Today was apparently supposed to be a day off...sorta. I just thought I got the morning off for church but apparently I got most of the day to do my own thing- coolness!
So I rolled out of bed this morning and went out to feed Joe and Ace. Then, I came in and got ready for church. This was the first Sunday since I've been here that I have been settled in enough to go. There is only one Lutheran church in town and Merle wasn't sure that he knew anyone that went to that particular church (there are lots of different churches in Martin) so I headed out by myself for an eight o'clock service. It was tiny. I think there were maybe twenty people there all together- which was fine with me, I was just expecting a bigger crowd to hide in! So I walk in and sit down in an empty pew. Right then I realized this was not only a new church to me, but a Wisconsin Synod one. Now, I don't have anything against WELS- I just don't really know anything about it. So, needless to say, I spent the whole service singing unfamiliar hymns, watching everyone else to know when to stand up and sit down, and saying litany that was almost what I was used to- but not quite. It wasn't too bad, just a little awkward- and I couldn't take communion, which made me even stand out more. Afterward, I had a chance to say hello to the pastor, he asked me a few questions and then I talked to a couple other people and headed out. They were all pretty curious, I'm sure new people don't just pop into their church real often! I decided that of all of the strange and rather iffy things I have had to buck up and do out here, this may have been the scariest one! haha But, I think I will go back next week- and if you were wondering, there was no egg coffee afterwards, well actually no coffee at all (blastfamists!)~hence the title.
I came home from church and took a short nap- because I had a hard time even keeping my eyes open during the sermon (there's nothing like a good first impression)! After my nap I headed outside and started weeding the many flower beds here. I managed to spend the rest of the day helping out around here and working on my lawn. I weeded, mowed, trimmed, got the sprinkler set up, cleaned off the sidewalks, tried to nurse my frozen flowers back to life, and put out tacky yard ornaments! haha, it was quite the day. By the time I was done is was chore time. After chores I went in and was finishing a few things up and making macaroni and cheese when Merle called and asked if I could help him figure out his new GPS. I said sure and went up the their place to help. It was kinda hillarious- I could see he was about at wits end with the thing, and just didn't care anymore and I just walked in and showed him how to fix the problem...lol- he has never used a computer which made it really hard for him and Sharla to figure out. But, eventually we got it all figured out. At least that's one thing that I can look somewhat smart on! Well, I need to get some serious sleep, hope it rains here and at home!
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Saturday, May 30, 2009
A Saturday on the Ranch...
Hm. Today started off early...too early. I was out to help finish chores before 5:30. By six, we were in the pickup with three horses saddled and loaded. We stopped in town to pick up Glen, and then headed west to Delbert's place where we were rounding up cow calf pairs and moving them to summer pasture.
We drove out to the far end of the pasture and then got out and split up and rode it... Well the best we could. That pasture was so rough there were places that I don't think a cow could ever make it to. A horse certainly couldn't, and I'm pretty sure a cow would have to fall and roll down a gorge to get to the deepest point of the thing. Merle and I took the far end and didn't find a thing- the feces along the trees over there were so low in spots that it wouldn't take much for a cow to jump out and you could easily miss one in all of the trees. Eventualy we met up with a few head and everyone else and headed out down the road. Everything was going fine until this one stubbon calf decided to run through the fence and go back. So, they ran around and opened the gate to get to her and pushed her back through the fence. Now, she was behind me on a road with a fence on both sides... yeah. So after trying to get around the dumb thing and successfully doing so multiple times but having it escape time and time again we ended up on a wild goose chase. Three of us ran this dumb calf around for a good twenty minutes until we decided to rope and lead the sucker but right about that time two more riders emerged with a group of cattle and we stuck her with them.
So I got the pleasure of spending the next hour and a half pushing this calf at the back of the pack because she was all tired out from running around...yeah definitly not cool. During this time I also managed to get slightly sunburned, but not horrible just enough to make it a little uncomfortable to touch. We eventually made it back with our herd after moving them back and fourth for cars on the road (one went through three times)! Afterward we paired them off and headed in for an amazing dinner.
