Friday, October 16, 2009

opportunities

olivia has the option in her co-op literature class for some extra credit.
she had the opportunity to herd or milk cows.
she chose both.
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our friends, the linds, live next to an amish farm and have become friends with them.
they graciously allowed us to come to their farm.
however, the cows were a bit spooked by us (14 children, 5 adults!).
the older amish girls said it was because of our "bright" clothing (i was wearing gray and denim, as was olivia, but one kid had on a bright pink shirt).
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did you know you can earn a lot of money from renting your land to cell phone companies?
yup. about $1,000-$2,000/month!
the amish know this.
but they don't want obnoxious english cell towers on their property.
so they only agree to do it if the company agrees to make the cell tower look like a silo.
you can't tell from a distance.
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the fence around the bottom is a dead give away.
normal silos don't need large square concrete slabs or fences.
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a fun day, and the kids were sure cute (no face pictures please).
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they had 10 kids. so cute.
thank you linds and stotlzfus'.

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