The other day ds and I were outside with my mom. We have 10 cows, that well just don't like to stay in the fence. My parents and my dh have fixed fence and put in fence posts galore and those cows jumped the fence.

Anyway mom and dad put up electric fence so the cows stay in. There's a field behind mom and dads house that is being used as pasture. We also have 8 horses that are normally with the cows. But mom and dad took a section of the field put the electric fence around for the cows, put a lane so the horses could be at the other end and they can come and go freely to drink water. The cows mom has to open the gate, let them up and put them back.

Anyway the cows wanted up for water so mom let them up, and normally they go right back out, the other day they decided to check out the tub we have out there for trace mineralized salt. It was empty at the time so they just stood around not looking interested in going back out.

So my ds decides to try and help grandma out. He heads out and goes to the tub, picks it up and starts to walk with it, next thing we know the cows are running towards him, so he takes off running with this black tub in his hand. My mom yells from the field "Drop the tub!" He flings the tub and kept running, The cows of course stopped at the tub to check it out. They had thought he put the salt in it.

So mom hollars up to ds to put some salt in it. I was on the other side of the fence closest to the barn so I went and got what was left in the bag, handed it to ds and told him to put it in the tub. This is something he's done many times without any issues.

The cows see him with the bag and ds is taking the long way around to get to the tub, then the cows run after him again. Mom and I are yelling for him to hurry up. He veered around the cows to the tub dumped it and got out of there. After he veered off the cows stopped and took longer to turn around.

Needless to say the salt didn't last long with 10 of them around this one small tub. But we had, had one entertaining moment in time watching ds run with cows following. I never thought the cows would run over salt. Since any other time I've seen them just walk quickly when you have it to put out.

It was one of those moments you had to see for yourself. It was funny and of course you are worried about your poor kid getting run down by cows. I think the funniest part was him flinging the tub that sent me over the edge.

And all just to try and help grandma get the cows out. You'd think it would be easier to just get behind and herd them out, but these cows are really strange, the scatter when you try to herd them. So I didn't want them running and going through the fence or jumping the fence. Ds just thought he could get them out by taking the tub. Little did he know they would try and run him down.

All in all everyone was fine, just my ds getting a bit more exercise then he barganed for.

So tuesday evening my ds was outside playing, like he does. Although lately its been other tings, more like riding bike and such. He had to turn the water on for my patch of sod in front of the house, the only grass that's really green, the rest looks brown and crusty thanks to no rain.

Anyway I looked outside to see where he was and much to my amazement there's my almost 11 year old playing in the mud, well kind of, not like smack dab in the middle....lol.

Here is what I saw....

In the end he made a stream flowing into a pond of sorts. This area of our driveway collects water anyway when it rains so its not like he made this....lol.

Then he came in to tell me he found soemthing, this is what he found.

And here he is capturing the toad. I don't know why since I may have a boy but he's so not a bug/creature boys....lol

So there you have an exciting moment of my life with my son.....lol

Here are the photos finally of the team my dad bought.

They were out working yesterday so it was a great time to take photos.

Ah got you thinking and wondering what I'm going to talk about that has to do with "team" work? Well it's farm related.

Well this is just a quick blog entry to share that my dad went and did it. He finally bought himself a team of horses. They are Belgins and they are massive, but beautiful.

They are 16:2 hands high. Their names are Kate and Peach, Peach has a 2 month bouncing baby boy.....lol. He certanitly doesn't look 2 MONTHS old more like a 2 YEAR old baby boy. Then again compared to our two 2 year olds. But he's about the size of them....lol. And the SWEETEST thing. We didn't buy him but he's here until Sept unless we want to buy him then we send the guy the $300 for him. I tell you what I wish I had it too spare as he's just a sweetie. But alas I don't.

I hope to get photos this weekend to share of them.

Not too much excitement.

Dh was working yesterday on the hitch to the baler. Don't think he got it all fixed, but hopefully soon he will.

Dad seems to be heading out to cut more hay. Lets hope the baler gets fixed so the hay doesn't sit too long...lol.

We opended up the eastern pasture for the horses, no animals of ours have been up there since the cows about 5 yrs ago. They have tons to eat up there. Of course they are behind the barn stomping up because of the flies and such.

I'll have to get out there with moms help and spray them down. They had the sound the spray makes, silly horses. Some are fine without and issue, but a couple don't have halters, might have to put them back on just to be able to spray them. Then maybe they can go out more often to eat.

We wormed them last saturday. I had weighed them a couple days b4. So that's all written down, 3 weeks from when we did it we have to do it again. So I'll get to weigh them all over again too see if they need more or the same amount.

All the fun, fun stuff......lol.

Well this morning has been a bit productive.

My dad was out weeding the garden...lol. Now this is something that really never happens. But its all weeded and being watered yet again.

I'm all alone here at home. My dh is off at the cemetary that his parents are buried at helping put up additional fence and mowing grass there. Our son stayed overnight at one of his Uncles, who were going to the cemetary today as well.

After they get done at the cemetary then dh has to go back to his brothers that our son stayed at and finsih getting his truck back together. Yesterday he went overthere to get help replacing the clutch in his truck. It wasn't completly out but we bought the replacement with tax money back in Feb, and he just needed to get it done so that it was done.

Last night he got home a bit after 10pm to say that the tranny wasn't cooperating, SO prayers t hey get it all back together after the cemetary stuff.

