robot cow barn

My dad is here visiting from Utah, bet you cant guess where we took him? To a Robot Milking Farm! Duane's uncle has the only milking farm here in Lancaster County that uses robots to milk the cows. It is really is quite impressive to watch. Duane had not been their yet so we took him and some of the kids friends. My dad had seen it last time he was here but it was fun to go see again. It is all run by computers and robots. The picture with my dad and Cameron is what the robot acutally looks like.

Tagged.....

Thanks Dawn! I am supposed to write 6 unspectacular quirks and then tag 6 others. I am having a hard time coming up with six, I guess if my family was here, they would probably have more than 6. :-) Here goes....

1. I hate being late................ yes, this is quirk but I think it is a good one. I dont like rushing around and showing up late. It stresses me out and gets me all worked up. I have passed this dear trait onto my children as well. You should hear them in the mornings as they are getting ready for school. :-)

2. Spotless House before vacations........ I have to clean my house and make sure everything is in perfect order before we can go on vacation. I will stay up till 1,2, or 3 in the morning if I have to making sure it is the way I want to find it when I coome home. I never understood why my mom would do this when we were growing up, now I understand. Thanks Mom! I love to comehome to a clean house!

3. Finishing a book...... When I start reading a book, I will read until I finish. I could stay up all night reading just so I can finish it. I can block out just about every distraction while reading.

4. Toys in right spot....... When we clean the kids toys, all the pieces have to go with the right thing. For example, all polly pocket shoes in one bag, all shirts in another, pants in another and so one. I like to know if any piece is missing so that I can look for it. When Taylor was little I let her take the farmer from her Little People set with us somewhere. She lost it. I was unable to buy another farmer without buying the whole thing, so I never let toys leave my house unless it was a McDonald's toy that I didnt care if it got lost. Duane always comments that I am to anal about this. :-)

5. Clothes on hangers.... Growing up, I did not have a closet. I had one in my room but my parents used it. They did not have a closet in their room. I always wanted to hang my clothes up. No room, so I had to have my clothes in drawers. I really disliked that. Well, this house has closets and most of our clothes are on hangers except under garments. I love it! Out of the dryer onto a hanger and almost never any ironing!

6. Cant carry a tune..... I love to sing but not very good. Taylor was telling me just last evening that I shouldnt sing because I dont do very well. She said since we are in the same family, we should be able to be honest with each other and it shouldnt hurt the others feelings. I was crushed but didnt let her know. I guess I will leave my singing to the shower or in the car by myself.

I guess it easier than I thought. I am sure I have many more quirks but will save them for another time. Now, I am to tag six people. A couple of mine will be the same as Dawn due to my blog list being very short at this time. I choose Trichelle, Erin, Natalie, Natalie, Cindee, Stacey. Have fun!

Time Flies..........

Wow! I cant believe how fast time flies. Three weeks and it is Christams Eve! I remember growing up and my Grandma Lowe would always say you know when you are getting old because the years are flying by. I remember thinking that WILL NEVER happen! Well.... I dont feel all that old, and DAYS NOT YEARS seem to be flying by!

For Thanksgiving, we hung out here at the house. We had Duane's parents over for a small ham dinner. (We had Thanksgiving on Friday with Duane's family). Duane was in charge of cooking the ham. I was in charge of the rest. We were trying to figure out what time everything would be done. He said he only needed a half hour. Duane's mom and I were surprised it would only take that long but he was in charge. We timed to have everything done, well....... the ham came out still cold. Duane was preplexed by this. We discovered it was supposed to cook 10 minutes for each pound. Duane read the label as a 3 pound ham, I put the ham in the oven and I said I know it was larger than a 3 pounder. It was, it was 8 pounds. He read the price per pound instead of the acutal pounds. :-) Thanks heavens for microwaves. Meal saved! It turned out delicious and we ate plenty.

Friday morning, well, late morning, Taylor and I headed out shopping. We didnt find to many good deals. She did at Limited Too! so we got a few things she needed there. We headed to Duane's parents for our Thanksgiving meal. The whole family but one nephew (working) was there. It was lots fun. Taylor ended up getting sick and complaining that her throat hurt to eat.

On Saturday morning, Taylor was supposed to go to gymnastics but she was still complaining. We took her to the doctor but the rapid strep test came back negative. She was all excited because she had scheduled a play date with a friend after Cameron's soccer game. Since the doctor said it was just a cold, Chloe and Taylor went shopping together. Paris Hilton was at the mall promoting her perfume. I guess there was huge crowd. Since Taylor and Chloe (who are both very small) were trying to see who she was, the security guard came over and told them to walk up the exit aisle so that they could see. He took them up to the front. Taylor's impression was "all she did was sit there and text message"! Taylor was trying to figure out who she was. How do you explain that one?! It was interesting anyway. No, she did not pay the $125 to see her like everyone else had to do!

Sunday was uneventful, on Monday Taylor had her friend Chloe come over to play. As we were getting ready to go to the gym, the doctor called. Taylor's strep was actually positive! oops! So far, Chloe hasnt came down with it. Yea! Taylor had to miss gym and school on Tuesday. Taylor and I went shopping again. I enjoy spending time with her and doing all the girly things. She is so much more girly than I ever was or will be, but it sure is fun. I am very grateful for oppurtunity to be a mom to such a wonderful girl!

On Wednesday, my sister- in - law, Dawn, called to let me know that Dad was heading to the hospital for some tests. They ended up keeping him overnight. He is good to come see us in two weeks! Yea! and now it brings us to another week gone by. Whew!

Time sure flies by................