Weekend

Wow what a productive weekend. OK for the last time I talk about this my planting is done till fall. My Mother in law helped me Sunday get the last of it done. Kathie brought out subs and chips for lunch. I had a wonderful time with Lauren building berms around the last of the plants that needed them. Lauren was a hoot she's like why are the plants so random and so many I told her Dad and I like it. We talked about responsibility she was learning about taking care of them. I told her when she brings my grandchildren over in 13 or 15 years it'll be so pretty.
Ron got so much done with the cows he's building a chute so we have a place to hold them during dehorning and vaccines. That'll be nice. Ron's brother with his boys came over Sunday to help. Sometimes Ron and I feel like were drowning in all these projects and people feel sorry for us and come over and help.HaHa then we totally enjoy they're company its a win win situation.
Mike and his buddy Hunter went out on the go cart after chores and of course broke down I went and picked them up and Mike almost had me crying telling me he needs food and water when hes with Hunter because they always get stranded.Mike has a cardiologist app on Tuesday hope everything goes well with his app. Mike stopped taking the lisinopril says it makes him tired he has been so much more outgoing so who knows.
So if any body's wondering my husband is working a 4am to 1pm shift all week of course I can't go back to sleep.
Can't wait for Mother's Day next weekend hopefully we'll just feed cows and do nothing the rest of the day.

I'm back!

I miss blogging. Promise more tonight. Calves are mooing for me. It feels good to be back. I'm so bad I stopped at Ace true hardware and they had buy one get one free plants for 50 cents like i needed another $20 worth of plants to plant. LOL I'll never catch up on my planting if i don't stop finding these deals.

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday yesterday to Dotti!!!!!! Hope you had a wonderful day!!!

Loving my family!

The whole crew is here. I love when the kids want to invite all their friends over just to hang out.(When its kinda planned) Wow does it make me feel old to see all these beautiful teenagers hanging out in the family room just talking about life.
Mike is starting to hang out with all his friends that I have missed. Glad to see him turning his life around coming out of his shell he's been in for the past couple years. He looks so happy right now.
My boys have great friends wow this could be over with Ronnie in 2 years. Now they're all planning on coming over for Superbowl thanks to Bobbi I didn't know it was Superbowl Sunday tomorrow. So I guess Bobbi said I'm hosting which we love we already have meat on the smoker so I can make barbecue beef sandwiches. Plus a bunch of appetizers last minute planning but I can pull it off. Thats when I work the best. Nothing is ever planned. LOL
I need to start planning Ronnie's 16th birthday bash he has a idea of going up north to the cabin with 5 friends which is in the cards so I don't know what we'll end up doing. You know I won't worry about it till the beginning of April. I told Ron we needed to start planning he just looked at me like I was nuts even thinking I would 2 more thoughts into it. LOL My poor children! I need planning skills.
I just made no bake cookies and their half gone. I'll have to make more. Ronnie is grossing me out I just made him 2 artichokes I don't get that food he just covers it in butter and eats away.
I just wanted to thank my sister in law Tamara for all her help while she was here visiting. I felt bad but she seemed to enjoy the hustle and bustle. She said she's moving back in the coming weeks we can only hope. Thanks for a wonderful visit. Seriously thank you to all our family members that help us keep our sanity, Kathy came out to get Ricky to get a haircut thanks so much.

Thanks Lexi!!

I just wanted to thank my 2 year old neice Lexi for a wonderful weekend. My life is so full and busy and I don't slow down to enjoy a minute of it. I'm working on that and this weekend was perfect for me. Bobbi came over Friday night to pick up a few items that she left on Christmas and I asked her if Lexi could stay the night Bobbi was alright with that. So I had Lexi all weekend and I can say I'm relaxed and very content right now. You forget how much a 2 year needs and it was so good for me to slow down and enjoy everything going on in my life. (May not seem like it every other day but we're moving in the right direction).Watching Ricky and Lauren with Lexi so so neat they were so patient and attentive to her every need. I do have great kids and really have no complaints except maybe some of their friends that can eat so much. LOL I'm trying to keep the house up but I'm not killing myself anymore we have Thursday nights to clean good enough I'm not going to be mad at myself in 10 years when maybe all my kids are moved out and regret riding them over petty things I don't want them to think I was always nagging I'm working on it.Not that I'm going to live in filth but if the laundry backs up oh well I like no more than 2 loads behind but what are you going to do?

