Got Cheese????

We are a wanna be dairy farm. Wanna be, because I don't want to milk cows, but Suzanna does have a couple dairy heifers for 4-H projects. I grew up on a dairy farm and did dairy in 4-H. Hubby grew up on a dairy farm as well, so we have an appreciation for what it takes to be a dairy farmer.

Our family also loves to consume dairy products. We go through multiple gallons of milk each week, plus a couple tubs of ice cream every two weeks. Cheese is also an important food item around here. Thomas attempted to use cheese in a way not common to most this past week though.

He has ear tubes. We are on the third set. Hopefully he will soon outgrow the need for them, as it is very inconvenient in the summer to have them. We have one of those cheapo blow-up pools in the back yard. When you have ear tubes, you have to have ear plugs to keep the water out of your ears. Well, last Thursday, Thomas was heading for the pool, but couldn't find his ear plugs. He was running around like the proverbially chicken, wondering where they were. I didn't pay much attention, since he spends a lot of time in that state. That is until it got too quiet. With Thomas, that is the time to get worried. That is when I noticed he had the package of shredded cheese out. And was rolling a wad of cheese into a small ball. You know where this is going, don't you?? I asked him what he was doing. Instantly got a blank look of innocence. I said to him "Thomas, you can't use cheese for ear plugs". Those shoulders slumped, the cheese ball went in the trash and the cheese package went back into the refrigerator and he wandered away muttering "where did I leave my ear plugs". He later did find the correct ear plugs and spent a great time in the pool.

We are more than happy to support the dairy industry, but that might going a bit too far.

By the way, it wasn't very easy keeping a straight face through that one!!