We usually try to Bang's vaccinate and brand our heifer calves during the holidays so that M's sister can get in on the fun, but the weather didn't really cooperate. M called the vet clinic last week to let them know we needed to get it done so we could get on their schedule. The vet picked yesterday which turned out to be a perfect day to do it. We were wondering if he could predict the weather, but he assured us it was more good luck than good management. It was a mostly sunny day with temps in the 30s and no wind. A beautiful winter day in our world-- much better than the -30 with 30 mph winds we had over the weekend.
We decided to brand some before the vet got there to speed things up a little--R had 10, M's sister had a couple and I had two....until we remembered that we had another five we had on shares with our friend. I managed to get my brand on those, too. The remaining 26 got our new brand so now we have his, mine and ours. We also had 30 of the neighbor's that we're feeding for the winter. Those didn't have to be branded so went through pretty quickly. They really are a nice set of heifer calves and bigger than last year.
It was nice to get out and get physical, but the fresh air and activity had us all ready for bed early!
Friday, January 10, 2014
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Reflecting on 2013
I'm not sure where 2013 went, but it was a good year for us. We had so many blessings and so much to be thankful for.
Of course, the biggest event of the year was the birth of our sweet granddaughter. Who'd have ever thought that J would be a daddy and a hands-on daddy. He loves his little girl, and I love seeing him with her. It's a whole different side of him. Hopefully, she'll help him lighten up some.
Another big event was R's graduation from Western Dakota Tech in Fire Science. He loved what he was doing and did really well. Toward the end he was complaining about the slackers in the class just doing the minimum to get by and why were they there if they weren't serious about it. I said, "like you in high school?". He laughed and admitted that was true. It was so rewarding to watch him grow into a fine young man and responsible adult.
I was so sad when R decided to go back to school, although I thought it was the right thing for him to do, because I was pretty sure he'd never come back. I guess being away for a couple of years made him realize being here wasn't so bad and the "real world" isn't all it's cracked up to be. We work hard, but we really do have a great lifestyle. So, we are blessed and happy to have him back along with his girlfriend and her little boy.
Although we were heartbroken when we lost our Pete, we've found a new love with Junior. He's a bit less highstrung than Pete, which is a good thing, and is turning into an excellent cow dog. We're trying really hard to raise him right.
We had good crops and big calves and no major catastrophes during the year so we consider it a success. We had some great trips and family bonding and have more of that planned. We're looking back on 2013 with gratefulness and forward to 2014 and all it may bring. Happy New Year!
Of course, the biggest event of the year was the birth of our sweet granddaughter. Who'd have ever thought that J would be a daddy and a hands-on daddy. He loves his little girl, and I love seeing him with her. It's a whole different side of him. Hopefully, she'll help him lighten up some.
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| Brand new daddy |
Another big event was R's graduation from Western Dakota Tech in Fire Science. He loved what he was doing and did really well. Toward the end he was complaining about the slackers in the class just doing the minimum to get by and why were they there if they weren't serious about it. I said, "like you in high school?". He laughed and admitted that was true. It was so rewarding to watch him grow into a fine young man and responsible adult.
I was so sad when R decided to go back to school, although I thought it was the right thing for him to do, because I was pretty sure he'd never come back. I guess being away for a couple of years made him realize being here wasn't so bad and the "real world" isn't all it's cracked up to be. We work hard, but we really do have a great lifestyle. So, we are blessed and happy to have him back along with his girlfriend and her little boy.
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| They spent a lot of time crammed into the tractor together during harvest. |
Although we were heartbroken when we lost our Pete, we've found a new love with Junior. He's a bit less highstrung than Pete, which is a good thing, and is turning into an excellent cow dog. We're trying really hard to raise him right.
We had good crops and big calves and no major catastrophes during the year so we consider it a success. We had some great trips and family bonding and have more of that planned. We're looking back on 2013 with gratefulness and forward to 2014 and all it may bring. Happy New Year!
The Holidays
We had our last cow adventure of the year. The neighbor's cows finally made their trek home to Harlem. M hauled a load a couple of weeks ago with a plan for more trucks to come the next day, but the weather didn't cooperate with warming and snow which created ice. He spun up every hill on the way home so cancelled for the next day and then the holidays came so it was put on hold until yesterday. M and C each took a load along with a couple of trucks from Harlem. They are coming back today to take the rest. The old fencer who was looking after them took on a job helping a friend back in Chinook so we were having to go feed them. It gets to be a long way around now that we can't go cross country like we usually do. M said Junior did all the work getting the cows in and only got a little kick in the nose.
