Another first

 I had this misconception that at some point in life I would stop having firsts.  So very wrong.  Last weekend we butchered our first cow!  I am so excited to see how it tastes.  The whole process really went well.  Brian and Rob came over and helped.  Bev came too and took the heart and liver with her.  She did talk Brandi into trying it and so I cooked it up and it made it into Brandi's mouth but then on to the floor for the dogs.  It smelled too gross for me to even try it.  The quarters are hung and now we wait for at least 2 weeks to let it cure and then we are going to be processing.  That will be a whole other first that will be exciting.  

What is bigger than a Surprise?

 So the last post was titled Surprise but this one might be even bigger.  I hope you are sitting down.  Last night I got the mail and was going through it and there was mail for Brandi Fleck.  I took a picture and sent it to Brandi and said what is up with this.  Now this letter is from Thrivent which was not junk mail.  She texted back I did a thing...

    what thing?

Michael and I went to the courthouse...

    For real?

Yup

    Oh my

Yup our little Brandi decided it was the only way she could be with Michael in Washington was to get hitched.  They did it before they came up here for Thanksgiving.  I guess I don't really know what date or where they did it but they went and got married and decided not to tell us.  Not sure when they thought the right time would be to tell us.  Anyway after much assuring that we still loved her we are still in shock I think.  We do wish them the best and hope it works out.