A new spin on a bake sale is the silent auction bake sale.  It was a great fundraiser and we raised enough money to cover entry fees for basketball for the year.  

We are updating our records today in Everbreed.  It is easier to find the rabbits if there is a photo of each one and we can see their conformation better sometimes with a picture.  So put on your beauty outfit and here we go!

This was an awesome workshop for Elizabeth to attend.  The workshop was but on by Nebraska Extension and South Dakota Extension.  They brought a full sized cow where the leaders were able to position the calf in different real life situations that the kids might run into in the pasture.  The kids had the opportunity to feel what it felt like from behind and see what it looked like on the inside so they knew which way to push  and pull for a successful birth.  Thank you so much for this opportunity. 

We headed to Valentine, NE for a basketball tournament today and what a day it was!  the girls showed up to play and won the tournament.  We couldn't have been more happy with Lydia's game today and she was rewarded with Miss Hustle award voted on by all of the coaches and referees.  I will give the credit to the girt and hard work she has learned in 4-H over the year.  4-H isn't Lydia's favorite activity she participates in but she knows she has to work on her passions daily to make herself competitive and that goes along way!!!!  We do not have to force her to go run each day or go to the barn and shoot.  She knows consistent, hard work will lead to success. 

We have spent a lot of time at the Rosebud Arrow, Rod and Gun Club.  We are averaging 6 hours a week working on shooting!

These babies grow so fast.  They are always ready to eat and ready to sit on my feet while I am doing dishes!  But we will be most attached to these house babies of anything all year and they will be hard to watch leave one-by-one to their new homes.  

These babies made it in the house earlier this week following a frigid birth of -30F.  Unfortunately, when they were reunited with their mother for feeding she was not so fond of the situation and started to attack them.  So mom will come in the house each morning and night to be held to let here babies eat.  We did lose two due to mom's temper tantrum on the reunification plan but saved six.  

Elizabeth is back to shooting sports her favorite sport in her year.  She really enjoys her shooting companions.  She is trying archery for the first time in 5 years.  It was a little more spendy than I thought we were heading into but she really enjoys it and has a goal of making it to South Dakota State Shooting Sports in Pierre, SD this year.  This is a huge goal starting as a senior so we will see how it goes.  

Today we are learning about “Debt Working for You” Erin Yost and now “The History of Coops”  by Chris Aarhus. Coops may need to be recycled with the closing of elevators and feed stores closing in the rural areas. 

This week, Hank and I are in San Antonio, TX to learn more about what is going on in the agriculture community across the US.  Today we are learning about LRP, Livestock Risk Protection, Insurance, Beginning Farmer/Rancher programs, and government relations. 

We were able to take the last 24 hours to walk the Riverwalk and see what San Antonio has to see. 

It is time to start our family private treaty bull sales!  This involves some picture taking, a flyer being made, and some decisions being made as a three household operation this becomes a difficult decision most years.  This year we decided to start sales on January 20th which means flyers mailed, regular Facebook posts, cookie making, house cleanings, yard cleanings, barn cleanings, and sorting. 

These point guards love supporting their basketball teams.  They went to support the boys basketball team at the Corn Palace and watched 10 hours of basketball to help improve their own playing.  The headliner of the day was the DWU Girls Basketball Game at the end of the day.