The last week has been an amazing week and challenging week as well. It was amazing because I got to spend the weekend at the ranch with grandparents and extended family and my wife shot her first deer with her bow. It was very relaxing as well as fun working on things around there which included taking a bone out of cows mouth (meant to get a picture of this).
Cows often chew on anything from bones, turtle shells and sticks. Sometimes they can get them stuck in their mouth, and we have to put them in the pens and squeeze shoot to take the bone out. We also had to mow the roads and areas around the house. As it rains a lot, the grass grows tall; then we have a few weeks of no rain, the grass dies which it makes vulnerable to grass fires. It was great to get outdoors and spend time with family.
The beginning of this week I spent moving my grandmother into Wesley Court Retirement Center. This is something that was not planned as part of my sabbatical, but I spend three solid days packing, organizing, and moving. I know my first post I discussed I wanted to spend a lot of time with my grandparents. While being at the ranch, I spend a lot of time with my dad’s side; this gave me almost a full week with my mom’s mom who lately has been lonely and health declining. Being on sabbatical has allowed me to be there to help her move, keep her stress down and make the process as enjoyable as possible.
This weekend I am heading to the ranch again. Next week my plans are not solid yet, but I will spend time hopefully back at the ranch. I’ll be updating again shortly!!