Lauber Family

The House By the Side of the Road

__________________________________________
THERE are hermit souls that live withdrawn
In the place of their self-content;
There are souls like stars, that dwell apart,
In a fellowless firmament;
There are pioneer souls that blaze the paths
Where highways never ran-
But let me live by the side of the road
And be a friend to man.
Let me live in a house by the side of the road
Where the race of men go by-
The men who are good and the men who are bad,
As good and as bad as I.
I would not sit in the scorner's seat
Nor hurl the cynic's ban-
Let me live in a house by the side of the road
And be a friend to man.
I see from my house by the side of the road
By the side of the highway of life,
The men who press with the ardor of hope,
The men who are faint with the strife,
But I turn not away from their smiles and tears,
Both parts of an infinite plan-
Let me live in a house by the side of the road
And be a friend to man.
I know there are brook-gladdened meadows ahead,
And mountains of wearisome height;
That the road passes on through the long afternoon
And stretches away to the night.
And still I rejoice when the travelers rejoice
And weep with the strangers that moan,
Nor live in my house by the side of the road
Like a man who dwells alone.
Let me live in my house by the side of the road,
Where the race of men go by-
They are good, they are bad, they are weak, they are strong,
Wise, foolish - so am I.
Then why should I sit in the scorner's seat,
Or hurl the cynic's ban?
Let me live in my house by the side of the road
And be a friend to man.
Sam Walter Foss
_________________________________________

Friday, September 25, 2009

View Out the Back Door Today

Thursday, September 24, 2009

I am back!

I have been so worried about getting this blog caught up that I can't even get started because I don' t have time to get it right! Mom, sound like anyone you know? So I am going to dive in here and catch you up to speed and then go on from here. We had a fantastic summer. We have learned to make hay, train horses, keep bees, swim a lot, and probably more than any other summer before this. We have had a blast. One hive got struck by a bear but the other was preserved. We will have honey next year. We have strung electric fences! We are in full swing with school, football, soccer, 4-H, and horseback lessons. Summer wants to start barrel racing and we are working toward that goal. Hunter's soccer team is undefeated. Garrett is a Coudersport Falcon playing for the 7th grade team and loving it. We are coming up on our 1 year anniversary of moving to the farm and it has been an exciting, challenging, humbling, and amazing year. Life is an amazing roller coaster and I have the best people to go through it with right here. How blessed am I?

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Maple Fest Parade

The Coudy Marching Band was in the Maple Fest Parade and our flag girl was right in the front row. We went with friends to watch her and then Don and Brenda and the kids came over for a cook out and bonfire. We had a great time well! Summer was thrilled, shenever dropped her flag during the parade! I knew she wouldn't.

Rhode Island Reds

These are the last 6 new chickens of the year ( the 50 pheasants coming next month don't count). These are Garrett's Rhode Island Reds to complete his egg business for the year. These one's won't be laying til August or September.

Garrett Relaxes with the Bassett Duo

Garrett's Turtle Presentation

Garrett gave a presentation on Turtle Care to a packed house for his 4-H presentation. He did a wonderful job and took Janetta in as an example of a well cared for turtle. All 18 kids did fantastic jobs and it was great to see the variety of subjects they covered.

Riding!

We had a riding afternoon on Wyatt yesterday. Everyone rode and he was so nice and a great ride. He is very patient with us beginners and quite beautiful, he is getting darker as he sheds out. Larry is the only one brave enough to ride him out of the pen!