R was gone for a week having an early Christmas with his girlfriend's family near Missoula so I had to help with chores. It was pretty cold during that time so I was very happy to see him come home. Plus, we had his dog to babysit. He's no trouble, but he and Junior together can get into some mischief. One evening I noticed cows along the road north of our house. I didn't think they could possibly be ours, but I went out to check for sure. They belonged to the neighbor so I called and told him they were headed south, and he said he'd come and get them. It was close to dark then so I didn't know if he came for them or not. The next morning we let the dogs out and when we went out to go do chores couldn't find them. Then I looked to the west and saw a group of cows and a couple of black specks behind them. The dogs had the neighbor's cows on the run and had them halfway home by the time we caught up! Not a good habit for them to get in to, but at least the neighbor's cows went home.
Our holidays were filled with family. M's sister, her husband, his mother, her two kids and two grandkids were here for a week. The kids and grandkids have gone home but she and her husband and the mom are still here. Add in our two boys, their significant others and grandkids as well as C and his wife and her three kids and significant others and it gets to be quite a houseful--a noisy houseful! I don't think everyone was ever there at one time, though.
And throw in two birthdays, my mother-in-law on the 22nd and my nephew on Christmas day. Of course, our granddaughter was the star of any gathering and got a little spoiled! I have to say we just can't get enough of her. Her grandpa thinks she is the most beautiful thing ever and grins from ear to ear when he sees her (I may be guilty of that also).
On the weekend we started a project ripping out carpet and replacing it with wood in the in-law's living room and hallways. Some of the materials are backordered so we won't be able to finish before they leave so I'm afraid it will be left for us to finish unless they decide to make a trip back here. We've all got sore knees and have rapidly lost interest in the project.
We've had some more cold weather and now we are getting snow. The boys both have new snowmobiles so they are happy to get more snow. Me, not so much. Maybe that's why I just bought airline tickets to Arizona!
R was gone for a week having an early Christmas with his girlfriend's family near Missoula so I had to help with chores. It was pretty cold during that time so I was very happy to see him come home. Plus, we had his dog to babysit. He's no trouble, but he and Junior together can get into some mischief. One evening I noticed cows along the road north of our house. I didn't think they could possibly be ours, but I went out to check for sure. They belonged to the neighbor so I called and told him they were headed south, and he said he'd come and get them. It was close to dark then so I didn't know if he came for them or not. The next morning we let the dogs out and when we went out to go do chores couldn't find them. Then I looked to the west and saw a group of cows and a couple of black specks behind them. The dogs had the neighbor's cows on the run and had them halfway home by the time we caught up! Not a good habit for them to get in to, but at least the neighbor's cows went home.
Our holidays were filled with family. M's sister, her husband, his mother, her two kids and two grandkids were here for a week. The kids and grandkids have gone home but she and her husband and the mom are still here. Add in our two boys, their significant others and grandkids as well as C and his wife and her three kids and significant others and it gets to be quite a houseful--a noisy houseful! I don't think everyone was ever there at one time, though.
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| Still missing a few, but this is part of our group. Couldn't resist these shirts. |
And throw in two birthdays, my mother-in-law on the 22nd and my nephew on Christmas day. Of course, our granddaughter was the star of any gathering and got a little spoiled! I have to say we just can't get enough of her. Her grandpa thinks she is the most beautiful thing ever and grins from ear to ear when he sees her (I may be guilty of that also).
On the weekend we started a project ripping out carpet and replacing it with wood in the in-law's living room and hallways. Some of the materials are backordered so we won't be able to finish before they leave so I'm afraid it will be left for us to finish unless they decide to make a trip back here. We've all got sore knees and have rapidly lost interest in the project.
We've had some more cold weather and now we are getting snow. The boys both have new snowmobiles so they are happy to get more snow. Me, not so much. Maybe that's why I just bought airline tickets to Arizona!
