Marci and The Girl's Visit

Marci, Allie, and Elizabeth came to visit on Tuesday and we had a blast.  Our visit was a long time coming and the girls are just adorable.  They loved riding on the Gator around on the farm and taking Prissy for her daily runs of about 4 miles each.  The weather was beautiful but a bit windy.  Norm and Barb drove down and visited over lunch.  The girls play very well together and fun was had by all.  Marci took a few things back and Anne and I will take all the horse stuff for her when we go to Atlanta in March.

Feb 15 2008 Olympic Moment

Today is Valentines Day.  Anne and I hosted a special presentation at our home.  Monica Erdmann was our featured guest along with Kim and Claudia (her mother).  Anne and I gifted Monica with her new Olympic Rifle.  Monica is a sweet young lady who attends Elbert County High School and is an expert Marksman rated 5 in the US.  She is upgrading to a new class and needed this gun to carry her into the Olympics and College.  She is being recruited by Colleges across the US for their rifle teams and is being recruited by the ROTC to enter their programs as well.  She attends State and National programs as a valued member of her High School team.  Anne and I are proud to be a part of the life of this outstanding young woman's life.

Monday Feb 11

Today is absolutely beautiful.  It did not take me long to get in gear.  I washed the windows inside and out.  Actually that was quite fun.  Prissy is on her way Thursday for her salon appointment to get ready for Marci and the girls.  They will be arriving next Monday.  Anne and I will be preparing all week for their arrival.  I have to take our RV in soon before we go camping because the refrigerator is being recalled.  I got all of that straight this morning.  Richard and Pam are going snow tubing this weekend if the weather is cold enough in NC.  The trees are budding already and it is still winter here.  The lake is full for now.  We pray our drought will ease and won't be bad this year.  Who knows.  Seems most of the farmers use chicken litter to fertilize their fields.  The guy across the way is no exception.  Our county allows it, so he has brought in several tandem loads and is spreading today.  It will take a few day for the smell to leave.  We are supposed to have rain Tuesday and Wednesday.  Maybe it will dissipate by then.  The wind has to be just right for us to smell it.  Here is a picture of Prissy as we went on her afternoon run.

Saturday News

Greetings on a cold Saturday morning.  It was 26 when we got out of bed.  Prissy is always excited first thing in the morning.  Anne made the usual Saturday fair of pancakes, bacon, and coffee.  Kim is supposed to bring Monica over so I can order her new rifle for Olympic Competition.  Anne and I promised to get it for her as a sponsor.  It is very, very expensive, but Monica is a great young woman showing such great promise.  She is a Junior right now in high school and colleges that have rifle teams and programs are contacting her and showing interest in recruiting her.

It is time to do maintenance on the tractor before spring so that is on my agenda over the next couple of days along with putting new line on my rods for fishing and organizing my tackle.

Tomorrow is church at Rock Branch Baptist.  We really love attending and also go to Wednesday Night Supper and prayer meeting.

In case you did not know, I formed a corporation for my business.  It is called Rock Branch Sales, Inc.  Business is steady and I have a trip planned to meet with my national distributor in Atlanta in March.

Later,

JG

Greetings From The Farm

Spring is close by and there is plenty to get done before things start growing.  The winter seems short in nature as it has for several years.  The threat of snow was with us for several weeks, but we only saw flurries that did not stick.  The trees around the power lines to the dusk to dawn lights had to be trimmed and one raised so that our camper could get to the fire ring and campground.  We have had some very pretty wood ducks visit lately and our resident duck, Harvey, has enjoyed the company.  Prissy (our dog) has recently taken up to being inside again and has provided great company for Anne.  She gets plenty of exercise as I let her run about 3 miles or so twice a day at full speed on a leash with me behind on the gator.  Over the next couple of weeks I plan to get the farm ready for spring planting.  Several people will be visiting very soon and our grand girls will be with us in a week or two.  Marci is bringing them up and we plan on sorting the horse equipment out of the barn among other things so she can get ready in Atlanta for the girls riding lessons.