Just felt the need to introduce myself again, because I've been gone so long. I'm not going to completely bore you with tons of details, but to say that the last couple of months have been long & hard would be an understatement. And, when I'm stressed or upset, I tend to pull back. Instead of reaching for help, I tend to just try to just take everything thats thrown at me one piece at a time by myself. I don't want to burden others with my problems & issues, so I don't. I just keep to myself & take care of the basics for the kids & animals.
So, I'll just start this blog with a short list of the
New Cattle Shed - should all be finished in the next two weeks
Ford Tractor not running again (my front end loader) - (sell it & buy a team)
IH1466 not starting - a $2 bolt on the battery cable fixed it after 3 months of messing with it
IH1066 Engine toasted - Have a guy to work on it (cheap) but he's taking forever to even get it in the shop, sounds like just a "minor" fix of $3000 (really, truly looking to buy a team of horses & get rid of the tractors!)
White Dodge Truck - Transmission toast. Been in the shop for 2+ months, he should get it in next week
Dually not running properly - Appointment for it next Tuesday
Calves all weaned & home - not selling any at the salebarn yet, just need to work on marketing ALL of our calves this year (blog post to come soon - I promise)
"Wrong" mare delivered to new home - papers were for a different mare & we'd been calling her the wrong name for 4 years. Problem figured out - mares soon to play ring-around-the-rosie.
New pond constructed - just need to fence it
Bad fenceline on east side torn out by buldozers - just need to put in a mile of fence
Grassfed beef grew slow this year - scheduled for harvest later this month, we've been supplementing with alfalfa cubes to increase gains
WOW!!! Hmm, that makes mee feel a little better. As you can see - it started out whining, and became a list of things to do. Somehow, when we're upset, our world seems huge, and overwhelming, but if you break it down into babysteps, you can do anything.
I AM really thankful that our little family is starting the year healthy & together. We're praying for another ranching family that is currently being split up today as Mom flys with Dad to Colorado for rehabilitation after a 40 day ICU stay after a nearly fatal truck accident. Luckily Dad is super tough & will prove everyone wrong and walk out of that hospital soon. I'm really thankful for the support of our community and the prayers for their family. Our prayers are with them as they fly to their new hospital & with their family that will take care of the children for several more months. We'll head that way to visit too - we think a train ride might be fun!
I hope all of you are enjoying the New Year, and your family.
Over here we're going to work on PROGRESS this year, NOT Perfection.
These cute itty bitty puppies are now big & ready to find homes. There will be no more of this cross because we finally neutered Chilli Dog, so if you need a great pet or an even better working dog, let me know.
Glad to be back!
GreenRanchingMom
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It's always good to see you talking. :) If we can help with any of your list, let us know.
ReplyDeleteYAY!!!!!!! So good to see you posting! :) progress not perfection is terrific for you right now!
ReplyDeleteI hear you, something about the time of year from October to January on a ranch. Don't feel bad as I was slacking on my posts also. Finally got back in the grove myself! Best of luck on the list and I agree with you that a team of horse seems the way to go sometimes.
ReplyDeleteHmmm "Progress, not Perfection." Is that a FlyLady quote?
ReplyDeleteI just found your blog while searching for grass-fed meats. Do you really sell CSA shares for meat?!?! I *love* that idea! You'll be hearing from me soon....! :-)
Shari