You think about it Ronnies outside at 5am to help feed comes in takes a shower leaves for bus at 6:30 goes to school comes home helps with calves (TEXTS 10000 times) how is his day any different then mine? I know when hes had enough and let him do his own thing. Mike is helping in the afternoons that kid has shocked us hes so helpful. Lauren helps so much in the kitchen I feel bad but she seems to have really taken to it. Cookies are killer. (Keeps us going). Ricky is just so darn cute he gets away with everything so someday we need to step up on our parenting skills but we're not ready. He does what he needs to.

So I'm just saying Lexi thank you for slowing me down this weekend and enjoying your company and the football game with your Mommy just chillin on the couch. Thank you Bobbi for lunch and your cresent yummys I'm going to make those again I made my chicken cresents tonight and my men love them. Not bad its 9:42 and were eating supper.

Ron enjoy your week off can't wait for your sister Tamara to get here Tuesday hopefully she'll cook for us mostly for my husband.

Oh Nicole I got the most beautiful dozen pink roses and a beautiful card on Friday. My husband appreciates me. I always say flowers are such a waste of money but it does make you feel better for some reason.

HAPPY nEW yEaR !

So hopefully Ron gets my laptop up and running soon so I can post pictures.


We had 6 new babies New Years eve and while I was outside getting pens ready I heard this new baby sound. I went around the corner and our goat Nanny had had two babies a boy and girl. Lauren named them Duke and Daisy. Will post pics when I can figure it out.

I went to sleep around 9pm and Ron woke me up around 11:15pm to start breakfast. I was talking with someone and realized I never stay up New Years for 1 and I don't have any traditions so I felt I needed to start a tradition and when I heard this idea my family was on board. I was going to cook a huge breakfast in time for New Years with Laurens help we made biscuits and gravy, waffles, German pancakes which Lauren makes and are so good, hash browns you get the picture it's a tradition I hope to continue every year.

On New Years Day the Lash family gather together just because its so hectic on Christmas Day to celebrate with one and another. I have to say out of the whole hustle and bustle this year this was one of my favorite days no running around and we were able to visit and totally enjoy the day and each others company. So thank you Lash family and friends that came.

Not much else new. The kids are healthy and happy so life is good.


I wanted to congratulate Ron's sister Serena on her new baby boy born Dec. 29Th.

RAIN

PLEASE MAKE IT STOP!!!!!!!

The calves are doing well so far!

Oh great news, we have a huge lead in finding our dirtbikes! We know the kid that planned it and where the bikes might be. We can't call the sheriff untill we have more information like visually seeing them. So keep your fingers crossed. We figured we'll find them not tell the boys and put a bow on them and call it Christmas!! LOL

OVERWELMED

Wow my sister Bobbi brought it to my attention I hadn't blogged since Nov. I miss it so much but when I tell you I have no time I'm not joking or fibbing just a little bit.
This calf business took off like crazy and going so well we've had close to 70 calves from start in Sep. We've sold some, traded one for a goat who's name is Nanny and we love her. LOL lost some due to weather or whatever reason.
We had a vet here last night Dr. Prante and so helpful and gave me a good grade just a couple small things to take care of but nothing out of control. He said the calves looked excellent he just said you're going to lose calves there's no way around it so that's that. So basically as soon as I see them act a little out of caracter give them fluid fluid and more fluids to help them through scours. Dr. Prante said they'll talk to you I know that may seem weird to most but they do and I know when they're not feeling themselves. Like when we get sick you don't want to eat or drink and just lay in bed and die. The calves literally will do that. So anyways I'm so loving my calves and I really have thought about it and someday I want to consult with other calf barns to make their programs a success I really have a passion for it. There's still a lot to learn but I have the experience so maybe someday that dream would come true probably not till my kids are grown.

