That's really cute and so happy and so sad at the same time... Just goes to show that even the biggest problems can often be resolved in some of craziest ways. Ignorance really is bliss!

I was born and raised in Amish country. My ancestors have been here for 300 years. My grandfather was a Mennonite and I can say the Amish are the cruelest people in our country in their attitude on pets. They do not like animals pure and simple and feel the "English" which is what they call the rest of us, are nuts treating our pets as we do. I thought this post was about the expose on Nightline last night. Go to their website and see more details. It is so horrendous you can't help but cry. The cages on the top row have poop that falls on the cage beneath it. The b-tches breed and breed till they die. They rescued one yesterday and it could not walk. Amish will call the Humane society and tell them to come and get an old breeder past her prime or he will shoot it. Last year an Amish guy shot 80 dogs point blank because they had fleas and he was too cheap to get it taken care of. His BIL living next door shot 20. If you love animals as I do write to PA reps. and Gov. Rendell and have these places put out of business. Last night they said there are so many puppy mills that people don't know about because the Amish stick sharp instruments down their dogs throats and de bark them. They are never groomed or EVER exercised. They are a product. They get no vet care and the pups are delivered by the Amish cutting them open w/o anesthesia and sewing them back up w/ twine. They showed the many incisions on the rescued dog who couldn't stand any more. It is BARBARIC!

Thank you for posting KSWL. It is indeed food for thought. My children were so fortunate to grow up in a home where they had everything they needed (though certainly not everything they wanted). It was so important for us to impart a sense of thankfulness for all their blessings and empathy for those that were less fortunate. It was always eye opening when they were involved with Habitat for Humanity projects and they saw with their own eyes the struggle that many endured. I agree with Annie that we are privileged because of the struggles of our ancestors. My paternal ancestors came here from Germany in the mid seventeen hundreds and dug a shelter out on the side of a hill. I was blessed to have an ancestor that researched and wrote a family history up through my DF's generation. It makes sense that first generations aren't depressed as the day to day struggle for survival wouldn't allow a lot of time for depression or thoughts of "woe is me".

Johnny, That sounds like a winning game plan to me. That $35.00 per acre is so totally worth it! PEPH peas are one of my most favorite veggies on earth. The plants are so pretty that you can plant them in a flower bed. I'm having a hard time picturing that much seed at one time. Can you imagine what it would take to harvest an acre by hand? I don't even want to think about it. Keep up the great work. You are touching so many lives in the most wonderful way. Dawn