Our Weekend (The Short Version)

What a weekend we had. T worked on the fence Saturday while I took the kids to a family reunion. We had a great time (at the reunion) while T sizzled in the heat. Sunday I went grocery shopping while T worked on the fence some more. By the time I got back home we were ready to move the sheep. We had to make some adjustments with the fence and then we were finally done. With the fence. We moved a feeder down from the barn (it was so much fun!) and then we sat down and watched them. They are right in front of the house now. This morning we woke up and watched the sheep graze while we ate our breakfast.

I'm sure this is a thrilling recount of our weekend. I'm leaving a lot of fascinating details out (we had frozen pizzas for dinner on Saturday), but you aren't missing much. It was a long weekend. I'm actually glad it's over (just don't tell T). I'll post some pictures tomorrow. At least now we can focus on the million other projects we have.

I have a monstrous pile of clothes waiting for me and children to care for. My coffee is waiting, too.

It was something, although not much,
Mama

RAIN and my post hole diggin'

First off, it's RAINING!! We are very happy about that around here. I've been slacking on waking up at 5am but today we got up at 5:30 and had our coffee while listening to thunder and rain. It's a beautiful thing. I was a little worried I'd never see rain again... that's just how bad/dry it is here.

(Ok, I have tried several times to upload some pictures of the enormous cracks in the ground, but for some reason it's not working.)

Yesterday I was out tending to the animals and decided to work on digging some holes for our fence... People, if you have never grabbed a post hole digger and tried, you know, digging some holes it's pretty tough work. I just want you to appreciate those people in your life (maybe your ancestors, I don't know) that manually dig holes for fences instead of using a powered auger. I certainly have watched others, but until yesterday (with my son watching) I didn't know. It is demanding working. Exhausting. (Actually, I did know that just not from personal experience.) The holes were already started so I was just making them deeper. I was out there for about 40 minutes (don't roll your eyes, it was also 4 in the afternoon during the hottest part of the day) and it's not something I would look forward to doing again. It did make me feel good about myself though. There's just something about doing the work yourself, putting all your energy and sweat into it that gives you a wonderful feeling. I don't know if you get what I'm trying to say.

The rain just stopped. The kids are all awake. I have to make arrangements for a bull, do a load of laundry, eat something... the usual.

I'm glad T had to use the 4WD to get out of the driveway,
Mama