Have a Great Holiday From Superstition Farm

'Twas the night before Christmas, it doesn't matter of course,

We all work on the farm, even "Lover" our horse;

The ducks sat on nests in the haystack with care,

In hopes that St. Milk-olas soon would be there;

The chickens were nestled all snug in a row,

While dreaming of juicy worms made their beaks crow;

The goats ate mamma's 'kerchief, the same with my cap,

We needed new PJ's for our long winter's nap,

When out on the cowshades there arose such a clatter,

I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.

Away to the window I flew like a rabbit,

A coyote in the henhouse? I swear I will nab it!

The moon shown over the beautiful desert

Gave the lustre of mid-day my eyes they did measure,

When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,

But a miniature milk truck, and eight tiny heifer,

With a little old milk truck driver, so lively and quick,

I knew in a moment it must be St. Milk.

More rapid than hawks his coursers they came,

And he whistled, and shouted, and moo-ed them by name;

"Now, Bossie! now, Clover! now, Buttercup and Roxi!

On, Elsie! on Maggie! on, Taurus on Daisy!

To the top of the porch! They just missed my donkey!

Good thing he's a mini - cute lil Picante!"

As mesquite leaves that before the wild dust devil fly,

As graceful as geese they mount to the sky,

So up to the farmhouse-top the coursers they flew,

With the sleigh full of bottles, and St. Milk-olas too.


And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof

The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.

As I drew in my hand, and was turning around,

Down the chimney St. Milk came - along with his hound.

He was dressed all in fur, I can picture it now,

His clothes were all covered like the spots of a cow;

Gallons of milk he had flung on his back,

Even his hound Redbone got into the act.

His eyes -- how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!

His cheeks were strawberry ice cream, his nose like a cherry!

His droll little mouth was drawn up like a seam,

And the beard of his chin looked like whip cream;

The stump of a straw he held tight in his teeth,

Im sure he could drink any milk underneath;

He had a broad smiling face and a little belly below,

That shook, when he laughed like a bowlful of jell-o.

He reminded me of a turkey all chubby and plump,

And I laughed when I saw him, I fell on my rump!

A wink of his eye reminded me of Carmichael,

Happiness and laughter in my mind I could recycle;

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,

He filled glasses of milk and then turned with a jerk,

And laying his finger aside of his nose,

And giving a nod, up the chimney with Redbone;

He sprang to his sleigh, to his team I knew soon,

him and those cows would be over the moon.

But I heard him exclaim, as he drove out of sight,

"Moo-ey Christmas to all, and to all a good-night!"

Dear Friends,

It has been a wonderful and exciting year. Thank you all for cherished memories and supporting our farm. We are taking a few days off to be together. Please visit our website for our Cow-liday hours. We look forward to seeing you all again real soon. Happy Cow-lidays and Happy Moo Year!


All the best to you and your family,

Redbone, Lover, Carmichael, Miss Alison, Brownie, Farmer Jason, Cookie, Cupcake, Miss MJ, Oreo, Picante, Farmer John, Kramer, Sugar, Farmer Casey, Cocoa, Miss Glenda, Speck, Einstein, Farmer Hector, Snickers, Farmer Larry, the Chickens, the Horses, the Rabbits, the Ducks (and Geese), the Cows and the rest of the Superstition Farm Team.

Preschool teacher BLOG

Early in the month we had preschoolers from SUMC (Scottsdale United Methodist Church) visit our farm. One of the teachers, Mrs. Velarde sent us a link to her blog that I would love to share. Thanks Marin!!

http://diaryofapreschoolteacher.blogspot.com/2008/11/dairy-farm.html

WHEW!

What an amazing fall season for Superstition Farm. Last year we were really pleased with our support, but this year "knocked out socks off!" Along with our MooMoo Palooza last month, we had well over 10,000 folks visit our farm. We are getting nothing but positive feedback from our guests. We have received tons of thank-you notes from our students..and we guarantee we read each one. Their artwork and spelling are always creative.

We love seeing the smiles on the children's faces when they get a tickle from one of our goats or a little tongue lick from our old gentleman horse, Lover. We enjoy watching them gently petting one of our rabbits and we can see the pride in their faces when they are brave enough to hold a big hen. It is exciting to see them climb up on the hay wagon anticipating a fun ride and huge smiles as they exit the haymaze. We chuckle when we see them with a milk mustache or ice cream littered on their faces.

Thank you to all the little kids that I have asked, "What was your favorite thing on the farm today?" and their answer is, "EVERYTHING!"