This year, so far, we have only pulled 3.  Last night we had to pull one.  The momma was a first year heifer, and her calf was BIG.  She was trying to have it on her own, but it was just not going to happen.  She would look at us with those big brown eyes, and it was like she was saying, "Can't you help me?",  "What the hell is going on?", "I want a spinal tap!", "Don't ever let those bulls next to me again!".  Ya, I know, can relate.  Anyways, we got her to the corral, and started the procedure.  Now my main job