Blog Detail
Raising Country Kids
http://www.raisingcountrykids.com
A farm wife and mom of four blogs about raising wheat, barley, cattle, and kids on a farm in central Montana. Includes humor, photography, recipes, and an occasional post about raising a child with Asperger's syndrome.
Recent Posts
What I Thought I Wanted
I have always known that I would live in the country. In fact, it’s one of the few childhood goals that I have actually accomplished. As an eight-year-old girl, I planned to grow up in short order and live in a two-story white house with a front p...
Tug Of War
I'm in a constant state of battle with myself. I desperately want her to stay little. I want to rock her to sleep, admire her chubby cheeks, and kiss away her tears. I desperately want her to grow up. I want her to sleep all night without fail, to ...
The Harvest Ball
When I was growing up, our school always held a traditional fall formal dance called "The Harvest Ball." I always think of that event when I see the combines, trucks, and grain cart operators all trying to coordinate with one another in the field. ...
Finished
The sun has set on another harvest season. The adults are celebrating. The children are melancholy. They protested when I told them we would be eating supper at the kitchen table. The boys have stockpiled enough cans of wheat to prolong their own...
Animal Processed Fiber
To some people, its odor is the smell of money. To others, it signifies the nutrients that provide life to the garden. Farm wives find that it is the bane of their existence, always creeping into the house and overpowering the smell of the ammonia ...
