What a week..

It has been a really busy week, as you can probably tell since I haven't posted all week.  So what have I been doing all week you ask...I have been chasing cows.  These calves have gotten out of the fence every morning for the last 3 weeks.  I love having fresh grass fed beef in my freezer, but I am beginning to think that it is not so important after dealing with these 3 calves.  Up until the last 10 days or so Violet wouldn't get out, she would just moo at them and let me know they were out.  The last week or so she has been going with them and they have found the feed barrel.  So every morning bright and early at 6am the cow and calves are in the feed barrel and I need to chase them back and put them inside the fence.

This week got a bit more dicey.  Tuesday when I was leaving for the evening I saw one out and asked Madison to put him back in.  She did and I expected all to be fine.  I got a call from her later that evening that they are all out and what should she do?  Well I am over 80 minutes away so I really couldn't just rush home so I told her she knows what to do and she can handle it.  She did and she did a great job too.

However since Violet went a different way that night she decided to go that way the next morning too...up the ridge across the street.  So when I saw they were missing and I didn't see them in the feed barrels I had no idea where they went.  So the cow and calves were gone all day on Wednesday...add to that I had to work that afternoon and couldn't look for them or go get them if someone found them.  Then later in the afternoon I had divorce drama and friend drama to deal with.  By 6pm I was mentally exhausted, but I had to take the kids to church and go to a special church council meeting. By the time I was on my way home I could care less if the cows came home, just not needing to worry about them seemed like a vacation :)

What do you know...when I pulled around to the house there they were...in the feed barrel.  So Morgan and I got the flashlight and a bucket and walked them back to the pasture in the dark and that is no easy task...they hate moving in the dark.  Then I fixed the fence issue and charged the line to 7000 plus volts.  They will stay in now...well for a little while.

Thursday we decided to spend the day at the beach since Wednesday was so busy and exhausting.  We all had a bit too much sun even though we had lots of sunblock on, but we had a great time.  We got home and the cow and calves were still there...good day.  Next morning I go out to open them up to their shady pasture and guess what...they are gone again!  I spent all day in a state of anxiety wondering where they were and if they would come home... no luck.  Finally at 8:45 the neighbor calls to tell me they are in his garden eating his corn...he is a very nice guy, but I could tell he was really mad.  So the kids and I walk down and walk them back to the pasture.  I had fixed the fence earlier so I knew it was working again.  Hopefully this time they will stay in.

This morning I was a bit worried when I went out, I didn't see them right away, so I walked all the way into the pasture calling for Violet...she usually gets up to check me out when I do that.  Finally I saw them, thank goodness.  Now I just have to hope they stay in while we are down in Chattanooga at the Aquarium for the day.