We often tell the story how Katie used to cry every night. She'd cry when we tucked her in bed because she didn't live on a farm, she only lived on a garden!
On Labor Day we visited Tom's dad's cousin & his wife. They have a real farm. They have sheep, cows, llamas, and rabbits. We enjoyed an evening sitting out on the lawn. It was like having beautiful landscape paintings all around us, but it was real. Real rolling hills in the background of fields covered in wheat, barley, sagebrush and sheep.
Before, during and after the hamburgers, the kids chased the bunnies and rabbits. We were told that anyone who wanted one could take one home. We did have an empty hutch and a full bucket of food. So we decided to keep one. Katie chose the smallest. He was quiet and cuddly. He looks like a gray rock, the kids named him ROCKAFELLER. Then the next thing I heard was the farmer saying the bunny already looked scared and lonesome. He asked me what we could do about that. Well, I said, "we ought to leave him here then or take another so he won't be alone." Yep, he needs a brother or sister to go home with him. And we were promised they were exchangeable and completely returnable. So the kids chose a beautiful golden bunny with extra large ears that bounced when it moved. We named her GOLDILOCKS! And then planned on calling him Mr. Goldilocks if she turned out to be a boy. But she's a she.
They aren't Mini Rex's, like our first bunny. Or fancy Netherland Dwarfs, or English Lop Ears. They are FARM bunnies. REAL TORGERSEN FARM bunnies. We even buy their food at the FARM STORE. They are going to be big.
Two weeks later. My neighbor Karen, called and told me to come get some zucchini. She lives on a farm and grew a huge garden this year. After loading the car full of zucchini, her granddaughter handed me a kitten. Karen said, "Oh and the kitten too Amy, you have to take him home, he's yours." I looked down at his big blue eyes and said, "okay." He was cute. Earlier that day I had one of those moments where I realized that life is short. Do you have moments like that? I couldn't believe that in 4 years Kevin will be 19 and could be gone from home. My kids are growing up and I haven't done everything I planned, I never let them have a cat. Plus, he's a REAL FARM cat. Now our farm can be complete.
Katie doesn't just live on a garden.
At home with 3 farm animals
Out in the back yard, see the hutch in the background. Oh, and our red barn.
It's a farm.
