Knolltop Farm Wife

This is my favorite picture from Dairy Days last week, me an my three teenagers. Where's Jake? Not winning showmanship!

Good Morning from a cool, cloudy and busy knolltop. As you know we're at the show this week, but I wanted to take a minute and post something this morning. Yesterday was the 4-H show and the kids did okay. Let's just say I won't have to make two trips with the truck and trailer, one for cows and the other for trophies. But they had a good time yesterday. I'll post a few pictures after this post. But really, you need to go to Dairy Agenda Today and check out the pictures on my blog over there. Jake out did himself yesterday and he doesn't even know it. Luke and I had a great time watching him in the ring...and of course I took a bunch of pictures. Just go look! I'm headed back for the great dairy adventure today! Daycare centers from all over Lansing will bring their kids in to learn about the dairy industry....oh so much fun!

Good Morning from the sunny, cool Knolltop! I know, I know, I haven't blogged in a while, sorry about that! Everything and everyone is fine, just keep forgetting to do it after all the other tasks are done! We are headed to East Lansing this morning for the Summer show, Jake and Sarah will be taking a heifer each, Luke is their transportation back and forth to Grandmas and JW and I will drive back and forth to be here to milk morning and night. Busy? YES But oh so much fun! I'll try to keep you updated as the week progresses!

Good Morning from a cool Knolltop! It's be so nice the last few days, cool at night, sunny during the day! I love it. I haven't been blogging because there just hasn't been time. When I get done blogging on Dairy Agenda Today I have a million other things waiting. Like yesterday we painted the milkhouse....and it's waiting for a second coat today! I had all the kids out there working away, some are better than others at painting, but we got the job done and will have to go at it as soon as I get done here. Jake had his final game last night and they lost to Pittsford. He wasn't feeling all that well and you could see it. He's got Sarah's cold and cough and just doesn't have the energy he needed. But it was a nice night of baseball. Today after the kids get done with the milkhouse, I'm headed for a perm....and OH MY HEAVENS IT'S WAY OVERDUE! Can you tell I'm sick to death of my hair? I stick it in a pony tail everyday and don't ...

It's another gorgeous day on the Knolltop! We've had a string of beautiful days here lately! I just love it. The barn got white washed the other day and it looks so nice! Of course I made the whitewash guy pose for a picture for my blog. They do such a great job! We got everything moved out and yesterday everything was moved back in so now the barn is all back together and it's so much fun to milk in a white barn! Does it seem like I only have one kid? Yes, Jake has gotten a log of blog time lately, but honestly, he does the goofiest stuff! And he's not a teenager yet so he doesn't get all hung up about his picture being on the blog ....yet!

It's another beautiful morning here on the Knolltop. Yesterday my birthday was wonderful. Although we were busy getting ready for the whitewashing guy, I still had a great day. When I got home from the Godfrey picnic, Sarah had a birthday cake for me and the boys purchased a couple of John Deere shirts for me. One was a sweatshirt and the other a teeshirt. I love them! Thanks to everyone who sent me birthday wishes! This morning we cleaned out the rest of the barn and the white washing guy is out there working away. I've put the indians to work, they aren't happy about it, they are working on projects that have needed be done for a long time!

Good Morning from a sunny Knolltop! It's going to be another beautiful day here and we've got lots of work to do. The white washer will come tomorrow so we've got to get everything out of the barn today so they can clean it and paint it. I'm not looking forward to this! Then tonight Bobby and I will attend the Godfrey Farm Rural-Urban Picnic where the featured speaker will be Mike Cox, Michigan's Attorney General who has tossed his hat into the Governor's race ring. It should be interesting. I should get a great article out of this event as always. Yesterday we had lots of activity as always, but one camera worthy event was Jake, Sarah and Jake's friend Mason with the horse. Sarah and saddled the horse for the boys to ride and led Bud down the road for them. I didn't catch it until they were all done and pouring water on Bud to cool him off from the tough workout. Here's what I witnessed. Jake's cowboy hat was the biggest HOOT! That is one of B...