So.....

Baby is here...Lydia will be 3 in May.... I am back at Screen-Printing for Borch's Sporting Goods...for a time I worked for Randy Dierks Construction. Covid is around ...but feel it will not shut down things anymore. 

Lukas went off to Collage - Concordia Nebraska working his way to Seminary.  Did construction for a time was looking at going to to woodworking but after his first day he had changed his mind on his career path.  He has learned Greek and now this semester is learning Hebrew.

Ella is in college as well at Morning Side University IA working her way to be a Vet.

Silas is looking into Military - National Guard, looks like they have dropped the mandatory covid shot, so will see where that goes.  He has decided to go into Wrestling this year for the first time since Northfield.

Matthew is going to state for BPA this year and at the end for the Cross Country season last year had his appendix removed and has recovered nicely.  

2022 we took a trip to Colorado for a Wedding and Ella, Silas, Matthew and I went to Higher Things in Bossman MT.

That is a quick recap of the last years...

Troy Stapek 

So....lot has happen...

Here we have baby Goats and they are so cute.  Mocha and Latte had there babies - 5 in total.  And it was a busy two day's ..will post some pictures.

All went well and they are eating well.  The Horse is now in the Horse barn.  This has improved on the flow of chores.  

Today with covid-19 stay at home order I am out of work...lot of people are.  Elizabeth is working at home.  Kids are starting school at home this next week.  And we say good bye to Turken - one of our favorite roosters.  We are cleaning and getting ready for our Baby to come, nine months has gone quickly.

Church is closed... and are missing the fellowship that happens there.

Need to start planting the garden inside stuff, and start milking the goats...so will keep you posted on that.

As we are now in 2020 and am trying to put things together....

The Big thing of this year is....a BABY!  We are having a BABY! in May....so yes.....that is a big thing...

Many other things will happen and hope to get done....as the farm shapes up to do more and more...The art side is increasing what to get back into Airbrushing this year.  More painting...Ella wants more horses....and how this will happen...not sure...

Lukas this is your year...High School will be done...drivers licence hope will be soon...then Ella...and Silas will have drivers training...so that to needs to be worked out.  

Exciting times will keep you posted...

Happy New Year!!!!

Ok...Has been a hard year in many ways...

January started with Silas in the Hospital - 4 day venture...it did hit others but not as bad....

Hard winter - missed days of work with snow days....

Spring melt - barn flooded...house flooded...roads closed...

Ice Storm - Tree's down - no power for 4 day's or so....

Bigger Horse pen put together....

Fox attacked some of our ducks....and probably some of the chickens...

Gun safety for the Boys....followed by a great day shooting...

Cars breaking and still broken....

I - Troy - got stitches from a strike from our horse - not bad but was a bit of a wake up call...have a lot to learn...

Horse got out and got cutup across the front...not sure what happened....but yeah....that happened..

Got Cow's from Jackson lost a tire on the trailer on the way home.... fenced an area for them....one was sickly and would give it shot, but he did not recover from it.  Other's are doing well.

Funeral - Grandma - know the time would come and it did....

Got to bring home somethings from the past home in Northfield before Selling it....waiting on the closing of that chapter soon.  Hard to let it go, but look forward to picking up the mess we have made over the years.

many other things...sure I am missing....

And next year.....2020....yeah....it will continue....not going to share it yet...

​One of the many challenges that comes in the spring is babys.  Lots of them - Chickens are here - Elizabeth and Ella checked out an auction today.  And brought back this years chickens...am sure we will add more latter...but they got 25 layers, and 25 straight runs....so a good start. 

We like to add the endangered animals so did get some will be fun to give them a home and a purpose.