What else is going on

So my Noble Assistant is also busy doing other things that require a lot of attention to detail. But I'll let her explain:





So, it's me, Little Princess. Grandma and I made a clay pot. I know you are wondering why the heck we made a pot for. The answer was that I had to do it for art.

First we gathered the ingredients, 1 cup water, 1 cup flour, 2 tsp. cream of tartar, 1/4 cup salt, and 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil, we had to get a meduim size pot (cooking pot), to put it in. We kept stirring it till it got too hard. We let ut set for 15 minutes the had to knead it.

then we went at it. we started sculpturing it so that when we got done we felt like we would never get up, it was that hard.

Uncle jon-jon, Uncle Ed when you come back up we will try to have a suvernier for you both.

It's Done, Finally

Here it is another weekend gone by with a lot to show for it.

What takes at least 4 weeks of on and off work, at least two gallons of Bourbon and Gin, and untold cokes and Dr. Peppers?

This


Boy am I glad we are finally done with it. Now to look at it for a couple days, take it apart and put it back in the box to do later...

If you look close enough, you'll see the table the OleTrucksterWantaBe delivered to the farm last year. That was a chore in itself. Had to sit and wait forever to see it come out of the Truckster.

That's another way we

Celebrate Life

What a wild week

Ok, so I have been overdoing it a bit and ended up on a treadmill to make sure my old ticker is still in good running order. After all, I can't let the Bus get ahead of me in ailments. Better yet, have a run for it Bus.

So while I was off doing other things this week, the Barngoddess was again trying to stir up the local economy by helping out our friendly bulldozer operator. Seems he was contracted to clear an area by the new highschool, and found a few hog feeders. Well he calls the Barngoddess, and sooner than later we have three new additions to our farm.



She gets off rather easy on paying 2/10 of the going price for these feeders.

Pride of the Farm, 12 hole hog feeders, in really good shape, only one is missing the cover. Two are 80 bushel and one is 60 bushel. Now I know that doesn't mean much to most of you, but it means you don't have to fill it as often.

So we have pig feeders, 3 to be exact... and wouldn't you know it, we sent our last hog to the butcher this past Monday. Sharks angel and a male friend, took the pig in his truck and trailer with our stock racks to Carthage.




Alas I got a phone call at work that his Explorer (exploder) lost the transmission on I44 at the 22.4 mile marker, returning from the delivery.
So the Barngoddess is off with my noble assistant in the Taurus to rescue the two of them. I take off early, head home and get the trailer and head for the 22.4 milemarker. Long story short, we got the Exploder on the trailer, Taurus hooked to the little trailer and we made our voyage to his place, unloading and reloading, and headed home.

So the last pig is at the butcher, and the Barngoddess now owns 3, count em, 3, 12 space hog feeders. Does this mean I will have to build a hog lot so we can become a hog feeder operation? Watch out DNR, the Barngoddess is not to be messed with, and only time will tell.

I was supposed to investigate the feeders and determine a price (seems we already have potential buyers wanting to know how much? and condition? Well rain this week kept me from my appointed duties.

Today was the day to grab my noble assistant (check out her shirt):


and investigate their usage. But the wind and rain made us hunker down in the "Bronco Garage" and work on My Bronc.
Oh did I mention, Her Bronc is at the local auto body shop getting laser'd? The doors just wouldn't cooperate in closing and latching, so to the Marionville Auto body shop she went. The previous owners welded body panels and door sills in the wrong place. So they are going to measure the door posts with their new laser machine and make new door posts so the doors will close "every time". Supporting the local economy every chance we get.

So my noble assistant and I got My Bronc put back together. Making it more weather tight that it was, hooking up lights to the dash so I can see at night, little things like that.

She even got off a couple photogs while I was working to show that I do, every once in awhile, work.



She even got a photog of the finished floor board that we somehow managed to seal up all the cracks and holes.


Oh yeah, forgot to mention, we had our Amish friends over for dinner Friday night, and in the process got all the horses feet trimmed up nicely, and had a good visit nontheless. Always relaxing to visit with Eli and Edna. Same age as Barngoddess and I, and although totally different lifestyles, we enjoy each others company.

