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| Cyndi Lauper |
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| Diana Ross |
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| Kelly Osbourne in Tony Ward |
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| Robyn |
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| Snooki |
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| Taraji P. Henson |
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| Fergie Jean Paul Gaultier |
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| Julianne Hough in Kaufman Franco |
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| Lady Gaga in Versace |
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| Malin Akerman in Cushnie et Ochs |
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| Nicki Minaj in Versace |
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Red Carpet Round-Up: 2012 Grammy Awards Worst Dressed
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
The Search Continues
Our house search is still going on. We have now had 2 days out with Realtor #2 and have seen almost 10 homes now. While we have the area narrowed down, the style and type we are fairly open to which can make it confusing.
While touring we have been able to see some show homes. I love looking at show homes to see the different design schemes. Below are some of the amazing rooms we have seen. I would die if my house looked like this, with some minor tweaks of course....
While touring we have been able to see some show homes. I love looking at show homes to see the different design schemes. Below are some of the amazing rooms we have seen. I would die if my house looked like this, with some minor tweaks of course....
Friday, February 3, 2012
Top 5 Looks: Evan Rachel Wood
5. Man Up
4. Gucci Girl
3. Lunching Lady
2. Flowing Gowns
1. Pefection at the Golden Globes
4. Gucci Girl
3. Lunching Lady
2. Flowing Gowns
1. Pefection at the Golden Globes
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Realtor Blues
"The Eng" and I have decided that it time to take the next step in life together. No I do not have a rock on my finger, but instead we have decided that we are going to buy a house together.
Now living in the city for the rest of my life is not in my cards, however, for the 40 acres 20 minutes outside of the city that I would want, I'm looking at $750,000+. Cash that I just don't have right now. So for now we will live in the city, save up and use Mom and Dad's farm as mine for now.
We were all excited to get out and look at houses and start the house buying process. We had met with our realtor and the mortgage was all in place, we just needed to find "the house". I had stayed in the city this weekend even though we are busy calving and dedicated my weekend to finding a great place for us to start a life together.
Saturday rolled around and we were scheduled to go out at 4PM. At 3:45PM we got a call from a guy that works with our realtor saying that he was sick and not able to go out. Long story short we did not get to see any houses, and we also canned our realtor and are starting from scratch again. Not something that we really had in mind, but think that it will be much easier in the end.
This week we will start/resume the search with our new realtor. After a couple of weeks that have not gotten any worse I know I sure am glad that today is a new month!
Now living in the city for the rest of my life is not in my cards, however, for the 40 acres 20 minutes outside of the city that I would want, I'm looking at $750,000+. Cash that I just don't have right now. So for now we will live in the city, save up and use Mom and Dad's farm as mine for now.
We were all excited to get out and look at houses and start the house buying process. We had met with our realtor and the mortgage was all in place, we just needed to find "the house". I had stayed in the city this weekend even though we are busy calving and dedicated my weekend to finding a great place for us to start a life together.
Saturday rolled around and we were scheduled to go out at 4PM. At 3:45PM we got a call from a guy that works with our realtor saying that he was sick and not able to go out. Long story short we did not get to see any houses, and we also canned our realtor and are starting from scratch again. Not something that we really had in mind, but think that it will be much easier in the end.
This week we will start/resume the search with our new realtor. After a couple of weeks that have not gotten any worse I know I sure am glad that today is a new month!
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Is 2 Better then 1?
Twins always seem like such a neat thing. 2 calves, 2 times the money, and most times 2 times the work that go along with them.
Each year it we usually get a set or 2 that are born at the farm, and each time we see twins it is a bit of a disappointment. There are lots of different mind sets when it comes to the disadvantages of twins. The big one is that if the sexes of the calves are a male and a female, if there were in the same sack during development the heifer will be a free martin, and unable to breed. When it comes to there being 2 bulls, some people believe that a bull can pass on the twin gene and do not like to purchase them for breeding. The big thing is that regardless of the sex of the calves, the cow simply does not do as well on the calves as there is 2 she is feeding rather then 1. This can lead to lower weaning weights or the cow not getting back in calf.
In some cases if we have a cow who has lost a calf we will try grafting one of the twins onto another mother. This can be a time consuming process, and does not always work, but it is better for both the mother of the twins, and the twins themselves.
Each year it we usually get a set or 2 that are born at the farm, and each time we see twins it is a bit of a disappointment. There are lots of different mind sets when it comes to the disadvantages of twins. The big one is that if the sexes of the calves are a male and a female, if there were in the same sack during development the heifer will be a free martin, and unable to breed. When it comes to there being 2 bulls, some people believe that a bull can pass on the twin gene and do not like to purchase them for breeding. The big thing is that regardless of the sex of the calves, the cow simply does not do as well on the calves as there is 2 she is feeding rather then 1. This can lead to lower weaning weights or the cow not getting back in calf.
In some cases if we have a cow who has lost a calf we will try grafting one of the twins onto another mother. This can be a time consuming process, and does not always work, but it is better for both the mother of the twins, and the twins themselves.
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| One of the twin bulls this year |
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| One big happy family of 3 |
Friday, January 27, 2012
Top 5 Looks: Amber Heard
1. Ravishing in Red
2. Wonderful in Westwood
3. Simple and Elegant
4. Short and Sweet
5. Classically Chic
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Calving in the Cold
Each winter it seems like we get a blast of -30 to -40 degree Celsius weather. Not only is it cold for us humans, but the cattle are just as cold as us. Factor in that our cows are also calving at that time, and it makes for a very long week with the cold weather.
This year we got our week of cold weather, and it all started when Mom and Dad were in Denver and "The Eng" and I were out calving cows. On the last day that we were at the farm we got a record 6 calves in 18hrs. Not that many by most standards, but when it is -30 with the wind blowing and a tiny barn jam packed with cows and calves, it makes for a long day.
Fortunately, most of the calves were ok, and are all doing fine now. We lost an embryo calf that was born dead, but the rest will live to tell about the cold day they were born on. There will be a few frozen ears and a bit of a frozen nose, but nothing that will effect their performance or breeding ability.
One little guy was born outside and was very cold when we found him. "The Eng" probably saved his life by getting him into the house and warming him up as fast as he could. 13Z was back out with his momma later that day, and now is out playing with the other calves. Not bad for a guy experiencing calving for the very first time!
This year we got our week of cold weather, and it all started when Mom and Dad were in Denver and "The Eng" and I were out calving cows. On the last day that we were at the farm we got a record 6 calves in 18hrs. Not that many by most standards, but when it is -30 with the wind blowing and a tiny barn jam packed with cows and calves, it makes for a long day.
Fortunately, most of the calves were ok, and are all doing fine now. We lost an embryo calf that was born dead, but the rest will live to tell about the cold day they were born on. There will be a few frozen ears and a bit of a frozen nose, but nothing that will effect their performance or breeding ability.
One little guy was born outside and was very cold when we found him. "The Eng" probably saved his life by getting him into the house and warming him up as fast as he could. 13Z was back out with his momma later that day, and now is out playing with the other calves. Not bad for a guy experiencing calving for the very first time!
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| The Eng and his new friend 13Z |
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