I finished another round of mowing ditches on Saturday. It was hot. So very very hot. But a girls gotta do what a girls gotta do. Ha, I don't know why I said that. This girl wants to get paid and sitting on a hot tractor mowing ditches gets this girl paid. And really, I put on a cut off tshirt, jeans, and boots every day.....and most of the time I don't even brush my hair!....and still get paid. So what if I'm on an open cab tractor that is putting out a buttload of hot air on its own, let alone the July heat that feels like its 110 outside. I look snazzy after a full day of that, lemme tell ya!
Anywho, back to the weekend. Saturday evening Josh's sister Kate and her husband Adam came down with their dog Remi to "the farm" for a visit. We all...and I do mean all-Me, Josh, Annette, Richard, Kate, Adam, and the 3 dogs: Harley, Emily, and Remi....and took a drive. We had to show them all the mowed dishes, the many dieing weeds we've sprayed, and of course cows. Once the tour was over, we came back to the house to eat dinner. We were having pulled pork sandwiches and 7 layer dip. We proceeded to all stand around the island and devour the entire plate of 7 layer dip. :) It was good. Then we had our pulled pork sandwiches. Hehe.
We took Sunday off from haying to just hang out. It was nice and the day went by too fast. Josh's grandma, we call her Grandma Keast, came down w/ some pasta salad and brownies. My Mom came down w/ my niece and nephew. I requested her yummy baked beans, but she also brought what we call "That Damn Cake" and Peanut Butter Pie. She outdid herself and we're okay with that. Josh and Adam manned the smoker and grill while us girls did our part for dinner. Annette made potato salad, got the ribs all ready, got the chicken all ready and tag teamed the corn relish with Kate. Kate also did guacamole and spinach dip. I made pinwheels. You would have thought it was Thanksgiving here at 4B. We snacked, talked, laughed, snacked, played w/ kittens and dogs, snacked, and then ate dinner. After dinner we had dessert. The Peanut Butter Pie hit the spot on such a hot day. After a little time on the porch visiting, it was time for Grandma Keast to head home. Mom and the kiddos headed out soon after. And to tell you the truth, we didn't last much longer. Its hard just hanging out.
It was so nice to have everyone out and for Rich to shut down haying in the middle of hay season. But we got back right back to it today. I spent about 9hrs mowing and Rich baled everything they had on the ground. We're chuggin along.
Chooo Chooo
Monday, July 19, 2010
Monday, July 12, 2010
6am - 8pm
Our Sunday was a funday, but a busy one! We were up and at 'em by 6am to get things ready and to work 25 calves and run their mamma's through. Once we were finished with that we cleaned up and came inside for a sandwich and a little cool down time. I was thinking a little nap was included in that. I was wrong.
We headed out to the big town to do a little shopping at Orschelin's and of course WallyWorld. Once home, everything was put up (including 40lbs of dog food and 40lbs-yes I said 40lbs-of cat food) and we jumped in the gator so we could go check the calves we worked earlier. That's a good way to end the evening right? Wrong. We were actually waiting on a future owner of some of our kittens (yay!).
My friend Konda was coming out w/ her kiddos to pick out a few kittens. Once back at the house we wrenched on the truck while we waited on them. They came out, we visited, they chose kittens, and we talked cucumbers. It was getting late so they headed on their way with 2 sacks of cucumbers, 4 kittens, and a tub of cat food. I have to say, they made very good choices in their kittens. I only showed them what was available and what wasn't and they did the rest. Good kitten pickers! They headed off a little after 8pm and Josh and I headed inside to eat dinner (yes, 8pm or 9pm is about average dinner time for us in the summer...not good, but can't be helped). We tag teamed cutting up lettuce, ham, tomatoes, cucumbers, avocado, onions, and carrots. We added shredded cheese, bacon bits and dressing to make one hell of a chef salad if I do say so myself. We plopped down on the couch, ate our salad, and watched Ice Road Truckers.
I <3 my guy. He knew I wouldn't feel like cooking anything, and thank goodness he can handle a meal without beef every once in a while. When he finished his salad I told him to stick his fork in me, I was done. Not really, are you crazy? He might actually do it.
