We just got done with the Ellis County Fair. As usual, I had too many irons in the fire. But when you have help like I had, it’s all good. The Shattuck FFA/ Ag Boosters decided to take over the concession stands at the fair. We were not sure what
It doesn’t matter where you live or what you are doing, there are different classes of people. This isn’t meant to bash anybody and it dang sure isn’t a racism topic. It is just an observation that irregardless of where you live or what you are doing there are differences
We had a heckuva work crew that managed the behind the scenes at the sale. Duke and Lexi stayed in the sale ring and setup most of the 46 head of goats. Lots of others kept the goats coming to the sale ring and then stayed to help get the
It was a busy weekend. Goats sheared, calves born, goats born, wheat drilled, sale setup and lots of crustaceans were cooked here–all before Sunday night. We did boil up a pile of shrimp and crawdads. They all got eaten–along with the goat bologna, brisket, red beans and rice, etc. We
There is going to be a really good set of wethers. Grand at OYE or Houston–maybe, maybe not. Premium sale wethers and top 5 in their class type wethers—YES!! There won’t be but maybe 10 doe kids but there are going to be some really good doe kids. Tyke is
So, I tell the Dragon Lady that I trapped her nemesis. I also told her the locations of my strategically placed final resting places for unwanted rodents. When I got home this evening (6ish), she informed me that she had ran the lines, checked traps and there were no more
Think of the things that give you a satisfying feeling. A job well done. Mission accomplished. Winning. Helping others. Reaching goals. Building something cool or cooking a wicked good meal. All of these give you a warm funny feeling. However, it is an exhilarating feeling to set a mouse
First and foremost, all of us should be sending prayers to those in south Texas. Dang, dude, that is a pile of rain that Harvey is dumping down there and it looks like more is coming. Yes, there is a lot of people that live along the gulf coast of
It was a busy weekend. Took a crew of kids to Woodward to a judging contest on Friday. Some of them were off their game while others had a good day. One group of Freshmen and Sophomores won the intermediate division. A group of 8th graders made it through their
Yes, it is friday morning. Livestock judging contest in Woodward today. Kids showing stock in Liberal, KS this afternoon. Got a weekend planned of getting some stuff done—I hope. I would kind of like to watch the big fight on Saturday night, but..I just don’t feel good about it. It
