Emotional Day.....

As I write this our cows are on their way to Preston, to be shipped to a meat packing place in Salt Lake. I will put on some photos in a few days, but I just wanted to express my feelings.
The dairy business has been a wonderful blessing to our family. Raising kids on a farm was something I'd recommend to anyone. They always had chores to do and no time to get in trouble. Yes, my husband came in at night stinky and very tired, but the point is that he enjoyed his work. We weren't rich but always made enough to pay bills, put food on the table, send two sons on missions, and college-educate all five of our kids.
But, all good things must come to an end. Wayne is now 63 years old and feels that his energy level isn't what it used to be and that now is the time to begin another phase of our lives. So, we have gone on the dairy buyout. We feel blessed to have been accepted into the program.
He will still farm in the spring and summer but we will now be free to pursue other things. His goal is temple attendance weekly, and maybe family history (wife's thoughts on that one). Hopefully a mission will be coming sometime, also.
I appreciate and love him so much. He is the hardest worker that I know. He will probably drive me nuts now that he has extra time, but I plan to put him to work on those many projects in the house and yard that have been neglected for years. We are now "seniors" on a fixed income. That, itself, sounds strange to me. Please pray for us in this transition in our lives.