Lazy Dayz

A friend recently told me he liked going home from college because it gave him a chance to just do nothing. I kinda laughed in my head at that. When I want to do nothing, I stay at school! At home there are calves to feed, vaccinate, and break. Especially now that we are calving, the workload at home has increased. Getting up to check cows and making sure calves keep their ears is certainly not a "break."

I am not complaining. I love the life I have, and going home to help out is actually fun. We have learned to have fun while we work. A water fight when rinsing calves, a race across the lot, or even just sharing funny stories while working the chute. Living on a farm is fun, but it is also work. Farm families like mine don't get sick days, a closing time, or 2 weeks of vacation. Yes, we do take time away (my family vacation just happens to be a cattle show!), but we have to work days before we leave making sure that the cows will be ok in the pasture, and measuring feed for the neighbor to feed while we are gone. The days before vacation are a busy frenzy often including late nights. Once we leave, we keep the cell phones close in case something happens at home.

Ranchers and Farmers feed the world, and they do it 24 hours a day 7 days a week, and I am certainly one thankful girl who appreciates all the hard work they put in so I can enjoy a great meal. So for my "do-nothing day" I think I'll stay in town :)

'Till the cows come home

Ellie