No picture today. This has not been much of a pre Christmas work day. I got woke up by me cell phone at 6:45 AM this morning. It was Bob down at the barn. He was separating cows/calves and needed help. Oh yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!I got up and got dressed and went down. Thinking of the time I should be laying in bed relaxing and waiting for him to bring me the paper. He does that almost every single morning. NOT today. We got the calves all penned and he backed up the trailer and it took a while to get 6 large cows loaded. This was the day the cows went to the vet to get preg checked, shots on a couple of them, one dehorned and a couple branded.

While he was gone I took a nap and began wrapping gifts and finishing up some decorating. I heard the truck come back in about 1 and went out to help. The biggest cow Candy, was causing a problem so he shut her in the front stall instead of just being herded in. Well, she decided to go out over the divider and got hung up. We could not get her off and she was going to die on us. I called Shannon and she came and by the time we got her off she just lay there gasping. We got her to roll up on her chest and pretty soon she got up. She is fine but it scared us and we spent quite a while on that job. I guess Bob won't do that again.

By the time we had caught our breath, we let the cows out and loaded the calves and took them next door. Easier to do it that way. The mooing out there may drive us nutty but it won't last long. All the cows will calve in late March or April.

I finished a couple of things today and made a meatloaf for dinner. It was good. After my disaster last week with the stew I was glad this turned out. I do believe it was the meat.

Blessings

The Last of the 12 Days of Christmas

On this last little fun thing I like to do. my own version of the 12 days of Christmas, I bring you 12 OLD BOOKS.
Most are books of poems but they are are old. Some really old. Most were either Bob's dad's or my dad's.
Hope I have entertained some of you anyway.

Church was good this morning and then we ran some errands. When we got home Bob went out to do some things and I settled down to watch the Seahawk's game. It was such an awful game I went out to muck out Sage and Rosie's stall. I did almost all of Sages and Bob did Rosie's and finished Sages. I bed them both. Its hard work but good for my body to get some good physical exercise. This time of year I tend to stay inside most of the day. I am afraid of falling and getting hurt when its as icy as it is today.

Blessings,

Decorating the Tree

On the 11th. Day of Christmas I bring you eleven Christmas balls. The blue one was a gift from out 25th. anniversary party (28 years ago) and the pink one in the middle we bought our first Christmas as a married couple. The striped one was my mothers. The others are plastic and just look pretty.

Today we went to a potluck with Shannon and Ron to learn how to Dairy Test Goats. Hmmmmmmmmmm. I passed the open book test but I don't think I did so well filling out the form. Its a form with itty bitty writing. I don't want to do it for anyone else but Shannon and Ron need someone to do it for them. It was nice to meet some new people and eat a lot of good food.

Other than that I have been just lazing around. Re reading a book a read a long time ago and liked and soaking in a hot bath. Bob is carving a walking stick. Hope he cleans up his mess.

Today is Chrissy's partner Wendy's birthday. Hope she has a good one.

Blessings

Tenth Day

On the tenth day of Christmas I bring you 10 Candy Canes.

They are such a bright color - love them

I laughed until I cried at this picture. I was taking a picture of Pistol from an open window in the dining room. When I took it off the camera, there comes Skeeter. He is known now as the "Flying Poodle."

I baked six loaves of apple spice bread and frosted it with Penuche Frosting. I could eat all six loaves. Instead they went into the freezer. I would have baked zucchini bread too but I only have 6 loaf pans. I will do that on Sunday afternoon.

This afternoon I did almost all of my shopping for Christmas. Just a couple of things left. I am happy with my decisions. Now to get stuff wrapped. Have one to get in the mail. Need to do that.

Blessings

Horses - Horses - Horses

Sage sauntering along side Bob. He had taken her on a little walk about. She did good.

On the NINTH Day of Christmas I bring you 9 stuffed horses (and a donkey behind the green basket handle.) I love my little soft horses. I have quit buying them though every time I go on a trip or something like that.

All afternoon it has been raining. Everything is squishy outside. I let Bob do the outside stuff by himself. I am doing this early because Bob and I are going to a potluck dinner this evening and I don't know when we will get home. We are going to go with Shannon and Ron down the road. We like them a lot and it will be fun to spend some time with them and some other friends.

Blessings

Cowboy Boots

On the Eighth Day of Christmas I bring to you 89 small cowboy boots.

I collect them too. Not so much as I used to though.

Katie brought these to me this afternoon. Bless her heart. No reason, just because.

Have you ever made something that you have made a bunch of times and have it turn out awful. I made a stew today. It smelled good but tasted just icky - I mean really bad. I don't know what I did or didn't do but its awful. Bob couldn't even be nice and eat it anyway. He said it is the worst thing I have ever made. Wish I knew what was wrong but its awful, I mean really awful

Other than that, life was good today, a little rain, a little sunshine and a good time with Sage.

Blessings.

Santa's

On the SEVENTH day of Christmas I bring to you seven Santa's.

I have bunches that I have collected over the years. Love their smiley faces.

I got the chores all done twice today. I don't mind doing them at all, its just carrying hot water to chickens and goat. I was about halfway through this evening when Bob got home. I love talking to the horses and listening to them chew. Sage is so good about going in and out I could pop.

I hope the weather forecast is wrong and we do not have rain for the next 6 or 7 days. The weather bug on the i/net says snow, the TV says rain. Oh well, I am not going to whine but I don't like rain on top of snow.

Blessings