hi, i promise that i'll get this blogging thing figured out, like how to link things, and all the fancy stuff, but you'll have to be patient with me. I tend to be a little slow with new things like that. its kind of like trying to pave a new road through the wildlands of my brain. But once its paved, I'll be able to travel lots faster.

so winter has been at the farm for a couple of days now, eating way too much candy, i'm sure, and frying her brain on television. "Why'd i leave her there?", you may wonder. well that's not ALL she does. she is also spending tons of time mingling with grandma, playing board games, riding bikes, and talking and talking and talking. she can be quite a chatterbox if given the opportunity. And she got to go down to the neighbors and help them with chores, which is her number one favorite thing. Her job is usually to clean up cow poo, and she loves it, go figure. Well she also gets to play with kitties and feed calves, and hold baby chicks, AND talk and talk to the sisters who she does the chores with. and they adore her.

It is her well deserved vacation, as i see it. She helps me so much around here with the little ones and well, she's just amazing and it was a delight to see the look on her face when we said "sure you can stay hunny."

so her last few days have been 8 year old girl heaven and i can't wait to pick her up tomorrow, because, ........we all terribbly miss her sweet face. Its funny how a family is so different when one person is gone. We just miss her presence.

We love you Winnie!!!!!!