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A Dairy Farm and a Mid-Life Change

3/13/2014

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My name is Joan and I live on a dairy farm with my husband, youngest daughter and two step-daughters. I also have two adult children that still live in Minnesota. I grew up on a beef farm in southern Minnesota and raised beef with my first husband. I also worked off the farm as a business analyst for an insurance company. However, life can toss some curve balls at you. I became a widow at age 45. Not the future I had in mind.

I truly believe keeping a positive attitude allows for opportunities to happen. I have found another wonderful man, that happens to be a dairy farmer. I left my career of 28 years and took a leap of faith. I now I live on a robotic dairy farm in east central Iowa.

Each occupation has its own jargon and dairy farming is no different. Additions to my vocabulary include terms such as dry cow, lactating cow, somatic cell counts, milk fat, and milk solids, just to name a few. My husband has also learned a few from me as well. Those will be some ideas for future posts.

Along with my new husband came his two daughters. People give John sympathy when they find out we have 5 daughters. When he married me, he became an instant grandpa and also gained a son-in-law. John's extended family has welcomed me and my three daughters into their family. And my family has welcomed John and his daughters as well. As the minister said at our wedding, love makes the circle grow bigger.



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3/15/2014 04:03:08 am

Welcome to the world of blogging! Love the photos!

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    I am wife, mother, daughter, sister, grandma and farmer. I grew up on a beef farm in Minnesota, but now live on a dairy farm in Iowa.

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