Pigs and Basketball

My week has been filled with this....

We took 6 more semi loads out this morning.... 5 out last Wednesday....4 more next week and then we will be ready for new ones to arrive.

and this........

Jeremy played Monday night, Courtney last night, Courtney again tomorrow night and then finish off the week with Jeremy on Friday night again. The girls start districts next week!

I don't even have a free night this week because tonight the kids have 4-H and I have to be there to help out....we are doing a community service project.

Valentine's Day

Since Valentine's Day is just around the corner, I have a few questions for all of you...........Do you and your significant other exchange gifts?

What is your favorite gift to receive?

What is your favorite gift to give?

Do you spend the day or evening doing anything special?

Do you have a "special" valentines day story that you would like to share? If you do....please share it with us!

Bucket List

One Cowgirl at Cowgirl Confesssions has tagged me......

Corporate billionaire Edward Cole and working class mechanic Carter Chambers have nothing in common except for their terminal illnesses. While sharing a hospital room together, they decide to leave it and do all the things they have ever wanted to do before they die according to their bucket list.

Here is my bucket list:

1. Vacation on a Cruise with my hubby

2. Travel the United States by Pickup and Camper

3. Go on a Cruise with my hubby and several other couples (did you get that one Laurie!!)

4. Go to Las Vegas

5. Go to a Los Angeles Lakers game

I tag anyone that would like to participate..............

Sweet Sixteen

My "little" girl is celebrating her birthday today......she is now 16.....sweet sixteen....I can't believe it!

Happy Birthday Courtney.....I love you!

Courtney and one of her best friends, Larae. Larae turned 16 yesterday.

It's a Party!

I've been invited to a party......a Pampered Chef party.....but at my age you get excited being invited to ANY party!

My friend Laurie is having a Pamperd Chef party on Saturday. I went to one in December and bought a few things...one was the hamburger chopper you use when browning hamburger (not sure what it's "official"name is). Several of you had talked about it on your blogs so I took your advise and bought one and I absolutely LOVE it!

I am looking for your help.....what are your favorite Pampered Chef items....I need ideas on what to buy at this party.

It's a Sale!

It's a Sale.......A Livestock Sale that is!

We are hauling our calves to town today for the Sale tomorrow. We normally haul them the day of the sale but we load 5 more loads of hogs in the morning and wouldn't have time, so the calves are all "headin' to town" today.

We are hoping to get done loading hogs in time to get to town to watch the calves sell. It's always a good feeling to watch them sell and see how the hard work that we've put into them from the day they are born until now (almost 1 year later) pay off.

This and That

This weekend was a mixture of this and that....basketball, shooting sports volunteer work, Super Bowl and all the other "usual" things that go along with the farm.....chores etc.Friday night was Parents night for both the girls and boys basketball teams.....above in the center of the picture is us....Jeremy (with the knee brace), Me, Courtney (#14) and Chad.
Here is our niece Kassidy and her mom and dad, Bryon and Kristi. Kassidy is in the 8th grade and on the JV team.

Both the boys and girls teams won on Friday night and the girls also played on Saturday night, winning and bringing their record up to 13-4. The boys' record is now 8-8.

Sunday we had a pancake feed for a fundraiser for our Shooting Sports team. Above are the kids that showed up to work the early shift. Jeremy is in the bright yellow shirt, my nephew Nolan to his left and Courtney to the left of Nolan.

We finished off the weekend with a Super Bowl party here at our home with several of our good friends coming and brining lots of yummy food!