Cow Milkin

First let me just say how shocked I am that it's raining again! The waters can't recede if the rain doesn't stop! And it's not just a bit of rain...I mean..well, it hasn't been raining for long but it's been raining hard. They had to evacuate another section of town. Anyway....

I bet ya thought when you read the title that I've been milkin cows didn't ya?! Not if you really know me! Anyone who really knows me knows I'd never milk a cow..LOL! That reminds me of not long ago when Mike and I were talking about moving. He mentioned to me how he'd really like to get a ..let me see if I can spit it out..a ffffff...ffffff....farm house...a what?! No...no I don't think we will...LOL! He said, "don't you think it would be great if we had some cows, pigs, and chickens...we could have a little chicken coupe and you could go out and get eggs in the mornings..." No...no I don't think that would be and here's why-

A. Why on earth would I want the hassle of a chicken coupe when I can buy 18 eggs at the market for $2.00?

B. Right....like I'm really gonna roll out of bed and in to the fields or wherever to find the chicken coupe to get ya some eggs...uhuh.

C. What am I supposed to do with cows and pigs? I mean, we're talking about me here...do you really think I'd lay a hand on an udder? And what do I do with the pig again? Is he just for fun?

D. If I'm living in a farm house, chances are that's out in the boonies. I have no desire to live away from civilization..I need to live within 10 minutes of Target or Wal-Mart...LOL! If there's a needlework shop in the area though I might be willing to make a sacrifice.....probably the pig...LMBO!!

E. Exactly who's supposed to be taking care of these things while you're working? I hope you have a job paying a WHOLE lotta money so you can hire someone to run your farm..LOL!!!

Moving along....lol.....

This morning the Soutwest Mobile Dairy Farmers Classroom came to town so I took the kids to see that. Luckily it was easy to get to and not near any of the flooding. It was really neat! We got to watch them milk a cow and the kids learned all about the anatomy of a cow and a lot about milk. They showed them how they milked cows in the old days and they also told them about and demostrated the modern milking process. It's the first time I've ever seen someone milk a cow too. Very very neat. She was a big cow! She was really pretty too....her name was Sister. Look at that face! Isn't she great?! I was really surprised at how many people were there. I didn't think there would be because of all the flooding and such and because it was so early. Joshua thought it was very cool that cows have 4 tummies...LOL. They were a little disappointed that they didn't get to pet her. Apparently they're not allowed to do that any more because of the whole Ecoli thing. I'm sure Mike will find a cow for them to pet. I'm really glad we went. They learned a lot and it was a lot of fun. They gave them some neat goodies when we left so that was really neat. I'm really sleepy today. Mike's off for the next 2 days so I might not be around too much. We're going to Arlington to a Rangers game on Wednesday. I know they're not doing so great this year but they have an awesome 4th of July fireworks show! I'm getting jipped on this visit though...the needlework shops are closed since it's a holiday :(. They're having Christmas in July sales too...bummer. I need to run to the store. I need to get a few things so I make some apple pies for the 4th with those apples I saved the other day...lol.