Right after round up we dropped Glen off in town and headed straight for Tina's family branding. Tina is Merle's nice who works here and is related through Sharla- Merle's wife. So, needles to say there were lots of family there. This is one of those brandings that is more of a social event. There were about as many calves as there were people! But, I managed to wrestle quite a few and even had a little boy sit with me on one and help- he loved it! haha Afterward I was able to meet some more people and some kids who wanted to initiate me by throwing me in the dugout and then drag me out the "H" (which is the hoppin' bar in town) but they accomplished neither: they didn't dare try to throw me in and there is just no way that I can even get off my chair right now, let alone go to a small town bar with a bunch of people I hardly know! lol During supper I also sat next to a couple who had just moved out here from Louisianna- it was hillarious because they wanted to set me up with some kid so the lady snapped a picture of me, but then they realized I had cattle crap all over my butt so she got that on camera too! Yeah, this should get interesting cuz they know who I work for! O, and I failed to mention that this meal was like a feast with fried fish, rocky mountain oysters (which are usually eated right off the branding grill but this time they were bought and fried), salsbury steak, and every kind of side dish and pie you can think of! -YUM
So after bumming two meals today, Merle and I headed home to do chores. While feeding Ace and Joe somehow the right series of gates were open at one time and Ace decided to escape to the pasture...so Merle grabbed a four wheeler and spent the next ten minutes chasing ALL the horses back in. This whole time Joe is pacing in the paddock freaking out cuz his friend is gone for more than ten seconds! O, what a tramatic experience. In fact, it ruined his appetite and even after we caught Ace, Joe wouldn't finish his grain- lol, o boys!
That puts me about where I'm sitting. Sounds like I am going to church tomorrow morning. Since we branded last Sunday I haven't done church out here yet. This could be intereting- hope I don't sit in anyone's pew! haha Night.
We drove out to the far end of the pasture and then got out and split up and rode it... Well the best we could. That pasture was so rough there were places that I don't think a cow could ever make it to. A horse certainly couldn't, and I'm pretty sure a cow would have to fall and roll down a gorge to get to the deepest point of the thing. Merle and I took the far end and didn't find a thing- the feces along the trees over there were so low in spots that it wouldn't take much for a cow to jump out and you could easily miss one in all of the trees. Eventualy we met up with a few head and everyone else and headed out down the road. Everything was going fine until this one stubbon calf decided to run through the fence and go back. So, they ran around and opened the gate to get to her and pushed her back through the fence. Now, she was behind me on a road with a fence on both sides... yeah. So after trying to get around the dumb thing and successfully doing so multiple times but having it escape time and time again we ended up on a wild goose chase. Three of us ran this dumb calf around for a good twenty minutes until we decided to rope and lead the sucker but right about that time two more riders emerged with a group of cattle and we stuck her with them.
So I got the pleasure of spending the next hour and a half pushing this calf at the back of the pack because she was all tired out from running around...yeah definitly not cool. During this time I also managed to get slightly sunburned, but not horrible just enough to make it a little uncomfortable to touch. We eventually made it back with our herd after moving them back and fourth for cars on the road (one went through three times)! Afterward we paired them off and headed in for an amazing dinner.
