My mom is giving us a Cow ~(^_^)~

Hi my dears! (^_^)

I just went to the mailbox and noticed we got a big brown envelope from my mom! Inside was a big colorful farm magazine and mom's letter that reads,

"Dear Sophie,

Today at our church there was a wonderful opportunity!
I gave $$ to Heifer Int'l for a cow for Caleb and Abbie's Christmas gift. This is better than giving money, because this little female cow can work and provide milk! Enjoy!
Love, mom."


So mom is giving us a cow! ^_^

Actually, in the brochure, it says "Heifer", to be exact! What a clever idea, good job mom! But can you believe it? A cow to give milk and work our land?

I came into the house and told Caleb that grandma is sending us a cow for Christmas! His eyes lit up and he said, "Wow, that's great! We won't have to buy milk!"

Then his eyes dimmed and he looked worried. "Where are we going to put it?" Looking at our yard, he said, "There's not enough grass for it to eat! We need to plant more grass seeds right away! Who will care for it when we go on our mission trip?"


I reassured him that it'll be ok, we'll put the cow in our front yard, and it can roam across the neighborhood and get fed that way (and we'll all save on gardener expense). ^_^ Of course, we have all these wonderful neighbors whom we can rotate "heifer-sitting" duties! Perhaps we can have cow-milking sessions and moo parties! I suppose we do live in Ladera 'ranch' and we do own a farmhouse, so it's oh so natural to raise moo moo here, don't you think? ^_^


[Disclaimer: Nobody tell the homeowner's association about this, promise?]

Kobee and Jubee birds (and hubby) will be really surprised. I haven't told them yet (so far only Caleb and I know about this). Imagine one more animal in our family circus!

Here's what the heifer looks like:

Oops, .....sorry, wrong picture ...



Ok, Here's what the heifer looks like:

I proceeded to read the magazine from Heifer International then it dawned on me that the little cow wasn't coming to our home! She was to be donated to the less fortunate in the Philippines (or Uganda)! One heifer can bring milk for the whole family and work the land too! In just one day she can produce 4-5 gallons of milk (hey, no more Costco for us!) which can become cheese, yogurt, and the extra milk can be sold as income! So the cow was donated in the name of Abbie and Caleb....


I decided to name our little Christmas cow: CABBIE

(although Caleb suggested "MILKY")!

Thanks, ma! And early Merry Christmas to you! We'll be on our Mission trip in mid-December and I'm sure we have lots of surprises waiting for us there as well!

Thank you all for praying for our upcoming trip!

XOXO,
Soph