20120531 - Runner

20120531 - Up and at the desk trying to get caught up, but had call on top of call... Ugh! Took a break to watch J run in the end of year field day at his school. Here he is running with a ball under his chin in one of the relay races.

Back to the desk and finished the day. D mowed and then we all went to dinner at Carsonie's. Home and L off to Zumba, D did some homework and the boys and I watch a movie. Up LATE getting prepared for tomorrow and the weekend.

I talked to GpaW today and DOES NOT LIKE being kept in bed! He sounded much better, his breathing was normal while on the phone. He is still having visitors, even with a big 'NO VISITORS PLEASE' on the door. Please send emails and cards, but let him rest...

Well the adventures of the cattle shipping yesterday were pretty well documented, I mean I could have written a whole book if I included every detail. But I intentionally left one detail out... and now the rest of the story...
During the second load we had one cow that ESCAPED. I mean GONE! She was NOT going on that truck. She made it past me, Loyal the hauler, Dave, GmaW and all that stood between here and freedom were 2 steel gate and Stu... After she got past us and made it to Stu and the gates, she stopped with her head down, then looked eye to eye with Stu, and JUMPED. I mean like a gazzel! She cleared the gates and Stu and took off down the ally. She didn't stop there: she jumped out of the corral into the woods = GONE! :-o After the load left and we got things stabilized I took the 4-wheeler looking for her. I went up through the pastures and through the fields, down by the creek and high grass, walked the trail she left, NOTHING! She was gone. We put down some fences in hopes she would try to come back overnight.
Well about 8:30pm GmaW called and saw the cow out in the field. I called Dave and Michael to come to her aide and the group chased the wild beast trying to get her in until 10pm. NO LUCK. She was on the run again... I didn't put it in the Blog because we weren't going to let GpaW know/worry and I didn't want him reading about it... (thanks to Uncle JohnW for spilling the beans ;-) Well early this morning GmaW called and we had 5 cows in the corral!? The Wild Bastard (her new name) did come back overnight and let herself in. How? We have no idea as all fences were in tact. She must have jumped back in... This animal does as she pleases... So for now we have 5 cows...