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We have all done it..plugged the pump..so why isn't Jesse smiling? He actually got off easier this time than another time I remember.

Thinking of Grandpa

Today would have been Grandpa's 84th birthday... We are thinking of you Dad.

Psycows for Sarah

This past Saturday and Sunday was our big bike marathon, from Sussex to Saint John and back, for Multiple Sclerosis. This is our third year, and the second year as a team. Sheila, Bruce, Tanya, and Jesse biked the first year and for the second year we decided to form a team and we called ourselves the Psycows. Victoria biked with us the second year, and this year Tanya's sister in law, Maria took her place. I think Maria will be a permanent part of the team. Carrie wasn't in our team, but she did bike along with us, from Sussex to Norton.


Last year, our first year as a team, we won the trophy for second place in team fundraising. Here is Bruce with our Silver trophy, as we had to hand it back in.


This year we now had another goal, and we achieved it..First place! So here we are with our Gold trophy.
Here is a pic of Jesse, played out. He has been trying to keep up with his Dad, but can't seem to do it.

Here we are on the return trip, Bruce & Jesse at the finish line, Tanya & Maria just after finishing, and Sheila after finishing.Keep in mind that Bruce crossed first, then went back to get Jesse. Maybe he is helping him across??



We were happy that we could have all the grandchildren come and see us at the finish line, in their Psycow shirts. Stacy spent most of Friday evening making the shirts for them. And special mention to Ashley, Jesse's girlfriend, who made the trip from Truro to volunteer this weekend. She looked after the Hammond River rest stop, and rang her cow bell faithfully as our team showed up.
And finally we have a pic of Jesse, Bruce, & Tanya, in their new Club 2000 bike outfits. You really have to see it to appreciate it!

Mitham's Vacation Farm

Bruce's good buddy Jim came to visit this past weekend. He was bringing his son David down from Ottawa for his second summer of the farm experience of working hard for a living. Jim got to work hard too, as he helped with moving Grandma, feeding the cows, landscaping around the new chicken barn, and even got to help Bruce train for his upcoming bicycle marathon for M-S.


Here is a pic of Jesse & David busy in the milking parlour.

Grandma on the Move

This past weekend Sheila & Bruce helped Mom finish moving out of her house that she loved so much. It was sad, with many, many memories for all of us, but Mom is happy that the new owners share her love of the birds that Mom has looked after so well for the past 19 1/2 years.

Mom will live in a house near the farm, that will be Jesse's home, until her new place in Hampton is ready.

Which might be a bit as you can see that only the footing is poured.

Happy Birthday Stacy

Today our redhead turns 24. Yikes... And some of us still haven't figured out where we got her. Stacy is famous for sayings like "What's a load on?", and "You gotta live here to get it!"
Happy Birthday Stacy!!

Cages

We all worked on the cages the other day when they arrived from Germany. Here are a few pics, including one of Jesse, Victoria, & Bruce hard at work, and Sarah, who seems to be on a mission. Thew last pic shows the barn, and gives you the idea that there is still lots to do.

Also last week

Also last week we got lots of mowing and harvesting done. We filled a silo with a good crop of clover and grass. I also got most of the barley sprayed and all of the corn. Here is a pic of Bruce spraying the corn, and also 2 of him harvesting. No pics of anybody mowing, but I included one of Sarah milking with a bit of help.

Getting ready for Cement

First, I want to say how fast these pictures that Jesse took with his cellphone uploaded to the blog. Gotta get me one of those phones. But I am still waiting for the pic of the finished cement and I am getting heat for not updating the blog. So here we are jackhammering out the old cow stalls, and in the second picture we are ready for the cement which actually came last Wednesday

Bruce milking a cow

For Fathers Day, I put a pic of Bruce milking a cow. It's not a real cow, and the teats are kinda of a little far forward, but hey, it is in the kitchen and near a bottle of wine, so life is good!

House for Sale

Today we are looking for buyers for this beautiful house in Bathmen, Holland. The house is located on a pretty cobblestone street, near the center of town, close to restaurants, cheese shops, and of course the annual fair( which has been held for like 450 years). Look at the garden and the lovely pair of holly trees! This is a wonderful house, in a pretty neighbourhood, and would be a great place to have if you wanted a place to vacation to. ( Trust me! ) Contact our good friend Jaap (pictured) or his lovely wife Fia.

Happy Birthday Jesse

Our main man Jesse turned 22 today. Here is a pic we like from a few years ago, a pic from today, of a much more mature young man, and a pic of him with Stacy and his favourite nephew, Bradford. Stacy, Kara, Bradford, Grandma, and his best bud Chris were here for supper to celebrate the birthday.

Dry, Dusty Week

We got lots done this week, everyone's corn is planted, all our seeding is done, and our grain is planted. Here is Bruce disking, and Jesse planting barley and another one of him planting grass seed with a borrowed Brillion seeder. We are fortunate to have great neighbours, because ours broke, and before we could take the time to fix it, Donnie and Brian were quick to offer us the use of theirs. It is very dry, and staying cold.

What's on T V ?

Willard, our flying llama, has spent more time out of the pasture than in it lately. We must be the only people on our block that have a peeping llama.

Happy Birthday Kara Bliss

Monday was Kara's birthday..she was 2..Sarah, Carrie & Bruce went over last night for a form of chocolate cake that I hear might have been made on Saturday. It was excellent!! Stacy is such a good cook!! Here is Kara wearing her new hat.

School Tours

Today Sarah started her school tours. We have about 400 children coming this year, over the next 3 weeks. The schools are from Hampton, Quispamsis, Rothesay and Saint John. For this years tours we have borrowed chickens, rabbits, piglets, a guinea pig, a pony and a horse from our good friend George, so with the animals we have we can show the kids a variety of animals.
Sarah first gets the kids to feed a few calves, and they look at the animals up in the calf barn, then go down to the lower barn and look at whatever is down there, up to the hay mow, out to manure pit, then back to see milk truck, then milk a cow, have a treat and get a ride on the horse or pony. Sarah really loves doing this, she tries hard to smile and not swear too much.
Today's class was from Leatherbarrow in Hampton, Ms. Davis & Ms. Kingston, and if I remember correctly, it was Christine that got this all started many years ago. Now we have parents coming with their kids that remember coming as children themselves. Yikes!!