NBW Horse Farm Services - A Year in Pictures - 2009

The Lord has blessed us in many ways over the past year...continued work, new opportunities, new customers and friends!

God bless!

A whole bunch of randomness

When I cook a beef roast, I normally just put it in the crockpot with a can of Coke and let it cook all day. But, I found a new recipe that sounded interesting...it had one of my favorite things...coffee! So, I gave it a try. It was pretty yummy and easy. I love my crockpot and am always looking for new ideas.

Java Roast
3 lb chuck roast, trimmed of fat
3/4 cup brewed coffee
1 yellow onion, chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped
8 oz sliced mushrooms
1 t garlic powder, or 4-5 chopped cloves
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 black pepper
1 T Worcestershire sauce
3 T red wine vinegar
4 oz cream cheese (to add at the end)

Use a 4 quart or larger crockpot.
Put the vegetables on the bottom and then added the meat (still frozen, so I didn't trim it at all).
Add the coffee, Worcestershire sauce, red wine vinegar, and spices. Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours, or on high for 4-5. I cooked it on low all day, probably 8-10 hours.

Carefully remove the meat from the pot, and stir in the cream cheese. It made a yummy gravy. I will probably use less cream cheese next time and add a little bit at a time. It didn't blend real well and left little small bits of cream cheese that didn't mix in, but still tasted good.

Remember the "Faith Cake" from Amanda's blog that I attempted for last weekend's Christmas party? Well, it sort of turned out like it was suppose to.....not nearly as pretty as Amanda's. It was good practice and the next one should turn out better...I hope.

The Christmas gathering with dad's family was great, everyone had fun. Charlie was having so much fun, she threw a horrible fit when it was time to go home.

Winter has finely arrived here. Joe spent the majority of 3 days last week moving snow (plowing, hauling, salt sanding, etc). He loves it. I don't know if it's the adrenline rush of it all.....no sleep and too much coffee.....or that it is money coming in all winter.....or something to get him out of the house during the long winter days. I don't know what it is, but I so appreciate that he is willing to leave the house at all hours of the day and night, when it is cold, windy and icky out just to provide for his family.

And.....it is suppose to start snowing again any time now, so Joe is over on the phone right now getting the boys all lined up to go.....it takes awhile when you have 8 pieces of equipment out running each snowfall!

God bless!

A Girl and Her Daddy!

On Monday, we needed to bring some material to a jobsite for Joe. Charlie asked all the way there if she could get a ride in the bobcat. She loves spending time with her daddy and loves to ride in the skidloader and the tractors.

Daddy loves it too!

God bless!

Our Business...Our Life

I added a button in the top left corner...a link to our business website. Check it out!

We are a lot of things, but our business is a huge part of us. My hubby and our company are almost one and the same. I'm so proud of what he does everyday and what we have turned our little company into!

Chain Link Fence Installation

Manure Bunker Construction

Fence Install & Dry Lot Construction

It's a lot of work to keep a business going and growing, but so worth it. I'm finally starting to see some return on all the time I've put into advertising and marketing...makes it even more rewarding to be apart of it and to get to work with my love everyday. It's not always easy though. I tried to take some photos of the girls the other day for advertising purposes on our website. As you can see...didn't go so well!

On a side note, it may seem crazy.....but we are praying for a lot of snow this winter to keep us busy and financially flush going into next spring. As the Lord has blessed us richly, we wish blessing for all of you in your ventures!

God bless!