Right after round up we dropped Glen off in town and headed straight for Tina's family branding. Tina is Merle's nice who works here and is related through Sharla- Merle's wife. So, needles to say there were lots of family there. This is one of those brandings that is more of a social event. There were about as many calves as there were people! But, I managed to wrestle quite a few and even had a little boy sit with me on one and help- he loved it! haha Afterward I was able to meet some more people and some kids who wanted to initiate me by throwing me in the dugout and then drag me out the "H" (which is the hoppin' bar in town) but they accomplished neither: they didn't dare try to throw me in and there is just no way that I can even get off my chair right now, let alone go to a small town bar with a bunch of people I hardly know! lol During supper I also sat next to a couple who had just moved out here from Louisianna- it was hillarious because they wanted to set me up with some kid so the lady snapped a picture of me, but then they realized I had cattle crap all over my butt so she got that on camera too! Yeah, this should get interesting cuz they know who I work for! O, and I failed to mention that this meal was like a feast with fried fish, rocky mountain oysters (which are usually eated right off the branding grill but this time they were bought and fried), salsbury steak, and every kind of side dish and pie you can think of! -YUM
So after bumming two meals today, Merle and I headed home to do chores. While feeding Ace and Joe somehow the right series of gates were open at one time and Ace decided to escape to the pasture...so Merle grabbed a four wheeler and spent the next ten minutes chasing ALL the horses back in. This whole time Joe is pacing in the paddock freaking out cuz his friend is gone for more than ten seconds! O, what a tramatic experience. In fact, it ruined his appetite and even after we caught Ace, Joe wouldn't finish his grain- lol, o boys!
That puts me about where I'm sitting. Sounds like I am going to church tomorrow morning. Since we branded last Sunday I haven't done church out here yet. This could be intereting- hope I don't sit in anyone's pew! haha Night.
Friday, May 29, 2009
~...Ridin' the pony on a cattle drive...~
So today was full of lots of riding. We were down three people becasue of appointments and brandings so it was just me and Merle; Glen came to help us.
I started off the day on a little bit of a messed up note when I rounded up the steers we feed every morning and brough them in to feed. I found 20, and I thought there were usually 23- so only missing three is pretty good considering a couple are usually escape artists. Well, come to find out there are really 26, which means I was missing six rather than three...oops.
So after chores we saddled up and started sorting off cattle to bring north to their summer pasture. Once we got everthing sorted and headed in the right direction I was sent back to put a cow that we had sorted back but had jumped the cattle guard back in, and to bring the pickup to the next meeting point to get the gate open in time for the cattle to cross the road. So I head back toward this cow, but in order to do so I had to go down in a valley to open a gate and get through. Somehow within that one minute this cow managed to jump back over the guard and head back in with the cows...but I didn't know that. So Dan (the horse) and I wasted a good twenty minutes looking for her until we gave up and headed toward our destination. Well, I wasted so much time looking that they had beat me there so I struggled to keep up and finally caught up with them just in time to get everything across the creek. Then, I was told to bring the pickup and trailer to the pasture we were headed towards.
So this time head back and go directly to the pasture. I had found it ok, but when I got there I decided I was in the wrong place (But I wasn't) so I moved to another spot...now putting me in the completely wrong place. But, eventually we got it all figured out and headed back home. I felt like an idiot but no one else really seemed to be too concerned about the whole deal! haha
Once we got back we ate and then headed out with another group. We pushed them a good four or five miles just fine but this time we had to walk back...no road to bring the trailer up on. It was a really hot and slow walk but we made it. Dan in only three and has tiny strides so it took a while, but we made it! When we got back this time we took a short break and then I headed out for chores. As soon as we finished we went back out to string salt and mineral and that puts me about where I'm sitting now. All in all, not a bad day- just a few screw ups here and there...what's new! lol
Note of the day: I have this nasty piece of skin that I ripped off one of my fingers while pulling rope when we were wrestling calves at the last branding. Since I can't keep and bandaid on longer than a couple hours my mom suggested vet wrap, and since I have no ointment I have been using the stuff I use on Joe. Yup, so there I was with a "fura zoned" vet wrapped finger...o boy! Sounds like we are leaving here at six tomorrow to go help Delert round up some cows! Eh, better get to bed.
I started off the day on a little bit of a messed up note when I rounded up the steers we feed every morning and brough them in to feed. I found 20, and I thought there were usually 23- so only missing three is pretty good considering a couple are usually escape artists. Well, come to find out there are really 26, which means I was missing six rather than three...oops.
