Month: March 2012
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Calving Season Suppers
Once calving season is in full swing, the thought of fixing supper gets to be a drag and a hassle. Since my energy and concentration starts to dwindle around suppertime, I try to simplify feeding my family by relying heavily on my crockpot to do a lot of my cooking for me (actually I have two crockpots)….
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Coffee Cake in a Cup
Have you ever had a craving for just a piece of chocolate cake but didn’t want to make a whole cake that’s not only hard to stay away from but also dirties up a lot of dishes? I discovered the perfect solution to such dilemma from our former Extension 4-H Youth Educator. She demonstrated to…
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Calving 2012
Over the past week and a half, some of our kids’ cows finally had their calves and Wednesday, the most important cow in the whole herd finally calved. Annabelle, currently our only Hereford cow and the kids’ first bucket calf that started their herd, had her calf. Every calving season it’s a big deal in…
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Running Away From Writer’s Block
Having to produce a column every week and come up with something interesting to blog about can sometimes cause my brain to get stuck in a mental mud hole. I may have a wisp of an idea that I can’t seem to stir up enough humor or personal experiences to elaborate on my topic. Other…
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Taking Up a New Role: Guest Speaker
The last couple of months have been busy ones for me either preparing material for, or giving guest speaking presentations. In January, I trekked close to home to Spearfish and gave an hour long breakout session presentation to young couples attending the SD Young Farmers and Ranchers conference titled Communication: In and Out of the…
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Inventions That Make Chores Easier
Every time my husband creates an easier way to do chores I fall in love with him all over again. Feeding our heifers just got a TON easier as a result of my husband’s handiwork with his welder. Over the years we had talked about coming up with a better, safer way to fill and…