Two Stoney Acres

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As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn't supposed to ever let you down probably will. You will have your heart broken probably more than once and it's harder every time. You'll break hearts, too, so remember how it felt when yours was broken. You'll fight with your best friend. You'll blame a new love for things an old one did. You'll cry because time is passing too fast, and you'll eventually lose someone you love. So take too many pictures, laugh too much, and love like you've never been hurt because every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

Don't be afraid that your life will end, be afraid that it will never begin. ~anonymous

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

4-H at the Fair!

Jacob and Jordana took their 4-H animal projects to the fair in mid-July. They both did a great job and had a good time with all the other 4-H kids! Thank you to Uncle Wayne & Aunt Doris for selling the baby pigs to us last Spring! And Jacob's holstein calf came from our good friends, Ed & Christine - thanks to them for selling Jacob such a super calf! And Jordana's angus came from Uncle Charlie & Aunt Sandy - special thank you to them! The ribbons are from the first swine and beef shows. They got more ribbons at the second shows! It was a long, hot week, but still a lot of fun!

Barn Open House

On, Sunday, July 11th, we held an Open House for the barn. We wanted everyone to come and share this joyous time with us. We also wanted to thank everyone who helped us with the construction or by giving our animals a temporary home. We had a great turn-out and a great time! The horses loved all the attention, too! Our friend, Larry, arrived with his horses and wagon - what a perfect way to come to a barn open house! And my great-aunt, Atti, came and it was wonderful to spend time with her (she's 88 years young!). Many thanks to everyone who came, and to my mom and sister-in-law, Doris, for keeping the food going so I could visit.

Motivation

Don't think of retiring from the world until the world will be sorry that you retire. I hate a fellow whom pride or cowardice or laziness drives into a corner, who does nothing when he is there but sit and growl. Let him come out as I do, and bark.
Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784)

Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.
Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)

In the end, we decide if we're remembered for what happened to us or for what we did with it.
Randy K. Milholland

Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work. You don't give up.
Anne Lamont

Inspiration

I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence, but it comes from within. It is there all the time. ~ Anna Freud (1895 - 1982)

A man who as a physical being is always turned toward the outside, thinking that his happiness lies outside him, finally turns inward and discovers that the source is within him. ~ Soren Kierkegaard

Advice to young women from Nancy and Ann Wilson, of the rock group Heart (as printed in the 09/19/10 Parade magazine):
Nancy: There's a great deal of pressure on young women to portray a hyper-sexualized image.
Ann: And I think they get told that if they do that they're going to be successful. When, in actuality, if they look like pole dancers, all they do is make themselves more disposable. So be true to yourself.