| July 5-6 We had a down
pour about 3:00 and water is standing on top of the hills now!
We got done AI breeding the late calvers just in time. I ran
semen into Pryor Vet this morning for the Westfall family. They
AI bred one of their Angus cows. So that gave me a good excuse
to get the oil changed in the little red truck and serviced. I
got back home in time to fix lunch for Abbie and the boys. We
sorted all the pastures and put out all the bulls today.
The boys got into the mud today and they ended up hosing down before
they were allowed into the house! We made it to the house about
9:00 and still missed getting Mick to his pasture of girl friends.
So he will get moved in the morning.
At least we didn't get any rain today so some of the yard dried up!
It's starting to look like an abandoned pasture! Grass is a foot
high where I didn't get it mowed the other day! We have already
mowed more this year than we did the past two years. If it ever
stops raining we will start up the mowers and put up hay or
silage?
Isn't the race for president
going to be a deal? They are jockeying and bumping into each
other for position in Iowa already. Too bad they don't set the
presidential hopefuls loose in the corn fields of Iowa on a test.
Test number one: Set them in the middle of a corn field and see who
has the common sense to find their way out. Test two: Fill
all their muck boots with water and see if any of them are smart
enough to poor out the water. Test three: Wife Swap at
political functions so that we can all see them perform in different
high pressure marital situations. Especially Bill Clinton as
the prime candidate for Wife Swap! Since he is considered the
wife now and possibly the first lady! :) We hear that we have a
couple from Adair that participated in the Wife Swap Show this Spring.
The TV Crews were in town interviewing their kids at the school one
day in May for the show, is how we found out about it! So wait
for Adair OK to make it on the map of reality TV! ha So far we
have not been contacted for the program. Not many ladies would
enjoy sorting, driving and scooping up behind cows!
July 7-16 I am home
again! After a week long extended trip back home to Nebraska with
grandson's Phillip and Clayton as passengers! I threatened them
a couple of times to ride in the back of the little red trailer but
that was never followed through. ha My bark is always worse than
my bite! We left on the 8th of July and returned home on the
15th of July. We left out of here about noon on Sunday and made
it north of St Joseph MO to stop and visit with Jerry and Leona for a
break! Then onto to Lincoln to visit with Gordon, Dorothy and
Judy who had pizza ready for us! We made it to Kearney NE about
10:30 and got a room at the Holiday Inn.
| Monday, Kyleigh didn't have to
work detasseling corn that day so she joined her cousins at the pool
until noon. We met Shawna for lunch. We did some shopping
in the afternoon and found tennis shoes for the boys and she found
some shirts she liked. We made it to the Dearmont Ranch about
5:00 and went to Leota's to visit and pick up Dalya. The Shovel
Dot Ranch crew were out in they hay field as I went by! I
honked my horn and waved! They figured out who it was real
quick! ha Shareen and Dalton were in the hayfield with Wade and
the crew until late! The picture is of the Skull and Bloody
Creek Valley Sign where you would think it meant an Indian
battlefield. The Bloody Valley comes from the color that the
algae turns on the Calamus River to red in the summer time.
The Skull probably comes from a cow or bull skull is my guess! |
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Tuesday, Beck picked me up at noon
at Shareen's. We went to
Tierney Land and Cattle south of Broken Bow NE to check out their
horses and I will be doing a web site for them. Beautiful horses
and great folks Mike and Kathy! Gina Lee was one of Brenna's
rodeo friends from High School to College Rodeo's and also was one of
her brides maids in her wedding. We made
it back to Shareen's in time for supper. Phillip, Clay, Dalton
and Dalya what a wild crew they are! ha Must be their genetics!
ha We loaded up the boys and headed over to the Herrington
Ranch. Mom and Dad were waiting up for us! We didn't visit
long as we were all exhausted and ready for a soft bed! Nothing
quite as reassuring as going home to your childhood bedroom no matter
how old you are!
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Phillip, Kyleigh and Clayton |
Dalya Rae putting on
her shoes |
Clayton, Dalton,
Dalya and Phillip |
Ginalee and one of
her picks. |
Beau in the Bassett
Sale Ring at the BBQ Sale |
Aunt Dorothy and
picture of uncle Frank |
We made it up and to the BBQ sale in Bassett
on Wednesday.
First time I have made it back to the annual event since I quit being
the Office manager for that establishment in 1994. It was nice
to be a spectator instead of under the pressure of making sure things
go smoothly and accurately! I got lots of hugs and hand shakes from
several of my old sale barn friends and co workers. They all
look like they aged some! ha Of course I haven't aged a day they
said! ha They were all being nice! Cattle sold high and
there were $800-$900 Fall calves sold! We made it out to the
Country Club for a steak supper and more visiting. Visited with
Evelyn, Lorraine, Nick, Larry, Sandy, Beck, Keith and Donna. Even had a
nice visit with Tim Iverson who was our ring bearer in 1969. All
grown up now and he knew the Ankeman's from Miami OK. They live
up north of us where all the flooding went on! His Mom lives in
Carthage MO and his sister lives in Kellyville, OK just south of
Tulsa, so it's a small world! Getting smaller all the time! ha
The boys were elated to finally get to see my nephew Beau. He
rides a horse in the auction ring and they couldn't wait to see
him! He was busy counting cattle in and out so they were about
to die with anticipation to see him. They had talked for days
about seeing Beau! Funny how little boys pick their hero's!
