Some Updates (again)...

We're still alive and kicking but still working thru major distractions.

Here's are more mini lessons for now.  Use vehicles that you're not emotionally attached to.  They will get scratched and dented in a myriad of unforeseen ways (Caleb: "Especially from a 200lb+ tractor loader bucket").

Another mini lesson, make sure you know what you're doing or that you're hiring someone who does.  It's easy to recover from a $1.25 haircut,

But not from equipment failures.  They happen frequently, you must reduce (or eliminate if possible) dependency on equipment (the collar got ripped out of a tractor's loader arm, the operator lacked experience).

After praying for a good welder I eventually recovered from the failure and got back to work.

Milking has been going well.  This cow is a Guernsey, she's huge, the Jersey in the background is smaller.  They both produce excellent creamy milk.

The counter offensive started early this year.

Despite heavy losses they keep coming (this was early in the offensive, imagine three tapes hanging with twice as many flies on each).

But blessings like real butter offer encouragement.

 

Along with a recent mini vacation with dear friends from back home which allowed us to accidentally stumble upon one of the coolest cars in the world.