Thursday, December 12, 2013
More Cow Adventures
R headed out on a guy adventure with his friend the day before Thanksgiving. At that time, we still had our heifers out in the fields. In the days before he left he mentioned that he had seen a couple of our neighbor's cows in with our heifers. No big deal since half of the heifers belonged to the neighbor, and he was going to take some of them home to Harlem so we had to sort anyway. After he left and M was checking on things he realized that there were more than a couple of cows in with the heifers. There was supposed to be a drastic change in the weather with subzero temps so we were going to have to bring them home. So, the day after Thanksgiving we embarked on that chore. M told C that he and I would go round up and he could come later and help us sort. As we were rounding up it was obvious that there were quite a few cows in with the heifers so we were worried that they'd try to head to their home instead of to our place, but they went along pretty well. We were just getting them to where they had to go through a gate into a lane down to the corral when I thought I saw a flash of orange at the bottom of the lane. Sure enough, a pickup with hunters was heading up the lane toward the cows. Thank goodness they weren't five minutes later or they'd have had a herd coming at them. I am so glad that hunting season is over as the place has been crawling with hunters, thanks in part to all the state land in this part of the world. We're pretty sure that's how the cows got mixed up, too, with a gate being left open.
We had to move our calves into another corral to get them out of the way and then get all the cows in. We thought C would have been there by then, but he wasn't so we started sorting. We had to sort our heifers from the neighbor's heifers and decide which ones of the neighbor's heifers we were going to keep to calve out and which ones we were going to send home and sort out the neighbor's cows. I had to keep track of numbers and count and run the gate. It actually went pretty well, but I was getting tired and crabby. We were close to done by the time C called to see if we were ready yet so we told him not to bother coming. We were down to the last 25 head or so when I noticed that they were heading out the back gate into the bull pasture. They managed to push a post out of the ground so the gate came open. We caught them before they got too far and got them back in.
Turns out there were 40 of the neighbor's cows in with the heifers. M turned them out along with the 30 heifers we were sending home and trailed them back where they came from. When he left he told me he would close the gate behind him so I could open the corral gates and let the rest of the heifers out which I did. It was getting close to dark and I was just puttering around when I noticed the heifers were disappearing up the lane. M didn't close the gate behind him so they were headed up the lane and could have turned and been in the yard. I ran and managed to stop half of them and get them turned around. The rest were following M back up the lane. Thankfully, he had gotten the other group through the upper gate and had it closed and was coming back. In the meantime I was trying to drag another gate across the lane so that they couldn't get into the yard, but it is a long, tight gate and I couldn't get it tied up so just held it as tight as I could hoping they wouldn't run through it or over me. You might imagine I said some not nice words when M got back. Still, he had the nerve to ask what was for supper when we were in the pickup and on the way home. I didn't cook.
As R was on his way home from his trip we were heading to Vegas for NASCAR championship week and the NFR. We missed the bitterly cold weather but had crappy roads to and from Billings. R had some water problems but managed to get it fixed by himself.
This week our friend wanted to pick up the cows that we've been taking care of for him so M and R had to get all the cows in and sort his out. There should have been 15, but they could only find 11. The next morning they looked again and still couldn't find the rest so then they went hunting. M finally found them and another five of ours back in the pasture they had come out of huddled in some trees. Again, a gate was left open or not closed properly and they got through it. Have I mentioned I dislike having hunters around?!? They had good shelter but didn't get fed during the cold snap like the others did. It's a good thing our friend came to get his or we might not have noticed them missing, although, our only white cow was in that group. M and R were feeling pretty stupid that they didn't notice she wasn't in the herd at home. They were pretty happy to be home with the rest of the herd when they finally made it there.
Junior was able to do some work so he was a happy dog, too!
We had to move our calves into another corral to get them out of the way and then get all the cows in. We thought C would have been there by then, but he wasn't so we started sorting. We had to sort our heifers from the neighbor's heifers and decide which ones of the neighbor's heifers we were going to keep to calve out and which ones we were going to send home and sort out the neighbor's cows. I had to keep track of numbers and count and run the gate. It actually went pretty well, but I was getting tired and crabby. We were close to done by the time C called to see if we were ready yet so we told him not to bother coming. We were down to the last 25 head or so when I noticed that they were heading out the back gate into the bull pasture. They managed to push a post out of the ground so the gate came open. We caught them before they got too far and got them back in.
