We are into calving season 2009 already. From memory, we have about 20+ calves already in the shed. So far, Mark is rearing them all by himself. This will last for as long as we get a sick one and he wants me to take over!! Seriously, I miss doing them, but the super early morning starts for me last year just about killed me. Burning the candle at both ends and all that. Hopefully though, this year, I will be able to take the kids over with me at a later time in the morning (rather than 4am like I did last year). I'm not 100% convinced that Tom's concentration and interest will last the time that I need to be over there, but we'll give it a crack and see how it goes. But for the meantime, Mark is happy to plod along with the babies.
And today we had a bit of excitment! Remember the flush program we did on our show cow back in August? No? Well, suffice to say, one of the recip cows calved today. And it's a bull! LOL. Bugger it though.... I'm keeping it. This is the first of the bull calves to be reared this year. Fingers crossed that the remaining six recips give us some heifers.
We are gearing up for 'Farm Day' where a city family comes and spends the better part of a weekend with us. This year, the dates are May 30 and 31. We haven't got our city family's details yet, but I would guess that they will have kids, as the organisers try and match us all up.
My Stampin' Up! business is starting to pick up a bit of speed. I have a number of workshops in front of me, a class that has been confirmed, and a couple of customers that may turn into long term clients. I attended the SU! convention in Canberra last weekend and I have to say that I have returned all excited and inspired! I can't wait to get right into it. This coming Friday night, I have a 'party plan' evening at a local kindergarten. A number of direct sales companies will be there basically showcasing what they have as far as products and what they can offer prospective hostesses. Fortunately for me, we have a lot of 'hands-on' stuff that tends to capture the attention of bystanders. I am hoping to secure at least one workshop booking from the evening.
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hi sam, exciting to hear the girls are all starting to calve, hope all goes well. bet stevo wont miss the cold mornings. bummer about the first bull from the show cow eggs, but good luck with the rest. sounds like the stamping business is taking off, super! hey, where was the baseball news? luckily spotty had already updated me. off on our way to mackay tomorrow, chow for now, love to you all, deb and co x x x
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