This has been a fun read for me too. Sitting here on Sunday morning reading and refreshing my memory again.
MS, I did not realize that your farm was on such a large scale! Good grief that’s a lot of sheep and cows, and if you weren’t milking, then they must have been brood cows, which means you had calves to worry about too. I am in awe, and in a good way. It’s a hard life, but a good one, and one that takes just about every ounce of energy, blood, sweat, tears and every other bodily function out of you! π
Dell, I live in Ohio, and am married to a farmer. We raise corn, soy beans, wheat and hay. We have beef cattle also, but not on the very large scale. We grow the corn and hubby grinds it with other minerals, etc. to feed the cattle, along with hay and grass pasture.
We have two daughters, and three granddaughters ages 15, 12, and 2. I have cared for all three starting out and am currently caring for the 2 yr. old while her mother works.
I am also bothered with hip problems brought on by an injury when I stepped on a cat wand and dislocated my hip. When I fell, it popped back in and didn’t notice any problem until a year or so after. It has steadily gotten worse, and this week will see my ortho dr. for what the next step is. I certainly do not want to go through the rest of my life in this kind of pain. Of course, the good old arthritis always sets in to the injuries that we suffered before and in my case, many years ago in my twenties with my sprained ankles. π³
I have worked various jobs over the years, in financial institutions with most of them being in the admistrative assistant field. Last job was in a 3 church cluster as the ad. min. and left before the last priest was getting ready to retire. I just couldn’t go through another administration change after having gone through 3 prior. You would think a church setting to be an easy one, and it was very rewarding, but the most challenging in a long career of administrative duties.
Today is a lazy day for me and I am going to mosey downstairs, look for more coffee and maybe a long soak in the tub!
Later everyone!!