Baymule’s Farm

[flowerbug]

Finally got the lug nuts put on!

just imagine lugging those around all the time! so tyring!

 

[Carol Dee]

Finally got the lug nuts put on!

Yee-haw!

 

[baymule]

My sister in law had 5 doctor appointments last week. It's a 100 mile round trip from my house to hers, to Lufkin, then back again. I was exhausted. Then on Wednesday, I went to the feed store and got 1,104 pounds of feed in a super bag. I scooped it out into 5 gallon buckets and dumped in six 30 gallon metal trash cans and one 55 gallon barrel. I was exhausted. Now starts Physical Therapy, 3 days a week, she is approved through the end of November. They will teach her how to walk, climb stairs and get around good on her prosthetic leg. She is highly motivated, she wants to go back to work. She works in a scale house at a lumber mill. She weighs logging trucks when they come in and when they go out. It also serves as a guard shack and is open 24-7, never closes. At least now the appointments are set for 10AM and I don't have to go out in the dark with a headlight on to do morning chores.

 

[Carol Dee]

My sister in law had 5 doctor appointments last week. It's a 100 mile round trip from my house to hers, to Lufkin, then back again. I was exhausted. Then on Wednesday, I went to the feed store and got 1,104 pounds of feed in a super bag. I scooped it out into 5 gallon buckets and dumped in six 30 gallon metal trash cans and one 55 gallon barrel. I was exhausted. Now starts Physical Therapy, 3 days a week, she is approved through the end of November. They will teach her how to walk, climb stairs and get around good on her prosthetic leg. She is highly motivated, she wants to go back to work. She works in a scale house at a lumber mill. She weighs logging trucks when they come in and when they go out. It also serves as a guard shack and is open 24-7, never closes. At least now the appointments are set for 10AM and I don't have to go out in the dark with a headlight on to do morning chores.

As usual I get exhausted reading all you do! WOW, Sis is so lucky to have you.

 

[Shades-of-Oregon]

So glad you are feeling better. It is allergy season here (for me) lots of sneezing, lots of nose blowing. Yuck.
2 1/4 inch rain is awesome. We could use a bit too. Dangerously dry. A no burn ban is in place. Farmers are trying not to set crops on fire while harvesting. But a few have.

Ah the winter is coming in like a lion and bringing all the winter bugs , allergies and hope you guys feel better soon.

Who has time to get siick , this is a buzy season. Soon family will be arriving for all the usual foods for Thanksgiving.
Already did all the shopping . Planning on 4 days before Thanksgiving a baking cooking marathon.

 

[baymule]

SIL canceled PT this morning, she didn’t feel good. Ok, I’m back on trying to get something out of my internet provider. The company I was with must have sold out, I get someone with a thick accent that I only half understand. I spent an hour on the phone yesterday and still didn’t get an appointment for repair. Called back today, got another marathon of unintelligible blather. Upside is their system has a glitch and their appointment department is not working. They will call me. Yeah, right. I’ll call back Monday. But they might call me today! Naturally everything I want to do outside has a noisy engine attached. So I’m doing things in the house. Guess I’ll go clean the furry animals off the ceiling fan blades…..

 

[baymule]

I went in the room yesterday afternoon to clean the ceiling fan, that the modem in in. It was all lit up! I ran to my laptop and the internet was on! I'm guessing that the technician was able to fix it at the box out at the road.

I have to say that I have enjoyed the past 2 days of not having to jump in the car and zoom off to anywhere. Next week, back on the hamster wheel.

 

[baymule]

My neighbor Kyle came over yesterday to help me process 3 lambs. I have never processed lambs, not in 10 years of owning sheep. I always took them to be processed. I just couldn't do it. Kyle put a 22 in the back of their head, one at a time. We put the lamb in the tractor bucket, because we took the lamb where the other sheep and dogs couldn't see what happened, too far to drag him to where we were going to process him. We hung him off the tractor bucket, cut his throat to bleed out, skinned, gutted, quartered and packed on ice. After the second one, he shot the third one, got him hung on the tractor bucket and took the babies home. He and Courtney have a 2 year old little girl and a 2 month old boy baby. Then she and I processed the third one. I sent her home with a ham, shoulder, backstrap, 2 tenderloins and my Food Saver and bags.

I am tired. After church, I'll be cutting up meat! After taking SIL to Physical therapy monday, I'll be processing meat!

 

[Carol Dee]

My neighbor Kyle came over yesterday to help me process 3 lambs. I have never processed lambs, not in 10 years of owning sheep. I always took them to be processed. I just couldn't do it. Kyle put a 22 in the back of their head, one at a time. We put the lamb in the tractor bucket, because we took the lamb where the other sheep and dogs couldn't see what happened, too far to drag him to where we were going to process him. We hung him off the tractor bucket, cut his throat to bleed out, skinned, gutted, quartered and packed on ice. After the second one, he shot the third one, got him hung on the tractor bucket and took the babies home. He and Courtney have a 2 year old little girl and a 2 month old boy baby. Then she and I processed the third one. I sent her home with a ham, shoulder, backstrap, 2 tenderloins and my Food Saver and bags.

I am tired. After church, I'll be cutting up meat! After taking SIL to Physical therapy monday, I'll be processing meat!

I could see how it would be hard to put down any of the lambs yourself. You are always busy, busy, busy.

 

[SPedigrees]

My neighbor Kyle came over yesterday to help me process 3 lambs. I have never processed lambs, not in 10 years of owning sheep. I always took them to be processed. I just couldn't do it. Kyle put a 22 in the back of their head, one at a time. We put the lamb in the tractor bucket, because we took the lamb where the other sheep and dogs couldn't see what happened, too far to drag him to where we were going to process him. We hung him off the tractor bucket, cut his throat to bleed out, skinned, gutted, quartered and packed on ice. After the second one, he shot the third one, got him hung on the tractor bucket and took the babies home. He and Courtney have a 2 year old little girl and a 2 month old boy baby. Then she and I processed the third one. I sent her home with a ham, shoulder, backstrap, 2 tenderloins and my Food Saver and bags.

I am tired. After church, I'll be cutting up meat! After taking SIL to Physical therapy monday, I'll be processing meat!

It's less stressful for meat animals to be slaughtered on their home turf than transported elsewhere for processing, but what a lot of work! I'm worn out just from imagining your daily exploits!