Awesome things about DaNelle...
DaNelle is my daughter-in-law...married to Kevin (that is a pretty awesome in and of itself) ...wonderful mother to Ethan and Lydia (probably the most awesome feat)...and commander-in-chief to 2 dogs (and currently 5 newpuppies), 1 goat (which she recently helped to birth 3 kids to later be sold), and 6 baby chicks (raising to be laying hens).
She not only keeps all the animals healthy and fed, but she also makes her own bread (from wheat she freshly grinds), makes yogurt (and sometimes icecream) from goat milk (which she gets from the goat she milks twice a day), and runs a vinyl art business from the internet. She also keeps her home neat and clean and ready for visitors to drop in any time...day or night...(I know...I've tried to catch her off-guard...hee)
Now for the awesome part: DaNelle is the most open-minded and ever knowledge-seeking person that I know. She is continually looking for ways to make her family's life better and more healthy and she always makes time to put her family first...riding bikes with Lydia and Ethan to the bus stop...helping with homework...and preparing delicious and healthy meals for her family (see former post on steppin' it up). She has always made it a priority to read to the kids every day...one of their favorite family activities is to go to the library...
Today is DaNelle's birthday and I know I'm setting a precedence that will be hard to uphold on other birthday posts but I'm sorry...
it just had to be said...
Happy Birthday, DaNelle! I'm so glad you're in our family....we're proud to claim ya'...
(even if you can't decide what color to paint your house...)
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