Over and Out
We headed out to the big town to do a little shopping at Orschelin's and of course WallyWorld. Once home, everything was put up (including 40lbs of dog food and 40lbs-yes I said 40lbs-of cat food) and we jumped in the gator so we could go check the calves we worked earlier. That's a good way to end the evening right? Wrong. We were actually waiting on a future owner of some of our kittens (yay!).
My friend Konda was coming out w/ her kiddos to pick out a few kittens. Once back at the house we wrenched on the truck while we waited on them. They came out, we visited, they chose kittens, and we talked cucumbers. It was getting late so they headed on their way with 2 sacks of cucumbers, 4 kittens, and a tub of cat food. I have to say, they made very good choices in their kittens. I only showed them what was available and what wasn't and they did the rest. Good kitten pickers! They headed off a little after 8pm and Josh and I headed inside to eat dinner (yes, 8pm or 9pm is about average dinner time for us in the summer...not good, but can't be helped). We tag teamed cutting up lettuce, ham, tomatoes, cucumbers, avocado, onions, and carrots. We added shredded cheese, bacon bits and dressing to make one hell of a chef salad if I do say so myself. We plopped down on the couch, ate our salad, and watched Ice Road Truckers.
I <3 my guy. He knew I wouldn't feel like cooking anything, and thank goodness he can handle a meal without beef every once in a while. When he finished his salad I told him to stick his fork in me, I was done. Not really, are you crazy? He might actually do it.
Over and Out
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Sonic Booms, Cuts and Hardware
Random much!? I'm enjoying some time outside on the porch and thought it'd be good time to do a little catching up. Ohhh, and "Rain is a good thing" just came on the radio. I don't have a beer beside me, hang on I gotta fix that.....
Ok, much better. Oh and I turned the radio up just a tad. All is right with the world.
Anywho, first things first. We were out at "The Old Home Place" (which is where Josh's Dad, Rich spent his summers as a kid) yesterday afternoon doing more to the house preparing it for the burning or tearing down it will receive at some point. We heard jets flying over, they were fast and loud. A short while later I heard a boom. I looked over at Annette and asked what the hell that was. It wasn't stormy enough to be thunder. She informs me, as if we hear them all the time, that it was a sonic boom. I had never heard a sonic boom. I thought it was pretty damn cool. Rich and Annette proceeded to tell me how they used to do that around these parts a lot when they were kids. Back then it was the Wichita military base and they speculated that's who it was yesterday. Apparently back in the day, one crashed on the hill next to "The Old Home Place" when Rich was a kid.
Today while I was inside messing with laundry I heard them flying overhead. I ran to the door and stood on the porch bracing myself for the boom, but never heard it. So I guess this is their playground.
The issue of cuts is really just be whining. Annette cleaned out the fridge in the shed b/c we've had quite a few Diet. Dr.Peppers freeze and bust in there. Does Diet pop freeze easier than regular pop? Along with the Diet Dr.Pepper was regular Dr.Pepper, Mt. Dew, and Coors Light (of course). The Diet Dr.Pepper was the ONLY thing that froze and bust. Please explain this to me. Anywho, I was no help in cleaning out the fridge, she had it all done by the time I came out. But as we were loading the fridge back up with the canned beverages I noticed 2 Diet Dr.Pepper cans tops were extended. I sat them in the sink knowing they had lost any bit of carbonation they had in them. Once we were done loading the fridge I innocently cracked open one of those cans in the sink and BAAAM. The damn thing bit me. Well, that's what it felt like after I heard what sounded like a gun. The rim of the can came off, like I'd used a can opener, and gave me a small cut on my middle finger and a pretty good gash on my thumb -hitting the space bar kinda hurts. It bled and bled and bled. I've upgraded from a paper towel to a band aid and it hasn't bled through. So I'm taking that as a good sign. The beer will help....I'm sure of it.
Just before I was attacked by the can, I took one of the handles off a cabinet in the house and used it as a tester with the spray we bought many many months ago. I'm not a fan of brass and EVERY handle in the house is brass. Door handles, cabinets, draws....EVERYTHING. The spray looked much better, so I bandaged up my thumb, got the drill and went to town taking off handles. Not one cabinet in the house has a handle right now. Hahahahaha. It makes me feel like playing practical jokes. So the hardware is lined up on an old tarp on the floor in the shed with who knows how many kitten/cat prints all over. They love to help.
