I am a girl that loves to shop but I also love a good deal. Going out to brave Black Friday is something I love to do from time to time and the plan is to do it again this year. Obviously, I am always looking for a good deal even when it isn’t Black Friday. One of my favorite places to get name brand things for low prices is Zulily. You can check the website out here and sign up. Basically Zulily is a website where they have daily sales. Sometimes their sales are themed to a color for… Read More
The Koster Tester Defined
I promised I would share about what a Koster Tester is and how we use it. It’s been a while since I have talked about the farm so I thought it was the perfect time to write this. I mentioned a Koster Tester in my post about how life on a dairy farm could make a great reality television show. To learn more about feeding cows check out this post or this post I wrote a few years ago. When it comes to our animals, feeding them is one of the most important things we do. We work with a team… Read More
Yes, my website is called Messy Kennedy
Some of you may have noticed that the URL for my blog has changed. Maybe you haven’t, which is okay. I will forgive you 🙂 I decided that after all this time it’s a good idea to invest in an actual website name. You’re probably thinking, after all of this you picked www.MessyKennedy.com?! As you all know there is a lot going on in this farmhouse in Michigan. Well, I’m not the busiest person I know, but I have a messy house, a never ending to do list and lots of cows to take care of. Because of this I… Read More
How to Do It All
How to do it all. That seems like the holy grail of answers. We all have those friends or maybe you are THAT WOMAN. The one we all love, yet a little part of us is envious. The one that had a baby sick all night, got all of her laundry done, her dishes are washed, her house is almost spotless and she still has a smile on her face. I often wonder if she’s actually going crazy inside and it’s one of those smiles that means she’s about to break in half. Those ladies drive me nuts because I… Read More
A Creamy, Dreamy Mac and Cheesy Recipe
There are a lot of things you will learn about me from reading my posts. The first thing you are going to learn is I love to cook. It’s challenging and it’s my stress reliever. There is always potential to make your dish better and that makes it fun. Whether it’s adding another ingredient or adding a different spice or cooking it a little differently there is always something new to try. That is the case with this recipe. Forever ago, I posted this basic recipe for Mac and Cheese. Well, it wasn’t forever ago, it was a couple years ago. Which… Read More
Rural Housewives and A big House Project
Any minute now one of the most exciting things I have ever been a part of is going live. You have all read the viral blog post 10 Ways Marrying a Farmer will Change Your Life, right?! If not, you need to! The wonderful author behind that blog post, my friend Jenny asked me to be a contributor on a brand new blog. It’s called The Real Housewives of Rural America and it is ran by ‘rural women who have a passion for agriculture’. We will be talking about everything from farming, cooking, fashion, and so much more! If you like… Read More
The Dairy Diaries
Editor’s Note: This post was written from a different context than my blog normally publishes. It was written from a dairy farmer to a dairy farmer. So, there may be some things that you don’t know what that is. For example, I talk about a Koster Tester. No need to worry, I plan on writing a post telling you what a Koster Tester is and why and how we use it. If there is anything else you want to know more about, email me or write me a comment below and I will be sure to hit that topic very soon! … Read More
5 Ways Marrying a Dairy Farmer Will Change Your Life
My friend Jenny just got married a few weeks ago and she is a fellow blogger. Her wedding was stunning, you can check it out here. She just made a blog post about the 10 Ways Marrying a Farmer Will Change Your Life. Yesterday was my 1 year anniversary. Yup, it’s been a year since the hubby and I got married. Crazy to think it’s been that long! So I decided to make a play off that blog post and do it from more from our point of view! My poor husband is a saint for putting up with… Read More