So after chores we saddled up and started sorting off cattle to bring north to their summer pasture. Once we got everthing sorted and headed in the right direction I was sent back to put a cow that we had sorted back but had jumped the cattle guard back in, and to bring the pickup to the next meeting point to get the gate open in time for the cattle to cross the road. So I head back toward this cow, but in order to do so I had to go down in a valley to open a gate and get through. Somehow within that one minute this cow managed to jump back over the guard and head back in with the cows...but I didn't know that. So Dan (the horse) and I wasted a good twenty minutes looking for her until we gave up and headed toward our destination. Well, I wasted so much time looking that they had beat me there so I struggled to keep up and finally caught up with them just in time to get everything across the creek. Then, I was told to bring the pickup and trailer to the pasture we were headed towards.
So this time head back and go directly to the pasture. I had found it ok, but when I got there I decided I was in the wrong place (But I wasn't) so I moved to another spot...now putting me in the completely wrong place. But, eventually we got it all figured out and headed back home. I felt like an idiot but no one else really seemed to be too concerned about the whole deal! haha
Once we got back we ate and then headed out with another group. We pushed them a good four or five miles just fine but this time we had to walk back...no road to bring the trailer up on. It was a really hot and slow walk but we made it. Dan in only three and has tiny strides so it took a while, but we made it! When we got back this time we took a short break and then I headed out for chores. As soon as we finished we went back out to string salt and mineral and that puts me about where I'm sitting now. All in all, not a bad day- just a few screw ups here and there...what's new! lol
Note of the day: I have this nasty piece of skin that I ripped off one of my fingers while pulling rope when we were wrestling calves at the last branding. Since I can't keep and bandaid on longer than a couple hours my mom suggested vet wrap, and since I have no ointment I have been using the stuff I use on Joe. Yup, so there I was with a "fura zoned" vet wrapped finger...o boy! Sounds like we are leaving here at six tomorrow to go help Delert round up some cows! Eh, better get to bed.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Too Much Testosterone!
Today was full of bull(s)... literally.
After morning chores we loaded up the horses and headed out the pasture that held most of the bulls. I like to switch things up so I rode Tanner today- he likes to throw his head- it's annoyhing. We drove the bulls several miles until we were able to split a few off. There were 28 all together and if you can imagine having more than three bulls together try 28 sometime...yeah. When we split, four people took half and Merle and I took the others. Our goal was to keep them moving north up the road. We were taking them home to the corral so we could haul them out from there. The others were simply sorting off bulls in different pastures as they crossed through.
Merle and I went a mile or so north when we came to a gate that we needed to drop the yearling bull off at. We got him in and Merle headed after him, leaving me with 10 or 15 bulls to push north...on the road (that is fairly well traveled for out here). It all ended up working out pretty good despite what I was thinking was gunna happen, Merle finally met back up with us and we got the bulls home and penned up. The others weren't back yet so we hauled a few out to pasture and by that time everyone was back and we stopped for dinner.
After dinner we sorted bulls at the corral and Merle told me that there were enough people now so I could run into town and get to the post office and such before everything closes. I ususally only make it to town once a week or so, so while I was there I rented a couple movies! Kinda excited to watch one tonight.
By the time I came back it was time for chores. Merle and Tina went to a relatives branding and left me here to do the dirty work:( lol That's ok, now I can watch my movie. O, and sad story, between the frost the other night and the heat today I think my new flowers might already be dead:( eh.
Well, lessons learned today: It's ok to drive cattle through the crops out here...(dumb, lol); and when west river people complain about humidity- they have no idea! Also, Tina and I came up with a theory: bulls have like the most pathetic and easy job ever: they only work three months of the year and you know what all goes on then. ...and the other nine? They just stand around, fight, act grumpy and annoying, smell, break things, eat, sleep, pee, and crap. Wow- now wouldn't that be tough. ha!
