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In October Lynda and I moved 5 miles away from the farm. After 35 years living on the farm right across the fence from the cattle, it has been quite an adjustment! Lynda is retired, yet continues to volunteer counseling seniors with questions on Medicare and health insurance. With all of the current excitement in the cattle industry, it has certainly increased the level of interest in our cattle business. I really enjoy all of the genetic and management discussions! Michelle and Todd have recently remodeled their house. It looks beautiful and really fits their needs. Three kids keep them extremely busy chasing to activities. Michelle continues with her ownership of Elkader Vet Clinic and Todd with Acrisure insurance. It appears to be a good fit for both of them. Todd went deer hunting this year on the coldest day of the year. He got some looks, but no deer. Hopefully he’ll have better weather and luck next year.
Eli continues to love sports and is extremely good at all of them. He is very quiet, very caring and a great older brother. He has a smile that melts your heart. He thought he would try wrestling this year and seems to like it. He will succeed at whatever sport he chooses, I’m guessing. It’s scary, I’m sure you will agree, but he reminds me a lot of me!
Noah amazes me with the knowledge he comes up with. He’s constantly studying history or world events and is not afraid to correct grandpa when wrong. He found his voice this year and certainly likes to practice it a lot. Our bottle calf show together was one of the summer highlights again. While Todd came deer hunting this year, Noah came along and was up and ready at 5:30 a.m. to go with grandpa. Gotta love that! Eve, aka “Scooter” according to grandpa, almost likes being held upside down more than being right side up. She’s still loving “nastics” and loves having grandpa throw her in the air and tickle her. She’s full of energy 24/7 and smart as a whip. She has grandpa’s stubborn streak, and it will be interesting to see how that plays out. Steve and Bri love living in Prior Lake and very much enjoy all their friends and the amenities of the suburbs. They also have hit the sports era with Paisley and Porter. Steve and Bri recently purchased a business and are in the organizational process. I’m very proud of them for having the guts to take a chance and work for themselves. As smart and hard as they both work, I’m sure it will go great! Bri continues as a director at Be the Match, the National Marrow Donor Program.
Paisley is busy with basketball, volleyball and softball. She really enjoyed softball this year and was the home run hitter for the team. She is most likely the horse kid of the grandkids and never misses a chance to do something with horses. She is a sweetheart and loves to sing me songs and laughs at all of the really dumb things I come up with. Porter is really into sports. He developed confidence in football this year and really excelled. He decided he is a better athlete than Justin Jefferson of the Vikings. No lack of confidence there! Like his dad, if he is awake, he is moving. Wish I had all of that energy again!! I am extremely fortunate to have the support of my family and all our young people helping to get this all done.
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