December began with Cody and I making a trip to see Dusty for a long weekend!  It was beautiful weather and so good to see Dusty again!   Since Cody hadn’t been there before, Dusty had fun showing him around. We spent alot of time at the beach!  Dusty had to work through the Christmas and New Years weeks, so he couldn’t make it home this year.  He is doing great with his new job- so glad to hear!  It was a quiet Christmas – just the 3 of us for dinner and presents.  But, we talked to Dusty on the phone and he was spending the holidays with Beth, Nick and family.  Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to all!

Towards the end of the month we decided it was time to sell a few cows to get the herd down to a manageable size, rather than purchasing more hay to get us through the winter.  Just as we were thinking about sending them to market, we heard one of Craig’s friends was looking for beef.  They have a dairy herd and plan to transition to beef.  It was a win-win for all of us!  We were happy to send our cows to a good home!  In early January, they purchased 11 head, seven of them pregnant for a nice jump-start to their herd.  We are left with 4 cows, and all 7 calves.  We will get 3 new calves this Spring, too.  This will be much better for us to handle since we are both working full time.  And, with the money, we can get a few more projects done on the farm next Spring.  So, 2019 is a good year, so far!

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