Legen-DAIRY

        At age 2 my life as a farmer began. My dad decided to buy some dairy cows and "BAM", suddenly he was back to dairy farming after some years as a salesman in Kansas. His dad was a dairy farmer, and my grandpa's dad was a dairy farmer as well. 

Anyway, my dad purchased some animals from his dad and some from the neighbors and off we went. Now for a little background on my dad's experience in the dairy industry; as I mentioned above, he live on a dairy farm growing up, but he also dropped out of college to help his dad.  He was devoted to his family farm, but his  favorite part about the industry was the shows. My father traveled around the US working for people who showed very  pretty, very expensive cows. In "city folk" terms, his job was to give the animals a makeover. He did their hair and washed them. He was really good at it too.

And now here I was, age 2, with a pretty big history behind my name.  The second I was able to walk, I was leading cattle. Above is me at age 4 with my first show calf. My dad taught me well, we are even wearing matching outfits! Well years went on and my parents were divorced by the time I was 8 and my dad remarried when I was 13. Even though my family life was in a constant state of turmoil, the cows never seemed to be affected by it.  They had to be milked twice a day every day, fed every morning, and, best of all, they were always in need of some love. I look at my dairy cattle as my pets, all 100 of them! As I grew up I began to love  what my dad taught me to love, showing. This summer I spent the equivalent  of  2 weeks in a barn at dairy shows. I show at the MN State fair, MN State show and my county show. 

 Because of how I was brought up I am willing to go an entire week with one night's worth of sleep. I am able to lift more than the average girl, and I can hold my own in any conversation. I have even had my likeness carved in 90 pounds of solid butter this summer at the MN state fair because of my background in dairy!! My GRAND NARRATIVE can be made up of all of my experiences with the diary industry. From working on the farm to putting a crown and dress on as a Princess Kay Finalist, I can honestly say that my farming background is evident in every aspect of my life. (if you have no idea what Princess Kay is, check her out on FB!!)

I consider myself pretty lucky. I mean, how many of you can say you have a butter sculpture of your head, the title of "princess" and  100 pets?!