Sunday, October 20, 2013

Two of my Rocks

2012


Breast Cancer Awareness Month
I had many rocks during my breast cancer
diagnosis and treatment.  These were two of the
biggest.  Kelley and Brittany saw me at some
of the worst times. And kept me smiling
and looking forward.
Coolest thing ever? God brought them 
into my life about six months before cancer.
Second coolest thing? They have had almost
as many hairstyles as I!





2010 before cancer-Kelley


2010 before cancer-Brittany


2010 before cancer

2010 Surprise trip to Comedy Barn the
night before my first chemo

2010 Surprise trip to Comedy Barn the
night before my first chemo



2010


2010 Kelley sharing her hair



2011




Playing with the wigs 2010




2010


2012


2012 UFC night GSP vs Nick Diaz with 
Hank and Brittany's new baby.
midnight-we were tired!





Character

There are times in your life people attack your character. It's one thing to be critical of the work someone does. But the other way around can be quite hurtful.

One thing to keep in mind that oftentimes the person or people who are accusing you of doing things only in order to look good are themselves attacking you because they don't want you to look good. They are threatened and jealous of your good deeds

When I was a little girl another little girl was picking on me.  Nothing like today's bullying. Just mean spiritness.

I told my mom about it.  Momma said, "Marna. She is just jealous of something, somewhere about you or else she wouldn't waste her time talking about you."

Looking back I believe there was a lot of value to her words.  My mother was very wise. However as a little girl those words weren't comforting at the time.

Cornbread Salad

Okay. Alright. I'm addicted.


First Turtleneck of the Season


My niece Amber

Enjoy Life

Life is short.  I've learned that fact in the past three years.  Enjoy life.  Even if it's quietly.  It doesn't have to be noisy, just full.   <><



Farming


I'm tuckered out tonight but Chris did all the heavy labor.












Love Bermuda hay





Needed a rest?



Wanna be/

We talked with Jeff for a long time after loading hay. I could talk with them for hours.  His two teen boys were there.  The oldest has no interest at all in the farming life.  The younger is very involved in FFA and 4H.  He has shown cattle for a couple of years and now has a pig to show.  Although he hasn't really started that project yet.

We talked of hay and prices of many farming needs. Input and how important to watch.  The corn market.  Price of tires.  Fertilizer and soy bean and corn-cracked and un-cracked and the effects on cattle.

Talked turn to wild hogs and what a problem they are.  There are two wallering holes at the back of one of his soy bean fields.  The pigs have almost ruined his soy beans.

Also discussed opossum, raccoon, left over MM&M's from Cleveland, and coyotes and groundhogs.

We talked of cattle and the news things which are being tried to produce a better quality meat.  

Then talk turned to Benton's Ham, the aging of pork and the success Alan has had.  Best ham and bacon around!

The youngest son heard Chris say he ate a salad for lunch.  Jeff told his son to tell Chris what he thought about salad.  He said people shouldn't eat lettuce and went into many reasons why.  Including the fact that we aren't a rudimentary cow.  They can digest grass.  We can't.

Talk turned to raising and producing better quality beef which was very interesting type of science project it seems.  The slaughter house is specially selected in Crossville which has a three month wait period because of demand, to have cattle slaughter.  Jeff has three going and he will tell us if the beef is really that much better.  Whitie our neighbor dairyman swears it has changed his beet and he had forgotten what real meat tasted like until now.

I could have stood and talked farming for hours and hours and hours.  I think we did for two and I've forgotten most we discussed.  When I remember I'll come back and add.  




Back home fence mending time and then feeding.







Headed to lake for some
fun after a long hard day of farm
chores.


New dry suit for cold weather
riding. I laughed at first but
it worked great.





Gorgeous evening in Corntassel!!