That brings me to my family my kids are so awesome they've had to endure a huge change with us constantly doing something with the calves regarding building shades cleaning pens or what have ya. The good thing they're usually always out there with us during the couple rain storms making sure the calves are dry putting out bottles at feeding time etc etc. We've ate a lot more fast food than I like but Ron and I both work and go straight outside and were in the house around 7:30 I've been out there till 9:30 Ron's been out there till midnight I don't know how he does it. I can't and start at 4:30am feeding again.
So we still haven't figured this out but my laundry and house look like were slumming it. LOL I guess it bothers me because I like things tidy and organized(thanks Tracey) but enoughs enough I can't be yelling at the kids everynight about it and expect them to keep up with it if they're all out helping me with something or another and keeping up with homework so thats still a work in progress but Thursday night we got together for a couple hours and got it manageable but children really do not like to clean. Go figure! They have no problem with leaving their clothes on the floor instead of hanging it up. I guess it doesn't bother them why should I make it a unhappy home for them by me asking the first time then screaming when they don't do it. So this past week I've been better about realizing the house will suffer till I can get my hands around everything. My Dad told me there's better days ahead as I'm crying my eyes out so overwhelmed but I realized my husband has a great job I have a great job our calf business gets better everyday and all my kids have their health and were teaching them responsibility if you want something real bad you have to work and sacrifice and hopefully it'll all pan out in the end. So I don't have it bad and this year a lot of people have it so much worse. After rereading that sentence I almost deleted this post what am I complaining about. I'm not just overwhelmed.

On that note my sister Bobbi invited me to a Christmas cookie exchange party so you need to bring 14 dozen cookies. My friend was here last night and baked 5 dozen and she had enough fun so Laurens out there now baking so I need to get baking. wow is 14 dozen a lot but I'm sure I'll have fun getting away from the house and spending some time with Bobbi. I haven't done any Christmas shopping so hopefully this weekend I can at least get started and feel a little more like Christmas spirit. Oh that reminds me of a funny story Mike put up our lights this year and of course not knowing any better plugged them in together and blew a fuse so my Christmas lights hang but no one has had time meaning my husband to help Mike fix them. Maybe this weekend maybe not. LOL Its pretty sad around here but what going to do. Crying to friends and family make you feel better. LOL

So moving forward I have so many cookies to bake. I would love to make some for my family and friends but 14 dozen is enough so my eggnog cookies will have to wait till another time but I did try them and they're real good.

Eggnog Bundt Cake

Ok Grandma this is a horrible pic of the cake because it was taken on my phone. I'll take a pic of it again with my camera this time. I just have to make another one. LOL My family loved this cake you could taste the eggnog, rum and nutmeg. Ron said he thinks its the best cake hes ever had. What a compliment! Thank you for your advice mixing the topping it was soooo good.

So I woke up late this morning 5:15 I look out the window and I see all the lights on with the calves I ran to the side door and guess whos out there feeding, Travis. Thank you so much Travis. That was so nice. He never went to bed so he thought he'd come over and help me at 4:30 he said he waited and kept looking at the house but nobody came. LOL He called me a liar feeding that early I said its the weekend and I was up with a sick son. Ricky has got this cold coming on hard hes already losing his voice he woke up with it Sunday morning. So he coughed all night next to my head.Sunday

EGGNOG BUNDT CAKE

1 yellow cake mix (preferably with pudding in the mix)
3 T. flour
2 c. eggnog
¼ c. butter, softened
2 eggs, slightly beaten
¼ tsp. rum extract
1/8 tsp. nutmeg

Beat until smooth and creamy. Pour into greased bundt pan. Bake at 350 for 35-45 minutes. Dust lightly with powdered sugar for presentation.

