A Day in the Life of the Farmer

To give you an inside peek at what goes on around here, I'll share yesterday's happenings.

1. Morning chores-which came a little late (4:30 rather than 4:15) due to the fact that we got home a little later than planned from the kid's church program the night before. Most mornings its just Terri and I for morning chores. I seen we had two cows that needed to be treated for grass tetany.  Change of plans for the morning.
2. Cleaned up breakfast and got the little kids ready for the day.  We always have breakfast together.  I clean up while Terri showers & feeds the baby, and the older kids start school.
3. Went to the vet's, the store and TSC. Picked up a little something for the wife while I was there:

That's right, guys. Forget the flowers and bring home the footwear! Just be sure to get the right size...

4. Quickly treated the cows with the Cal-Phos (Calcium/ Phosphorus IV).
5. Watched the other kids while Terri took one to an appointment.
6. Worked on the fence in the calf lots.  We're getting older. We don't like to chase calves as much as we used to. So, we keep adding strands of fence to the calf lots....I think we're up to 6 now.



I had the kids pick some "flowers" for Mom while we were out.  We left them in the barn where she sets her phone and the video monitor.

7. Afternoon chores-Ashley was there for milking, so we milked and Terri got some extra work done with the calves. Had one new fresh cow.
8. Fed the heifers at the rental farm.
9. Supper with the family.

All in all, pretty productive!

-Rick