...Is that you have to use a computer to update them! And our computer is so ridiculously slow I can't even be bothered emailing people half the time because I'd need a whole day off just to wait for the computer to open the Web browser.
Kurtis and Esther welcomed two new arrivals into the world of Helling Holsteins in the early hours of Thursday morning last week. Monday had a bull calf who was about as huge as a three-month-old calf as soon as he popped out. He's being sold today to a neighbour who raises beef cattle. Then a couple of hours later Chilly gave birth to Helling FBI Camo. Camo's a tiny little thing and very possibly the cutest calf I've ever seen here. Her whole personality is "Hi! I'm Camo and I'm cute. Will you be my friend??!" If I ask her if she's angry she starts bawling and jumping around her pen.
I suspect The Foosa is also expecting a litter of kittens judging by the shape of her belly. Usually when she gives birth she's a horrible mother and lets them all die. So I'm hoping this time I can find them as soon as she has them and give them a better start in life and make good mousers out of them.
This morning we had a bat in the basement. Kurtis told me bats are the only animals who can carry rabies and still live. Learn something new every day around here!
I'm applying for more jobs...this time as an outdoor living salesperson with a garden/gift/outdoor furniture place, and also at Tim Hortons where I can get all the free tea and coffee I can drink. Our neighbours worked there. They say that living under a bridge in a cardboard box would be preferable to working at Timmies so we'll see. Sounds like it might be as bad as Coles!!!!
The April Fool's joke news article on the radio this morning was that Westjet have agreed to make their planes lighter by partially filling the tanks with lighter-than-air helium.
Last night I took Kruze out of her pen (my 4H calf) and led her with her halter for the first time. She did amazingly well. All calves plant their feet and won't move on their first time out so you have to drag them along but Kruze walked perfectly so I'm hopeful that she ends up being an amazing cow to show.
Also just worth mentioning that 2 days ago it was between 7 and 9 degrees Celsius and we were sweating and only wearing tshirts :) Also the local county fire authority has no clues. The ground is frozen. It's still cold. There are tiny little patches of snow. There are no thunderstorms. So they got bored and decided to declare a total fire ban until the end of April!! Only in Canada...
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