What a great morning!!!

I have to brag Bob is awesome!!

There is not very many 10 year olds that help like he does this summer he mowed 3 yards off and on ours, Nana and Papa's and sometimes Granny and Grandps.

He had to learn to fluff hay this year and when Jon left out for Hurricane Dolly he learned how to rake real fast because when he left Papa had cut 60 acres of hay. I know he is not my baby no more it does not seem. When Jon left seemed like he turned into the man of the house. I guess we watch to much John Wayne and Westerns around here. He helped me with everything and Papa too.


Earlier in the week it was sooooo cold. One morning it was a 15 down on the creek bottom. There is not very many 10 year olds who gets up and helps me chop ice for the horses and the show heifers(even though they are his heifers) and does not complain. Jon does all the chores at night with Bob's help and Bob and I do it in the morning. We also help Papa in the evenings when we are needed so sometimes I do all the chores down on the bottom and Jon stays and helps Papa.

I usually bust the ice while he mixes the feed. I guess it was Tuesday my arm got soaked and it was bus time so I had to beat it to Nana and Papa's so the kids could catch the bus and I got to open a early Christmas present to wear to work. Now I can laugh that day I could not. Ice water and 15 degrees is not fun. I also got to dig my shovel out of the water when I got home.

Today I am home it was so nice I got up fixed pancakes for the kids and Jon at 5:30. Put the kids on the bus and went and got the Christmas presents I had hid at Nana and Papa's house. It was about 58 degrees down on the creek bottom this morning so nice. I am going to go to Dutches Christmas Party today then pick up the kids and meet my sister so the kids can deliver the food we collected for the homeless shelter. Chief is getting a hair cut to day first time. Bill cut his Daddy's hair the first time and Bob's so we have to get Chief in before Bill retires on us. Then I have to run to Fayetteville tonight and get one more present and I am done. Yea!!!! I still have to wrap.

Have a good weekend!!!!!