Dear friends,

Putting it right out there ... today is my birthday. Not a particularly big milestone, although at this age every birthday still standing is special!

To celebrate, and after the ibuprofen has kicked in and great breakfast, we have a "BIG DAY" planned. As it is "my day," Cyndi looks forward to quality time organizing the barns, separating the ewes for lambing, and more firewood efforts! Who hoo : )

To celebrate my coming of this current awesome age ... eggs are 2 for 1 this week. Yes, the roads are now clear, just ignore the road closure signs. For the next week or so they are still for sale in the tractor barn accessed via Terra Bella (15-007). Just look for the American flag and eggs for sale sign. We left the light on for you!

Fun fact: My "official" name until college was Tad. Having a father named Harry, my mom found having two Harry's in the house confusing, and growing up in Southern Illinois, my mother was a huge fan of Abraham Lincoln. If you see a photo of Abraham Lincoln with a young boy at his feet, it was usually Tad. More on Tad: Thomas "Tad" Lincoln III (April 4, 1853 – July 15, 1871) was the fourth and youngest son of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln. The nickname "Tad" was given to him by his father, who observed that he had a large head and was "as wiggly as a tadpole" when he was a baby. Lincoln was known to be impulsive and unrestrained, and he did not attend school during his father's lifetime. He had free run of the White House, and there are stories of him interrupting presidential meetings, collecting animals, and charging visitors to see his father.

Hope you also have a special day!

Harry (Tad)