Update on Itty Bitty

We went to check on the cattle at the lease place yesterday. Hadn't been over in about a week and a half. They are all doin' well. I wanted to show you some new pics of Itty Bitty. She's just sooo cute! I want to grab her and love on her but she doesn't want anything to do with me. I'm afraid she's gonna be wild as march hair!

But she's as cute as a bug!


She's standing next to an older calf....about a month older.

The calf on her right was born a couple weeks after her...


She's so small she literally can walk under the cows. Oh, and the black calf to her right is a week older than her.

It's hard to get a good perspective unless you show her next to several others. I love her little hooves. I love babies, especially itty bitty babies.

Sunday Stills- Yellow

I've had a hard time keeping up with the Sunday Stills challenges each weekend. But I made a point at getting it done this Sunday. The challenge was yellow.

I had the husband and dogs go with me to take this. They looked at me like I was crazy, squatin' out on the highway but I had a concept in my head. It turned out okay. I call it the Lonely Highway.

Then I found this picture from last year. Sunflowers are so bright and cheery. A total opposite of the above picture. This pic just makes me happy. Hope it does the same for you.

In Need of Supervision

Okay, I want you to look at the following pictures and guess what it is and what happened...

Hadn't quite figured it out yet?

Maybe you're gettin' close on what this is....

Here's a hint...it's part of a cowboy's attire.

Maybe the full view will help...

Okay, I'm guessing you have the what. So let's work on the how, shall we...

Our pasture before....

Our pasture after...

Got it?! Yes, the husband was shredding the pasture. I received a call and the first thing he said was, "I'm gonna need a new straw hat." My response, "If that's the worse thing you've ran over today, we're doing good."

He really needs constant supervision!

Thought For Thursday

Can I Get an Amen!

This sign hangs in my house. I have another one in my office!

Yes, We Have a Cat

Have you met Miss Kitty? She doesn't make an appearance on the blog much. She came with the place. When we pulled in with our trailer of stuff, she appeared and has owned the barn ever since.

This is her typical look...kinda perturbed.

She stays in the barn, laying in the hay, minding her own business. She tries to relax but the dogs won't allow it.

They gang up on her. Chase her every chance they get.

But she's pretty clever. She runs up the ladder to get away.

I found her sleepin' in the wheel barrel the other day. I guess the dogs aren't smart enough to find her there.

I bet she thinks she got the short end of the stick when we moved in. Nothing like bratty dogs to deal with on a daily basis. Poor Miss Kitty.

A Lazy Day

We had a pretty lazy day here. Not much goin' on. I think we both just needed to slow down and rest for a day. I took the camera out with us when we went to feed. We caught a first...Stubby ate out of my hand.




Once he realized what a great concept this was, he didn't want to stop. He is such a good bull. We had to move some of the guys around this afternoon and he works so well for us. Rent-a-husband might disagree due to the time he had with him previously but for us, he does great.

Then we went out into the pasture to look at the tank. We've been gettin' some rain and wanted to check the water level. Zena thought she needed to take a dip. Sorry about all the wind on the video.

The girls were upset I didn't bring any cubes for them. They just knew I had some hidden somewhere.

Then the bull headed toward the tank. I'm still pretty leery of this guy. I took this video just in case things went bad and someone found my body. At least they would know what had happened.

The Bull from The Wife on Vimeo.

Pay It Forward Fun

I joined this over at Country Whispers in February. She probably thinks I'm a bum cause I've not posted it yet. Promise, I'm not a flake! I'll uphold my end of the deal!! I was just looking for the perfect time.

So here's how it works....if you would like to participate in the Pay It Forward challenge, you need to leave me a comment. The original rules state the first 5 people to leave a comment get to play but if you really want to participate let me know. I bet we can make an exception!

Then, I will send everyone that is participating a special surprise. It can be homemade or store bought, just something uniquely picked out for you. I will ask that you shoot me an email with some of your likes (i.e. colors, scents, hobbies, collections, anything you specifically would want from me). You each will receive your gift by 08/01/09, if not before.

The only requirement to participate is that you MUST make the same offer on your blog. That's all there is to it! Pretty cool huh!

A small gift wrapped in a smile & a little support goes a long ways towards lifting the spirits of a total stranger who quickly becomes a friend.

Friday Funny

My co-worker found this ad on Craigslist and shared it with me. We thought it was so funny. This lady is honest but I think she needs some work on her sales pitch!

The ad reads:

INFO ON YORKIE

"MR. is tiny in size but he thinks hes a 100 pound bully he acctacks kids sometimes draw blood and also the same to other animals ..he is fine with just me and my husband and our frends but when they bring their children ..hes a different dog he will charge and bit any animal no matter the size .he sometimes bits me if i sit in the chair ,,because he thinks its his ..we spoiled his i think we created a monster but we love him we have to find him a home with no kids or other animals and you must have a confy chair lol .he do tend to take over your things took me amost an hour to get my purse from him this morning..great watch dog lol please email us and let us know why you think MR should be yours and husband always says if Mr had horns hell be the devil and if eyes could kill youll be dead lol"

And picture:

Now, does that look like the devil to you? Maybe she caught him between bites!!

Have a great Friday!

Calf Fight

Yep, that's right...we don't have cat fights around here, we have calf fights. Creme Brulee and her momma were loaded up at the house and moved to the lease place. We wanted to put them with all the other mommas and babies.

Brulee transformed from a sweet timid little girl into a "don't make me open this can of whoop a$$" girl!

She didn't care who you were, she was gonna be the new boss...the Queen Bee of Calves, the Duchess of Dirt, the Lady of the Lease, the Princess of the Pasture.

This one didn't seem to understand so Brulee had to smack him around a little. I think from the look on his face, he got the point!

This one smarted off to Brulee. Said something like he was the boss 'round here and Brulee would never measure up. Brulee gave him a black eye! Don't know what I'm gonna do with that girl!

Oh, I also wanted to give you an update on Bucky. You remember her don't ya....

Poor little girl. Well, she grew into her teeth. This is how she looks now.

Isn't it amazing how much they change in such a small amount of time. Would you have known that was her?