Frustratedearthmother's Journaling Journey

I've been feeling the same way looking at my young roosters. I don't need them all, but several of them are quite pretty.

Nooooooooo thank ye

Tomorrow is the big day(!) and right now I'm so tired I can't get real excited... BUT - all the preps are done. All feeders are full, all waterers are set up, tons of hay is available. I called my vets office and warned them that I'd be out of town and neighbors might call if there's any issue. He knows I'll pay him when I get back. My bag is packed except for a few toiletries. By golly - I think this is gonna work!

Dusty, the Nubian buck, decided to go completely crazy yesterday. His pen is on the north side of the barn...and there's a small window on the north wall of the barn. Well, now that window has no screen...it was bound to happen so I wasn't to upset. BUT - when he started trying to come THROUGH the window to get to the girls that was just too much. So, I closed it and he proceeds to try and break it out - OMG! What a BUTT HEAD! Now I've got tons of stuff piled up so that he can't get to the window ...oh and I gave him a girlfriend. Kili should be well and truly bred cuz he's been 'the man' for a couple days now. I wasn't really planning on breeding her until next month, but if she can keep him happy and away from the window - I'm okay with it.

Still have the neighbors coming by later so I can give them their instructions. After that, I'm gonna find a bite to eat and sit on my keister or awhile. Early bedtime too...gotta get up at 5am.

Have fun!

Hope you packed for some cooler weather

I must say, whoever typed that up has a sense of humor. I don't ever recall seeing a weather report like that around here!

I hope you have a fantastic time! Can't wait to hear all about it when you get back!
So glad Sparkle is feeling better too!

Wish I could say I had a fantastic time...but it has been the week from hell.

We arrived at the ranch Sunday evening, had dinner and went to bed exhausted from traveling. Had brkfst Monday morning and went for our first ride. Best ride of the whole trip. It was absolutely gorgeous. Went back to the ranch and had lunch and headed out on another ride. And, I gotta tell you - it was a rigorous ride. We went through a river with water up to the horses bellies, we went up the side of a mountain, through a valley, and back down the mountain. It leveled out when we got close to the ranch. At that point I heard the rider behind me start yelling my name. He couldn't say much else because he was from Germany. A surgeon from Germany.... The only thing I could understand was "strap" and "failed"..... HUH? I stopped my horse and started checking and my frikkin girth was hanging down ... just dangling... The little piece of leather that holds the off billet together had popped. Luckily I'm a well- balanced rider and don't depend on the stirrups to hold me on the horse....but had it happened going up or down one of the steep inclines it could have been a really bad wreck.

Tuesday morning we rode again and Tuesday afternoon went on a hike. Wednesday morning it was raining so we went into town and while there got a call from DH's aunt. She gave us the news that DH's mom had suffered a stroke. We went straight back to the ranch and started packing. We couldn't get a flight until 6am Thursday morning, but that's ok, because we were 4-5 hours from the airport anyway. We drove back to Spokane Wednesday evening and flew out the next day. After landing we went straight to the hospital to visit his mom. Thankfully, her stroke wasn't terribly severe. She's got speech slurring and some weakness in her right arm and leg, but she'll definitely get better. They're discharging her Monday to an inpatient rehab facility. We were considering bringing her home with us if they didn't find an in house place for her.

But wait - it gets worse.

DH was on his way to visit her today when another driver ran a red light. OMG...my worst nightmare come true. He was only about 7 miles from home, so I got there before they transported him. The lady must have looked up right before she ran in front of him, and tried to evade the accident, but...no such luck. The front passenger side of his car hit the front driver side of hers, spun her car around so that her car hit him again on the passenger side. At that point her car rolled onto it's roof and his car slid into a light pole. So, he had a total of three impacts, and three sides of his car cratered. Glad he had airbags, but guess what.....they only worked for the first impact. His nose literally GUSHED blood all over him and the inside of his car. Looked horrible. But that wasn't the worst of it. They did a scan and he has SEVEN broken and displaced ribs. I just got home from the hospital. What a day....

Wish I had a better vacation story.

Wow. Just...wow.

Oh, FEM, I'm so sorry you're having to deal w/all of that. But, be glad that he walked away from that w/only those injuries. It could have been so much worse.