Thinking of Home

Dan and I have been in Hawaii since Friday afternoon. The weather is amazing, and it is stunning here. If it were not for these guys we may never come home!

Elle up to her knees in mud

Elle x Joker Bull Calf- Wildcard

Sweet Talker heifer

This guy has the baldy gene! He was 90% this year

Farmer Dan and his dog Bud

See all of you next week with lots of updates and pictures!

Loving This Right Now

I mentioned that we would have some new features on the blog, and each Friday I am going to feature something that I am loving right now.

This weeks item, shoes. Not just regular shoes, but custom made shoes. These come from a company called Shoes of Prey. This company is out of Australia but deliver all over the world.

There are several types of shoes and heel highs to pick from, and then you get the fun of customizing them. The shoes vary from $150-$335, with shipping being an extra $25.00. Check it out and have fun designing your dream pair!

My dream shoes! Only $290!

The Games Room

While we were in Iowa for Jon and Crystal's wedding we stayed at Jon's parents house. Not only do they have a beautiful acreage, and house, but they have the coolest basement in the world!

Welcome to the games room. It is everyone's dream fun place. Everything from VLT's to shuffle board, to bowling and pinball. Out of any place that we spent time I think that we might have spent the most time in this kick ass basement.

Oh and the best part? I beat Jon in bowling, so much for him being a bowling champ!

101 in 1001 Wrap Up

Well I completed my first 101 in 1001.

It was amazing to see how many things I got finished or partially finished over the 1001 days. Lots has changed since that time, but I am really proud of how many I got through.

Here are some of the most memorable ones!
#27- See the Grand Canyon.
This may not be how everyone envisions seeing the Grand Canyon, but it worked just fine for me. Never even knew that we would be flying over it, but was a great plane ride sightseeing!

#8- Learn how to shoot a gun- and actually do it.
Last fathers day my dad decided that he would take it upon himself to teach me. A few hours later I was a sharp shooter, and there were a few less gophers in grandpa's fields!

#43- See Taylor Swift in Concert
If you like this girls music, pay the money and go. It was by far the most entertaining show I have ever been to. Yes very theatrical and girly, but that girl can sing and work a crowd.

Out of the 101 items here were my stats:

60 items completed

7 items started

34 items unfinished or started

Stay tuned to a new list in the upcoming weeks!

Coming Back to Life

Well after almost a 3 month hiatus, I am venturing back into my blog. Stay tuned for some catch up blogs this week, and some new features as well. Thank-you for everyone who stuck reading old posts. Still amazes me that readership never went down even without new material!

Arizona Grand

One of the things I wanted to do while in Phoenix was to go golfing. With my last time on a course being September and our courses not opening until May, I was itching to get out there and enjoy a round or two.

No sooner then 2 hrs after I landed I was teeing off at the Arizona Grand. This resort course was a great way to start the weekend with the Romanyk's.

"The Eng" and my white legs

The Romanyk Boys

So many cute bunnies!

Funny Face

One of my favorite things about Simmental cattle is their markings. Other then the solid coloured ones, no 2 Simmentals are marked the same. My favorites are ones with a perfect blaze, but the ones with weird markings are a very close second.

This is a little girl that was born at the farm last week. Her dam is red and her sire is a black baldy and this is the result.

This little girl has a white face and a black body. But the really funny part is when you look at her from the side. This is a marking that I have never seen before...

If you look closely you can see that she has a red dot in her white. It almost comes up like milk mustache. To get an animal that is both red and black is extremely rare. The black colour is the dominant gene to the red.

Dad's thought that this marking should make her a sale feature somewhere this fall!