Ruby

Well ... I love this dog .. but man is she a handful !!! LOL ! No worries about her not having the "herding" instinct... as she want to "work" everything .. cows, deer, horses, the other dogs, cats ... ME !!! She really is a sweet affectionate thing once you get to know her .. but she is really unsure of "strangers" ... might be a sign that I need to get out more .. either that or have more visiters.

Good news on the horizon though as it looks like I have found someone to give us a bit of a start before we get into calving. The poor thing .. I think she is just frusterated as she want to work so bad and all I let her do at this point is "get in" , "lie down" .. and come back to me.

Really we should all be more like Ruby .. she thinks everyday is an adventure .. and everything she see's is interesting .. now if she could just chase the heck out of something I think she would just think that life is perfect !!!

Hopefully the next pic's I post of her will actually show her listening to me and being a bit helpful !!!

Jen

Chicken Ranching

Well .. got the chicken coop cleaned up this weekend .. and I am ordering chicks this week !! YIPPEE !! I might add that others in this household do not share my enthusiasm ... LOL ! Not sure when I will order them for .. but not at least until May if I can. Dad is happy though .. as he can get them eating some grasshoppers again this summer !!

I am not sure what Ruby will do with them ... herd them for sure .. HURT them ?? well .. possibly. Hoping to actually keep them locked in their yard most of the time anyway .. tired of feeding the coyotes !!

Jeff is away clipping bulls for the neighbor .. bet he is freezing his butt off right now .. damp and foggy here today with a north wind .. BURRRRR .... Really I guess a person should not complain .. better than 6 feet of snow and 40 below !!

Now I am off to get some paper work done .. I have been wasting time here on the computer .. but .. the time has come ..

Jen

A Good Day !

Wow ... we FINALLY got the last of the cows vaccinated today !! I was beginning to think that we would be calving and STILL not have then processed. Beautiful day here .. sun was shining all day .. perfect day to be outside .. and no wind for a change !!

Now we can go to Lethbridge tomorrow and not feel bad about leaving home !! Should be a fun day .. as I am going to a photography workshop .. not sure what Jeff is going to do for 5 hrs while he waits for me ... probably shop for fishing stuff !

Thank goodness for left-overs .. my motivation is low tonight ... and I am hungry after all that fresh air !!

Jen

Are you holding your breath ???

Well I sure hope not ... LOL ! I did say it was another ATTEMPT at blogging ... and yet again I see it has been months since I have got back to this. BUT ... it is a new year .. and we'll see if I can't finally keep this updated.

Things are finally warming up here ... and thank goodness because I am WAY behind on getting things done around here. Cows still need vaccinated ... culls to ship ... bull calves to sort through ... even a few calves that escaped branding to get processed. Hopefully by the first of next week all those things will be checked off my list.

Jeff is in Denver at the stock show ... and I am doing my best not to be jealous !! (ya' right ! !). At least one of us got to go this year ... sounds like he is having a good time so far .... maybe next year we can both go for a holiday !!!

I have been caught up watching "The Dog Whisperer" tonight ... 3 hours of it to be exact ... and now that I look at the clock I see it is way past my bedtime ... what happened to the days when 1am was early ???? LOL !

Jen

Another attempt at blogging !!

Well, after an honest attempt at blogging on our website....I have decided to try a different blog site. It was just too tricky to try and load pic's on the old one...maybe that is just my excuse for not keeping up with things !! LOL ! Anyhow...maybe you'll hear more from me now...don't hold your breath though !