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Welcome! We are a corporate prodigal child returning to our century old family farm in hopes of restoring it for the next generation!

Follow along with us on our journey.

08/31/2026

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08/29/2026

Farm Friday.

School has started. Our oldest left for college after spending a few days at home. It is always so good to have him home. We are settling into a new homeschool routine for our youngest.

We've spent the week working on small projects around the farm. Weeds are insane here in the Ozarks and we've been tackling some of the neglected areas. I'm pretty sure Jacob spends more time fixing the mowers. and things I break than he does anything else.

The garden is still going strong although I think we are starting to see the end of the tomatoes. I made another batch of ghost pepper salsa. We are at the point in garden season that I don't care about the weeds or even any pests. It's just a hot mess, but oh how I love the August garden. No fuss, just harvest.

We've been monitoring a calf with an injury this week. (Not pictured) I'm unsure if she got stepped on or what happened. Thankfully her mama is a good one! She has been taking real good care of her. Since her mom has been very protective we haven't intervened, but we will see how it goes. We check our cows every single day so we can catch things like this and monitor them closely.

There was an eclipse this week and we made sure to check it out. The stars out on the farm are so incredible, nothing like the city. We can often see the Milky Way and meteor showers. It's better than any entertainment money can buy!

Speaking of entertainment, we found a baby king snake this week. King snakes are good to have around, but I'm not a big fan of any snakes so I let the boys have all that fun.

August is coming to an end and we are so ready for fall. Unfortunately, it looks like we are in for another heat wave this week.

Have a great week y'all!

08/22/2026

TRUTH!

08/21/2026

Farm Friday. Summer Fun!

This week we celebrated the last of the summer birthdays in the house. Our oldest had turned 25 last week, but we didn't get to celebrate with him until this week. There is a running joke in our house that I just move birthdays! As a working mom their birthday would sometimes fall on a day that I had to be out of town or really busy. When the boys were really little and didn't have access to technology that told them the date I would simply tell them that Saturday was August 13th even if the 13th was really Thursday. I would call all the family and even remind them to call only on Saturday. 🤣 As I look back I'm torn between grateful that I was able to always make their birthdays special even if it wasn't on their actual birthday and the reality of the sacrifices working parents face. I'm thankful for my career, but I'm unsure if I would have chosen the same path if I had it to do over again.

You have 18 summers with your children. It sounds like a lot at the beginning, but it isn't. Our son is home for a few days before he returns to college for his final year. Blake is starting his final year of high school. I don't know what future summers hold, but to even have a few days of summer fun all together is a blessing I don't take for granted.

For at least the last 3 generations Jacob's family has spent time going to the creek at Vera Cruz. Jacob's parents took him there as a child, his grandparents took his dad and we have now taken our boys for over 25 years. The water is extremely cold, but feels nice on a hot summer day. The boys have so many fond summer stories there with their grandparents. As we sat on the bank watching our boys I told Jacob I hope one day we are able to bring our own grandbabies.

Today I will take my boys school supply shopping for the last time. Though their list may no longer contain things like crayons and glue sticks it feels like just yesterday it did.

Other happenings around the farm this week include a new calf born. Jacob's Mom had her last calf born this week. I watched her for several hours before calling Glinda the moment the sweet baby was born. We got her tagged. Mom and baby are doing great.

We also attended the Cattlemen's Association dinner. The meeting was informative and the table conversations always involve how much rain each farm got.

It's been a wonderful summer week.

Soak up all the memories you can. It's a fast ride!

08/14/2026

Farm Friday! We missed last week's Farm Friday as we were busy picking up our youngest son from the Missouri State Highway Patrol Youth Academy. He had an amazing time!

Yesterday was our oldest son's birthday! Happy Birthday Connor! He is in Iowa for the summer, but will be home in a few days and we will celebrate then.

It's been a heat wave this week and it's been brutal. Here in the Ozarks we thankfully only have two or three weeks of extreme temperatures. We will have a couple weeks where it hits 100°F in the summer and a couple that are -0°F in the winter. During both of those times the animlals need a little extra care and monitoring. Farm chores continue, but any outside projects that can wait are going to do just that.

We did get an inside project done last week. We installed new lights in the kitchen. It's amazing how chaning one thing can change the whole feel of a space. I love them.

Jacob has been in the hay field some. The garden is still producing well. I canned a batch of spaghetti sauce. I still have a bunch of tomatoes to process and more hot sauce to make.

Jacob's new boots came in I had ordered as an anniversary gift. They are the Durango Rebel special edition 250 boots. There's things on a farm you do everything you can to save money on and then there's things you know you need quality. Boots are one of those items you should buy quality.

We hope you are staying cool in this heat. Stay safe friends! Fall is coming!

08/01/2026

Farm Friday

I'm a day late with Farm Friday this week. Yesterday we had a super long day hauling equipment back for our business KCR Equipment. Be sure to follow our page.

This week we celebrated our youngest son turning 17! How time flys! He loves history and outdoor adventures. It was super hot so hiking was off the table. We visited Smallin Civil War Cave then we headed to Bass Pro to pick him up some new 5.11 gear, and finished it off with Andy's Frozen Custard. Bucky, a nickname given to him by his grandpa, is a huge part of this farm operation. He's often the first to spot an animal in distress or notice something wrong. He's the kind of kid that grabs a weedeater without being asked. He is the hardest working kid I know. It's hard to believe this is his last year before he's officially an adult.

We picked up a new to us Blackstone grill and.have put it to use. We made hibachi and it was so good we may never go to a Japanese restaurant again.

We have a.new baby! A girl! 🩷 She doesn't have a name yet, but she will remain here on the farm. Mama and baby are doing great.

Jacob helped the neighbor another day this week in the hay field.

Our hot peppers are finally starting to ripen. We will be making our first batch of salsa this weekend. Overall the garden is still doing great this year!

July is always crazy around here. One more month of heat and we will be in the Ber months!

Happy August everyone. Make sure to get any last minute things checked off that summer bucket list!

07/31/2026

When you have a new baby and the whole family shows up!

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