After morning chores we loaded up the horses and headed out the pasture that held most of the bulls. I like to switch things up so I rode Tanner today- he likes to throw his head- it's annoyhing. We drove the bulls several miles until we were able to split a few off. There were 28 all together and if you can imagine having more than three bulls together try 28 sometime...yeah. When we split, four people took half and Merle and I took the others. Our goal was to keep them moving north up the road. We were taking them home to the corral so we could haul them out from there. The others were simply sorting off bulls in different pastures as they crossed through.
Merle and I went a mile or so north when we came to a gate that we needed to drop the yearling bull off at. We got him in and Merle headed after him, leaving me with 10 or 15 bulls to push north...on the road (that is fairly well traveled for out here). It all ended up working out pretty good despite what I was thinking was gunna happen, Merle finally met back up with us and we got the bulls home and penned up. The others weren't back yet so we hauled a few out to pasture and by that time everyone was back and we stopped for dinner.
After dinner we sorted bulls at the corral and Merle told me that there were enough people now so I could run into town and get to the post office and such before everything closes. I ususally only make it to town once a week or so, so while I was there I rented a couple movies! Kinda excited to watch one tonight.
By the time I came back it was time for chores. Merle and Tina went to a relatives branding and left me here to do the dirty work:( lol That's ok, now I can watch my movie. O, and sad story, between the frost the other night and the heat today I think my new flowers might already be dead:( eh.
Well, lessons learned today: It's ok to drive cattle through the crops out here...(dumb, lol); and when west river people complain about humidity- they have no idea! Also, Tina and I came up with a theory: bulls have like the most pathetic and easy job ever: they only work three months of the year and you know what all goes on then. ...and the other nine? They just stand around, fight, act grumpy and annoying, smell, break things, eat, sleep, pee, and crap. Wow- now wouldn't that be tough. ha!
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Branding #2
I started chores at about six this morning- a bit earlier than usual so that we could make it to Merl's cousin Mike's branding on time at eight this morning. ...I might add that it froze last night and Merle said there was ice on the gates this morning!
We loaded up four horses and headed out. We were actually short two people today because Tina is sick and Ross had a doctors appointment in Hot Springs. So, Merle, Jeff, Glen (Ross's brother who helps sometimes), and I headed out. We moved cattle in and pushed them all through a tub chute to work the cows. This went pretty smoothly since there were lots of people around. Then, they heated up the irons and we got started. I started on rope today since I know I'm much better at it! This went pretty well, and I was able to meet some more people in the process. There was only one slight mistake when we all got bunched up to close I only turned a calf halfway because I was afaid I was gunna get someone kicked... yeah well appartenly that wasn't the best choice cuz the kid that headed the calf got stuck strattling it and it took him for a short ride and managed to rip his pants. OOps- it took all I had inside me to not burst out laughing, although I felt terrible cuz it was pretty much my fault! But, we got over it and finished up there and headed out to the next spot to brand. After we rounded up there we worked the cows again and then started out second branding. This time I started with tails...yeah I was proud of myself cuz I got my first one perfect - well until the kid with me took the rope off before he had ahold of the calf and the dang thing got up. I kept ahold of the front legs as long as I could but apparently that was only long enough to get run over! Haha I was fine but it was rather ridiculous that no one caught the darn calf when I was still under it holding a leg! But, we just kept on a goin. This second group was really spooky anyway so it didn't really surprize me at all. Oh, and btw, the amzaing green and yellow frog watch broke, but don't panic, I totally fixed it!
After branding we ate some amazing food and headed back home via Martin so that we could make a couple stops. After the bank, the post office, and the grocery store (where Merle simply pulled up in the middle of the street and parked because we had the stock trailer hooked up and full of horses lol) we decided to go over to a friends place and put a bull back in that was thought to be Merle's. Well we got no longer than a block and Merle stepped on the clutch just to hear a nice pop...and the pedal broke. Yeah, of all things...the pedal, so we run three stop signs to get to the ford dealership where we find a mechanic that has a clip and can fix it. We were lucky because we had a full load of horses that were getting pretty thristy. So, anyway we get the pedal fixed and headed back to the bull. We get halfway there and finally get ahold of the people who called saying they saw it, just to find out that it wasn't Merle's after all. This was a good thing, but we had already driven out of the way so we turned around again and finally headed home! By the time we got back and unloaded it was time to do chores. After finishing Merle asked if I wanted to ride along to Interior to get some cattle feed. I said sure why not, I have nothing better to do!
