Author Archives: Taylor

The Thursday Night Post

The other day at work, a coworker was mentioning how she had stressed out her husband, who was at home, by asking him to quickly bring something inside from out of the rain. Coworker:  Seriously.  It would have taken him … Continue reading

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Flash Burn

Well.  Last night was a treat. A pleasure, if you will. During the day, David and the boys were working outside all day.  Kate and I were cleaning inside.  Hadley was off flitting about. Kate informed me that the downstairs … Continue reading

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Farm Chores

Hadley:  Can I stay the night at Lily’s? David:  Sure, but be home by 11am. Hadley:  What?!  I wanted to hang out with friends. David:  Sorry, need your help taking care of some dead cows. Hadley:  DDDAAADDD Me:  You can … Continue reading

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That would be an esophagus.

Me:  David!  What is Charlie carrying around? David:  That would be an esophagus from a steer I recently butchered. Me:  Sweet. *** Alright!  Let’s move on! Yesterday was an exciting day of basketball in the Maliblahblah world. First, the girls … Continue reading

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Goodbye, 209.

David got home from work last night at 4:30, and he, LD, HD, and I set out to wrangle the two orphan calves. I fear I shall fail to convey to you just how challenging this ordeal was. First, it … Continue reading

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Listen. I have what you want.

For about 95% of our married lives, David and I have had a wood stove.  And I have two opinions about wood stoves:  I hate them. I love them. Oh, they are so high maintenance, what with your felling and … Continue reading

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Poop on my pants. And it is not even mine.

I am sitting here with dried cow poop and mud on my pants and I am too tired to care about changing them. The last 48 hours have been less than ideal, Reader. First of all, my car broke down … Continue reading

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David! Can we just shoot him?!

The puppy brothers bring us endless amounts of entertainment. Their newest trick:  running up to the loft, yet not knowing how to get back down.  Just like a kitten in a tree. So they stand here and look at us … Continue reading

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