Turns out there were 40 of the neighbor's cows in with the heifers. M turned them out along with the 30 heifers we were sending home and trailed them back where they came from. When he left he told me he would close the gate behind him so I could open the corral gates and let the rest of the heifers out which I did. It was getting close to dark and I was just puttering around when I noticed the heifers were disappearing up the lane. M didn't close the gate behind him so they were headed up the lane and could have turned and been in the yard. I ran and managed to stop half of them and get them turned around. The rest were following M back up the lane. Thankfully, he had gotten the other group through the upper gate and had it closed and was coming back. In the meantime I was trying to drag another gate across the lane so that they couldn't get into the yard, but it is a long, tight gate and I couldn't get it tied up so just held it as tight as I could hoping they wouldn't run through it or over me. You might imagine I said some not nice words when M got back. Still, he had the nerve to ask what was for supper when we were in the pickup and on the way home. I didn't cook.
As R was on his way home from his trip we were heading to Vegas for NASCAR championship week and the NFR. We missed the bitterly cold weather but had crappy roads to and from Billings. R had some water problems but managed to get it fixed by himself.
This week our friend wanted to pick up the cows that we've been taking care of for him so M and R had to get all the cows in and sort his out. There should have been 15, but they could only find 11. The next morning they looked again and still couldn't find the rest so then they went hunting. M finally found them and another five of ours back in the pasture they had come out of huddled in some trees. Again, a gate was left open or not closed properly and they got through it. Have I mentioned I dislike having hunters around?!? They had good shelter but didn't get fed during the cold snap like the others did. It's a good thing our friend came to get his or we might not have noticed them missing, although, our only white cow was in that group. M and R were feeling pretty stupid that they didn't notice she wasn't in the herd at home. They were pretty happy to be home with the rest of the herd when they finally made it there.
Junior was able to do some work so he was a happy dog, too!
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
This Day in History
November 12 has quite a bit of historical significance in my life. Some happy, some sad.
I woke up this morning with the thought that my good friend, Wanda, passed away on this day 20 years ago at the age of 29. It seems impossible that she's been gone that long, and I still cry when I think of her but I'm so thankful that she was in my life for the time that she was. She was a special person and had so many friends. She was an elementary teacher and touched a lot of lives. I'll never forget getting the call that she had passed away just before I was on the way out the door to a parent-teacher conference for J who was in the first grade. I remember driving to the school thinking that maybe I had misunderstood and she wasn't really gone. Then I got to the school and told J's teacher who was Wanda's coworker and friend. Even though her death wasn't unexpected, I have to say it was one of the worst times of my life and my heart was broken. I still regret that I didn't make the trip to see her one last time.
Fast forward to November 12, 2004.....the day we buried my dad. Another death that wasn't unexpected and was just as heartbreaking. I will always miss my daddy, too.
On a happier note, my brother got married on this day in 1977 (even though they were practically children), and she's a keeper! I was 15 at the time and recall having a good time at their wedding dance.
And.......possibly most important, I got pregnant with J on this day in 1985. I don't think anyone wants any more detail on that, but it definitely changed my life!
I woke up this morning with the thought that my good friend, Wanda, passed away on this day 20 years ago at the age of 29. It seems impossible that she's been gone that long, and I still cry when I think of her but I'm so thankful that she was in my life for the time that she was. She was a special person and had so many friends. She was an elementary teacher and touched a lot of lives. I'll never forget getting the call that she had passed away just before I was on the way out the door to a parent-teacher conference for J who was in the first grade. I remember driving to the school thinking that maybe I had misunderstood and she wasn't really gone. Then I got to the school and told J's teacher who was Wanda's coworker and friend. Even though her death wasn't unexpected, I have to say it was one of the worst times of my life and my heart was broken. I still regret that I didn't make the trip to see her one last time.
Fast forward to November 12, 2004.....the day we buried my dad. Another death that wasn't unexpected and was just as heartbreaking. I will always miss my daddy, too.
On a happier note, my brother got married on this day in 1977 (even though they were practically children), and she's a keeper! I was 15 at the time and recall having a good time at their wedding dance.
And.......possibly most important, I got pregnant with J on this day in 1985. I don't think anyone wants any more detail on that, but it definitely changed my life!
