Monday I worked from home so I could rest some more. Toni also worked from home, but that is where her office is. The kids went to work on their cattle for the following weekend. Ben and Kicker had gotten Fatness in for Kaydence to show so her and Anna got her caught and washed to make sure she wanted to be back in the show string. The next pick was for her to show Reece’s heifer, who is only entered in Peewee so far. But, as long as Fatness got grain she was good to go. Monday was also the day that Jax had to get back into work mode. Not an easy thing when a kid does not want to show at all. After some pep talks he went to work on his steers in the afternoon. The men got our hay baled while we were gone, and the stacking area by the corral is overflowing again. We have told the boys multiple times you can’t feed freshly baled hay to the horses, and thankfully they have listened. We also have Lily quarantined from her long trip home. She can see other horses and is getting treats from mom every day, so she is decently happy. I am sure she wants to go out with the other yearlings, but at least her best friends are horses now and not show heifers. We were all a bit worried when she seemed bonded to the heifers that she was having an identity crisis. Kade got his horses caught and rode and roped a bit on Monday.
Tuesday back to work in person. I still think I am too tired. Toni had told her clients she would not be back until Tuesday, so even though some were calling her Monday, she was able to catch up. So Tuesday the calls picked back up. The kids started cleaning out the trailer and repacking. Also working on their steers and heifers to go to Sagebrush. Dad and Mom went to Spokane to a funeral on Tuesday. Kade went back to roping and riding. Hunter, who bought Lura’s colt last year, and his gf Miah, came by for a tour Tuesday night, so Toni went around with them checking the horses and looking at them all. Miah ropes so all three had a good time looking at everyone.
Wednesday Toni and dad took a steer to Mountain View Meats for Erina and Terry in CDA. On the way home they stopped at Ally’s and picked up Cammie and Cinder. Both are bred to Goodbye Blues, a running stallion standing at Ally’s. Cammie is confirmed in foal and Cinder was just bred. However, it is mid July, we are done. The kids switched the circles, circle 4 and 5, and sorted out the bad eyes to get doctored. Toni took Anna and Kade to a horse show at Saddle Club with their Double daughters, Gunnie and Stormy. Both fillies did awesome. Toni reminded us all that the last time she showed at the Saddle Club she also showed a Double daughter, Flecka, and was pregnant with Jaxsen. So the tradition of Double daughters at the Saddle Club continues on. Traci and the girls came over and watched and then they went back to Traci’s for ice cream. Kaine finished up the chores at our house. I asked Jaxsen where his mom went when I got there, I knew but was checking him. This is like 6:30, so she had been gone for a while, and he said I don’t know, wait, I think I might have found her, did she go to the horse show?? Do not depend on him to notice if you are stuck in the ditch. I asked him if my pickup was back, which it was and he was at my house when it showed up, and he said I do not think so.
On Thursday the kids cleaned out the trailer and packed it to go again. They clipped and got ready. Kaine and Kade put the hitch in for the 5th wheel and the men put the tv up, the old tv broke, we had to get a new tv for the camper. Of course that did not fit on the wall mount, so we had to get a new wall mount. We don’t even watch the tv that much, but if you need it you need it. Everyone was still really tired from Jr. Nationals, but was resigned to going again.
On Friday I took the camper to work, then was headed to Colfax after. Toni, the kids and the BB Crew headed over earlier. Grandma is back home from the rehab facility, so everyone got to see her. She still needs help and is having to recover from a broken hip, but on the road to recovery. I had a bunch of water in my Costco cart, that the shopper said was sold out, 100 degree heat and no water…super impressive. So after our arguing through messages, he dropped my order, I got a new shopper, and guess what, EVERYTHING on my list was in stock. I have had Hugo before, he is great at picking out produce, etc. Then I loaded up and met them in Colfax. Thanks to the men, we left them behind to do chores again. All the cattle unloaded really well. Kade and Kaine took their extra steers that had never been anywhere before, and they really didn’t like the little kids, but they were fine. The steers didn’t look the best, but I guess that is what happens when you leave a 14 year old and a 15 year old to manage their own cattle. They have been showing long enough now they should know what to do.
On Saturday we did not show until afternoon, so we slept in until 6 and then got everything washed. We had a great time visiting with everyone. Even Uncle Skip stopped by in the morning. The show went well, Ady, Anna and Kaine made it back to the championship round as standbys. Aram and Luis came with Aram’s steer, so we stalled him with ours. This is Aram’s first year showing and he did great. He improves tremendously every show. Natalie and Aram both made it back to the Washington Cattle Feeders Class. Kaine and Kade made it through their classes with their steers.
On Sunday we started showmanship at 9, so we got up at 5. The kids all did great, Julian was 3rd overall in Jr, Kaine was 4th overall in intermediate and Anna was reserve champion in Sr. It was Kaydence’s first time showing ever and her and Fatness did great. Then we had the heifer class. Kasen made it back with his fall Hereford heifer, Kade’s heifer did pretty good for how green she is and coming back from Jr Nationals. Kaine and Kaydence were first in their classes so made it back and Anna was 2nd with Stormy so 2nd in her class. Then we packed up and headed home. It was a hot hot weekend. We had lots of friends at the show and even more came to see us. The kids all did great helping the younger kids that were at the show for the first time. Most of the older kids were in the pee wee classes with kids helping them out. Overall it was a really good weekend.
We came home to even hotter weather, and the market is getting hot too. We have had lots of calls on the foals. For some reason people are just buying and not coming to see them. Totally fine with us, but we are always willing to give the tour when our schedules permit. Like always we are very pleased with the foals and think they are all great.
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