I would take a picture of my cut and the handles spread about, but I drained the rest of my battery taking pictures of hay bales earlier. I'll assume your thanking me for not having to look at my yucky cut and my boring handle.
Your welcome
Kittens~and~Calves
Ok, much better. Oh and I turned the radio up just a tad. All is right with the world.
Anywho, first things first. We were out at "The Old Home Place" (which is where Josh's Dad, Rich spent his summers as a kid) yesterday afternoon doing more to the house preparing it for the burning or tearing down it will receive at some point. We heard jets flying over, they were fast and loud. A short while later I heard a boom. I looked over at Annette and asked what the hell that was. It wasn't stormy enough to be thunder. She informs me, as if we hear them all the time, that it was a sonic boom. I had never heard a sonic boom. I thought it was pretty damn cool. Rich and Annette proceeded to tell me how they used to do that around these parts a lot when they were kids. Back then it was the Wichita military base and they speculated that's who it was yesterday. Apparently back in the day, one crashed on the hill next to "The Old Home Place" when Rich was a kid.
Today while I was inside messing with laundry I heard them flying overhead. I ran to the door and stood on the porch bracing myself for the boom, but never heard it. So I guess this is their playground.
The issue of cuts is really just be whining. Annette cleaned out the fridge in the shed b/c we've had quite a few Diet. Dr.Peppers freeze and bust in there. Does Diet pop freeze easier than regular pop? Along with the Diet Dr.Pepper was regular Dr.Pepper, Mt. Dew, and Coors Light (of course). The Diet Dr.Pepper was the ONLY thing that froze and bust. Please explain this to me. Anywho, I was no help in cleaning out the fridge, she had it all done by the time I came out. But as we were loading the fridge back up with the canned beverages I noticed 2 Diet Dr.Pepper cans tops were extended. I sat them in the sink knowing they had lost any bit of carbonation they had in them. Once we were done loading the fridge I innocently cracked open one of those cans in the sink and BAAAM. The damn thing bit me. Well, that's what it felt like after I heard what sounded like a gun. The rim of the can came off, like I'd used a can opener, and gave me a small cut on my middle finger and a pretty good gash on my thumb -hitting the space bar kinda hurts. It bled and bled and bled. I've upgraded from a paper towel to a band aid and it hasn't bled through. So I'm taking that as a good sign. The beer will help....I'm sure of it.
Just before I was attacked by the can, I took one of the handles off a cabinet in the house and used it as a tester with the spray we bought many many months ago. I'm not a fan of brass and EVERY handle in the house is brass. Door handles, cabinets, draws....EVERYTHING. The spray looked much better, so I bandaged up my thumb, got the drill and went to town taking off handles. Not one cabinet in the house has a handle right now. Hahahahaha. It makes me feel like playing practical jokes. So the hardware is lined up on an old tarp on the floor in the shed with who knows how many kitten/cat prints all over. They love to help.
I would take a picture of my cut and the handles spread about, but I drained the rest of my battery taking pictures of hay bales earlier. I'll assume your thanking me for not having to look at my yucky cut and my boring handle.
Your welcome
Kittens~and~Calves
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Rain
Rain, rain, and more rain. It was misting a bit when I headed over to the big house this morning at 7:30. Annette happen to go out on the sun room a bit later to see that cows were in the yard. That is a big no-no because of the garden. Her and I trudged out (along with Emily of course) to get the cows out and save the garden. Then Annette sais "do you hear that?" We could hear the rain coming. We kinda looked at each other and had an "oh shit" moment. But you can't be the first one outside in the morning and not feed the cats. Which resulted in us being stuck on the porch of the shed in a down pour. Luckily it eased up pretty quick and we made a run for it. And my coffee tasted even better back inside.
This is not the only rain story I have to share, but that one has pictures I have yet to upload. So, more to come on the subject of rain.
This is not the only rain story I have to share, but that one has pictures I have yet to upload. So, more to come on the subject of rain.
Monday, July 5, 2010
Hidee Ho
Well no promises, but I'm gonna try this whole blogging "thing." We end up with too many funny stories not for someone to be laughing at us! I'm heading to bed for now, its after 10pm after all. I'm gonna turn into a pumpkin!
Cya on the flip side.
Cya on the flip side.
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