hello my loves! wanted to update while i had a few minutes. things are so busy here!

things are forever breaking on this farm, soon everything will be new, so things will have to stop breaking. 

so far weve replaced a well pump, then had to reroute a whole room of frozen pipes, and 2 days ago the hot water heater went out, so josh had to pay 600$ for a new one. It stinks that its all water related, and you have to have hot water to milk. (something ive learned.) If theres no hot water, you cant clean all the pipes after you milk, then someone calls you and says the bacteria level is high in your milk, and they dock you about $1000 bucks in your milk check. on top of however much you just spent fixing the problem. Sheesh!

three of joshs best friends from high school came and spent last weekend here, it was really fun! One of them, Weston, just got his vet license, so he spent some time during the days checking all the cows which was really nice.

He also took the balls from all the young bulls. eek! And they kept telling me they were going to cook them and make me eat them- Mountain Oysters. SICK! no thanks. i told dad later, and he said that mom had eaten them before. Any comment on that one momma? i still dont understand why they have to take the lil guys menhood anyway.

Ive been taking care of alot of the sick babies, we had four that were all born during that really really cold spell, and they all had problems. Weston said the mommas must have been using all their energy to keep warm. Weve lost two, one looks great (her name is weeble. shes awesome!) and one is on the fence. Its really hard to spend so much time with the sick ones though, it makes me believe i could never be a doctor. I get too attached.

we had to move calves about 200 yards yesterday, you would think this would be easy, but we were moving the big ones, and they all weigh 3 times what i do- so basically i got drug around by calves all day yesterday. seriously, just imagine me holding onto a rope (that im supposed to be leading with,) but instead im about 10 feet behind, running trying to keep up with this huge calf that is running and pulling me through the pastures. I was absolutely cracking up by the end of it.

it really is a wonderful life.

love you more.
s

If I were…

If I were a month, I would be early July

If I were a day of the week, I would be Sunday
If I were a time of the day, I would be noon.
If I were a planet, I would be pluto.

If I were a sea animal, I would be a dolphin or a`seahorse

If I were a direction, I would be South
If I were a piece of furniture, I would be a Rocking Chair
If I were a liquid, I would be whiskey
If I were a gemstone, I would be a ruby
If I were a tree, I would be a redbud tree

If I were a tool, I would be a jackhammer
If I were a flower, I would be a sunflower
If I were a kind of weather, I would be a hot days, cool nights

If I were a musical instrument, I would be a banjo
If I were a color, I would be the color blue when the ocean gets deep

If I were an emotion, I would be calm. or calamity
If I were a fruit, I would be a strawberry
If I were a sound, I would be a windchime
If I were an element, I would be iron
If I were a car, I would be a ford ranger 
If I were a food, I would be fresh seafood or bbq

If I were a place, I would be someplace coastal
If I were a material, I would be old barn wood

If I were a taste, I would be salty

If I were a scent, I would be lavender 
If I were an animal, I would be a hawk

If I were an object, I would be a mason jar

If I were a body part, I would be strong hands
If I were a facial expression, I would be a kissy face

If I were a pair of shoes, I would be muddy boots

ilym.

So Ferdinand has been found! and lost again, and found again, about 14 times in the past two days. the lil jerk! hes currently lost but sure to be hiding someplace inconspicuous near his food bowl. You would think a huge bird with a bright blue head would be easy to spot, no? There will soon be a more permanent home built for him, but Katherine is trying to figure out where she would like for him to be. Shes also getting some peahens. that are sure to escape 4 times a day as well.. Lord love us.

I think Ella is feeling better? Katherine says that you arent supposed to talk to dogs unless your commanding them. 

Today while i was at work i was standing around the host desk, and i looked, and there were all these letters from Jackie Onassis Kennedy to my big boss (matildas mom) Dana. Apparently she used to stay at the Red Horse all the time and loved it! How stinkin cool! I love Jackie O!

Oh! Sidebar: i rented 'Away We Go' and watched it last night- it was a little strange at some parts, but the the story of it, the theme is so good. I plan on posting about it soon.

love yall more!
sars

So, I'm posting from my cell phone. This is not just so whit won't block me, I've been meaning to post for some time.. But times- they been a changing.

I'm in the vet office in mashall Virginia. The terribly beautiful and wonderful town which I now call home. There is a very sick two year old Jack Russell asleep in my lap and were waiting for her bloodwork to come back and tell me why she's so lethargic and nauseous. (she threw up in my lap yesterday on the way home from the grocery store, and also had a swollen face. Any ideas?)

in my kitchen there has been a newborn calf residing for the past 3 days. she was brought in and laid on the floor and that's where i've been bottle feeding her and trying to get some feeling back into her frostbitten limbs. I named her rudie. She's beautiful.

I picked up a live peacock from the post office earlier today. Who knew people sent live birds in the mail?! Surely not I. But I do now, and it was quite the adventure trying to find him! (I've named him sir Ferdinand. Hehe.) somehow he got lost on a plane between Ohio and Virginia.. And no one could find him for 24hours.. Bless his lil heart! But I called around and talked to some of the nicest (and afew of the dumbest? Harsh, but true) postal workers around the continental us.. And I got a call this morning saying my bird had been found and was ready for pickup! Phew! 

I start my new job at a new restaurant in middleburg today. (I love middleburg) i'll be bartending and serving at the Red Fox Inn (google it, I dare you! It's awesome) while I get situated and start getting my own creations in order.

So, needless to say- I'm adjusting! It's been interesting. Living on a dairy farm is wonderful. It's never where I thought I would be, but I'm so happy. It's most certainly an adventure all it's own, and I miss alot of things about city life (see: trash pickup?) but there's something incredible about working with the land and it's animals. I'm learning new things every single day.

Ilym!
S