While I Work

While working every weekend has it's advantages and disadvantages, the pictures I receive from Travis of the kids fall into the *priceless* category. I'll star this one for a while:

Why the helmet? Travis thought with Adalynn's recent track record, Safety First! Now that's thinkin' with the thinker'.

This, I support.

Although I have come to terms with the facts of life, i.e. it is not my time to have a barrel horse, I have to admire, and fully support, this chick's recent blog entry. I realize that while I drooled and whined and weedled as I read this, not everyone will, and I'm fully ok with that. A Barrel Racer's Letter to Santa (except swap #5 with #1. and then it would be totally me. and really, although Cindy would look GREAT in #2 and #3, i really think it would look even better on Kitty (4th horse down.) don'tya think? she could totally be a #5 turned #1.)

Another Boo

Dog-gone tables jumped in Adalynn's way again, producing this lovely laceration complete with shiner. (she's got this thing lately for only getting her picture taken in prone. don't know where she got it from. kids.)

So. That's what's going on with us at the moment. Besides the USB thingy I use to download pictures croaked, and in this household we are too busy getting ready for Christmas, sewing cloth diapers (i feel oddly productive. never thought that poop catchers could help me feel like a functional member of society. but they do.), Cindy, buying 16 acres, the dogs, kids, attending 10yr class reunions (seriously, 10yrs?), working, eating leftover turkey...well, fixing it just hasn't happened. Ya know. So we'll have to be down with bad cell phone pictures and a Thanksgiving header for a bit. But soon, we'll get all our ducks in a row again. Really. Or at least look like they are.

Adalynn and her Baby

Someday she's gonna be one heckuva mother.

The sweet 'lil chip off the 'ole block.

-wink-

Read the Fine Print.

While perusing Craigslist this morning, specifically the "Farm & Garden" section (we're regulars.), I came across this:

Grass fed beef for sale $1.79 per pound (North Door / New Salem)

Grass Fed Beef For Sale,

Happy Cows Come From New Salem and North Dorr

Raised on pasture, grain, and hay. Watered from an artesian well. No growth hormones. The meat is available in quarters, halves, or wholes. You may want to split it with some of your family members or friends. Hanging weight will be approximately 800 pounds per whole. Actual hanging weight will vary and will be given at time of slaughter. Our beef will be processed at Byron Center Meats in Byron Center, Michigan. They have a great, new facility. (only 2 year old) All of the meat will be processed into cuts per your request, labelled, vacuum packed, boxed up, and froze for pick up. You can check out their website at www.byroncentermeats.com or call at (616) 878-1578

„P 1.79/lb. per pound hanging weight (includes butchering fee)

„P You pay processing cost at Byron Meats

„P $.45/lb. whole or half processing.

„P $.48/lb. for split halves processing

The beef animals will be ready starting in December through spring. We will need a $100 deposit when placing your order and full payment must be made before picking up your meat.

Contact: ........

I'm not gonna lie. Initially, I was interested. We are almost out of our beef from last year, we LOVED it, and want more. While we can't grow our own yet we would like to get another grass fed, no hormones, no antibiotics, BeeF. MMmmm.

Then I read it again, and this caught my eyeball:

Raised on pasture, grain, and hay.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? Grass-fed, yes. But not exclusively! And to title it Grass fed beef for sale, they are intentionally marketing to people who are searching for the "grass-fed" piece, who are aware of the benefits of exclusively grass-fed, healthy, happy meat. Mean People!