Thanksgiving is Over.

Well, Thanksgiving is over. I am so blessed to have spent Wednesday with Mom's family and Thursday with Dad's. We ate lots of amazing food. I went Black Friday shopping with Mom, Aunt Kathy and Aunt Phyllis. For the first time, we went to Searcy instead of Batesville. I finally bought a Wii. I got the blue one for $99. I went to school today to work on my classroom. I was going to decorate, but I am not sure if the tree I found was mine or someone else's, so I am going to wait. I did put up some "glass" balls, which equaled lots of glitter all over the place. Not cool. 3 weeks of school until Christmas break. This year is going fast, not that I am complaining. I love my kids and my colleagues. Well, until next time.

Thanksgiving is getting close!

Last week was tough. I didn't get to work on Tuesday and Wednesday; because, I was sick. I tried to go back on Thursday, but I didn't feel too great. On Friday, I woke up coughing up blood. I knew I had to go to the doctor, so I started calling as soon as I got to work. I finally got a call to be there asap at 9:00, so I left work and went there. (My aide is the best and took care of everything while I was gone.)
Since I was a work in, I had to wait a long time before they could get to me. When they got to me, the doctor didn't like what he heard in my lungs, so he did some blood work and x-rays. The results came in and.... Bronchitis. I have been on meds, and I am starting to feel better. I am still coughing some. The worst part is that the entire top half of my body hurts from coughing. Not fun.

I have decided something. If I had lots of money, I would be in trouble. I love buying cows. It is fun to look for a good deal and then see how the good deal works out. I have actually sold a couple cows lately. I had over-ran the place I have rented, so I am getting down to just 5 or 6 cows and my bull. If I keep taking care of the place, it can handle that many okay. I have one heifer that should calve pretty soon. She is a black, Longhorn cross heifer bred to the Saler bull I used to run. I gave that bull back to Doc and bought a registered, Black Angus bull. I am also moving away from the spotted Longhorn cows and trying to cater more towards the solid, black, beefy calves to sale. They are what the buyers are looking for.

I am so ready for Thanksgiving. Mom's family is getting together on Wednesday, and Dad's family is getting together on Thursday. Mom, Aunt Kathy and I are going shopping on Friday. That should be fun and interesting. It will definitely be fun.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving.
God bless.

I am (kinda) back

Wow! I haven't been on here in a while. I have started my 2nd year of teaching at Newport Junior High School. I am classified as a Literacy teacher, but I also teach one class each of 7th and 8th grade Social Studies, Drama and Creative Writing. I miss teaching Pre-A/P English, but I feel like I am learning more about teaching this year. I am already looking forward to whatever next year brings.
I have built my cattle herd up a little bit. I have 6 mature cows, 1 bred heifer and 1 heifer getting close to being breeding age. I also have 5 calves that will be ready to wean soon. I bought my first registered bull this fall. He is a weanling Black Angus bull, and I am looking forward to seeing how he crosses with my cows.
I still have several horses. I have 2 broodmares, 2 weanling fillies, 1 gelding, 1 riding mare, and a gaited filly. I traded for the gaited filly, or I definitely wouldn't own her. I was lucky to find a girl in the area that is riding horses. I actually rodeoed with her when she was just a little girl. She is doing a great job. She is training my riding mare, and I hope that I will be able to start riding her soon. She is doing a good job with her, and I am very proud.
Until next time, See ya!