Thursday August 4, 2011

Thursday August 4, 2011
   Ok we did the up at midnight gone by 3a and at the airport by 4a. We were back home by 7a. We were both really tired. He just laid across the bed and said to wake him up at 8. I tried but he slept a little bit longer until 8:30. Soon as he got up he loaded feed in the trucks checked the birds and we went to feed cows. Seems like everything went well. The baby calf that is now a orphan on Sires we watched hanging around with the herd. So ok we called the cows up to take them up to the hay meadow pond to get a drink. Slowly but surely they actually crossed the dry creek and the baby calf followed them wanting to stay with the herd. That is a good thing. It even crossed the creek with a calf buddy so it was doing good until we got the the hay meadow gate and he decided he couldn't go in there and had to stay in the old shade tree place. That is ok. him and his buddy just enjoyed the shade trees. We figure he will be ok now. We still might have to show them the pond every morning but that is better than having to hand water and feed a cow 3 times a day!
    We got home and he did some more work while I cooled off in the house. Later hubby wanted me to help him with getting the rope back up on his flag pole. No problem. All I had to do is sit in the A/C tractor and lift him up slowly but surely on the front end loader until he could reach it. Short legs climbing into those big cab tractors is a challenge but I made it.! LOL He drove the tractor back and I took old blue and picked him up.
    We finally got in for some lunch and we both just sat down and went WHEW! Sometimes  you just can't even WHEW! enough to feel good no matter how many times you do it! LOL Someone called and I had to run into town and take care of some stuff and before I got back Hubby had check the birds and then leave and go see his dad in the Nursing home. Supper was left over meat some good mashed potatoes and all the goodies that go with it.

Ranchmama
(Yes I know it is late posting but hey......... I'm made that way sometimes! LOL)