Back in The Cattle

11/20/15 A big day on the Muench farm today!! 178 head of weaned steers arrived on our farm. Mark spent yesterday on the phone with an order buyer during an auction. The cattle came out of Ogalalla Nebraska. He had them hauled out right away to get them here before the arrival of a snow storm. They have been talking about the first snow all week. What started out as an estimate of 2 inces has grown anywhere from 6-8 inches. Two pot loads of cattle arrived at 9AM at the cow barn. Ironically while awaiting our cattle loads, two semis went down our road to the neighbors, the Goode’s. Mark said it has been years since any cattle semis have been down these roads and 4 semi loads in one day is ironic. The kids were so excited to see the semis come and to get the new cattle. Dad is just a little excited himself. Po met the trucks in Boxholm during weigh in so Jake and Luke could jump in a semi to ride to the cow barn. The calves all ran down the chute and into two big pens of corn stalks and fresh feed. They will be in for a rude awakening as the day goes and the snow accumulates. Pretty exciting times for our family. Mark has always enjoyed cattle in all aspects, showing, calving, and feeding. I know he is looking forward to the kids being involved in the operation with him. The first thing they will most likely get to do is shovel out snow from the feed bunks tomorrow. At 1:00 the snow started and by dark it was blustery wind and everything was white. We did get a nice coating of snow and drifts, but not a crazy amount.

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Volleyball

Jake went with Karen after school and to the field. My mom, Luke and I went to Jayden’s Volleyball game in Coon Rapids. They played 4 games all losses. They were not having a good serving night and that really hurt them. Still enjoy watching them learn.

Treasures

In the morning we took 3 of our 4 cats to the vet for shots. The 4 th cat decided to wander this morning missing his appointment. On our way out, we passed a rummage sale and stopped. We got some major treasures for next to nothing. The church ladies were so fascinated with Jacob's interest in old radios and televisions. They just adored him and marked the prices way down and gave him some for free. We loaded up on kids books, got some board games, and a few other treasures. Jake ended up with a mini television , an old radio and Polaroid camera. After lunch the boys went straight to the field. My friend Carolyn and her daughter Tabby came to ride horses. What started out to be a chilly day 45, turned out nice and sunny. We had coats on, but it was a great day to ride. We rode through our hay patch and along the waterway near the highway. It was a great way to spend the afternoon.

Dayton Fun Show

It has been cold and windy for the past week, highs of 45. Today the sun was shinning and it got up to 60. There was one final horse show for the season at the Dayton arena. We took Jayden and Jacob while Luke went with Grammer and Po and was supposed to come later. It was a fun show geared for practice and the kids. Jake did really well on Winnie, he rode in walk and trot, barrels, and poles. He did some loping. Jayden did pleasure, milk can, barrels, poles, and a jumping event. Her horse Tex really jumps high for the jump event. Down in the arena, there was'nt any wind and the sun came out. It made for a nice day.

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