Caramel sauce:
½ lb brown sugar (~1 1/8 c.)
½ lb butter
½ lb powdered sugar (~2 cups)
½ T. cinnamon
½ qt. rich vanilla ice cream

Melt together over medium heat. Pour warm over individual servings immediately before serving.

BYE BYE DONKEYS !

So Ricky Lauren and I are sad we didn't even get to say GOODBYE to the donkeys!
The lady picked them up around 2:30, Ronnie helped load them and they were off.
Hopefully they went to a good home.

What's new!

Ron and I took Mike to the cardiologist today. Everything is stable with Mike we'll see Dr. Worsham in another 6 months.
Ricky on Sat night at the Halloween party really hurt his finger so we took him to the dr. yesterday and dr. McClure thinks its fractured and he put Ricky's finger in a splint. So we took him to get a xray of his finger today so we should know something soon. Ronnie came with us just to miss a school day. Then we went out to eat and came home and i got a bunch of stuff that gets away from me with everything going on all the time. Ron got to take a nap since he had to go into work tonight.
Sad news I think we found a lady to take the donkeys. She has 50 acres in Wickenburg. It'll be nice for them. We had fun with them but I really don't recommend them unless you're needing them to pack up a mountain. Billy's getting nuts with his hee hawwing at now 3:30 in the morning.
So the puppies will be ready to leave shortly to if anybody knows of anybody looking for a beagle mix cute little puppy.

Happy 16th Anniversary

Today Ron and I celebrate 16 years of marriage. Well I guess celebrate after work and taking care of the calves, we wanted to celebrate with the kids so it will be a crableg feast in my kitchen tonight.
I'm so grateful for my relationship with Ron he's my best friend and such a great Dad. He's always trying to make my life easier which can be difficult at times with four beautiful children, jobs and starting this calf business(which is going so well). Our lifes have been so busy but we do remember that we love each other and appreciate one another. It's a great thing. Its been 16 years and I truly feel life is great right now.

Other news congratulations to Tony and Bobbi,its a boy. He's due in April how exciting for them.

Lauren got up with me this morning to help feed, Ron worked till 12am so I figured I would let him sleep in a little while longer, well anyways Lauren made us her German Pancakes
(she learned in Family and Consumer Science)(FACS) they're so good
almost tastes like funnel cake. So we ate some and Ron was off to work so I need to do the same.

Hope everyone has a wonderful day!

Weekend fun

So we got my lawn ready on Saturday to be seeded today.Can't wait to see the rye come up. Thanks Ron and Ronnie. Ron and Travis trenched yesterday so we have water to the shop so handy. Still building pens for the growing calf business that is going so well. I went to Hailie's birthday party Sat. night I can't believe she's 8 already.
Ron stayed home to finish trenching and feed the animals so that was a nice break so I let him sleep in this morning(but it is much easier to feed 14 calves with 2 people).
Dad came up and that was a nice visit. It was nice to visit with my sisters and plan my Halloween party. That will be so fun I love Halloween its my favorite holiday. Maybe because I'll be married 16 years the day before Halloween. Wow! Who would have thunk it!
Thank you Kathie for sending over a roast and everything to go with it I love that on Sunday afternoon I'll put it in the crock pot this morning. P.S. I hope you feel better.
Well back to work I feel guilty when I don't keep up with my blog like Bobbi, and Nicole you're doing so good. Dotti you're another case I know there's lots going on with you, still waiting. Everybody have a great Sunday.

