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It's in WM here in VA. I'm gonna splurge just to taste it.
Ridgetop - our place and how we muddle along
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Baymule
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Blue Bell is in 22 states. I tried to copy and paste, but it's not working. Operator difficulty.
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Ridgetop
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After our first Blue Bell adventure I found Blue Bunny in Walmart. Couldn't remember and thought I had found Nirvana. Nope! Blue Bell is the name. It is sort of expensive - almost $10 for ahalf gallon - BUT Brookshires has frequent sales where you buy 2 and get it for $5.99. Once $4.99. We have a freezer so we stockpile it for those lean times when I cant afford it. And it is still a full half gallon instead of 1 1/2 quarts. I did sacrifice myself but it is on sale again this week so what's a girl to do . . . ? The tri tips fit fine and I had lots of room so I can get a few more cartons this week. After all there are now 3 of us to eat it. 
The guys got home yesterday evening. They had talked to me in the am and told me to go look for tarps in the shed. I was already at Bridge in Minneola so that was not happening. They wanted a 12 x 20 tarp to cover the trailer because of the incoming storm. DS1 said they would attach it with bungies and I should buy some. Then he said not to buy any they would get some. I said I had some in a bulk box. I went to Walmart on the way home and bought the tarp. When they got home we attached it with bungies. The ones I had in the bulk box were very long but I had some others I had found. We were able to use all thebungies including some very small ones to attach the tarp. Luckily the wind wasnt very strong. DS1 was worried about his bookshelves and books since the stock trailer is open on the upper sides. After tarping the trailer we had dinner, they showered, and collapsed.
This morning DH dumped the dead ewe with the tractor - I was able to drag her out of the pen but couldn't dump her. Big ewe out of MoyBoy and heavily pregnant.
Nature is culling my flock. Amazingly, one of the older ewes, 8219, that was so thin (walking seleton describes her), got a hoof infection, and could barely walk last spring after lambing has recovered. I almost put her down last year but decided to let her graze and held her back with the idea that if she survived and regained some body weight I would take her to auction with some of the ewe lambs when I got back from CA. The lambs didn't survive so I didn't take anything to auction and she stayed at grass all summer. She wasn't one of the 8 ewes I lost last summer. She has completely recovered body condition, survived worms and coccy, and is looking good. She is a score 5 so I have decided that she needs to stay in the flock. She also gene tested immune to scrapie.
DS1 went out to move the alfalfa we brought home last summer and put the new bales on the bottom of the stack. He doesn't have enough pallets so was discussing how high the stack was going to go which would make it difficult to get down the top bales. I suggested he use the rubber stall mats that are just sitting behind the barn, put them down, and unload the new hay onto them. I will use the old hay off the stacks and he won't have to move 50 bales of alfalfa. We use the alfalfa for the ewes in the jugs and the lambs in the creep. That will make it easier for him. Once the hay is unloaded, we will have to unload the boxes and furniture from the front nose of the trailer. Hopefully they didn't get wet. I told him that we should put most of the boxes into the connexes and sort them later but now it looks like the sun is out so maybe we can set up the shelves in the connexes and just unload onto them.
We have been moving now for 3+ years. Can't wait until we are finished with the CA house and can sell it. In some ways I will regret it since we enjoyed the location and lifestyle during our 40 years there raising the kids, but at the same time CA is really going down the drain of liberal politics. Gruesome is putting through "laws" and talking about arresting ICE agents doing their federal duties. Also more "fees" and regulations that would have made it impossible to afford living there. Loving Texas more and more.
The pregnant ewes are starting to udder up a bit so I will start graining them a little. I figure they will all lamb in late November and early December. I don't think that black headed ram settled any of them.
DS1 is going to put the wire underground to hook up the electric fence so we don't have to step over the connection walking through the gate. He did a temp clamp on before they left for CA. Hopefully with the rain last night he will be able to dig the trench for the wire.
So happy my guys are home safe.
The guys got home yesterday evening. They had talked to me in the am and told me to go look for tarps in the shed. I was already at Bridge in Minneola so that was not happening. They wanted a 12 x 20 tarp to cover the trailer because of the incoming storm. DS1 said they would attach it with bungies and I should buy some. Then he said not to buy any they would get some. I said I had some in a bulk box. I went to Walmart on the way home and bought the tarp. When they got home we attached it with bungies. The ones I had in the bulk box were very long but I had some others I had found. We were able to use all thebungies including some very small ones to attach the tarp. Luckily the wind wasnt very strong. DS1 was worried about his bookshelves and books since the stock trailer is open on the upper sides. After tarping the trailer we had dinner, they showered, and collapsed.
