Hi, guys,
It's a nice quiet afternoon and I could do some cobweb work, but this sounds better! Life continues on it's usual way this time of the year. Dave and Dad are busy with the ewe maturnity ward- which is full and overflowing. I think Rachael has about a dozen bottle lambs she is doing chores with, at least at last count. I still think lambs are my favorite little animal. They really do look like the Easter pictures and make one think spring is coming!
Some of you know that the farm has aquired a new (to us) truck for grain & etc. hauling (with more axles so no one has to worry so much about overload stops). Of course a part of my brain knows very well that they'll just put more on and probably still have to worry. Dad and I went to Minnesota last weekend to check it out. Dad and Terry went on from Marshall to look at it and I enjoyed hanging out with Tammy and Taylor ( and the fabric shop) while they were gone. Enjoyed the weekend tremendously, so thanks Tammy and Ter, and I truly hope you guys didn't catch my cold as a result of your hospitality!
Of course we were pretty excited to hear the grandkid situation is on the increase again. Jill and Dave, we were kind of expecting that some where along the line. I am paging through books looking for a baby quilt I like. If I find a candidate I'll send you a picture. Should I stick to shades of Jill's favorite lavender/purple?? Picking the fabrics is almost as much fun as sewing them.
Tammy, I haven't started on the fabric we found yet. I have to talk to Shirley about one part of that pattern I haven't figured out yet. So today, I'm just messing around with scrap fabric, and not really accomplishing anything.
Bobbie, I need a shopping trip!! Let me explain-- we had a nurses meeting yesterday and the biggie topic was a new dress code. It seem we are not allowed to wear denium of any type either at work, when teaching or even when representing the facility at workshops, etc. This pretty much leaves me with two pair of pants (both inheirited from Jeannie) for my teaching days. Both of them may well touch the floor which is another no no. Getting pretty darn picky I think. There were of course, lot of other stuff, but since I am not into tight tops, low necklines, and noserings I'm probably ok there. This includes all the office people, ward clerks, bosses and cleaning people. I guess they let the maintenance guys keep their jeans. Unfortunately they didn't give us a raise so we can buy new clothes, although they would like us to write our congressmen so we get an appropriate share of Obama's incentive $ to the state!
Jeez, didn't mean to get on the old soapbox!! Nothing much else to tell. Work continues the same although have been pretty busy with diabetic education-- lots of 40-50 yr old clients this past 2 months. Need to get my trainee ready to do some of this. Hope you are all hanging in there waiting for warmer weather. Kevin, I'm with you this year-- It can't come soon enough!!
Love, Mom
Zach designed a CO2 car for shop class. They had to carve the car from a block of wood. His teacher said it was the lightest car a student had ever carved. They raced across the gym floor. Zach's went 68 ft in under a second, therefore he won a trophy.
Rachael won first place in the science fair at school. She did a project called "How Manures Help Plants Grow". Dave helped her collect 4 different types of manure and Grandma gave her a recipe for "manure tea". She grew corn with the teas and the cow manure won. She now goes on to the Regional Science Fair in Mitchell.