Many years ago I had a girlfriend dump me because she just couldn’t see herself living up in the “boondocks of northern Saskatchewan”.
Who’s laughing now Karen.
Who’s. Laughing. Now.
There are 3 kinds of bus drivers
Those who sit in the bus during game
Those who sit in lobby drinking coffee during game
And those who sit right amongst the parents, in the cold, cheering for every goal and save that “his” team makes
This was Glen
A local hockey team is a having tough year
A mom told me last night that her son got the start in net last week + lost 20-4
She was dreading how he would take it
He came up the stairs after game beaming
“Did you see that! I made 60 saves!”
Adults can learn a lot from kids
There are 3 kinds of bus drivers
Those who sit in the bus during game
Those who sit in lobby drinking coffee during game
And those who sit right amongst the parents, in the cold, cheering for every goal and save that “his” team makes
This was Glen
Anyone else find it ironic that
#A
&W donates $5M to Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence
#UofS
to support science, all the while selling against science in their advertising campaigns re: no antibiotics and growth hormones? Pick a lane A&W...
3am. Heading home from night watch calving. Emergency crews and volunteers still at site doing what they do
Not for a second to diminish what the families of those affected are going thru, but let’s not forget about those emergency response teams who will also never be the same
Quick stop at vet clinic this morning
As I step out of truck I hear a woman’s voice behind me
“Hello handsome! I haven’t seen you in a while! You look great!”
I stand up a bit straighter, chest pumped out and turn around.
She was talking to black lab in the back of truck
Oldest came home from 1st year at U of S on Friday
We processed replacement heifers ourselves yesterday
Stopped by Bears Den for wings and beers on way home
Had coffee with him at kitchen table at 7:30am this morning- just shooting the shit
Where did my little boy go?!?!?
There are 3 kinds of bus drivers
Those who sit in the bus during game
Those who sit in lobby drinking coffee during game
And those who sit right amongst the parents, in the cold, cheering for every goal and save that “his” team makes
This was Glen
The morning after
#branding2018
.
This is the aftermath of burying a 3/4” 16 ga needle into your hand, right to the hub.
On the bright side, my bovine viral diarrhea has cleared up.
To the 2 grown men who threw racial slurs and gestures throughout the game at our 17 YO goalie last night, shame on you
To the on-ice officials who were told about this during the game and chose to do nothing, shame on you
We needed after hours service last night from a rural business
Was told nobody would be around
But told me where the key was
This is the world I want to raise my kids in
We had been talking about renovating our entire kitchen- cupboards, flooring and appliances.
But decided to buy hockey sticks for the boys’ upcoming season instead.
We wanted to spruce up the entrance to our main pasture so asked a local metal artist to help us create something unique that would last a lifetime
Picked up the finished product last night
It’s actually even more impressive in real life 👀
#MetalArt
#ShopLocal
2 dads from opposing team standing beside me during hockey game this morning.
1 says to the other “someone needs to take out that
#7
”.
I smiled.
#7
is mine.
I am anaphylactic to bee stings
Gremlins helped process a pasture last night + there was hornet nest in tubing of panel
Oldest 2 told me + 10YO to stay at the headgate + they would push cows up
After oldest 2 got stung 4x, 10YO takes a big sigh and says “My turn”
#HeartOfGold
I am at that tipping point in life where I realize my kids are now better at (most) sports than I am
But watching my 67 YO FIL catch a running pop fly and then gun out my 12 YO during an attempt to steal second base during a family game of ball gives me hope
#OldManStrength
Bull
#1
- WaaWaa. I have a sore foot.
Bull
#2
- WaaWaa. I have a sore foot too.
*me herding them towards corral for 1 min*
WrestleMania 2018 erupts.
#StupidBulls
Next time I’ll ask them if they are hurt or injured.
Judging virtual 4H public speaking this week
Which confirmed I will never get tired of listening to a 6 YO telling me how much they love horses or how much they love tractors
One of the best youth programs going
#4H
#PublicSpeaking
Dropped off Gremlin
#1
at bonfire as
#LifeIsAHighway
is blaring
Instinct was to put ball cap on backwards, stroll up to the fire and shotgun a
#Pilsner
Other part of me remembered that I forgot to put
#A535
on my shoulder and I haven’t had my bedtime bran yet
#AsGoodAsIOnceWas
Is it even summer holidays unless your Dad has made you pick roots?
