Water work

   Friday we worked on a water project. We needed to add a rubber tire tank for storage.

 

Finished Tank.

 

Here's the pasture we were working in. Not a bad view huh?

 

We worked in the shop yesterday it was snowing and cold. Just puttered around with some projects.

 

   We are on week 19 of the pregnancy. Everything is going great. Sharon has a Doctor appointment next week. Just a check up and ultra-sound. We are very excited to be parents!! Prettty scary also.

 

  Until next time take care

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Shipping

   We did our last shipping yesterday. Shipped about about 260ish calves. Then in the afternoon we poured on and gave shots to the heifer calves we held back as replacements for next year.
   One of the guys who works for the ranch wanted to start a mens Bible study. So we started last week. We will meet once a week till we get really busy again then sounds like we will met when we can. Its nice to get together and visit and for me to learn more about the Bible.
   We went to set a rubber tire tank this afternoon. The tractor is making a funny noise in the rear end. So we brought it back to the ranch and I'll take the other tractor over so we can finish doing the dirt work and set the tank.
   Looks like we are gonna get some cold weather this weekend with snow, 1-3 inches.  
until next time take care

Birthday

   Monday was my brides brithday.... We celebrated by going to Cheyenne and just hanging out and doing what Sharon wanted to do. We met up with a friend of Sharon's and were gonna have lunch but she had to leave earlier than planned. So Sharon and I just wondered through the mall. We got Sharon a new wedding band. It's a nice little Black Hills gold band. Sharons fingers are starting to swell form the baby. Sharon loves wearing a wedding ring so................. We got her a pretty ring for her Birthday. We  are 18 1/2 weeks along now with the baby. So almost half way!! I can't wait to hold the baby.
    We went into a fabric store... I know imagine that being married to a quilter. Sharon got a bunch supplies she needs for making stuff for the Christmas Bazaar in town. But we got my some silky polyester so Sharon will make a neck rag or wild rag for me. Pretty nice huh?

We went to the AT&T store and looked at new phones. We are up for new one's. Mine is starting to piss me off. The screen is just to small and I have a hard time reading stuff. Sharon want's to just upgrade. We use our phone for lots of stuff. We did upgrade our aircard it's how we get internet here. The new deal is called a Hotspot and we can now run both computers at the same time. Pretty nice once we got the bump's ironed out. The tec who sold us the Hotspot didn't change our plan so it didn't work until this afternoon. When Sharon finaly got it going. Love my wife!!
   We were gonna go shopping at Wal-mart but we just were having to nice of a day to go there and do the monthly shopping. We are really glad we did. Sharon will go to Scottsbluff later this week and do that shopping. We wandered around Barns and Nobles. Looking at books. Man I saw bunch of books I wanted.
   Here's my new horse El Gato after a day of work. He's looking for his grain and to get the saddle off his back.

We are shipping cows tomorrow. I'm gonna ride my horse G. My other bay mustang horse. Haha.
Until next time take care

Working G horse

  Here's Wyoming weather. Gotta love it. I took these pictures with my cell phone and just figured out how to get them on here.The snow was 2 weeks ago. I'm riding my G horse the mustang. If you look at the neck you can see the BLM brand.

Here's the view from my office. Looking for cows.

This picture was taken acouple days before the snow. We were riding in shirts.

 I was hauling hay today and it felt like a spring day.
Until next time take care

Halloween 'little late'

  We went and got some pumpkins when Sharons parents were here. It was a good time getting them. Picking out the 'one'.

  Goofing around. My Father in Law launching tomato's.

Here's the carved pumpkins. Sharon did this one. I really like it.

And here's mine.

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New Horse

Just picked up  a new horse today. He's a dandy! He's 14'3 hands so he's kinda small but I think he has a ton of heart. He's in the 2rein. He moves off alot of body cues. He is really soft in the face and body. Here he is at home getting grain.

 Me and my boy, El Gato.

Until next time take care

Rough month

    When I was guiding I lost the starter on my truck. I put a new one in the dark so I could use my truck the next day.Then 2 days later the front wheel bearing burned up. Got my truck towed and fixed. When I picked it up my battery's were dead so I got to buy 2 new batterys.
   Our pastor from Crowheart WY past away last week of a massive heart attack. His service was today. We really wanted to go but we shipped cows today. So I couldn't get the time to go. That and we had a really good snow come in last night.
  My horse Roller twisted a gut and died on me today when I was gathering cows. Its a bummer he was my friend. I learned alot from him. Never forget you buddy.

 Now for some good news. My Mom came up and baby sat the dogs when I was guiding and Sharon was in Salt Lake City at the Quilting Summit. I got to spend a little time with Mom and enjoyed it very much. Sharons parents are here now we are having a great visit. We went a got a pumkins the other day. We didn't do the corn maze but we had a good time. Then went to Ft. Laramie and looked at history. It was a good day.
  We got some snow today!!! And we have enough to measure.
  Until next time take care

Hunting

Im home for the night visiting with my Mom. She came all the way from California just to watch the dogs for us. Yeah MOM!!!!! Thank you so much!
  I'm back guding tomorrow afternoon then season ends in acouple days. Guiding is long days and short nights....
  Here's a some of the animals we harvested.

 

Here's a Father and Son hunt.

 

 

And here's the Dad's Goat.

 





My first Combo hunt with Stan. We were hunting Antelope and Deer. Lots of pressure on these hunts. Leave at 5am and not get back to the lodge til almost 8pm. The hard work paid off!!

24 1/2" 4x4 Buck. We think it weighed close to 250pounds. Big boy.

I'm guiding some coyote hunters tomorrow then Antelope on Monday.
Thats what I have for now hoping to have more pictures......Click on them make em bigger.
Until next time take care

Hunting camp

  Off to hunt camp tomorrow. I'll be guiding for antelope and acouple deer this year. Its really not a "camp" its a lodge. Here's the link http://www.rockin7ranch.com/ So this my last night with my bride for about two and a half weeks.
   Sharon is off to Salt Lake City of the Sewing Summit for acouple days. Sharon is pretty shy around people and she was nervous going last year. Now its all she thinks about. She has made lots of friends online and she get to meet alot of them there. Its pretty cool. She is picking up a friend that lives in the UK. I guess you could call it a girls weekend get away. Quilters and Knitters gone wild!!
  Still no rain here. Its scaring dry. Its cooling down we have been in the low 80's days low 40's at nights. Here's a picture I found. Kinda cool formation.

Until next time take care

Bathroom floor

 We had a carpeted bathroom. We just aren't big fans of a carpeted bathroom.

Here's the floor with out carpet.

And now the finished floor. My boss pick up the tile for the floor. We really like it. It makes the room have alot more light. Really looks good, Huh?

 until next time take care