Funny stories

S*&T HAPPENS
Where our cows stand to eat is concrete. While they eat, they also go to the bathroom. This concrete has to get scraped/cleaned off. Noel did that one night before chores. This concrete strip goes right up to the barn where they get milked. Not a big deal except for sometimes, when the poop is really runny, it goes into the barn and into the drains we have for washing down the barn. This causes the drain to plug. After milking Noel left to take care of our animals at another barn. I cleaned the barn up and realized that the drain had plugged. To unplug it, I had to take a shovel to were to drain drains. I got it unplugged just fine and headed back into the barn. It was dark, I couldn't really see and I stepped on the ice. The ice was thinner then I thought and I fell in, up the my knees, in poopy, yucky, smelly s*&t water!

GETTING POKED IN THE EYE REALLY HURTS
I was bedding the cows with a bail that had some stems in it that were hard. I was being cautious of this stems. I tried rolling the bail at lost my concentration for a second. That's when it got me. Up under my glasses, and into my eye! It really hurt but there is no damage, except I keep going around in circles.

BUDDY LIKES ME MORE
Buddy is our herding dog. He loves to chase the cows. We have trained him to chase them any time we say "go get her". He hears that, looks for the cow that is not were it is supposed to be, and takes off running. Noel was having him do that one day. I came out of the house and heard Noel saying this, and saw Buddy take off running. Then I spoke to Noel. Buddy heard me, did a complete 360 and ran full speed toward me. The whole time Noel was yelling "go get her" and pointing to the cow. Buddy just ignored him and ran to be by me. This made me laugh so hard.

FORGET THE GROUNDHOG

Spring is coming! I know this not because some groundhog told me, but because the dingleberries are starting to fall off! Cows lay in anything warm, this includes poop. It gets matted to their winter hair. In the spring, when they shed their hair, the dingleberries fall off. the cows only shed their hair when spring is near.  

What a week!

This last week was very busy for us.

MONDAY: I had off from the group home. Noel came with me to my Dr. appt for our baby. We got to meet the Doctor for the first time. She is so nice. We also got to hear the heart beat again. 160 p/m. I could listen to that all day!

TUESDAY: I had to work at the group home and we were supposed to have our monthly house meeting. It got cancelled so instead  I went to Fleet Farm to pick up some supplies. I came home, ate something, and went right into farm chores.

WEDNESDAY: This was the craziest day all week! I worked at the group home, then went to an appointment to get new glasses. (I was hoping to get Lazik eye surgery but they won't let you when you are pregnant) Noel went to a seminar to learn about how to keep our cows cool in the up coming summer months. In order for him to go he had to use my car. So, he drove me to work in the morning and picked me up from my eye appointment in the afternoon. When we got home, we both got something to eat then had to start chores right away. We have a lady come every month to test our cows cell count and how much milk they are giving, among other things. Well this was the night she was coming, so we had to be on time.

THURSDAY: I worked at the group home. I had to hurry home right away because Noel had to use my car to trim someone horses. This is what he used to do full time, but since becoming dairy farmers he has cut way back, but kept a few customers. While he was gone I bedding the cows, just to get it done with during the warm daylight. then we started in with the rest of chores when he got home. We were in the house by 9:00! Yea, thats early for us.

FRIDAY: After working at the group home, pretty much by myself, I came right home again. What a crazy day at the group home. Normally, there is 2 people working. Today, the other girl working was at doctor appointments in the morning, came home for lunch, then left again to go grocery shopping. The day went fast because I was taking care of 5 guys all day, pretty much by myself. Came home, ate something, then started chores right away. It was nice getting in at a decent time on Thursday, thought we should do it again.

SATURDAY: I have off from the group home!!! I love having off. We did chores together, came in for our first nap all week and to eat, now Noel is unloading hay that we bought from a guy up north. I will soon go out to bed and start chores.

I am so glad this week is over. I can't believe I survived all week with out a nap.

Everything happens for a reason

Sorry for not posting anything for awhile. I would like to give a good reason, but I can't. Guess I have been a little pre-occupied, and just wanting to sleep every moment I can.

Anyway, I have had this topic in my head for sometime. I am sure everyone can all think of something or sometime were they have stopped and thought, "Wow, I'm glad that didn't happen the way I wanted it too" God really seems to have a master plan for us, even if we are not paying attention.

A big one for me is when I was younger I met a boy. I was 16. I really thought we were in love and would last forever. We dated, and lived together for a bit, for 6 years. We tried having a baby together. I can not express how glad I am that we did not.

About 1 year before that, I met Noel. The intention of our meeting was to start dating. We didn't, and became really good friends. What a blessing! We were friends. We hung out. I know all of his ex-girlfriends and like most of them because I hung out with them. Took us 8 years, and the break up with the above mentioned boy, to realize that my true love was right in front of me the whole time. Crazy, but the best way to start a relationship. I wouldn't have had it go any other way.

A couple weeks ago I kept thinking about this older friend of ours. He is caring for his wife that has Alzheimer's. We go and visit when we can. We haven't visited, or talked to him in a very long time. I couldn't stop thinking about him. Then one day he called me! Wanted to know how much start up costs are for farming. His Grandson wants to farm.

I have always wanted to be a stay at home mom and thought 25 would be a good age to have kids. Boy was I wrong on that. I would not have been able to be a stay at home mom at 25. When Noel and were 25 we were both working 2, sometimes 3, jobs each just to make ends meet. No way could we have added a kid into that mix. No time and no money. I am convinced that is why we started farming. We now have plans to bring me home from the group home after baby comes. It is is looking more and more real, not just a dream, every day. WOW, all those crazy hours, fights, money, and time we stuck into getting the farm going, almost 4 years ago. We could not have fit a kid into that mix either. The timing will be perfect.

About 1 month before deer season of 2010 we we talking about Noel not going hunting for the first time in his life, because we didn't have enough money to pay the help. So I decided to start milking. Someone else still had to come and run the tractor and feed the cows but I would learn to milk. Another blessing in disguise. I really didn't want to learn. Who knew that a little more than a year later it would be about the only thing I do on the farm. I know the cows, they know me. I know the ones that tend to be kicky and can prevent that. I know which ones tend to squish and can avoid that too. I am glad that I am still not just learning, but have some experience and feel much more comfortable with the cows.

Everything happens for a reason. There are more examples that I could share but I think that is enough for now. Open your eyes, follow your heart, and know that God has a plan for you. If you pay attention you might just see what it is. Feel free to share your stories too!