We went out to Interior and (no joke) went straight to the Prairie Dog Ranch Store...yup the Prairie Dog man sells feed~ I know I thought it was weird and hillarious too! We talked with him, picked up our feed, checked out the dogs and headed back the sceinic route. So, it was a long day, but a fun one too. Tomorrow we are driving bulls all over the country so I think it'll be an interesting one! Night!
We loaded up four horses and headed out. We were actually short two people today because Tina is sick and Ross had a doctors appointment in Hot Springs. So, Merle, Jeff, Glen (Ross's brother who helps sometimes), and I headed out. We moved cattle in and pushed them all through a tub chute to work the cows. This went pretty smoothly since there were lots of people around. Then, they heated up the irons and we got started. I started on rope today since I know I'm much better at it! This went pretty well, and I was able to meet some more people in the process. There was only one slight mistake when we all got bunched up to close I only turned a calf halfway because I was afaid I was gunna get someone kicked... yeah well appartenly that wasn't the best choice cuz the kid that headed the calf got stuck strattling it and it took him for a short ride and managed to rip his pants. OOps- it took all I had inside me to not burst out laughing, although I felt terrible cuz it was pretty much my fault! But, we got over it and finished up there and headed out to the next spot to brand. After we rounded up there we worked the cows again and then started out second branding. This time I started with tails...yeah I was proud of myself cuz I got my first one perfect - well until the kid with me took the rope off before he had ahold of the calf and the dang thing got up. I kept ahold of the front legs as long as I could but apparently that was only long enough to get run over! Haha I was fine but it was rather ridiculous that no one caught the darn calf when I was still under it holding a leg! But, we just kept on a goin. This second group was really spooky anyway so it didn't really surprize me at all. Oh, and btw, the amzaing green and yellow frog watch broke, but don't panic, I totally fixed it!
After branding we ate some amazing food and headed back home via Martin so that we could make a couple stops. After the bank, the post office, and the grocery store (where Merle simply pulled up in the middle of the street and parked because we had the stock trailer hooked up and full of horses lol) we decided to go over to a friends place and put a bull back in that was thought to be Merle's. Well we got no longer than a block and Merle stepped on the clutch just to hear a nice pop...and the pedal broke. Yeah, of all things...the pedal, so we run three stop signs to get to the ford dealership where we find a mechanic that has a clip and can fix it. We were lucky because we had a full load of horses that were getting pretty thristy. So, anyway we get the pedal fixed and headed back to the bull. We get halfway there and finally get ahold of the people who called saying they saw it, just to find out that it wasn't Merle's after all. This was a good thing, but we had already driven out of the way so we turned around again and finally headed home! By the time we got back and unloaded it was time to do chores. After finishing Merle asked if I wanted to ride along to Interior to get some cattle feed. I said sure why not, I have nothing better to do!
We went out to Interior and (no joke) went straight to the Prairie Dog Ranch Store...yup the Prairie Dog man sells feed~ I know I thought it was weird and hillarious too! We talked with him, picked up our feed, checked out the dogs and headed back the sceinic route. So, it was a long day, but a fun one too. Tomorrow we are driving bulls all over the country so I think it'll be an interesting one! Night!
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Coldest day in May Ever!
Today was nothing too out of the ordinary...just cold! It was in the fourties out here for most of the day, and just at that point where it's windy, and feels like it's gunna rain. When I got out this morning the chores were already almost done and I was sent to catch horses. We were going over to Merle's brothers place to help round up and sort some cow calf pairs that are going to be hauled off.
