Been busy and haven’t been here for a while. Worked on the Centennial celebration this past week. Went to Rapid on Thursday and was on the local news with a neighbor lady. Then we picked up stuff for the celebration and headed for Sturgis where Cindy had my pickup. We picked up more stuff and headed home with it.
Went back on Friday and picked up Kelvin at the airport. He will be here for 3 weeks. We also picked up Chance and one of his sister in laws, CJ. She was coming to, watch the urchins so their folks could work at the celebration. Chance and Kelvin rode over early and were there to help park cars. Tate and I went over a little later with the team and a saddle horse. Got all the wimmen and kids picked up and we went thru’ the parade about 6th in line and dropped the wimmen off and headed home, all horses and the wagon. Cleaned up a little and headed back over just in time for the last entries. 60 some in the parade and it lasted an hour. Then we had a huge group picture and the history part where some of the older ones who live around here and some who grew up here told some tales from the past. We had quite a few from the audience get up and tell some stories. Great time.
Got done and they feed everybody and their brother who showed up. Then the band started playing. Cindy and I danced one dance and came home about 8. Man, we are getting old. But she had been over there and going since 8 am. We laid in bed and wished our aching legs and feet would quit aching!
The next morning I went back to help clean a little and then home and got my crew going about 8 and we went and sorted cattle and shipped. Started at 8, came in the house at 6 and here came more trucks. Loaded them and went and set gates and came back about 7:30. We were short two head so Kelvin and I rode most of today looking for the lost ones. We found one. The owner is coming tomorrow to pick that one up and also one that has a real bad foot that he hopes to fatten to butcher.
I don’t know what I will do tomorrow, but I think I will go watch the cattle sell and get groceries.
Dennisranch 