Happy 25th Birthday to

Our one and only son

Jeremy Kenneth

Chance of snow for our Thanksgiving Day

Over the river and thru the woods,
To grandmother's house we go;
The horse knows the way to carry the sleigh,
Thru the white and drifted snow, oh!

Over the river and thru the woods,
Oh, how the wind does blow!
It stings the toes and bites the nose,
As over the ground we go.

Over the river and thru the woods,
To have a first-rate play;
Oh, hear the bells ring, "Ting-a-ling-ling!"
Hurrah for Thanksgiving Day-ay!

Over the river and thru the wood,
Trot fast my dapple gray!
Spring over the ground,
Like a hunting hound!
For this is

Thanksgiving Day.

Over the river and through the woods,
And straight through the barnyard gate.
We seem to go extremely slow
It is so hard to wait!

Over the river and through the wood --
Now Grandmother's cap I spy!
Hurrah for the fun! Is the pudding done?
Hurrah for the pumpkin pie!

Over the river and thru the woods,
To grandmother's house we go;
The horse knows the way to carry the sleigh,
Thru the white and drifted snow, oh!

Over the river and thru the woods,
Oh, how the wind does blow!
It stings the toes and bites the nose,
As over the ground we go.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

May your stuffing be tasty,

May your turkey plump,

May your potatoes and gravy Have nary a lump.

May your yams be delicious,

And your pies take the prize,

And may your Thanksgiving dinner

Stay off your thighs!

Someone is wearing a promise ring

Congrats to Jeremy and Katie

LOVE YOU BOTH

Dad & Mom

What is a Promise Ring you ask -
A promise ring is a symbol of love and commitment made from one person to another.

It traditionally is given during dating when the relationship turns more serious.

When you give a promise ring, you are promising to love the recipient forever and to be faithful. Commonly, a promise ring is given before engagement

The Loading Chute

The loading chute we planned to build at the farm in Northport

but Thankfully never did

We have built here at our Farm in Cedar

Not sure how we functioned without one

Sure makes banding, tatooing, and loading cattle EASIER!!

Around the farm

Lunch time in the calve pen
Brisket Boy in the chute getting banded

Just so cute and now friendly we can pet and brush them now

Jeremy bonding...

HEAVY Frost on the pastures several mornings in a row now

For all you with children that love to see our blog pics

sorry I have not updated in awhile

November has been a month of

SUNSHINE and BEAUTIFUL

weather

So we have been OUTSIDE - -

We have been busy getting all the projects

that needed to get done before the ground freezes.

We still have a couple more to go

Today its raining so I am trying to get pics on here for you;-)

To all who Follow these guys

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Mom

Opening Day...

Good Job, Bambi!!

THANK YOU

I knew a man called him Sandy Kane

Few folks even knew his name

But a hero was he

Left a boy, came back a man

Still many just don't understand

About the reasons we are free

I can't forget the look in his eyes

Or the tears he cries

As he said these words to me

All gave some and some gave all

And some stood through for the red, white and blue

And some had to fall

And if you ever think of me

Think of all your liberties and recall

Some gave all

Now Sandy Kane is no longer here

But his words are oh so clear

As they echo through out our land

For all his friends who gave us all

Who stood the ground and took the fall

To help their fellow man

Love your country and live with pride

And don't forget those who died America can't you see

All gave some and some gave all

And some stood through for the red, white and blue

And some had to fall

And if you ever think of me

Think of all your liberties and recall

Some gave all

And if you ever think of me

Think of all your liberties and recall, yes recall

Some gave all

Lest We Forget

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgI8bta-7aw&feature=player_embedded

The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down Of the big lake they call Gitche Gumee

The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead When the skies of November turn gloomy.

With a load of iron ore - 26,000 tons more Than the Edmund Fitzgerald weighed empty

That good ship and true was a bone to be chewed When the gales of November came early

The ship was the pride of the American side Coming back from some mill in Wisconson

As the big freighters go it was bigger than most With a crew and the Captain well seasoned. Concluding some terms with a couple of steel firms When they left fully loaded for Cleveland

And later that night when the ships bell rang Could it be the North Wind they'd been feeling. The wind in the wires made a tattletale sound And a wave broke over the railing

And every man knew, as the Captain did, too, T'was the witch of November come stealing.

The dawn came late and the breakfast had to wait When the gales of November came slashing When afternoon came it was freezing rain In the face of a hurricane West Wind

When supper time came the old cook came on deck Saying fellows it's too rough to feed ya

At 7PM a main hatchway caved in He said fellas it's been good to know ya.

The Captain wired in he had water coming in And the good ship and crew was in peril

And later that night when his lights went out of sight Came the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Does anyone know where the love of God goes

When the words turn the minutes to hours

The searchers all say they'd have made Whitefish Bay If they'd fifteen more miles behind her. They might have split up or they might have capsized

They may have broke deep and took water

And all that remains is the faces and the names Of the wives and the sons and the daughters. Lake Huron rolls, Superior sings In the ruins of her ice water mansion

Old Michigan steams like a young man's dreams, The islands and bays are for sportsmen.

And farther below Lake Ontario Takes in what Lake Erie can send her

And the iron boats go as the mariners all know With the gales of November remembered.

In a musty old hall in Detroit they prayed In the Maritime Sailors' Cathedral

The church bell chimed, 'til it rang 29 times For each man on the Edmund Fitzgerald.

The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down Of the big lake they call Gitche Gumee

Superior, they say, never gives up her dead

When the gales of November come early

Harvest Moon

Our leaves are gone but

Tonights Moon...

BEAUTIFUL!

Fall Frenzy

Fence where loading chute will be

and pigs eventually
Water line trench into the shelter
for automatic waterers -

Trenchin & Fencin

Putting in the garden area

its now ready for fence

More fence

As cold weather sneaks in we have been using every

spare moment we can

putting up fence,

trenching water line etc....

Work keeps coming into the shop so

we work on farm things as time allows...

Now with shorter days

and with snow in the forcast

we are trying not to panic....

LOTS more to do before the ground freezes!