Starting last Friday afternoon our area was blessed with some much needed RAIN! We were SO thankful for the downpours, and the soft, slow, soaking rains as well. Friday after I got off work I went home & cooked some desserts for the next day’s branding. It was raining pretty good by Friday evening so Wesley was able to get in a little earlier that evening from work.
Saturday I was up at 4 AM to make sure we got breakfast, coffee, dressed, and get our food packed to take over to his parents’ house for the branding. We were able to get everything done, and saddle & load horses & be to the branding meeting sight by 7 AM. We started the ride at about 7:30 that morning (after everyone got to the meeting place). The road was so muddy & slippery from the rains that we had to ride the horses to the pasture instead of driving up there, but we didn’t mind. It gave everyone a chance to talk & catch up. Our friends Ab & Sarah from Wyoming came up to help us brand. It is always SO nice to see them since we don’t get to see them very often (although Sarah & I are planning a trip for the 4 of us this fall so hopefully it works out)! Ab went with Wesley and I stayed back with Sarah and we leisurely rode while catching up. The branding went perfectly, and we were at the house just in time for lunch that day! After a delicious lunch prepared by Moo Moo Wesley and I decided we’d get cleaned up & meet Ab & Sarah and Ab’s sister Jan & her husband Ryan in Rosebud at the Longhorn for some drinks before deciding whether or not to head to the Bucking Horse Sale in Miles City (weather permitting). We had the BEST time at the Longhorn with each other. Sarah and I got some great one-on-one time together to catch up and talk about recent happenings in the Kluver & Davenport families, and we were both so glad we were finally able to catch up! About 8:00 pm the rain let up so we decided to head in to Miles City to go to the Bucking Horse Sale street dance in downtown Miles City. Wesley and I didn’t quite make it in, as our friends Clint & Sarah had their 2nd baby on Saturday afternoon! So of course we went & spent time with the new addition and proud Mom & Dad! Little Hayes Jeffrey was welcomed into this world by loving parents & big brother Jack. He is so adorable. He was a few hours old when Wesley and I saw him. We stayed & visited for about an hour at the hospital, and by the time we got out we decided to grab some food & start home since we had such an early morning that morning, which was just fine with the both of us!
Saturday was also the day that we said goodbye to Moo Moo for 2 weeks as she is in Africa with Wesley’s sister Christi on a vacation! We all cried when we told her goodbye but we know she is having lots of fun with Christi and we are so glad they get to spend this one-on-one time together. So until she gets back I’m taking care of things around the ranch that she would normally do in the evenings. I don’t mind at all though…she would do the same for me J! Plus I LOVE feeding the little baby calf. She loves her bottle & she will let you know when she is hungry!
Sunday we woke up to more rain, so we decided to forego the trade show at the Bucking Horse Sale, and opted to stay inside all day. We caught up on some recorded TV shows form the week before, caught an afternoon nap, and played a few games. It was a perfect Sunday afternoon if you ask me!
This weekend we have a pretty busy schedule ahead of us. Friday Wesley has to go help one of our neighbors brand that morning, then Saturday morning we have another branding for another neighbor of ours. Saturday afternoon we plan to head to Billings to run a few errands that we need to take care of. Sunday we have to take the CIDR’s out of our heifers, so that will take up most of the day on Sunday. Hopefully on Memorial Day Monday we can get some things done around our house like mowing the lawn & getting dirt moved for our new patio.
Have a safe and Happy Memorial Day!!!
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