Name: Keith
Age: 44
Keith grew up in Woodbury, MN. His hobbies are hunting, atving, cooking, grilling and generally having fun outdoors.
Occupation: General Sales Manager of a well-known commercial truck center. He works many long hours not to mention a 2 1/2 round trip drive each day. Without him, none of his would be possible. We love you honey.
Name: Nancy
Age: 49
Nancy grew up in White Bear Lake, MN. Her hobbies are cooking, arts and crafts, photography, sewing and animals of any kind.
Occupation: 20 year business owner of a home cleaning service, part-time hours only. My biggest job is taking care of my family and our new country home and farm.
Name: Amy
Age: 25
Amy grew up in White Bear Lake, MN. She uses her creativity in photography, art and everyday life. She loves spending time with boyfriend, Tanner. Also enjoys frisbee golf, fishing and camping.
Occupation: Amy is managing my home cleaning service. She works very hard and will someday take over the business completely. In her spare time she makes extra money doing photography shoots for family and friends.
Name: Andy
Age: 18
Andy grew up in White Bear Lake, MN. His hobbies are hunting, trapping, atving, online gaming.
Occupation: Works as an auto detailer for a commercial truck center. He is also our go-to guy for a lot of the heavier work on the farm.
Name: Tikka Boo
Age: 12
Breed: Siberian Husky
We found Tikka at a pet shop in Maplewood, MN, a little ball of fluff and energy. She’s an old dog now with a lotta spunk. The move from a small backyard to 3o acres has been fun but scary for her. The heat, humidity and excitement of the move was a little too traumatic. She had a seizure from overheating the day we moved in. The vet said to keep her as cool as possible and manage her hip dysplasia that was worsening. We got her on the right track with a new hairdo, a supplement and some pain meds.
Name: Peep Peep
Age: 13
Breed: Domestic Long-Hair
We adopted Peep Peep from a litter of kittens that my niece, Heather’s boyfriend Jake had at his dad’s house. Heather and Jake are now married and have children. Peep Peep shows no clear sign of aging even with all her years! She is a little shy and can be unfriendly, but we still love her.
Name: Lucy Loo
Age: 10
Breed: Rat Terrier
Lucy was born on a farm somewhere in Wisconsin. We adopted her when she was just a little pup through an old neighbor. She is a spitfire who keeps up with the big dogs. She has found those claws helpful on the farm for digging out animal holes and hunting in the ravine for chipmunks. She is also very cuddly and will lay in any little patch of sun she can find. She is very skittish from loud noises and other scary things but found a liking for rides on the atv once we moved to the farm.
Name: Babin’s Smokin’ Remington (Remmy)
Age: 3
Breed: English Springer Spaniel
Born on a farm in St. Francis, MN, we found Remmy through Keith’s brother, Ken and his wife, Lindsey. Remington is our hunter and protector. He will stop at nothing to try to catch his prey. He is a relentless, musclebound bundle of joy who loves to cuddle. For Remington, the bird IS the word.
Name: Godzilla
Age: 9
Breed: Bearded Dragon
Meet Godzilla. He was also purchased from the pet shop in Forest Lake, MN. Godzilla moves slowly and sleeps most of the time only waking to eat worms and crickets. He’s the only breed of dinosaur we have on the farm.
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Name: Cheech & Chong
Age: 7 months
Breed: Domestic Long-hair
Everyone knows a farm needs a farm cat, so I set out to find some kitties. My brother, Dennis alerted me to a “free kittens” sign at a farm nearby. So, on one of the many trips to buy paint, I stopped in (cousin Steve and I). I chose two “male” kittens as the man there had told me they were males. One had long hair and one short. We put them in the back seat of the truck and off we went. When we had gotten almost all the way home an odor began to fill the truck cab. One of the kitties was car sick and I don’t think we knew from which end! Luckily, it happened on some cardboard and an old towel. Easy cleanup and the smell went away quickly.
After a couple of days we chose the names “Cheech” and “Chong”. Cheech has long hair and Chong’s is short. Cheech has extra toes on his front feet (a condition caused by inbreeding) and Chong’s are normal.
Now let me correct something, after a few weeks it was clear from our google searches that Cheech and Chong are both girls. Surprise! We are planning to get them both spayed in the spring. Welcome Cheech and Chong!
Name: Frank
Age: 6 months
Breed: Ball Python
Frank is Andy’s young snake we bought from a pet store in Forest Lake, MN. He is a very calm, tame snake. Since we’ve gotten settled in our new place we turned the dining room into a reptile/fish room. So far we have Godzilla, Frank and a fish tank with a few cichlids. More to come!
So that’s everyone.
Now that you’ve met the family, welcome to our adventures!
Farmer Nancy's Notes 