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Here's what happens on Frazzled Farm Wife's farm when the kids have their friends stay overnight......

The friend gets put to work too!

Courtney and Larae helped me sort a few pairs off to move to pasture. Hey, we take all the help that we can get around here.....thanks Larae!

My New Favorite Item

I just bought myself a Flat Wallet from Funbags and Accessories in the Watertown Mall. One of my best friends from high school owns the store and also the one in Brookings too.

I wasn't too sure about this when I bought it but absolutely LOVE it! Courtney talked me into buying her one too and she loves hers just as much as I love mine. It holds my checkbook, checkbook register, credit cards, cash, change and a pen too. There is still room for more if you need. My girlfriend (Jodi) even had lip gloss in hers. Go out and get yourself one ladies, you will love it...$24.99 for the one with the checkbook holder, $19.99 without the checkbook holder. If you get it at Funbags and Accessories, tell them that I sent you!

This and That

I FINALLY got my garden planted.....YIPEE! Not alot in it this year....spinach (which my kids LOVE), lettuce, brussel sprouts (never tried growing these before but my kids really like them), green beans, peas, cucumbers, dill, squash, tomatoes and green peppers. I hope to get some salsa made this year, we have none left....and hopefully some dill pickles too.



Courtney played Taps on her trumpet at a Memorial Day service today. She did very good and it was a great program. Jeremy and Chad....well, they were working while we attended the program. Courtney and I had to make a run for soybean seed as soon as the program was done, didn't even get to stick around and enjoy bars and coffee.



Courtney's relay team didn't qualify for the finals at the State Track meet but they did good and I did get to go watch her on Friday at the prelims. The rest of the kids did good too, unfortunately nobody placed so we didn't even get any points. Oh well, having 11 kids out of the 20 kids out for track qualify for the State Meet is GREAT!



More work to do tomorrow....hopefully we can finish up with the planting this week. Both kids have dentist appointments tomorrow, the track awards program is tomorrow night and Courtney has a softball game tomorrow night too. Always on the go around here!! Hope you all had a good Memorial Day.

Calgon....take me away!

The corn is planted-whew! Started on soybeans yesterday. Almost all of the cows and calves have been hauled to pasture. I need a break!!!! Oh yeah, I just had one last weekend...oops. We have been putting in 12-14 hour days and it seems like it was weeks ago that I had a break.



Good news....got an e-mail yesterday letting us know that both Jeremy and Courtney made it on the South Dakota Shooting Sports Team. They will be competing at Nationals. Jeremy in Air Pistol and Courtney in .22 Pistol. This year the Nationals are in Grand Island, Nebraska. I guess we will be taking a vacation this summer after all!



I have some time tonight so I am off to sit in the hot tub......ahhhhhh!

Nolan and Kassidy

Nolan and Kassidy had their 8th grade graduation last week and I was lucky enough to sneak away from the farm for a little bit so I could attend the graduation. Nolan is our nephew (my sister is his mom) and Kassidy is our niece (Chad's brother is her dad) and they were both born on the same day....how cool is that??!! They are both awesome kids!Nolan and Kassidy!

Yeah Eric!

My brother graduated on Saturday. His degree is in Marketing and Management. I am so proud of him! If anybody knows of a job East River let me know!! Eric with Mom and Grandma.
The 4 of us....Rochelle, Me,Eric and Cheryl
Doing our usual "goofy" stuff. We get kinda crazy when we all get together.
Eric with his nieces and nephews (except Jeremy, he had to stay home to help get the corn planted).
Pat (step-dad), Eric and Mom.

State Track Meet

Courtney's Medley Relay team (Lexi, Courtney, Dani and Tayler) qualified for the State Track meet. So, we have ONE more track meet left for the year.

It was a good meet, we had a few little showers come through but otherwise it was sunny the rest of the time and gorgeous out. Jeremy placed 8th in Shot Put and 6th in Discus (he threw his personal best for his track career) and Courtney's 4x100 relay team placed 7th, her medley relay team 2nd and she placed 3rd in Shot Put.

Chad was able to get some corn in yesterday and get some spraying done too.....YIPPEE.

My brother graduates from college tomorrow so Courtney and I are heading out to Rapid City today to be there for the ceremony tomorrow. We are taking my sister Rochelle and her 2 kids Nikki and Mitchell with us and my other sister Cheryl is coming with her husband and son Nolan and are also bringing my Grandma with them. Chad and Jeremy are staying home to hopefully get some more corn planted and some more spraying done! So.....it is going to be another BUSY weekend!