This morning DH dumped the dead ewe with the tractor - I was able to drag her out of the pen but couldn't dump her. Big ewe out of MoyBoy and heavily pregnant.
Nature is culling my flock. Amazingly, one of the older ewes, 8219, that was so thin (walking seleton describes her), got a hoof infection, and could barely walk last spring after lambing has recovered. I almost put her down last year but decided to let her graze and held her back with the idea that if she survived and regained some body weight I would take her to auction with some of the ewe lambs when I got back from CA. The lambs didn't survive so I didn't take anything to auction and she stayed at grass all summer. She wasn't one of the 8 ewes I lost last summer. She has completely recovered body condition, survived worms and coccy, and is looking good. She is a score 5 so I have decided that she needs to stay in the flock. She also gene tested immune to scrapie. DS1 went out to move the alfalfa we brought home last summer and put the new bales on the bottom of the stack. He doesn't have enough pallets so was discussing how high the stack was going to go which would make it difficult to get down the top bales. I suggested he use the rubber stall mats that are just sitting behind the barn, put them down, and unload the new hay onto them. I will use the old hay off the stacks and he won't have to move 50 bales of alfalfa. We use the alfalfa for the ewes in the jugs and the lambs in the creep. That will make it easier for him. Once the hay is unloaded, we will have to unload the boxes and furniture from the front nose of the trailer. Hopefully they didn't get wet. I told him that we should put most of the boxes into the connexes and sort them later but now it looks like the sun is out so maybe we can set up the shelves in the connexes and just unload onto them.
We have been moving now for 3+ years. Can't wait until we are finished with the CA house and can sell it. In some ways I will regret it since we enjoyed the location and lifestyle during our 40 years there raising the kids, but at the same time CA is really going down the drain of liberal politics. Gruesome is putting through "laws" and talking about arresting ICE agents doing their federal duties. Also more "fees" and regulations that would have made it impossible to afford living there.
Loving Texas more and more. The pregnant ewes are starting to udder up a bit so I will start graining them a little. I figure they will all lamb in late November and early December. I don't think that black headed ram settled any of them.
DS1 is going to put the wire underground to hook up the electric fence so we don't have to step over the connection walking through the gate. He did a temp clamp on before they left for CA. Hopefully with the rain last night he will be able to dig the trench for the wire.
So happy my guys are home safe.
Baymule
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I’m glad they made it home safely!
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Ridgetop
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Well, another long lapse in getting on the forum. The fellows got home and we tarped the trailer before it rained. Next day DS1 and DH got the hay out and stacked before it rained. Then DS1 wanted to get his bookcases out before it rained. We almost made it - the rain started and we were rushed to get the bookcases onto the porch in a thunder and lightning storm. Finally got them in and dried them all off. The moving pads were soaked so threw them in the laundry room until we could hang them out in the air to dry. Next day the rain stopped and we finished unloading the trailer. It took 3 trips to move the heavy duty shelving components over to the connexes. We will put them together later. Then we unloaded the boxes from the nose of the gooseneck. There are a couple holes in the roof but DS1 and DH had put the cardboard boxes in garbage bags so no problem there. We opened the bags to see what the boxes were and put some of them in the connex while DS1's stuff took several trips to get into the house for him to unpack it all onto his shelves. It rained that evening so we waited to put out the moving pads until the next day we went out and hung the moving pads on the fences in the barns and 2 in the paddock.
Next day was supposed to rain so I ran out early and got those in. The ones that were not too wet were dry in the barn so I folded them up. The soaked ones I hung up again. Then DH went to Greenville for his MOHS procedure. It was Tuesday so I dropped him off and went to Ross _ 10% off day - and Surprise! There was a Marshall's next door. Marshall's is also a discount store although their prices are a little higher than Ross. I found a few things for bridge wear (we dress up a bit for Bridge) and continued kicking myself for getting rid of most of my nice bridge clothes when we arrived here and had limited closet space. Of course we didn't have much storage space to store the boxes so it seemed like a good idea. Now, of course, I wish I had kept a couple of the items since they were in bright pretty colors compared to the drab brownish colors that seem to be the fashion since Covid. Black may be slimming, but I don't want to wear lifelong mourning! LOL Sadly, I also realize that I need to change my style from youthful to older. There is a reason older people cover more of their flesh than young people need to do. I can't do much about the wrinkled, sagging jowls and turkey neck, but I can cover my sagging arms and wear looser clothing to hide unsightly bulges. Alas for my lost youth. On the other hand, I have survived breast cancer, and multiple sugeries allowing me to be around to complain about my wrinkles. 