Mom and dad had to run into town. Dad said he needed something, I think he has to head out again tomorrow. He drives the Amish out of state for weddings and funerals, or whatever they need. Yesterday he was gone all day as he took 3 Amish men to an auction they wanted to attend. Keeps dad busy indeed.

Well yesterday I got up and out of the house by 9am. I know I could have slept in much longer since schools out.....lol.

But I wanted to get out and work with my horse Katie(ok dad bought her but I ride her the most, other then that my mom rides her) I wanted to work with her on walking over things because she stumbles at times and I think she doesn't pay attention to her feet at times.

Then my dad came outside and helped some, then we got an orange bag to tie on the end of the longer whip. She's spooked easily and we wanted to try and work with her on that to help her out and so forth.

Dad and I worked with her for about and hour. In that time dad managed to get real close to her while she went nuts with me hangin onto the leadrope. He lost his glasses and hat. But we managed to calm her down without dad's glasses get broke OR either of us getting hurt.

Its not like she's not broke, she is but VERY head shy and whatnot.

Then my dh came home from work and took Katie and the whip/bag set up and worked with her by hisself and had that bag rubbed all over her in about 15 minutes. Dad and I joked and said we wore her down.......LOL.

 But that was worked with then they worked with her on turning, she turned left no problem but too the right she'll fight, back up and get really antsy.

So that was our exciting day on friday. Poor Katie I think was thrilled to be let back in the corral after 4 hours. Poor thing, she might not want anything to do with me....lol. But I need to work with her so that her and I get a connection better while riding.

I forgot to share that we got another horse.

Its been about 2 weeks or so now. My cousin came over and basically needed my dad to haul a horse he got given to him. Well the same people had another horse they were GIVING away.

He's a 2 yr old stallion with papers. I have no idea why they just gave him away though.

His name is Sonic, here's a picture of him. He's harder to get photos of as he loves to come at me......lol. Basically to check out the camera.

He's wonderful horse and they obviously did some work with him because you can walk him on a lead rope much more easily then our other 2 that will be 2 this summer.....lol

Well here I sit waiting on my hubby. We were putting hay out for the horses and he used the truck he uses for work. Now it should work. But alas there's one area before you get to corral for the horses thats extremly muddy. I mean the kinda mud that ya just sink in. And low and behold when I saw the back tire start spinning, I just knew it....lol. Yup its stuck, normally he drives like a loon but not this time. He said he didnt't hink the front end was going to sink that much.

So we have to use the other truck that he normally would use to take the hay out with, but that ones full of stuff that needs to be unloaded. Ah the fun of farm living. If the one tractor was easier to start it would have been a snap to do. But that tractor needs to be re timed(I think that's what it says) So you have to pull start it, which isn't much of a problem but neither truck we have here will pull it. We usually use my dad's 4-wheel drive which is in South Dakota right now....lol.

Other then that I think hubby and I will just curl up on the sofa and watch one or both of our netflix movies we have on hand. Just need to figure out a quick food meal. I forgot to grab a frozen pizza to have on hand.

Anyway just wanted to share the trials of farm living.....lol

Well today is Monday and my son is on Spring Vacation from Public School. And I"m SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO glad. I got to sleep in, I'm not a 6am morning person. 8am is more like it....lol.

But I got up, got dressed and put my little yappy dogs out(as my dh would call them) Then I had to get my boots and coat on to put the horses out, as dad hadn't gotten to it yet. BUT we both were headed outside at the same time.....lol.

Last night we had decided we needed to split up the horses. All winter we had all them together, that included the Stallion. Well we need more control over breeding. As we lost too many babies this past year. So we are taking a new approach on things.

We put the 3 boys together. That's 2 Geldings and the Stallion. Then all the mares together. This way we can take the Mares to the stallion when they need to be bred. Just not now. Because if any got pg right now, they would be due in Feb. And we'd prefer to have the foals any time after May. Basically Between May and August would be ideal. Warmer weather for them to grow in and no worries about it getting too cold for them.

Well I was filling up two tubs for water, for the boys and wouldn't you know it. One of the geldings come over to check out the water and the stallion got a wild hair and ran him across the corrall they were in, proceeding to run his own butt into a pole that holds up a lean too area. Then still continuted to run the same gelding towards me, Well not directly I was about 8 feet from the part of the fence he ran him into. Yup that's right Diego, the Stallion ran the one gelding into the panel fence making him FLIP over onto the other side, and Diego followed.

Man I was LESS then thrilled. He ran him full force over that fence. Poor Cutter, the gelding, he was born crippled. A hip displacement or something like that. So he's not the regular runner. He was brought to us for us to try and mend his one leg that got wrapped up in a rope. But it was too late, We couldn't get the swelling to completly go away. And in the end my mom bought him. So he's got a great home. Grated you can't ride him and a lot of people would have gotten rid of him. But it is possible to have a couple horses you can't ride and just enjoy and spoil them......LOL.

We only have 2 that had been injured and we just spoil them 2 more :) The rest are rideable. So 2 out of 13 isn't bad.

Anyway dad and I got the fence fixed and the boys back where they belong. Its obvious we have a few mares in heat. But like I said now is not the time.....lol.

So let's just hope that Diego doesn't run the boys anymore. I'm generally here alone most days, and its not the easiest thing to deal with.