Beau is their hero! A mighty fine one too! Beau and Shelly
have their own little hero Gage that just turned one! What a
cute little guy!
Dad and his great grandsons Clayton and Phillip on
the Swather
Clayton, Mom, Phillip and Dad with the Heeler
Puppies
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Clayton and Phillip on the highest Sand Hill on the ranch.
Bill and Beck's place down below next to the lake where I grew up. |
Brother Bill and grandson Gage on Wiley.
Wiley will come to Oklahoma soon to our house!
Brenna on Bailey |
Phillip and Clay in the Boot Race
Brenna running barrels on Bailey |
Thursday we loaded up and
headed to Stuart to visit Brenna and Eric at their new home south of
Stuart. They were both busy with work and Brenna was
headed to Madison to a rodeo that afternoon! We went onto
Atkinson and visited with Aunt Donna, Cousin Jeanette and also Aunt
Dottie at the rest home. We had a great visit and made it home
for some of Mom's famous fried chicken. The boys got to
ride in the Swather with Dad, ride the Ranger out to the old sod
house, we climbed the highest Sand Hlil on the ranch and overlooked
the lake and place!
Friday was horse picture
day at Bill and Beck's. Beck fixed up a great lunch for us all!
Bill and Beau brought out all the new horses and we took pictures.
The boys got to ride Wiley and Clay led him around the place. He
really liked the new Blue Heeler puppies too. He had one
cuddled up in his arms all the time! That boy will have a dog
someday! Late that afternoon I went to Bassett and surprised
some friends, John and Melva Fletcher, and Larry and Ardele Fischer.
I tried catching up with Lynn Strelow but she was gone. So I
caught up with the family at the O'Neill Rodeo where Brenna was
running the barrels and break away roping! Clay and Phillip got
in the boot race and managed to get their socks good and dirty! ha
But at least they came back with their own boots! Visited with
Brian and Corenne Duba at the rodeo. It was great to finally see
them. I had not seen Corenne since she was a little girl and now
she has two very active little boys and a great business with her
husband! They said that the web site is sure helping their
business of Duba Trailer
Customizing. They have sold trailers as far away as
California off the web site.
Saturday, the boys and I
packed up and headed south to Kearney. We had lunch with Shawna,
Kent and Kyleigh at the Celler! Shawna went with me west of
Kearney and we picked up a trailer load of alfalfa to bring home.
We were exhausted after that chore! The old gentleman that sold
it could not load it for us so we did it ourselves! We were
covered with alfalfa flakes! Phillip went to the Harry
Potter movie and Clayton stayed with Kent. Shawna and I
went shopping at the summer sales at the mall!
Sunday, We got left by
8:00 a.m. and made it to Oklahoma and home by 5:30! Not a bad
trip but we sure were happy to see Thorne Ranch and of course Abbie
dear met us at the drive with a big grin! I actually think he
was missing us!
Monday, It's catch
up on laundry, email, web sites, lawn, flowers, groceries, cattle,
horses? How do I get so many things going at once? It's
great to be home! Can't wait to see all my Okie friends!
Sheila said last night they had truckers from Nebraska bring in some
cattle and they all sounded like me! A Yankee! ha I have
never claimed to be a Yankee but maybe it's not all that bad...
We won the war didn't we? ha I am not the only Yankee I know
that says those southern things like Ya' All and Fixen to do
something! Maybe it's because I was raised in Southern Rock
County! ha Hope you enjoyed my trip to the North Country
come back soon!
| July 17-19
We are starting to catch up on a few things around here!
We now have the mowers going on both tractors. We made two trips
to Chouteau to get parts and Abbie is mowing the sire lots as I
type! Abbie took the boys and I out to lunch for a couple of
days! I finally got all the place mowed and bush hogged
basically! Wow that grass has grown. I also got my
flower beds back to looking like something besides weeds. I
also did about 10 loads of laundry. Every time the boys go
outside it means a clean outfit! They got into a mud fight
this morning just before we were to leave for town. So there
goes another load of clothes..ha
We made it over to Bob and
Karen's for a fish fry the other night and had a great time
swimming in their pool! Bobby caught the grease on
fire so we even had fire works for the evening! ha I just
happened to have my camera ready and caught him doing a fire dance
on the bridge as the was throwing the hot pan in the creek!
Sure glad he didn't get burned. I just had to put this
picture on because Karen thought it would be eveners for the
pictures of her in his rain coat a couple months back! There
you go Karen! ha |
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We caught the horses yesterday
as Justin was suppose to come by to trim hooves but he had a tire go
bad so promised to come today. So far we have not seen him yet
but he will probably wait until it cools down some. The boys
rode Jaycee yesterday and had a big time with her. She is so
happy to be messed with she didn't even mind them. She blew a
shoe so I didn't let them ride her much. I am putting Jazz up
for sale as I have to make room for a gelding I will be getting from
brother Bill named Wiley Coyote! A beautiful Buckskin..
something Abbie used to ride. So it's kind of a surprise for
him! ha He is well broke and only four years old but the
grandsons rode him while they were in Nebraska and got along great
with him. I am getting way to old to break horses and so is
Abbie. Jazzy will have to find a good home before she leaves
though as she is one of my babies you know! ha
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