Got Animals

Oh my gosh were up to 28 animals. Sandy our Beagle had 8 puppies last night. That makes 11 dogs,2 donkeys,3 horses, and yes 12 calves. Its so much fun around this place. Some might think so, some not so much.
What a weekend we had Moo Moo Palooza Friday and Saturday we answered a lot of questions about calves the kids visiting had a wonderful time feeding and petting the animals. Lauren did a amazing job working both days. Ronnie had been helping prepare for the event and helped clean up after it he was also amazing. Oh QcHs Jv team won again they played against Coronado the score I believe was 52 to 24.I didn't make it to the game its horrible I know but his Dad was there to support him but I'll make the last 2.
Ron and I volunteered Friday night at the varsity football game concession stand Ron cooked burgers and hotdogs. The varsity team lost. What a weekend I have to go grocery shopping there is no food here. My kids hate me. LOL

Go Bulldogs

We won 50 to 8. Ronnie played a lot he's getting so much better. He was insecure at first but his confidence is building. Football has been so good for him the responsibility to make it to practices,especially when his parents work and he rides his bike I believe 5 to 6 miles, the discipline, having to work as a team. I'm so proud of him. He's such a great kid.

So R&K Cattle Company is up to 7 calf's. Shirley from Mombe Dairy gave me calf pens they just needed some welding so that's what we do on the weekends and after work. Ron has been so helpful he's out in the morning help feed before he leaves for work,drives to get calf's at the dairy and just makes my life as easy as he possible can right now.
It was kinda stressful in the beginning but were getting into a routine. Everybody helps in the afternoon so it goes quickly to feed. My house was a disaster for over a week I was trying to figure out time management but then I remembered I have children. They have all stepped up and I appreciate everyone in my family.

Another dairy man is interested in selling all his bulls to me but we just don't think were ready for that they milk 3000 so that could be around 1500 bulls a year. What a opportunity but maybe down the road.I'm starting with these bulls from a different dairy just to get back into it slowly but I get all their bulls and that could lead into raising all their heifers. Thats my goal for now. I really think we have a great opportunity to get this business off the ground. Were trenching water to the shop this weekend so the whole calf thing is out of my house. LOL So if anybodys ever bored at 5 am come on over. I feel like Dad now the animals go nuts when the flood lights go on and they see me.
We got the horse shade done last weekend. Seriously so much work but were having the time of our life's. I know that sounds weird but most people know what I'm talking about.

Happy Birthday to Ron's brother Brandon he turned 32 on Oct 1. He has been so helpful with so many projects around here we appreciate him so much. He's such a all around great guy.

Halloween party is on but I need to look at the calendar to set date.

So Cute!!

Our new calf is so cute. Ron wakes me up at 10:30pm Monday night and said Kim you have a baby to feed so all said and done Ron and I went to bed at 12. My kids are having so much fun with these 2. Poor Ron went to work this morning with calf drool all over the back of his pants and didn't realize it till lunch..
Happy Birthday to Ron's Dad Ron today. Ron took him lunch at work and said they had a nice visit. Hope you had a great birthday today Ron.

Newest Addition

Bobbi I was jealous you had a new addition. I needed one. What a weekend. Post later.

Football

We won again tonight against Apache Junction 28/16 nobody scored till after half time so the second half was pretty fast paced. We won last Thursday against Seton 40/12 what a dust storm that blew through that game. Thanks to Dee and her family for coming. Ron and I volunteered in Oct. to help out with the concession stand for the varsity game. Yikes hope Ron's doing all the cooking. My Dad and Grandma Kathie are coming to Grandparents Day at school for Ricky tomorrow. He's all excited to take them to the book fair. We had fun with the whole family Sunday at the BMX racing championships. Good job to Tyler and Wesley. Ron and I went to our other nephews flag football game Sat. Kyle played awesome.

Here you go Bobbi!

2008 QCHS JV Bulldog Football Schedule

Sept. 25th @ Buckeye

Oct. 2nd vs Tempe

Oct 9th @ Coronado

Oct. 16th @ Perry

Oct. 23rd vs Millenium

Love to see anybody at the games. Games start at 6pm

QUEEN CREEK JV FOOTBALL

We won are 1st game. We played Higley the score was 28/16. Congrats to the team.