Scuba

Thanks girls for the fun evening out last Saturday night. I'm glad we all got together. You all are way too funny, and I enjoyed reliving some of the 80's with you.

On Thursday I got to take my class to the university pool and do some scuba diving. I passed all the skill testing (see you can teach an old dog new tricks) and was able to finally make it to the bottom of the deep end. My ears were killing me and it took me a while to get down there. The kids were of course way more adventurous and made it to the bottom long before me. It was a bit unnerving to be rely on a tube for your oxygen but it is something I always wanted to try.

I was able to finally barbeque tonight. The first time this year, just did some burgers but they always seems to taste better especially with lots of Montreal Steak Spice. And better yet no dishes to clean up. The kids are getting ready for the 4H Show and Sale on Tuesday. The calves have to be clipped and washed off on Saturday, then they will need to lead them around to make sure they will behave in the ring. It is always an interesting sight to see a 80 lb. young man trying to coax a 1200 lb. steer into following him just by tugging on a little rope. In the beginning the steer usually wins the tug of war, but by sale day we usually have them all ready to go. The kids look forward to it because that is when they get to see how much $$$ they will get for all their hard work. I will post pics of the show next week. Colton and Rylan have a calf this year but Shane doesn't cause his always chased him over the fence, so he got an early ride to the auction mart. He was mean right from the start.

Multi-Tasking

I remember fondly the days when I had time to stand by the toaster and wait for my bread to be toasted to perfection. Now it seems that today and many other ocassions over the last couple of years I seem to get side tracked whilst making toast. I am not sure if I am just trying to do too much multi-tasking or if it is a sign of old age and I just can't remember from one minute to the next what I am doing. I really hate eating cold toast. Just had to vent about that for a bit.

As for the long weekend of camping, it was fabulous. We all came home without any broken bones which is good considering the horseback and the quad riding that we did all weekend long. Not much snow left just a few banks in the trees and I even managed to get a sunburn. Here are some shots from the walk we took on Sunday.

I am Sensing a Trend

So I get up to get ready for work this morning and look out the window to see this.....

I am sure Al Gore has never visited Cardston in May cause then he would have to retract the whole global warming thing. Despite the depressing view this morning I am still planning on going camping this weekend. I get a 4 day weekend. Going to go fishing, kayaking, lots of reading, and hopefully not too much cooking. The boys will have to fend for themselves. Hopefully the furnace works in the trailer cause we may need it!!

Learning to Embrace

I am learning to embrace the spring that is winter or is it the winter that has yet to become spring. I am a bit confused. Either way, the precipitation is in the form of snow. Time for a good old fashioned snowball fight tomorrow, the snow is going to be perfect.

My kind of Race

Just finished watching a funny story on ESPN. At NC State in Raleigh the students put on a race that features a 2 mile run to the local Krispy Kreme factory where they must eat a dozen donuts and then race back to the campus -- without puking. The fastest guy did it in 25 minutes. At the end of the story they showed all the garbage cans they have around so that racers can "give it up" if they need to. It started in 2004 with 12 participants, and this year they had over 5500. I needed a good laugh since tomorrow is Monday morning and back to work.

Out in the Corral

This is one of the puppies , they are enjoying the warm weather too.

The puppies have chased one of the cats up the bush. The cat is kind of camouflaged so look hard.

Shane with one of the 4H calves

This is one of the new calves, he was having a sleep in the sunshine.

The Trip is Booked

The kids have bugged us enough about never going anywhere and their persistence has paid off and we are going to Cancun during Easter break. This is a big step for us as we have not done much traveling that does not include an RV and a road map. So if anyone has any travel tips, let me know...

We are also about half done calving now, and so far so good. The weather has been pretty nice and we have had pretty good luck. With both of us coaching sometimes the cows are on their own to get the job done. I should take some pics of the baby calves tomorrow, they are pretty cute. We'll see how the day shapes up,we have the week off, and I have been pretty lazy the last couple of days.