So the snow is on the ground, the wind is howling, we got My Bronc ready for the road again, and Her Bronc will soon be zipping all over the county, found us a replacement vacation vehicle, read some good info over the internet, and basically

Celebrated Life today.

Love to Mary and Carol, my younger sisters, thanks for the support from them over the past year. and to the baby, Joan. Keeper of the Haven Lee Farm, NW Florida division.

Love to all.

Cold and wet weather here

Well it is Saturday and had tons of plans for outside work, but weather has decided to teach me a lesson. Snow and more snow and cold blowing wind.

Spent afternoon working on My Bronc getting it back together so I can drive in rain and not get wet. Fix dash lights, stuff like that.

Did find a couple camp vehicles I wouldn't mind having:


1935bowlusRoadChiefTrailer


Wothahellizat

3/26/08 flash to 3/26/09

3/26/08 enroute to work, the Bus called me to say that our Mom had gone "to dance with the fishes" or words similiar to that.

flash forward to

3/26/09: I just happened to look at my Horoscope for today (actually we call it Horrorscope)

ironically this was after I sent an email to my brothers reminding them of today.

My horoscope: Gemini (May 21-June 21). What would your mom do in this situation? It might not be the best answer , but it leads you to think about your problem

I spent an hour and a half in a meeting with David Rauch, District Director for Senator Claire McCaskill this afternoon. A couple times I bit my tongue to keep from firing off a sarcastic remark to an attendee or two at this meeting. In retrospect, Mom would have said, let them have their say and when they quit bitching, put the facts on the table.

So thanks Mom for thinking of me today. I have done the same of you over the past few days.

Tonight I wonder why I didn't go to Mom and Dad's gravesite, putting flowers there in memory. The answer although long and complex is really very simple.

Celebrate Life and live it to it's fullest. By doing this I am living to the standards that Mom and Dad set for me long ago.

And a classic from the Gentleman Farmer still rings in my ears:

"Illegitum non-carborendum"

Latin for "Don't let the bastards get you down" or words to that effect.

And this allows me to

Celebrate Life to it's fullest.

4 wheeling in Marionville MO

When you consider what is 4 wheeling, you have to go to my brother's blog from down in the Sunshine State.

4 wheeling Florida style

He talks about 4 wheeling and mud pits and water and breaking jeeps.

Now here at the Haven Lee Farm we have our own style of 4 wheeling in Her Bronc...

First is the Barngoddess's idea of 4 wheeling:




Second is the Little Princess's idea of 4 wheeling:



Third is Her Bronc after the Horsefarmer took it for a run around the pond, see the mud, mud is good, see me wash Her Bronc to get the mud off it.... NAH...



So Her Bronc is up and running, and quite well I might add.
Tommorrow is inspection day, and registration time. Yeah, more taxes to pay...

Now we have a few parts left over that are going on Craig's List, or ebay, depending on what the Oleragtop is doing later this week.



So that is what we do on a warm sunny afternoon at the Farm.
Oh yeah, Little Princess got a snap of what else I got to do today, first mowing of the season..... lot's more to come.



Stopped at the Bus's place the other night and had a good conversation with him. His son came over and we solved all the world's problems, so we can now


Celebrate Life.

The Bus has taught me well....

So the Bus in running for public office has taught me well. I took notes and watched as he progressed through those long campaigns.

I have taken his advice and have been putting forth my two cents worth to my Senators and Congressman, both the DC group and the State group.

So here I am, reading my Friday emails and find that I have been invited to meet with Crystal Quade of Senator McCaskill's team. And it's in Aurora no less.

Dear Mr. Lee:

My name is Crystal Quade and I am a Staff Assistant for Senator Claire McCaskill. I will be in your area on Thursday, March 26th from 1:00-2:30 at the Heritage Harmony House, 700 Hudson, Aurora on behalf of the Senator. Please stop by and express your thoughts and concerns. If you have any questions, please reply to this email or call my office at 417-868-8745.
Sincerely,
Crystal Quade
Staff Assistant
Office of Senator Claire McCaskill

You can bet your sweet booties that I will try to excuse myself from work that day and meet Ms Quade and discuss some of my concerns with the Country today.

So Bus you taught me well...........