Junior wasnt looking too perky a couple days ago. I told DS1 we needed to worm him since he had lost weight in his butt and behind the withers. We gave him a dose of Privermectin and I also gave hm an injection of B comlex and iron. We moved him into a jg and I gave hm a feeder with some alfalfa. He was eating the hay when we came bck into the house, The next morning when I gave him more alfalfa he seemed more lively. That night DS1 went to feed hm and found him dead in the stall. Down to one ram now from 4 rams. I will have to shop for another ram. Hopefully some of the bred ewes will have some good ram lambs to replace Junior. He was a terrific ram but after losing all last year's lamb crop I only have a couple of his get. I'll call the breeder in Missouri who I talked to that said his White Dorpers are pretty resistant against Barber Pole. In the meantime, the remaining ram will go in with the open ewes in another week. 
Hope we can get through this year with everyone bred and not losing any more animals.
DS2 and his wife are actively shopping for a house. Warning! If you have a heart problem skip to the next paragraph. The price they are having to pay for a 4 BR/2BA house with a pool and a small yard for the kids is about a million. He is approved for $1,100,000 and may have to go up to that. The houses in that bracket are not in very good areas, and some of them are complete gut jobs! I sent them a listing for $600K here on the lake 5BR/3BA, completely renovated with 5 acres hoping they would see sense and relocate out of soul sucking CA.
Next day was supposed to rain so I ran out early and got those in. The ones that were not too wet were dry in the barn so I folded them up. The soaked ones I hung up again. Then DH went to Greenville for his MOHS procedure. It was Tuesday so I dropped him off and went to Ross _ 10% off day - and Surprise! There was a Marshall's next door. Marshall's is also a discount store although their prices are a little higher than Ross. I found a few things for bridge wear (we dress up a bit for Bridge) and continued kicking myself for getting rid of most of my nice bridge clothes when we arrived here and had limited closet space. Of course we didn't have much storage space to store the boxes so it seemed like a good idea. Now, of course, I wish I had kept a couple of the items since they were in bright pretty colors compared to the drab brownish colors that seem to be the fashion since Covid. Black may be slimming, but I don't want to wear lifelong mourning! LOL Sadly, I also realize that I need to change my style from youthful to older. There is a reason older people cover more of their flesh than young people need to do. I can't do much about the wrinkled, sagging jowls and turkey neck, but I can cover my sagging arms and wear looser clothing to hide unsightly bulges. Alas for my lost youth.
On the other hand, I have survived breast cancer, and multiple sugeries allowing me to be around to complain about my wrinkles. Junior wasnt looking too perky a couple days ago. I told DS1 we needed to worm him since he had lost weight in his butt and behind the withers. We gave him a dose of Privermectin and I also gave hm an injection of B comlex and iron. We moved him into a jg and I gave hm a feeder with some alfalfa. He was eating the hay when we came bck into the house, The next morning when I gave him more alfalfa he seemed more lively. That night DS1 went to feed hm and found him dead in the stall. Down to one ram now from 4 rams.
I will have to shop for another ram. Hopefully some of the bred ewes will have some good ram lambs to replace Junior. He was a terrific ram but after losing all last year's lamb crop I only have a couple of his get. I'll call the breeder in Missouri who I talked to that said his White Dorpers are pretty resistant against Barber Pole. In the meantime, the remaining ram will go in with the open ewes in another week. Hope we can get through this year with everyone bred and not losing any more animals. DS2 and his wife are actively shopping for a house. Warning! If you have a heart problem skip to the next paragraph. The price they are having to pay for a 4 BR/2BA house with a pool and a small yard for the kids is about a million. He is approved for $1,100,000 and may have to go up to that. The houses in that bracket are not in very good areas, and some of them are complete gut jobs! I sent them a listing for $600K here on the lake 5BR/3BA, completely renovated with 5 acres hoping they would see sense and relocate out of soul sucking CA.
SageHill
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Oh man, so sorry about Junior - geeze it sure has been a tough go this last year. Fingers crossed you get some nice ram lambs and are able to find a nice ram to buy.
Yeah - CA housing prices are unreal, and worse close to big cities like LA. DS and DDIL here are starting to think about moving - but at least they already have a house they bought before things went crazy.
Yeah - CA housing prices are unreal, and worse close to big cities like LA. DS and DDIL here are starting to think about moving - but at least they already have a house they bought before things went crazy.
SageHill
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Holey moley!