More Cow Stuff
We should be winding down on our cow stuff until we have to start feeding. Last week R and I moved our heifers one step closer to home. It was a bit of a cool day so R suggested that we could take a pickup and the Jeep instead of 4-wheelers. The day before when he had gone to check on them they came running to the pickup, and he had to race them to get to the gate and through before they beat him to it. I think it's never a good idea to not have at least one 4-wheeler, but I went along with his plan. We picked up the mineral tubs and put them on the back of the pickup and parked it on a hill and the majority of them gathered around, but there were some stragglers that we had to round up and some that wouldn't cross a coulee. Eventually, we got them all together and I started off with the pickup. They followed me to the gate, but once through the gate they started to veer off. I couldn't see that ten or so had broken away from the group right off the start so R was trying to get them back on track with the Jeep while I was trying to push the group in the right direction and wondering where the heck R was. Finally, he got them through the gate and tried to push them. I was caught between trying to lead them and trying to push them because they'd follow for awhile and then pass me. We eventually let Junior out, and he was helpful in getting them moving for the last mile. I should know better than to not have a 4-wheeler. So much easier.
The next day R and I had to load cull cows to take to the neighbor's where he had his so M could pick them up with the semi. We had to haul two loads over. We were halfway over with the second load when it occurred to me that I didn't really need to go along, but it was too late to turn back then. I think R wanted my help so I could open and close the three gates we had to go through.
The neighbor's cows were not cooperative about getting loaded onto the semi, and there was much cursing and gnashing of teeth. M was having a bad day already because he'd hauled a load of calves for another neighbor, and they were not cooperative either so he was not a happy cowboy. From there R and I had to go to another neighbor's to take back a heifer. She had gotten in with our cows this spring, and we told the neighbor that if he didn't come get her before we moved our cows to summer pasture she was going along. He didn't seem worried about her so we had her all summer. We cut her out when we pregnancy tested this fall and took her back home, but the next day she was back again. If she doesn't stay home this time he may have to make us a good deal and we'll keep her.
I was anxious to get home because I was going to get my granddaughter for a few hours while J and K cleaned out their camper for the winter. I had barely gotten home when they arrived to drop her off. We had some play time, and then she took a nap. I love rocking a baby to sleep and don't get near enough grandbaby time.
We have a pen of about 75 heifer calves to feed this winter, and M says they are all calm and nice, even better than last year. I haven't been out to check them out and pick my favorites so R will probably beat me to the best ones. There is one I want because I helped save her life when she was born. I got kind of attached.
We had a blast of winter the past couple of days with lows about 5 degrees and a skiff of snow. It was nice today at 45 degrees and sunny. I hope that trend continues for awhile longer so winter will be that much shorter.
The next day R and I had to load cull cows to take to the neighbor's where he had his so M could pick them up with the semi. We had to haul two loads over. We were halfway over with the second load when it occurred to me that I didn't really need to go along, but it was too late to turn back then. I think R wanted my help so I could open and close the three gates we had to go through.
The neighbor's cows were not cooperative about getting loaded onto the semi, and there was much cursing and gnashing of teeth. M was having a bad day already because he'd hauled a load of calves for another neighbor, and they were not cooperative either so he was not a happy cowboy. From there R and I had to go to another neighbor's to take back a heifer. She had gotten in with our cows this spring, and we told the neighbor that if he didn't come get her before we moved our cows to summer pasture she was going along. He didn't seem worried about her so we had her all summer. We cut her out when we pregnancy tested this fall and took her back home, but the next day she was back again. If she doesn't stay home this time he may have to make us a good deal and we'll keep her.
I was anxious to get home because I was going to get my granddaughter for a few hours while J and K cleaned out their camper for the winter. I had barely gotten home when they arrived to drop her off. We had some play time, and then she took a nap. I love rocking a baby to sleep and don't get near enough grandbaby time.
We have a pen of about 75 heifer calves to feed this winter, and M says they are all calm and nice, even better than last year. I haven't been out to check them out and pick my favorites so R will probably beat me to the best ones. There is one I want because I helped save her life when she was born. I got kind of attached.
We had a blast of winter the past couple of days with lows about 5 degrees and a skiff of snow. It was nice today at 45 degrees and sunny. I hope that trend continues for awhile longer so winter will be that much shorter.
Friday, November 1, 2013
Cow Stuff
Again, I'm behind on my blogging. We've been busy with our usual fall stuff. M and R built another fence up the hill from our barn so that we'll have another space where we can move cows and calves in the spring. My job is always the clipping. I did it in about three hours since I had a date with our accountant later that day. Think three hours of doing squats. My thighs were so sore the next day I could hardly walk. I should do that every day!
