Heifer Heifer Heifer

Yey for Mondays. Today started out pretty normal. We did chores and all seemed well. The first task of the day was to move the spayed heifers quite a few miles to their summer pasture. Since it was the first not so rainy day in quite some time we were finally able to get it done!

I rode Dan today, and we all thought the ride went fairly well considering that they were yearlings...until the nose fly's came out. Well, first, you must remember that Dan is only three and male...which means everything is typically exaggerated! lol He got some kind of a sweat bee sting or something on his nose at about the half way point and from that point on the poor guy was itching that nose on everyone elses knees, posts we walked by, and my personal favorite, he would just drag it on the ground! So, shortly thereafter his sting, the nose flys came out like crazy and everyone's horses were throwing their heads and it was getting really annoying- but probably more annoying for the poor horses. Overall, the move went well, we found a stray bull on the way and put him back where he belongs, and also sorted off a sick heifer and one that needed to be sorted off into another group.

Tina and Glen were supposed to take those two back while Ross and Merle and I took the rest clear down to their water. We did that and doubled back to the trailer and drove home .... and Tina and Glen still weren't there. Come to find out the black heifer they took ran the whole way and the sick one layed down in the crick and wouldn't come out! So, they came back with only one heifer and at that same time two guys showed up to switch my dryer door and replace Merle's water heater! So, I babysat those guys and got the table set while everyone else went out with the pickup and got the heifer at least out of the crick...but she will stay in the pasture until tomorrow. Then, over dinner, while the hot water heater guys are banging around in the back, Merle finds out that some of the steers he runs were out in the neighbors cows...eh. So, the morning didn't turn out all that great- but life goes on.

After dinner Tina and Jeff went to fill in tanks and Glen and Ross went home. Merle and I stayed to haul out cattle. He doctored a cow and then we loaded some pairs out and came back and picked up a heifer and a lawn mower. I was gunna mow the lot for Ross and Marla in town while he dropped off the heifer but they already had it done, so we just unloaded the mower, stopped by the bank and post office, and went and dropped the heifer off. Then, we ran home, did chores, I took a five minute shower, and we ran back to town to make it to fire classes by 6:30.

There turned out to be only me and one other guy...who seems to think he knows quite a bit. haha- kindof annoying but entertaining all at the same time! When we pulled up and got out at the fire hall I could hear a tire leaking and sure enough there was a nice crack. So, during class Merle changed the tire- just our luck. I thought the class was pretty interesting and I really think it's useful info. I grasped most of it anyway- probably because the instructor was really good- we'll see how much I retain tomorrow!

It was really raining and lightning out tonight, but much more so in town, we didn't have near the moisture out here. When we got back, I said that these classes are so not cool because they cut into card time! Haha, so I got schooled four times in concentration until I finally gave in and decided it was bedtime! Speaking of which...I should go do that.
Sounds like some odds and ends tomorrow depending upon the weather.