As I asked them to reflect on the homesteaders who cleared this land by horse and hand, I felt myself officially achieve “Old Man” status..
A few years ago my kids were discussing their hockey “cellys”
FIL was visiting. Played high level hockey in his day. Kids asked him “Papa, what did you do after you scored a goal?”
He looked at them kinda confused and said “I lined up and did it again”
#OldSchool
#Respect
Cattle Folks!
Looking for the good, bad & ugly on these bale decks
Any watchouts? More efficient than tractor? Hoping for honest feedback!
Priced out new one and my first Q was does that price include the truck- and it didn’t 😬
Really don’t see them in our corner of Sask!
Not the most ideal day to vaccinate cows, but need to work around my hired men’s hockey schedules.
I always ask them do you want to be “gym tough” or “farm tough”?
#WendelClark
#PatrickMarleau
Gremlin
#1
turned 16 ten days ago and got his license
Tonight we ran to the farm to bring “Big Sexy” to town for him
When he asks if the 4x4 works I’ll have to tell him.. “Sorta..”
#FarmTruckInBigCity
#AhToBeYoungAgain
Well the season came to an abrupt halt for this guy tonight 😥
Not angry. Not sad. Just thankful he took advantage of evey shift. Played arguable the best hockey of his minor hockey career
Get some rest. Get stronger. Get better. Look out 2020/2021!
#hockey
#Melfort
#sha
Hats off to
@sask_hockey
for scrapping the 2-game-total-point format for prov play
I witnessed 2 games in the past 48 hours where series tied 1 apiece and went to the mini-game/sudden victory OT
Want to keep players and fans engaged right to the end? Keep this format!!
Decided to do farm paperwork today and file GST
And so far I’ve done the dishes, put in a load of laundry and am contemplating shingling the house this afternoon
#procrastination
#notmyforte
“Barb, I just read some horrible news”
“What is it?”
“That Shredded Wheat you ate this morning it’s, it’s..”
“Go ahead and say it dear”
“IT’S NOT CONFIRMED GMO FREE”
“Plug BOTH rock salt lamps into the solar panel. I’ll bike home right away.”
I seriously want to hand out my business card to some of these kids and tell them to call me in 15 years
When you can successfully negotiate with me to trade Ketchup chips for 2 mini-chocolate bars, while wearing a Batman costume, I want you on my team!
What a whirlwind week
Want to extend a huge thank-you to the teachers that helped get him here
You have had an impact with Lukas entering College of Education/Kinesiology at
#UofS
this fall
#2Down1ToGo
#MUCC
#Comets
Amazed at farm equip modifications my 87 YO neighbour makes so he can keep climbing into tractor seat.
Diabetes. Cancer. Metal rods in hand from logging accident last winter.
#BringIt
Apparently “retirement” is not in his vocabulary.
Ag is a unique profession isn’t it..
Some days, when you question what the heck you are doing as a parent and if you are even doing anything right at all, a 10YO kid can make it all crystal clear.
Dr Thacker was one of my profs at
#UofS
. Won prof of the year
#Agros
. One of the most approachable individuals I have ever met
You made a difference then. And you are making a difference now
Many ppl (myself included) could take pointers from this 11YO on animal handling
I would tell you how many times he has been on the halter with this steer, but you would call BS on me I’m sure
The kid has a gift
Strolling thru kitchen..
Kids: Hey Dad-come try this new mango punch!
Me: Sounds wonderful and non-sinister! Pour me a glass!
(Takes 2 huge gulps)
It was water + Kraft Dinner cheese powder
Didn’t think u can laugh + puke at same time..
#AdventuresOfHomeSchooling
And that concludes the oldest’s minor hockey career..
He had hoped his last ice session would end in raising a provincial banner.. but chin up boys. Nothing can take away the memories and the friendships made
@HockeyMelfort
@NorthEastU18AA
@NEWolfpack
@SJHL_Mustangs
Overhead Gremlin
#2
talking to a relative tonight
“I love wondering what my gift from my parents will be. I also love the reaction from my dad when he sees the present for the first time”
I had no comeback
So Gremlin
#3
announces they are having a year end party at school today.
Mom- What do I need to send? Fruit platter? Juice boxes?
Gremlin
#3
- I said you would bring a lasagna.
And of course
@JodieJ16
is now making a lasagna.
