March 2014

Howdy-

This month was a bit warmer than last month, so the girls have enjoyed playing outside more. We got a puppy a couple weeks ago that they have been having fun with. Charlie (Hannah came up with the name) is a bit too excitable for Nicole, she doesn't think too much of him jumping up on her, but Hannah does pretty good with it. She likes to swing and slide with him, which he puts up with for a while. We'll see if we can survive the puppy stage...chewing, hauling stuff up to the deck, digging. :) He's a 1/2 border collie, 1/4 Australian shepherd, 1/4 boxer cross, just about 3 months old. We started calving on the 11th and have 7 so far, 6 more calves to come. So far it's been a pretty easy calving season, have had to pull one big calf, but each one is doing good. Rodney spent the past Wednesday through Saturday in Great Falls at the State FFA Convention. The teams placed 2nd in Mechanics and Sales and they won Parliamentary Procedure, so they're headed to Nationals the end of October! The new state FFA president, Brant, is from here, so Ruby Valley was heard quite often for being a small chapter. When the bus arrived back in town, they were escorted by a couple fire trucks and were met by quite a few parents/supporters cheering and honking their horns. Small town excitement :) Not much else has been happening, other than the daily life of living. Girls can't decide on what the baby will be (we aren't finding out): Nicole says girl and Hannah says it smells like a boy. They've both been able to feel it move, so that was exciting for them.

 

'Til next time-

Rodney, Amanda, Hannah and Nicole