Last few days
Wednesday night I was able to listen to the radio show. Which I did while banging my head on the keyboard, trying to post on Blogger.
We’re on dial up, no cell phones either - so after that I checked our voice mail. I discovered a message from one of my brothers. He had brought Mom to the hospital - and she was admitted. He left a number for her, which I immediately called - but it rang and rang. So I called him, and he gave me the details. I tried calling her again, and found that patient phones are shut off from 10 PM - 7 AM.
I did catch her in the morning. She sounded good. Then we took off to Billings to watch our calves sell. By the time we returned home it was time to feed again. Then I helped the Sugar Beet Baron load out barley. This is always a “fun” job. Nothing like working around PTOs and grain augers for an adrenaline burst. Talked to my Mom again. She’s okay. Well, as okay as you can be in the hospital. She was asking my brother to bring her digital camera to her. I was almost afraid to ask. She wants to take photos of the beautiful views from her windows. She’s in NY Hospital on York Avenue and 68th Street. She did sound better than she’s sounded in months. That’s a good thing!
The Baron just took off to have the grain cleaned in Billings. Sixty miles down and back in one of our farm trucks. I’d better keep the phone line open. I asked him if he wanted the Triple A card.
April 1st, 2005 at 4:43 pm
With the price of feeders like they are you must have done pretty good on the calves. Congrats. There isn’t a place closer than Billings to clean seed? I thoought there was a place at Laurel but I am probably out of date.
April 1st, 2005 at 5:20 pm
Karen, I think if we were going to clean seed, we would have to go to Billings. With the malt barley contract, we have to get our seed barley from the elevator. The people from Powell have to come here to get theirs and people who grow the Budweiser barley have to go to Powell to get the seed. In a year or so, everyone will have to deliver that far, too.
I have been thinking of the Baron all day and being thankful I wasn’t following him from Rockvale on! bonnie
April 1st, 2005 at 7:22 pm
I did a trial run of college out in Rexburg, Idaho almost 10 years now. I miss the mountains out there! We would head out to Montana every now and then but I never made it to Billings. But I hear it is beautiful. Gods country. I think it is really interesting the talk about cattle, a nice change to hear about.
April 2nd, 2005 at 6:50 am
Hi Sam! Thanks - not too bad - you know farmers - always have to complain about something! But really, we can’t complain. However, if the border had been opened - this story would have had a different ending.
We have friends in Bridger who clean grain - but they’re out of town - and are getting out of the business. Sigh…
Hi Bonnie! He limped home several hours later. The truck was steaming, pouring out water & antifreeze. He said that it had behaved, but on the way home the wind was against him. Once he hit Fromberg it wasn’t really downhill all the way - but the truck was. He lost count of all the fingers received.
Hi Rachel! Yes, we’re fortunate to live in such a beautiful place. You’ll have to plan a trip. Thanks for visiting.
April 2nd, 2005 at 9:38 pm
Never a slow day at karbonkountymoos!
I’ll be thinking of your mom, and I’ll keep her in my prayers. I hope she’s okay! Her view sound lovely!