#MomOfTheYear
Me: What should we get mom for Christmas?
10YO Gremlin: We should knock out the wall between the kitchen and dining room and put a breakfast island in with granite countertop
I think I have been set up.
Well, the bison bull showed up again but his entry was not as graceful as the first time 😞. Those bison burgers may be a reality after all..
And then we spot these 2 things heading north to our place.
Things are getting a bit wacky in NE Sask.
Thought I’d offer Twitter a non-COVID19 cattle post..
Second calver dropped a healthy set of twins on the first day of
#calving2020
No biggie, except she dropped a healthy set of twins in the first week of
#calving2019
I’m speechless.
In case anyone is wondering how cold it is in Saskatchewan right now...
Gremlin
#2
’s hockey game got moved to the next town over tonight...
Because the Zamboni froze up
#ButThereAreNoMosquitos
An honour to chair this wonderful project on behalf of our NE SK
#4H
beef members. All participating families, friends and business’ have a lot to be proud of in this accomplishment.
#4HSask
#GivingBack
#Community
Melfort Regional 4H Beef Show & Sale held their annual beef raffle & raised an amazing $19,892! The steer was cared for by Cody Fettes of Beatty 4H Club on behalf of Alyssa Spratt’s journey with epilepsy. Every penny will help the Pediatric Epilepsy Program of
#Sask
. HUGE thanks!
When you realize that your nephew (whom you haven’t saw in months) has grown a beauty mullet, you immediately shave your goatee into a moustache.
#80sRock
We were like
#MagnumPI
on the water, we were...
Nothing more humbling than watching a yearling heifer pluck the keys from your quad and proceed to walk away in belly deep grass, 20 minutes before dark
@4FAngusBoy
#Reason176
As I picked up one of our beef from local abattoir tonight, I found myself reflecting if raising animals for meat is truly ethical and environmentally sustainable
I answered my question by telling him to toss in 10 lbs of Mennonite sausage
#SayNoToFakeMeat
#CdnBeef
#CdnPork
Closed the deal on Ol’ Broken Beam today.
Gremlins stayed back to ref hockey.
They are regretting their decision.
Didn’t help when I told them I used their new .243
Gremlins sometimes grumble when asked to do chores around our place
But they never do when asked to clear elderly neighbours driveway
So I guess I’m ok with how things are turning out
#ParentWin
87YO neighbour sold cows + pulled up fences last fall. Except for small pasture
Had cows on that yard for 87 yrs
Me: Would you mind keeping a few cull cows with calves for me this summer?
Him: I would like that
I’m helping him as much as he’s helping me
#CowTherapy
I always thought bull sellers who claim “his calves will hit the ground running” were just using a figure of speech.. until I saw the first episode of
#Yellowstone
😳
And when the dude was turning the post hole auger the wrong way, I had to leave the room..
Every time I walk into our local liquor store on Friday after work I see the same people in there buying booze
And all I can think of is that these people need to get a life
Pulled 130# calf from hfr 3 days ago. Hip locked but got out
Mom had no interest. Calf couldn’t stand
Gremlin
#3
has been helping get her to nurse off mom but setting expectations with him that this may not end well
Calf stood last night + listen to that moo
#FridayFeelGood
Two of the
#4H
steers were cooperative today. Third one not so much.
I provided a demo of the dangers of wrapping your hand in the rope while attached to a 1200# semi-trained ruminant.
#DontDoWhatDadDoes
Salesman: .... and these coveralls are our most durable
Me: They look warm
Salesman: Very warm. We sell lots to snowmobilers and loggers
Me: How well do you think they would repell cow placenta?
Salesperson:
Me:
Salesperson:
Me: I’ll take them
#Calving2021
Processed a group last night and had a calf laid out convulsing a few minutes after vaccinating
Thankfully had epinephrine on hand and administered (lost one for years ago so always carry now)
He’s in this group somewhere heading back out 👍
How common is this?
So I’m sitting in a bar
Three hours from home
Waitress comes over to drop off a shooter-compliments of a tall, attractive blonde across the room
Dudes I’m sitting with in awe
I act like this happens all the time
Thanks for making my day
@KohlmanLeanne
!!
So I guess I am caught up on spring work as I decided to grease the cattle squeeze today
And then this stuff started falling from the sky
So then I went home and poured a whiskey