Movin' Cattle Home

The kids didn't have school on Monday so we took advantage of that and moved one pasture of cow/calf pairs home. It was one of our smaller pastures but the worst one to haul home from because we have to set up all the corral panels and then take them down when we are done....I hate that part! Next year we ARE going to build a permanent corral there (we have been saying that for several years now)! Getting them to the trailer.
Getting them in the trailer.
Jeremy and I WATCHING Chad get them in the trailer (ok, Courtney caught the 2 of of us slacking off...she's the one taking pictures). I have a silly grin on my face....I have a feeling there are a few choice words coming out of Chad's mouth at this moment.
Calves can be pretty dumb...here we are STILL getting them in the trailer.
Whew....the front part of the trailer is loaded!

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Notice Courtney was taking the pictures....she is not a cow girl and would gladly take any other job than be around the cattle! She HAS gotten a lot better but we are still working on it.

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The kids don't have school again on Friday so we are planning on moving the other 2 pastures of cow/calf pairs home next weekend. Stay tuned....maybe more pictures to come.

My Home Away From Home

We got rained out so we took all day Sunday off....YIPEE....not for getting rained out but for the much needed day off! We all went to Mass and then out for dinner and then some laying around the house....AAAH....relaxation!

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I took some pictures of my HOME AWAY FROM HOME for this time of the year while I was in the field the other day...thought I would share them with you.

This is my JD tractor that I drive and the grain cart that I pull behind it all day.

This is my lovely radio that if I ever had to go without I would go insane. I did buy myself an Ipod to bring along too but haven't taken it along yet.

This is my two-way radio that I use to keep in contact with Chad and Al throughout the day. We use them mostly during harvest as it is much faster than dialing the cell phones and we can all hear each other at the same time.

Here is my trusty scale (for the grain cart) that I have only had for a few years and I love, love, love it (I know, doesn't take much to excite me)! I use this to tell me how much grain to put on the semi so I don't have to guess anymore and chance putting too much on which would result in Chad ending up with an overweight fine. (Have never had a fine so far....knock on wood!)

I usually have my water or Diet Coke and some reading material along too. I have a little idle time during bean harvest but not near as much during corn harvest. I am always open for some good reading material suggestions or something else to occupy my idle time with. I do have a handheld Yahtzee game but I got bored with that years ago.

So.....hope you enjoyed a look into my "home away from home".

Meme

Pam tagged me for this meme.....





Two names you go by: Chris and Mom


Two things you are wearing right now: t-shirt and jeans


Two things you want (or have) in a relationship: love and commitment


Two things you like to do: read and spend time with my family


Two things you want very badly at this moment: food and sleep


Two things you did last night: went to a football game and had a few drinks with some friends


Two things you ate today: chocolate chip cookie and coffee


Two people you spoke last to: hubby and kids


Two things you are doing tomorrow: going to Mass and farming


Two longest car rides: to Texas which I don't remember since I was pretty young and to Ohio which I don't remember much either.


Two favorite holidays: Christmas and Easter


Two favorite beverages: Diet Coke and beer


Two jobs I have had in my life: Salesperson at Shopko and Farmer


Two movies I would watch over and over: Pretty Woman and Dirty Dancing


Two places I have lived: SD and SD...only moved 3 times in my life and they are all within 6 miles


Two of my favorite foods: Pizza and DQ cookie dough blizzards


Two places I'd rather be right now: sleeping or doing something fun with my kids


Two people I am tagging to do this meme: Michelle and ?

Mini Break

It is cloudy this morning and we had a heavy dew last night so the beans are not ready to combine yet today. Whew...time for a little break and I really should be catching up on housework but I thought I would try to get around and check up on everyone. We got one barn of pigs in on Wednesday night (1050 pigs) so we have been trying to harvest and work on getting the barns ready for the pigs to come in...I am totally worn out today and really do NOT feel like doing housework during this short break.

Soybean Harvest Pictures

Quite a few of you requested pictures so I hauled my camera to the field with me yesterday. By the way, my hubby thought I was pretty weird....oh the things we do for our blogger buddies! No really, it did help pass the time yesterday some as there is some idle time sitting in the tractor I drive during soybean harvest....now corn harvest is a different story and I will post pics and tell you more about that when we get to it. My father-in-law (Al) runs the combine...here he is rollin' along in the soybean field. He usually goes about 2.8-3.5 mph. I know, it sounds slow but we have a pretty good sized head on(the thing in front with the reel ) so he can take out quite a bit on a round.
Here is Al in the combine dumping soybeans into the grain cart that I am driving down the field.
Here I am in the tractor and grain cart dumping the beans onto the semi.
Just a different view of the soybeans going into the semi. Hubby had to take the last 3 pictures....now you see why he thinks this was weird.
Here's hubby (Chad) in the one of the semi's that he lives in during harvest. He either hauls the beans to town to dump or dumps them into a bin for storage. Notice he is on the phone...one if the things he does best...haha.

I took more pictures yesterday of random things and will haul my camera along today too so BEWARE....more pictures to come.

Coffee anybody?

Do you ever have a morning where you just want to pour the whole pot of coffee down your throat at one time to wake yourself up?

I'm awake but I'm not feeling very awake....Will somebody please wake me up??!!

Attention Bulldog Fans

Hey, for all you Madison Bulldog Fans....the Hamlin Chargers volleyball team will be in town on Thursday night!

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Our team is really struggling right now...haven't won a game in awhile.

We were in Redfield last night....go to Sisseton tonight and on to Madison on Thursday night.....BUSY WEEK! There are going to be some pretty tired girls (and parents) at the end of the week.