Of course, the biggest event of the year was the birth of our sweet granddaughter. Who'd have ever thought that J would be a daddy and a hands-on daddy. He loves his little girl, and I love seeing him with her. It's a whole different side of him. Hopefully, she'll help him lighten up some.
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| Brand new daddy |
Another big event was R's graduation from Western Dakota Tech in Fire Science. He loved what he was doing and did really well. Toward the end he was complaining about the slackers in the class just doing the minimum to get by and why were they there if they weren't serious about it. I said, "like you in high school?". He laughed and admitted that was true. It was so rewarding to watch him grow into a fine young man and responsible adult.
I was so sad when R decided to go back to school, although I thought it was the right thing for him to do, because I was pretty sure he'd never come back. I guess being away for a couple of years made him realize being here wasn't so bad and the "real world" isn't all it's cracked up to be. We work hard, but we really do have a great lifestyle. So, we are blessed and happy to have him back along with his girlfriend and her little boy.
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| They spent a lot of time crammed into the tractor together during harvest. |
Although we were heartbroken when we lost our Pete, we've found a new love with Junior. He's a bit less highstrung than Pete, which is a good thing, and is turning into an excellent cow dog. We're trying really hard to raise him right.
We had good crops and big calves and no major catastrophes during the year so we consider it a success. We had some great trips and family bonding and have more of that planned. We're looking back on 2013 with gratefulness and forward to 2014 and all it may bring. Happy New Year!
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