Some of you might be aware how difficult it can be with two little boys running around. I have the perfect solution to behavioral challenges. First let me tell you, it's shipping day.
Shipping Day means that #1 et al have spent weeks gathering ALL the hundreds of cattle all over the ranch. We run cattle on almost 200,000 acres, so it's a huge job. Now, all the mama cows and their calves are down here, and we've been feeding them, waiting for shipping day.
On Shipping Day, we sort off all the calves (that means separate them from their mothers) and then the buyer comes and picks out the ones he wants. In this case, roughly three semi-truck loads that we will weigh and load up so he can haul them off.
Now, C.G. went and broke her foot yesterday, so we were in a bit of a panic. C.G., obviously, has a huge job on shipping day. And Wifey is not on the ranch. The lovely Miss Jenny is coming down to stay with my boys so I can help out in the corral today.
So, H-Bomb and Sawed Off have been mostly well-behaved this morning, excited about Miss Jenny's imminent arrival. To the point that H-Bomb went and got clothes for Sawed Off to wear today, and while I've been typing this, has been in the process of removing Sawed Off's jammies and has just succeeded in putting Sawed Off's sweatpants on. They have also done some cleaning up, and helped me make Pioneer Woman's Best Chocolate Sheet Cake. Ever. to feed all the hungry ranch hands after a hard day's work.
The answer to fixin' behavior troubles then?
Call in Miss Jenny. The boys just love her.
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