by Tonya Praus | Feb 12, 2021 | Stories
Your entry way, most days, smells like cow manure… You have designated coats, hats, and shoes for “chores” and “town”… You have 4 legged critters showing up at all hours of the day… Your new alarm clock entails the jake breaks on a semi…. You are “asked” (a.k.a. –...
by Tonya Praus | Feb 5, 2021 | Stories
If I was a mechanic, oh, the things I would fix on my suburban! I’d fix whatever it is that makes me feel like the top half of the vehicle shifts forward off the frame when I hit the breaks. I’d fix whatever it is grinding in the front and back tires – probably...
by Tonya Praus | Jan 30, 2021 | Stories
Not the idiot bales or stupid blocks or the hundreds of names for the small square bales almost every farm kid has had to load onto a trailer and throw into a barn loft to be stacked. Been there, done that. (One can only hope someone has invented a bale picker for...
by Tonya Praus | Jan 23, 2021 | Stories
It started a couple years ago in a very unusual way. Being Catholic and Lent just around the corner I wanted to do, not the usual. Gave up caffeine one year. That did not go well, and I ended up giving up just coffee and NOT caffeine. Like Father Keith says, “if it’s...
by Tonya Praus | Jan 16, 2021 | Stories
As many of you know, we got our first dog this last summer (2020). *sigh* Not the wisest decision. It’s not her fault she’s stuck with us, and sometimes I really feel sorry for...
by Tonya Praus | Jan 8, 2021 | Stories
My husband told me flies are territorial. They don’t leave the “area” where they hatch from. Okay……Anyway, I made the mistake (also known as -had no choice) but to use my suburban to...
