Ranch Raised

What is Christmas without candy canes! Thanks for joining me today on Fun, Fact Friday!

In light of the winter storm that has blown in and blanketed much of the Midwest, I think we better have a friendly chat.

It was me, I said I would take the fall for it. Last Friday on the Hot Barn Report radio program I told Santa that all I wanted for Christmas was moisture. Well, now we know that Mother Nature had her radio dial on the HBR and viola, she delivered a winter storm wall-up to the Midwest. See folks, that is the power of radio!

I am an out of the box thinker when it comes to gifts. I only give gifts that truly speak to me. I put a lot of thought and intention into what I am giving. It is probably why I am horrible at shopping at big box stores. I just cannot “connect” to the aisles and aisles of objects in there if you know what I mean.

It looks like much of the upper Midwest and plains are in for some wintery weather this week right during prime holiday shopping time. Don’t go crazy trying to get those big towns. I bet there are hidden gems all over your small communities that will you have your gift giving needs covered.

Did I leave your mouth watering with so many Christmas cookie options? So many options to make and let’s be honest, have any of us met a cookie we didn’t like, especially during the holidays?!?!

Did you actually think I would skate through this holiday season with out talking about Christmas cookies?!?!

Franklin D Roosevelt once said, “We cannot build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future!” Boy, does that resonate with in me!

This weekend I took a couple of my girls and their one Angus heifer to the Nebraska Angus Winter Show. The quality in cattle was extremely deep, but what I really gotta brag on is the quality of kids!