Done Deal

  I was talking to mom, about her plans for around here. She wants to put in a garden, fine we can do that. Hubby went and picked up a rototiller from my brother. Garden.Done deal.
     Then she says she is thinking about raising a calf. She has always wanted one to raise. So I don't see why not. We got the pasture already fenced off, so no problem. Then she say she is thinking about going to see my sister in CA. I start to say fine. When the thought comes to me , that while she is gone I will have to take care of the calf.
   The memory of my last great Cow escape came to my mind  like a headache you get from drinking your ICY to fast.

    Hubby was back East on a job, which left me in charge of HIS cows. Oh what joy and fun this would be.(WRONG).I went out to sit on the porch for a little sun. I look out into the front yard and thought " those cows look to be on the wrong side of the pond". Well guess what , they were. So I start to chase them back inside . I ask you now how were they to get back in without the gate being opened?
   So back to the house I go , out the back door and open the gate. Back out to the cows, and the cows run to the other end where the gate isn't opened. I had enough of cow chasing, so "BING" I get this great idea of getting on the Quad and rounding them up like a real Montanan. So I jump on Hubby's quad. I herded the cattle like I was born to it. Got them back in and both gates closed. Done deal.
  You ask what was so hard or awful about that. Well hang on I am not done yet.
   Most of you know I have a real bad back and hip. And the earlier foot chase did me in. I knew I had to check the fence for where they got out at and  check that nothing was touching the hot wire and shorting it out. Aha "BING" back on hubby's quad to check the fence. I drive out and see where the hot wire is touching. " Well I can fix this without getting off the quad." I reach over and grab that wire, And " BANG" that thing knocked me out of the saddle. Why didn't someone tell me to make sure that it was unplugged first.
   So I crawled back up onto the seat, drove over , cause I sure wouldn't be able the walk now, I was barely thinking. Off it goes, okay cool I go back out . Ride the fence line with a piece of plastic pipe to fix any more hot wires. I knew I turned it off, but why take the chance. Over the very muddy ditch , did I mention that it was deep? It was deep. Had to really gas it to get through it. I made it. The fence Is good and I started back over, the very deep muddy ditch and gassed it. Wheels spinning and mud flying . I WAS STUCK. OK think, "BING" I will go get my quad , wrench out Hubby's with it. done deal.
  I stepped off the quad and sunk up past the top of my muck boots, which came to my knees. I tried and tried to get out of that mud with boot still on my foot, not happening. So I sort of threw myself on dry land. Ha, you trying throwing this chubby body around. Landed in mud. So I crawled to dry land and lay there.  I will just stay right here till I rested up in about 2hrs. I lay there and closed my eyes, thinking how good those cows were going to taste. I felt a hot blast of cow breath on my face, opened my eyes, and there they were. Standing over me. Looking at me like I might taste good. You would have been so proud of how fast I got this chubby body up.
   Limped back to house, took all my clothes off and sprayed the mud off. I threw on a house dress, called a friend to come get quad out. He did, he left, I went and laid downed.

   So I look at mom and say, " In no way are you getting a calf!!!"   Done deal.

Till my next talking, Peace and Happiness.