Highs and Lows...

The last week and a half surrounding Christmas came with some highs and some lows. On Thursday night before Christmas Weekend we had our first lamb make her appearance on the farm. Lyndin was totally in love and had to push mamma lamb out of the way so she could pet the baby. It was an awesome experience to see Lyndin so excited and not afraid to be in the pen. So now our nightly routine has added checking for baby lambs and goats. Thankfully Lyndin cannot make it over the gates otherwise I would be in a lot of trouble. 

After the high of a baby lamb we noticed that one of the cows that I AI'd and due in a month was acting strange. After some investigation we discovered she aborted her calf and after all we could do to keep it alive it took it's last breath. With both of us crying, Will looked at me and said, "I am so proud of you." Not know what he was referring to I asked him why and he stated "Your AI stuck!" I couldn't help but smile because after all the work we go through to build our herd and all the lows that we face, Will say the positive! I was so upset that we lost the calf but knew we did everything we could to save it. So now we move on and look forward to the next calves to be born and praying they wait until their due dates.

Christmas went off without a hitch. Lyndin loved opening presents even if they were not hers. She doesn't understand why she is getting presents, but she enjoyed playing with her cousins and friends.

Christmas night we were hit with another set back. It was terribly windy and all of a sudden I heard something so I went to the door to look and all I could see was the lights flickering on and off. So Will bundled up and went outside with the flashlight. As Lyndin and I watched from inside I noticed that I could see his flashlight shinning in the sky while he was in the calving barn........The wind took the roof off on the end of our shed. Luckily no cattle were hurt and the roof can be fixed so insurance was called and hopefully we will be back in business soon. Thankfully we have other pens and shelters that we can move cattle around to. It just all seems to hit at once.

Once we get through New Year's we will all be happy to be back to our "normal" routine.