Preg-checkin'

Tuesday we played hookie from work & school - it was time to work the cows. I'm sure you've already seen the pictures of Seth's day - kind of cool. Here are a few more from the day.

Shelby is in the blue coat & Jim in the black hat.

Beautiful morning!

Shelby & her friend Sierra - working & playing

They aren't anything alike are they??

Mara - I tried to get a pix of Seth for ya, LOL

My man - isn't he handsome? Jim works harder than anyone I know. He had worked all night Monday & then worked with the cows Tuesday.

It was a hard work - at least for the guys, but a pretty great day for me - I love getting to stay home and help. Oh, and the cows pregged up pretty good too! - Do I sound like a rancher's wife yet? LOL

More that 1 kind of education

O.K. - I lecture my kids all the time on how important school is, and we don't let them miss very often at all. It is a little easier to miss school before they reach high school, so the plan today was for Shelby to help us with the cattle. She talked her friend Sierra into coming with her and Seth announced to us that he made arrangements to be here to help also. I wasn't sure if that was a good idea, but we went with it - Megan was the only good kid that went to school today. Seth had been talking lately about becoming a veterinarian when he grows up. Jim mentioned to J.V. today that he thought it would be cool if Seth had the chance to preg-check a cow. For my city friends - you may not want to continue - gross pictures to follow! When there were just 3 or 4 cows left in the big bunch, J.V. looked at Seth and said " Get a glove on Seth" - I think my boy was a little shocked, but jumped right in - literally!

There are definitely things you can't learn in school - check out the future Dr. Stoor!!!

My Cake

Check this out - my cake is famous. My sis-in-law Jodie sells this fancy french cookware - DeMarle. I was playing around with it last year and made a cake for the ward party. I thought - "I should take a picture and send it to Jodie", so I did, and now my cake is famous - well not really, but kind of cool to see it on the websites!

http://www.imakenews.com/demarleathome/index000471431.cfm?x=bhts1nr,bgt0nV8L

http://heatherwang.blogspot.com/2009/10/candy-corn-cake.html

"Don't focus on what you lack, focus on what you have, and be grateful."

"We show our gratitude by living, acting, and saying what He would have us do."

"To live with gratitude in our hearts is to touch heaven."

Thomas S. Monson