Three Sisters: Cross one off your list

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Cross one off your list

Hey Number Two . . .

The grapes are almost ready for picking. (I don't know if you can see the baby grapes here or not, it's a little dark.)

After the fair, you and Number One should hop on a redeye for a quick California getaway. And then you can cross that one off your list!

Bring your sunscreen though (and your insurance card in case of heat stroke) because it is boiling hot here.

Even with all of the fires and the scorching heat, it's still great to look at. People complain about how brown and ugly it is in the summer, but I think it's really pretty.

1 comment:

SisterTwo said...: I would love to visit you in California and scratch one off the list, but this year that will be impossible. We are getting ready for a change in owners of the ranch and that will mean getting 1300 head of cows and calves ready to sale on September 17 & 18th. We are already clipping and groomig these 1300 head and will be getting the babies ready to wean. In addition all the farm/ ranch machinery ready to sale and or moved to one of his other ranches. We will start chopping the corn for silage around September 1st. So I'm 200% sure that I won't be going anywhere for months to come. But who knows what next year will bring. Is Andrew going to Spain this summer?; July 14, 2008 at 11:52 AM

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About Trudy

I am the oldest of the trio and I live on a small acreage not too far from my middle sister. I enjoy playing backyard farmer in the summer months when I'm not teaching. I am in a war with weeds and I hate to admit that the weeds are winning.

I've held a variety of jobs, but none so interesting as Sister Three's. I've driven an ice cream truck, sold Christmas tree ornaments, run four elementary media centers, made doughnuts and tacos, and now that I've grown up, I've settled on molding young minds.

I love to read, but I read mostly children's literature. It's fun to go to garage sales and find more children's books to add to my already substantial classroom collection.

I also like to garden. I love to plan trips that I'll never take because I can't stand to be away from home. The planning is the fun part.

I enjoy board games, computer simulations, jigsaw puzzles and logic problems.

I'm now hooked on Facebook, but it has been interesting running across old acquaintances.

I don't watch a lot of television, but I'm hooked on Grey's Anatomy and Desperate Housewives. Don't bother even trying to get a hold of me during these times .... unless it is blizzarding and you're calling off school!

I am learning how to quilt which has surprised everyone that knows me. I was probably the least likely person to do so. I love it though. It is the one activity in which I can completely turn off my head and not think about things.

I like to cook (especially green bean casseroles) during the summer months, but I don't seem to make the time during the school year.

I can be reached at Trio.of.sisters@gmail.com. You can also follow me (TrudytheGreat) on Twitter.

About Katie

I'm officially sister number 2 of the bunch.

I'm a 40 something mother of two girls and one boy- Krista, Dani and Trey. I've been married to my farmer husband Keith for 17 plus great years. I'm not sure where the time goes. Even though the girls are getting older, we aren't. Strange how that happens.

We live on a farm and ranch in Western Nebraska. It is a full time job for the family as well. We are always pitching in to help work cattle, weigh trucks or wash tanks. The girls really like scrubbing tanks, especially when it's cold outside. But agriculture is a good way of life.

I work full time in town a 2o mile drive from the ranch. Both girls love to play sports and and are active in our local 4-H program. Our family is a big supporter of our 4H program. That is probally our one (and only) hobby. The girls show lambs and calves for their livestock projects. That takes up much of our time and now a new little brother keeps us busy.

Things I like: cooking, gardening, watching food network, photography (even if I don't have a super cool camera like my little sister) and fiesta ware.

You can contact me at kcarter4@bbc.net

About Nicki

Being the youngest of the trio and co-leader of my own gang, I’m caught between two worlds: the baby I’ve always been and the emerging adult that’s trying to bust out.

Running after a gaggle of toddlers, (ok, there’s only two, but it feels like a herd when we’re loading into our Civic) I’m baffled by how I ended up here. Not the birds and bees part, just the part where I’m supposed to know how to mold two young minds, when I just figured out how to cut my own meat. Actually, I don’t even cut my own meat. I became a vegetarian instead. But I cut my own tofu.

I live in California with my awesome fish-farming husband Andrew and our two amazing and overly-photographed children Isabella (3) and Anderson (1).

Before becoming a stay-at-home mom I tried my hand at a few jobs: music therapist, writer, hot air balloon chaser, waitress, telemarketer, librarian, piano teacher, maid, telegram singer, and underwear salesperson. All handy skills for a mom.

Now, when I’m not daydreaming about running away to Paris, I like going to the beach with the fam or taking pictures. (My Nebraska roots sneak up on me though. I’m always snapping shots of tractors and chickens and green bean casseroles.)

I also like Eckhart Tolle and am secretly obsessed with Harry Potter.