Next on our agenda was pregnancy testing our last bunch of cows. Our friend, Roger, did it for us and the only day he could come was when R was gone. Not fair! We had to enlist J to help us run the chute. We were lucky to have another nice day to get it done. We had a few more open cows than we would have liked, but the majority were older cows that should probably be retired anyway.
On Wednesday M and R rounded up all the cows and calves to be ready for shipping yesterday. I missed out on that, but M said that Junior did well helping with the roundup. He still has a lot to learn, but he's making progress.
We had a very smooth shipping day and good weather for it. The cows and calves came in without any problem. M and R sorted one bunch to separate the calves from the cows while C, his stepson, Jared, and I worked on sorting the big bunch. When M and R finished sorting their bunch they then started separating the steer calves from the heifer calves while we finished sorting cows from calves. We also had the open cows to sort out. Then we loaded calves into our trailers to take across country to the neighbor's where the buyer was to be weighed and loaded on semi trucks. M was so happy that it all went so well that he celebrated with a beer and a sandwich. While we were finishing up our neighbor called to see if we were on the way over because we had too much weight and had to decide what to do. Calves that are too heavy is a good problem to have! The calves came in quite a bit heavier than last year, so M had one more thing to be happy about. Maybe that kept him from feeling the pain of getting kicked by calves a few times during the day.
The majority of the calves were contracted and went to South Dakota, but a load went to Billings to be sold today. We're hoping they sell well there, too. We were a little concerned about the calves getting to South Dakota in good shape since it appeared that the truck drivers were a bit clueless. We watched one of them back up to chute and wondered what the heck he was doing. It's probably not fun having a bunch of people watching you, and when he finally got backed in and got out of the truck he said he hoped we all got a good laugh. We did. The neighbor's wife put it best when she said "I shouldn't care because they're not our calves anymore.....but I do care". Spoken like a true rancher.
When the work was done we had supper and drinks with the neighbors. They live in Harlem so we don't see them all that often but really enjoy the time we do spend with them. They are pregnancy testing today so M and R are helping them. I knew they had a lot of help so I stayed home (and out of the wind) to catch up on things here.
Tonight we get to babysit our granddaughter while J and K go to a Halloween party. Can't wait to get my hands on that little girl....♥
Next on our agenda was pregnancy testing our last bunch of cows. Our friend, Roger, did it for us and the only day he could come was when R was gone. Not fair! We had to enlist J to help us run the chute. We were lucky to have another nice day to get it done. We had a few more open cows than we would have liked, but the majority were older cows that should probably be retired anyway.
On Wednesday M and R rounded up all the cows and calves to be ready for shipping yesterday. I missed out on that, but M said that Junior did well helping with the roundup. He still has a lot to learn, but he's making progress.
We had a very smooth shipping day and good weather for it. The cows and calves came in without any problem. M and R sorted one bunch to separate the calves from the cows while C, his stepson, Jared, and I worked on sorting the big bunch. When M and R finished sorting their bunch they then started separating the steer calves from the heifer calves while we finished sorting cows from calves. We also had the open cows to sort out. Then we loaded calves into our trailers to take across country to the neighbor's where the buyer was to be weighed and loaded on semi trucks. M was so happy that it all went so well that he celebrated with a beer and a sandwich. While we were finishing up our neighbor called to see if we were on the way over because we had too much weight and had to decide what to do. Calves that are too heavy is a good problem to have! The calves came in quite a bit heavier than last year, so M had one more thing to be happy about. Maybe that kept him from feeling the pain of getting kicked by calves a few times during the day.
The majority of the calves were contracted and went to South Dakota, but a load went to Billings to be sold today. We're hoping they sell well there, too. We were a little concerned about the calves getting to South Dakota in good shape since it appeared that the truck drivers were a bit clueless. We watched one of them back up to chute and wondered what the heck he was doing. It's probably not fun having a bunch of people watching you, and when he finally got backed in and got out of the truck he said he hoped we all got a good laugh. We did. The neighbor's wife put it best when she said "I shouldn't care because they're not our calves anymore.....but I do care". Spoken like a true rancher.
When the work was done we had supper and drinks with the neighbors. They live in Harlem so we don't see them all that often but really enjoy the time we do spend with them. They are pregnancy testing today so M and R are helping them. I knew they had a lot of help so I stayed home (and out of the wind) to catch up on things here.
Tonight we get to babysit our granddaughter while J and K go to a Halloween party. Can't wait to get my hands on that little girl....♥
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