Jun. 4, 2008 - Our 1:30am Adventure on the farm.
We have a joke (sorta) around here that whenever my husband has to work all night, something has to happen adventurous. The rest of the week, we might have a small adventure here and there, but it never fails that on a night he has to work, it's not uncommon to have an "event." Last night was one of those nights.
I was asleep, having a really fun dream that I was in Nashville with my 8yo and an email friend Shyla finding all sorts of fun things to do for my daughters bday. (I am taking Hosanna there in a few weeks for her bday and had asked her for ideas...)
I woke up and looked at the clock...1:30am. Hmm I NEVER wake up at 1:30. A few seconds later I heard a weird noise that sounded like an owl outside my window. I heard what sounded like "WHOOOO" really loud about every 15 seconds. I said a quick prayer for safetly for Whitey and her ducklings. (Owls like ducklings) I got up to go to the bathroom and opened the window to hear the owl better. It's then that I realized the "WHOOO" was actually a really loud, upset "MOOOOOOO!"
I went to our front porch w/ a flashlight but it was too dark to see anything, but the Mooing continued every 15 seconds. I was picturing a cow being attacked by a coyote or something wondering how I'm gonna wake up our neighbor in the middle of the night to help with a cow problem.
I ran upstairs and woke up my oldest son who is12. I explained that we had a cow problem and I needed backup. (which means that I was too afraid to go out in a dark pasture alone in the middle of the night with a cow that sounded like something bad was wrong.) So we headed out to the pasture with 2 small flashlights and our jammies on. The cow was loud and upset about something. He looked okay..no coyote hanging from his leg or anything. No blood. Aslan scanned the field and we started to realize that everytime J.D. (short for John Deere...who is actually a girl.) mooed, we heard a tiny moo from Huckabee, her 6 month old baby who is still nursing. Finally, we figured out the problem that the gate had accidentally shut and separated the 2. Aslan opened the gate and they ran to greet each other just like a sappy, Hallmark commercial and Huckabee nursed happily.
We breathed a sigh of relief that it was only that. I thanked him for helping and we went back to bed, with a quiet pasture once again. It did take a while to fall asleep after all that excitement.
It's never boring on the farm....
Our apologies to our 2 neighbors who likely heard the whole ordeal....
Comments
Jun. 4, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Anonymous
I can just picture you out there on your porch :) ... so glad it turned out to be just a case of mommy and baby separation. Have fun on OUR birthday!
