What a time of celebration with family and friends! Early Christmas morning (about 3:30), the dogs and I snuck off to the barn while Farmer Rick and family slept soundly. While sweeping the mangers and prepping the cows for milking, the new farm dog - Sandy - chased barn kitties around and under the still half-asleep cows. They were dozing in and out as the light bulbs gradually brightened as they warmed and the radio cranked out joyous Christmas tunes.
There is no quiet way to turn on the milker pump, but I was hoping that no one would wake in the house. We managed to keep our secret quiet for about 3/4 of the milking, but soon thereafter, Farmer Rick came down to the barn, rubbing his still sleepy eyes and patting one of the dogs on the head as he entered the barn. We hurried through the rest of chores and quickly headed back to the house before daylight. We warmed up the griddle and had pancakes, OJ and cinnamon rolls ready to go as the kids both young and old were crawling out of bed.
The only thing wrong was that once the day started to get in full swing, Farmer Rick and I couldn't keep out eyes open as we settled in the couch to watch all of the festivities!
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