We got over there a littel late, but still made it in time to run the herd back into the sorting pens and get started. We spent most of the morning sorting and running calves back and fourth. I stayed on horseback the whole time so that we could cut a new group out every few minutes. We branded a few cows and then headed back home. On the way back we stopped in Martin for dinner at the bar (which is pretty much the only place to get lunch) and it wasn't too bad!
Merle headed to Shadron to talk with his banker while Ross and I went home. I hooked up the disk, fueled up, and greased while Ross hauled some hay. We spent the rest of the afternoon moving the disk out to the field (yeah it takes forever to go through ten gates and plus a few miles). In that time we also chased the neighbors cows back in...twice. So, when we got where we were going we headed back home and I started chores. O! But first I ran out and put Joe's blanket on, the poor guy probably froze all day because he has a hard time with temperature change and he's body clipped! But, he looks happy now that he's warm and has a new friend:) That pretty much summed the day up. Sounds like tomorrow is starting earlier than normal and we are going to a cousins branding down the road. Should be a fun time, but will proabably make me sore for a while! Have a good night!
We got over there a littel late, but still made it in time to run the herd back into the sorting pens and get started. We spent most of the morning sorting and running calves back and fourth. I stayed on horseback the whole time so that we could cut a new group out every few minutes. We branded a few cows and then headed back home. On the way back we stopped in Martin for dinner at the bar (which is pretty much the only place to get lunch) and it wasn't too bad!
Merle headed to Shadron to talk with his banker while Ross and I went home. I hooked up the disk, fueled up, and greased while Ross hauled some hay. We spent the rest of the afternoon moving the disk out to the field (yeah it takes forever to go through ten gates and plus a few miles). In that time we also chased the neighbors cows back in...twice. So, when we got where we were going we headed back home and I started chores. O! But first I ran out and put Joe's blanket on, the poor guy probably froze all day because he has a hard time with temperature change and he's body clipped! But, he looks happy now that he's warm and has a new friend:) That pretty much summed the day up. Sounds like tomorrow is starting earlier than normal and we are going to a cousins branding down the road. Should be a fun time, but will proabably make me sore for a while! Have a good night!
Monday, May 25, 2009
Day Off
I took today pretty slow. Got up at 7:30 to feed Joe and happened to run across Merle while I was outside wandering around. I rode with him to pick up another gelding he had over at a pasture a few miles away so that Joe could have a friend in the paddock and I wouldn't have to turn him out to pasture. We got over to where we needed to go and moved a few things around and talked to the renter who lives on the pasture the horses are in. Yep...she lives behind five or six gates literally in the middle of a pasture- it's actually really nice and peacefull up there, just maybe a little too quiet! So, anyway we pick up the horse and headed back to the road when Merle got a few calls saying that his buffalo were out on the county road...so basically this short trip got just a little longer. We finally found them along the road after turning around and we were lucky enough to have the four wheeler in the trailer to get the horse. So, Merle took the four wheeler out and herded the cattle and I drove back home with the horse, Ace. I got him unloaded and settled in with Joe. They seemed to be great friends right away so I'm not too worried about that :)
The rest of the day I spent weeding the landscaping, planting a few flowers, cleaning, cooking (yep I actually cooked dinner for myself!), and watched a little tv on my computer. Still don't know how to make the tv work!
So, today was not as productive as most but hey it was a nice day off! Have a good one, it sounds like I get to haul bulls and start some farming tomorrow unless it rains! yey! ...and hopefully I'm not soo sore tomorrow! haha
The rest of the day I spent weeding the landscaping, planting a few flowers, cleaning, cooking (yep I actually cooked dinner for myself!), and watched a little tv on my computer. Still don't know how to make the tv work!
So, today was not as productive as most but hey it was a nice day off! Have a good one, it sounds like I get to haul bulls and start some farming tomorrow unless it rains! yey! ...and hopefully I'm not soo sore tomorrow! haha
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