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Trail Drive

August 29, 2020 / Monica Jacobson / 1 Comment

18 cowboys and cowgirls made for an easy trail drive this morning.

We woke up at 4:45 a.m. to get breakfast in, pack the lunch, and get the horses ready.

Crossing the highway, not one vehicle came down the road which was nice.

Kindred Spirit

August 28, 2020 / Monica Jacobson / 0 Comments

Had a lovely visitor today!

Well Read Mom

August 27, 2020 / Monica Jacobson / 0 Comments

We kicked off, “The Year of the Sister” tonight.

Each member that attended mentioned at least twice how appreciative they were that I was willing to host, it makes me think that sometimes we humans do things not realizing how important it is to others. May everyone reading this find fellowship, friends, and genuine sojourners on this journey of life to accompany them in growing closer to Christ to ultimately in the end attain Heaven!
I also need to thank my Dad and Andrew for providing childcare to make these evenings possible. It truly does take a village and a community to thrive!

Fastest Fence Fixer

August 26, 2020 / Monica Jacobson / 0 Comments

Fastest Fence Fixer in the West!

He just pounded in 4 fence posts and stapled the wires down in less than 10 minutes. I think he left smoke on the barbed wire. We had two herds decide to mix on Monday evening…so there was fence to fix. Grandpa was able to fix some yesterday and the children and I checked the rest of the fence yesterday evening.

Big brother showing little sister how to push the car.
💙💗💜

She let go and tried to take a step. I bet she stood up a hundred times today. I guess that’s how those little ones build muscles and balance for walking.

Selling Steers & Autumn Colors

August 25, 2020 / Monica Jacobson / 0 Comments

Here are some of the autumn colors in the garden & we sent our British White steers to the sale barn this evening.

Hoping to get a good price since we kept these fellas an extra 4 months to try to get the best price. They ate alot of feed so we are taking a risk there, but hopefully the markets are decent enough for a good price.

Hay Hauling

August 24, 2020 / Monica Jacobson / 0 Comments

Mary, Grandpa, and I, left the farmyard at 5:15 a.m. for an early start on hay hauling before the heat sets in… It’s been mostly in the 90s the past 7 days.

Once the sun was up, the fog looked really neat as it descended on the valley.

We helped with early morning chores since we were up and at ’em already.

On Sunday, he asked Andrew to help him make a surprise, chocolate chip cookies!!!!😋

Yesterday, Tracy came to drive Lilly with Lark. Her horse, Ashley is injured, so she asked to use Lark for some hayrides she’s giving.

Simon’s teacher was my teacher! She’s a very caring teacher that takes her job seriously. I meant to post this earlier, I thought it was neat that she took the time to send him a postcard before the school year began.

Queenship of Mary

August 22, 2020 / Monica Jacobson / 0 Comments

We enjoyed having Mass at St. Clement’s today! Life has been full of adventures. One of these adventures is named Ginger.

We really appreciate it when there’s a Mass we can walk to 😁

Our 4 year old brought his own missal without prompting. He’s very organized.

A wonderful, young, priest celebrated Mass.

Four healthy, lovely, children sleeping soundly, a happy, full days work completed, candlelight, and the end of the sunset. Heaven must be wonderful if it is better than this evening.

Meet Ginger. The men in our family just needed this farm to have a dog. Ginger needed a farm. Simon said, she’s nice, but she’s not Skipper. I said no, she’s not, and she will never be. Skipper had strengths, he was the fastest farm dog I’ve ever seen. He had energy and a work ethic that didn’t quit! Ginger is calmer, a lot slower, but over time, I told him, he’d find strengths in her he liked too.

Ginger is very sweet. Her temperament puts me in mind of Nana on the Walt Disney movie, Peter Pan.

First Day of Preschool!

August 20, 2020 / Monica Jacobson / 0 Comments

Ambrose began preschool today.

Ambrose’s preschool teacher was due to have a baby on August 15, his long term sub seems very welcoming and kind.

Standing!

August 19, 2020 / Monica Jacobson / 0 Comments

Earlier this week, this little lady started pulling herself up, she’s starting to be quite proficient at it!

2nd Grade

August 19, 2020 / Monica Jacobson / 1 Comment

This young boy is ready for second grade. We all joined him for breakfast. We all reminisced on this past summer. It was a full one. Life is so precious. Children grow up too fast. Tragedies happen, keep the good memories, and one must persevere and carry on.