kid-funnies . . .

The newest addition to our animal family arrived about a week ago. We usually have one or two babies a week but this one got a name so she joined the ranks of an official "Leak Family Pet". Milly had her leg stepped on by another cow and she didn't fare to well. I couldn't take a pic of it unbandaged (seriously gross) so here she is with her first cast. The swelling has finally gone down so only time will tell if we are doing her any good. She is a fighter and gets around on it quite well.

and now on to some funnies:

- Kael was informed at school, for whatever reason, how dogfood was made. Mattie is my tenderheart and has really been in to the "Phantom Stallion" book series. I have never read any of the books but she has a new mission in life, to save mustangs. She has her own "Imagination World", complete with binder and drawings of wild horses. It is quite complex and she has even written a few chapters of her own book to someday be published. She was sitting at the table the other night writing some more of her book, not having a great day anyway, when Kael looked up at her and said, "Did you know they make dogfood out of horses?" Mattie: "What? That's not true, is it mom." Mom: "Yes". (Mattie's head drops onto her books and she starts to cry). Luckily Matt was there to save the day because I was trying to hold in my laughter. I wasn't laughing at her I was laughing at the fact that Kael has her number dialed and knows exactly when to call!

-Kael came home from school the other day and says "Mom, my belt buckle has just been givin' me the geef all day!" I laughed so hard. I am sure his teacher said something about it causing him grief and this is how he remembered it:) What a kid!

- Trey's new thing this week is "Mom, I just wanna be mean". Mom: "Trey, don't hit Kayson", "Trey, be nice to Kayson" Trey:"but mom, I just wanna be mean".

-Trey has also figured out how to sneek out to the barn while they are milking. Francisco has taught him how to say 'let's go girls' in spanish and then showed him how to run the pneumatic gates that let the cows in and out of the barn. We put colored bands on their legs so the milkers can tell the sick cows from the fresh cows. Trey now has to walk around with colored bands on his legs. He constantly asks me 'who is milking tonight mom'. I love that he is so facinated with it all, I just hope he still has a love for it when it is his job:)

I have pretty much been good-for-nothing this week. Too bad none of you were here to witness it:) The weather has put me in a funk that I am struggling to get out of. It is suppose to snow here again on Sunday or Monday. I am thinking of putting up the Christmas Tree. Maybe we can at least have Christmas again so my brain isn't trying to think "rake, plant, mow, be outside, enjoy the sunshine and some FRESH AIR!"

Love you all - may you enjoy some sunshine in your neck of the woods!!