East Texas

[Devonviolet]

I got a call from Tressa this morning. They are still in California. They are planning to leave on Sunday morning, and should be arriving sometime on Wednesday.

Their truck is already in Tyler, which is about 2 hours South of Cooper, where they are moving.

She is planning to start unloading the truck on Friday morning. DH & I are planning to meet her there at 8:00 AM to help unload the truck. @Latestarter is also planning to be there to help unload.

Many hands make the load light.

 

[Bruce]

Oh, I thought they were already on the road.

 

[Devonviolet]

Oh, I thought they were already on the road.

They were supposed to be. But, they ended up getting caught, trying to load the truck in the midst of several heavy days of rain. It set things back quite a bit.

So, it is what it is . . . 3 steps forward, 2 steps back. Make progress and move forward. Tressa is anxious to get here and get started with her new life in Texas!

 

[Bruce]

Clearly she should have packed everyone and the animals in the truck! They'd almost be to their new home now.

 

[Devonviolet]

 

[Baymule]

I hope Friday is a nice day instead of all this rain and icky weather we've been having lately!

 

[Latestarter]

No kidding... Sure hope so.

 

[greybeard]

https://www.wunderground.com/q/zmw:75432.1.99999#horizontal-day-23

 

[Latestarter]

Well hey there @Kelly Wolf don't know how much browsing you do here on BYH but there's quite the NE TX contingent developing. I'm over here in Mount Pleasant (moved here from CO in Oct 16'), and plan to have goats (Lamancha and Nigerian Dwarf), sheep (Dorper Ram, Katahdin ewes), hogs (the tasty kind), chickens, turkeys, maybe a steer or two, and who knows what all else. Then there's @Devonviolet who's over in the Winnsboro area, @Baymule down a bit further south in Lindale, and we have a new "groupie" that several of us will be helping unload the moving truck for this coming Friday up in the Cooper area; @tressa27884 There are others who are active in the forums but quite a bit farther out from those of us mentioned above (@animalmom @frustratedearthmother @Ferguson K @greybeard and the list goes on). Several of us are trying to "enable" some of the other great folks here at BYH to move down here

We're all about your age give or take a year or three except Tressa who's just a kid yet and have all met up for get-togethers. We try to help each other out as we're able, and get together as we can to share good company, good food, and good conversation. Maybe you'd like to join us some time? New good folks are always welcome!

I believe you said you raise Dorpers. Are they the White Dorper or the "regular" Dorper? Perhaps you'd consider selling me a ram lamb this spring from the/any lambs you produce? I wish to get a small flock, like maybe 4-6 Katahdin ewes to breed him to with the intention of producing some excellent table fare for myself and others (sales). I found a Katahdin breeder within range who has a large flock of multi colored animals and hope to contact them and bring "color" to my place over here I know the ram constitutes 1/2 my future herd so I hope to get a very good specimen but don't really care about it being registered as I won't be breeding show animals. I also can't afford to spend thousands on buying him. If this sounds do-able, I'd be happy to come visit/meet you and hopefully work with you toward that end.

 

[Devonviolet]

Progress report on @tressa27884:
I have been texting back and forth, with Tressa. They left California on Sunday morning.

They got caught in a snow storm, in Arizona, on Monday. I don't think she got back on the road again until yesterday. This afternoon she texted that she was in New Mexico and was hoping to make it to Texas today. I haven't heard from her again, today, so am not sure she made it to Texas.

We were supposed to go help her (along with @Latestarter), unload their moving truck tomorrow. However, now that will most likely be moved out to early next week sometime.