Have you ever really noticed?

As I have told you before Bert and I have been getting up around 5:15 to do chores. I usually go out as soon as I get up to get the feed ready while Bert gets his lunch put together. When I go out I am a chicken when it is dark, but I go out anyway. I had all of the feed ready and Bert came out and we started carrying out pans of feed to the animals. The breeze was wonderful and it was still so dark. I went out from the grain barn to the barn where we have a little heifer that we are feeding since we lost her mother. Well on my trip over there, still being dark with just a hint of light, I saw something scurry right in front of my foot and hide under the hay that was left from last night. I am assuming it was a mouse, they really freak me out. I didn't scream being to proud in front of Bert I guess. I just got to thinking of all the animals that God had created, how neat it was. We were out with Cows, Dog, Cats, Mouse, Birds, and all the insects that feed off of everthing. I just though how amazing it is that God created so many different creatures. Then around 6:10 the sun starts coming up. It is just so amazing after starting the chores and being pitch black and then turning to natural light. It just reminds you how lucky we are to have such an awesome God.
Carlee and Tanner had good first days of school. Carlee loves her volleyball coach, and said that they had a really good time. She was excited because she said she got most of her serves over. It is so nice to see her excited about something new. I am hoping Carlee will have a good year. I hope that she has a better experience with 7th grade than what I did. Bert took Tanner to pick up his Football gear up at Nevada last night and we get to start football practice tonight. I am not sure if he is as excited as Carlee is about volleyball though. He really wants to play, but he wasn't to sure about all the gear you have to wear.
Bert and I took the calves down to Bill and Barbara's last night to weigh the kids steers. Well Carlee's is weighing in at 1275 lbs. She is very excited because he has gained what he needed to for the fair. Tanner's weighed in at 1425 lbs. Tanner's steer will have to go on a little diet because they can't weigh over 1400 lbs. Tanner is a little worried, but Bert and I told him that he drank a bunch of water before we took them to weigh in and that makes a really big difference. I just think of my children not weighing over 115 pounds walking around with these animals and thinking oh my goodness are we crazy? The kids love it and that is all that matters though. The countdown is on we take the animals tomorrow up to the fair, and I think the kids are really getting excited.