Good Endings

With the school year coming to a close, I feel a need to brag on my children's accomplishments. So here is my Mother's Brag Sheet for the year.

The Queen won first place in a youth poetry contest at the county level. Then she went on to win second place at the district level for her poem "Dance" earning her $5.00. Then she won April's Child Abuse Awareness Poster Contest for the county earning her a $10.00 Wal-Mart card. Finally she won third place in the school's Accelerated Reader competition earning a $50.00 Wal-Mart card. She has taken her spoils and bought an iPod Shuffle. The Queen has learned that using your talents and working hard really pays off!

The Monkey's mammal poster comparing cows and humans won at the school level. She went on to win Grand Champion (Kindergarten level) at the County Science fair. At her Kindergarten graduation, she received the Starburst award for being a budding star/actress. The Monkey has learned that glasses really do make you smarter and get you noticed!

Finally, Dad was mentioned in an article on farmers and social media. Also, DFA (Dairy Farmers of America) is featuring farmers who use social media to promote dairy on their website. Guess who is going to be featured in July? That's right...Dad. The article will highlight his blog "Silo Skies." I don't know if the article will mention his undercover cow blog "The Udder Side", but it does give a more humorous view of farming. I'm not sure Dad has learned anything from this, but his excitement for twittering and blogging has increased. This translates to more time in front of the computer. That's okay. Everyone here is getting used to a three-way conversation with him - Dad, you, & the computer. Still, I can't help but wonder if there are any lucrative opportunities lurking around the next corner. Maybe a book...."Of Farmers and Dairy Cows"? You never know.

Notes From the Doctor Boss

Ahem! How soon we forget Mom. I couldn't help but notice that everyone was mentioned up there but ME. Peoples this is a sad mistake and I must toss it up to my Mom's post feverish brain. That's right. The woman was sick. It all started Friday morning when she woke up feeling 'not quite right.' The next thing you know she was running a fever and moping around the house. Thank goodness Doctor Boss was here to save the day. I prescribed the standard regimen of nurse and nap. Yeah that made me feel good, but Mom is such a whiner. She complained that she wasn't getting any better, so we took a field trip to a specialist, a primary care doctor. Well he was impressed with my obvious skills, and I was complimented on my good looks and charisma. In the end, Mom survived and is back to normal. I take all the credit for her speedy recovery, and I look forward to my next challenge. Oh  by the way, I do make house calls.

The Excitment of Motherhood

For Mother's Day I wanted to send my Mom a card. So I strapped the Boss in his Sash carrier and off we went. He fell asleep before I'd walked from the car to the store, so he was no help. As it turned out, I didn't need any help. I spotted the card right away.

On the front of the card was a mom sipping her coffee looking very relaxed while the baby tears apart her purse, the dog knocks over a vase, and the kid plays ball in the house. The quote on the front says that her life got more fun when she started calling her tensions, excitements.

The neighbors cows making our drive to school more exciting.

I'm the oldest of ten so it is a given that my mom had plenty of excitement in her life...and still does. I didn't fully appreciate it though until my family started getting more exciting. Now when the Monkey resists the healthy offerings at dinner and accidently spills her milk on the floor, I know dinner just got more exciting. When the Queen rolls her eyes after being told to put up her clothes, the evening takes on an exciting energy. When the Boss decides that his butt must always be at least four feet off the floor or in the nursing position, it is going to be an exciting day. And when my husband stomps across my newly mopped floor in his dirty barn boots, my life just continues to be exciting.

My sister's children making her evening a little more exciting.

So I want to say hats off to all those mothers out there and their very exciting lives!

A Note From the Boss

Playing dress up with the Monkey.

I know all about exciting situations. Look at me up there. The Monkey has dressed me up in blue sequins. I don't think boys wear blue sequins, do they? Oh brother! What if one of my friends had seen me. Oh, how humiliating....I mean exciting. Mom help me!