The cute soldier is Jen.
She is a friend of Lauren’s and like Lauren, will be in Iraq very shortly. She reads my blog nearly every day I hear, so I wanted to surprise her by saying hello.
Hi Jen!
“Green”ery
I have been meaning to buy some re-usable grocery bags for awhile now, but kept putting it off for the dumbest reason: they are all ugly. Two stores around here have black ones – those will look horrible in no time at all. A couple more have brown – also yuck and boring. But a store in the next town over has these and I finally remembered to grab some. See- all colorful and pretty! Sadly 3 of them had plenty of room to hold $103 worth of groceries, so as long as I remember to keep them in the car AND take them into the store with me, they should suffice for most of my shopping trips. If you hear someplace that the manufacture of these reusable bags requires the clubbing of baby seals, rape and pillage of a 3rd world country or nuking of whales, please do not tell me. I prefer to live in ignorance of the unintended consequences of my do-gooding.
And Fred & Bessie have agreed to an interview tomorrow morning. If you have any burning questions you would like to have the cows answer, please leave them for me and I will try to work them in. Have a great day! 
Yes..I have a question.
Does chocolate milk come from brown cows?
=)
I have two nephews in Iraq! Good luck, Jen!!!!
Hi Jen!
I have a question for Bessie. Here is my original question:
“Got Milk?” heh heh
My question is simple. What’s with the magnets on your noses? Don’t they get in the way when you are eating and drinking? I know that many watering troughs are metal. Do you ever worry about drowning?
I will be praying for you too Jen. Please take care of my dear little (she isn’t really anymore)sister.
Love the shout out to the soldier!! I obviously have a soft spot for all things military related. :)
Hallie
Hugs to Jen.
Do the cows want to come to Connecticut?
Yes, do the cows want to go to Connecticut? That’s what I want to know? And why did they leave home without telling me? And please let them know that Perry and Prissy have been up to some pretty wicked hijinks in their absence. Bad pigs.
I’ve been praying that Psalm for Lauren, though not consistently. Glad to see her friend’s smiling face!
Ask them if those wonderful bags are made out of cow hide.
Blessings to Jen!
Why o why did you leave home, Fred & Bessie????? It was good there. And you worried Flea!! WHAT WERE YOU TWO THINKING?????????
NAUGHTY!
God bless you Jen! thank you for your sacrifice~~
Jen, you rock! God bless you and thank you for your service!
Dlyn-way to go on the re-useable bags! That kind of thing makes me smile! And I love that you found such cute ones! (mine are all black…sigh)
And for F&B: Are the rising gas prices affecting your travel plans?
dlyn — when I was telling a friend she really ought to visit your blog and read your cow stories, I mentioned that you’d lured them in with Smarties. She said, “dlyn must be from Canada (where she’s from) because in Canada, Smarties are verrrry popular, as common as M&M’s.”
addhumor – I hope she visits – tell her to say hello! I think the Smarties in Canada [and Australia and maybe England?] are the same as our M&Ms, rather than the little sweet-tart thingies that are called Smarties here.
dlyn — NOW I understand what she was saying about the smarties. Thanks for clarifying.
Good words.