2020 Resolution Reflection: Farm Friday

We are almost wrapping up the first month of 2020. We are 1/12 done with the new year. Are you still on track with your resolutions or have you given up?

The joy of life is that you can start over at any point. Don’t have the all or nothing mindset. Do your best and give yourself grace. I wanted to spend this week reflecting on how we did with our resolutions for the first month. Go check out the original post for all the details on our life goals.

I may have to amend my farm goals because we have already accomplished one of them. We spent an afternoon one day cutting cedar trees. (Cedar trees are a pest to us. They take over a pasture and limit the grass that the cows have access to. They make great wind protection for the cattle during the yucky winter weather, but we want to make sure that we control them so they don’t take over.) So while I wish I could say that all the trees are taken care of, they aren’t. We have several other pastures that need some attention and work. It was amazing to me how much progress we made in just a few hours of working.

So far, knock on wood, I don’t want to jinx it, we are doing really great calving. We have had one single and one set of twins. Cattle are kind of like humans. One baby is the norm, twins happen, but a lot more rare and multiples of more is basically unheard of. We really want cows to have one nice, healthy calf. Some times when cows have twins they choose one and then don’t take care of the other. This cow is an amazing cow and taking care and loving them both. She will get some extra love and nutrients so she doesn’t go downhill in this bad weather while caring for two.

Do things before Matt asks was my last goal. I must have been crazy putting this one. Just kidding. Kind of. Matt has trained me, very unconsciously to me, to observe, to notice, to accomplish before being asked. We work together everyday. I’m amazed when we are with other humans how much I can understand and anticipate his needs while people are still trying to figure him out. I can have the wrench that he wants or be waiting in the spot he wants while others are trying to figure out what he said. I haven’t decided if this is a good thing or bad thing.

What were your goals for your farming operation? How are you doing with them?

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~Matt & Kelsey