Menopause

     Just a few words of advice. DON'T take the tests you hear on the radio until you know what test your taking! So I listen to the radio when I'm feeding and a commercial comes on. They list six symptoms and I, talking to myself as it sometimes happens, start answering the questions. I get three out of the six. Then they say if you answered yes to just one you are suffering from menopause. To find out more on how to get a free sample contact a doctor.
 Well I'm a healthy man in my 30's this is not a problem I think I need to worry about. Does this stuff just happen to me or anyone else? Until next time take care

Grammar

   Sharon and I were talking about my last post. She was saying that it kinda hard to read. It took a while for her to tell me this, she didn't what to hurt my feelings. It's because my grammar and punctuation are bad. So I am looking for helpful criticism.  Writing this blog is helping me get my ideas and thought out of my head. I want this blog to be fun and easy to read. Not some thing that needs to be read 2-4 times to get the jest of what I'm writing. I am trying to improve my writing skills and relearn or just learn how to write. So my readers you are subjected to my learn curve. Hoping you will see a vast improvement in the future. Sharon told me that I'm a great story teller. Now we just need to work on getting the story's unkinked and out of my head, and put down so that they are easy to read. Like an old timer told me once "if you ain't looking to improve your wasting time".
   Thank you Sharon for being honest and helping me with this.
Until next time take care

Doctoring heifers

   So yesterday was kinda fun. After I got done feeding in the morning I went to Headquarter after lunch. To find out what we where gonna do. Lee tells me we are gonna Dr the coming 2yrs heifers, there are 3 that need shots So we fire up the 4-wheelers and go try to sort the 3 we need out of the herd. We get 2 headed in the right direction but the 3rd one takes off  the wrong way at a high lope. So we chase her around a bit in the snow slipping and slidding till she is convinced that  she should go with the other two.
    We get them headed to the calving barn. Because we have to use the head catch in there, the squeeze chute that we would use is buried in snow. We get one going down the alley but she won't put her head in the headcatch she turns around and dang near gets her head caught in the gate. Get her turned around then she see's the headcatch and and finally thinks thats the way out and hits the catch like a runaway train. We get her doctored and turn her loose. Lee and I look at each other and laugh, then I jinx it and say I hope the other two are easier.
   Lee goes back into the barn cause the ol' rips find the farthest, darkest corner to hide in. I stay up front  to watch the gate and make sure they make it around the funky corner. Lee gets back there and one heifer I wont say charged him, but he didn't give her the chance either he jumps on the fence. He gets her moving down the alley and we are starting to think we have her. Thats when we notice we didnt re-open the gate to the catch. She see's she cant go in and turns before we can get the gate open. She come smoking down the alley like she was afire. Now she wont go back down the alley and she can see the heifer we just turned out. About this time she got really hot and would have hooked us for sure given the chance. No chance was given! Finally we turn her and get her moving the wrong way and get her in the catch. She also hit the headcatch like sucker punch from Mike Tyson. Rattling stuff half way down the barn. She gets her shots and bolluses and turned her loose.
  The next heifer was an angel compaired to the other two. She dang near just walked in to the head catch. We kind were wondering what was gonna go wrong. But she was the sickest of the three. No problem.
  Get back on the 4-wheeler and herd them back to their pasture. Of course they had to walk in the deepest snow drifts where we can't get them on the 4-wheelers. They would just stop and not move so have to get off the wheeler and plod through knee deep drifts the get them to move again. Haha its kinda funny how dumb a cow is and yet so smart. Well that was my day yesterday. I really like working cows. There is always something to learn. Until next time take care

Moving

    I'm feeling kinda tired, got plenty of sleep. I think it was good sleep to. There is just alot of stuff running through my mind right now. We have a lot of planning and organizing to do.
    We will be moving back to the great state of Wyoming , Lusk Wyoming. I got a new job there. Wyoming is where Sharon and I feel like home is. Its where we got married and planned on spending our lives there. Now we are moving back and the job is a lot of saddle time for me and roping. Still a ranch job haying, fencing, turning wrenches you know everything and anything that is needed to be done. It is a great opportunity for me. Its closer to town which will be nice.............I think? There is a quilting shop there so Sharon is excited about that. We will be closer to family also.
  Well until next time take care

Wordless Wednesday

Craftsmanship

    Just having a hard time coming up with something to write tonight.......I have a bunch of ideas but they are all about half baked and I wouldn't know how to finish them if I started. Soooo now you just get me rambling.
    Have you noticed that most people complain about the lack of craftsmanship in the products that are made? But when you make the comment you get what you pay for. They get kinda pissy. Take  horse gear for example. People will ohhhh and ahhhh over a piece of gear, then when they learn the price they say oooohhhhh really, I can get the same thing at Murdock's or Big R. It just rubs me wrong. Because it's NOT the same. One is made by hand in a guys basement or garage after he has already put in the hours at his "real" job. He or She has spend alot of time and money learning skills, buying tools and supply's to have some Jerk degrade the work by comparing it to some thing made in China. They have no idea how much work and talent goes into a project and probaly don't care anyway.
   It's just sad to see mass produced products that won't last long and will be replaced again and again. When you can spend a little more and buy a solid quality item that will last. Wouldn't that help save the planet? Just a thought...............well take care until next time

Funny story

   This story takes place in Arizona when I was a dude wrangler. So Im taking my group of dudes on a mountain ride there were 6-8 people. It was one of those trashy kinda days cloudy a little windy kinda cold but not really. You know the day.
   We were riding along trying to pass some time so I tell a joke "family oriented" for those that know me. Im riding slow because we have some slackers, they wont keep their horses moving they just let them mosey along. I've been trying to motivated them all morning. There is a older lady on the ride lets call her Bea. Bea is with her daughter and grandson. Bea's daughter warned me Bea can be a firecracker. Ok I have learned to work with all types of people. I noticed Bea was a firecracker when she got tired of the "slackers" and ripped into them to keep up. Bea says if, She an 80 something lady can keep up then they should have no problems. They kept up better. Bea is a southern belle, she outlived three husbands.
   So enough background. Bea's grandson starts telling jokes after I told one. Then Bea not to be outdone by anybody. Says I have a joke! I saw Bea's daughter roll her eyes and I think groaned. So Bea dives straight in to her joke.  Bea asks "Why are boobs like martini's?"  Shrugs all around and slight head shaking waiting for the answer........"Because one's not enough and three's to many!"
   Sometime' I drag this story out of the old mind when I need a laugh. It always brings a smile. Needless to say that day was pretty funny. Until next time take care

Wordless Wednesday

Turkey's

    The other day I was sitting here at the computer, and looked out the window to see four wild turkey hens walking by. They have been entertaining to say the least. They have been in the yard a few feet from the house and windows. I don't think the two heelers really care about them at all. But the bossy little Corgi, Now that another story. When we let the dogs out Cord the Corgi just tears off looking for them. He knows where they nest, they are nesting in the trees above the driveway over the cattle guard. So he goes straight there stands under them and barks. They could care less. Sharon had the dogs out yesterday and the turkeys were on the ground and he starts chasing them. So Sharon is trying to call Cord off the turkeys.  She called him off but jeepers dog. I guess he is just trying to protect us from the freakish birds that are bigger than him. Well until next time take care

Manners

    This is just my take on one of the things wrong with our society. We are lacking in MANNER'S! It seams to me that most people might have some manners but are A) to lazy to use them B) embarrassed to use them or C) don't want to stand out.
   Is it really that hard to hold a door open for someone? Will the split second it takes make you that late? I like holding doors open for people and giving them a smile. It is amazing how many people don't know how to respond to this. Some just look at me funny and walk by without saying anything. Other's will stop and take hold of the door from me say thank you, and hold it for the next person.
   Please and Thank you are words that should be said also. How difficult is it to say Thank You when someone does something for you? When asking for anything Please should also be used. I guess all I'm saying is we need to slow down a touch and lead by example. Thank you for reading this and have a great day! Until next time take care