Calm Before the Storm

It's about to get a little crazy around here...

As I enjoyed my hour and fifteen minute workout today, I started to wonder how working out is going to fit into my schedule in the upcoming future.

Friday I have First Aid/CPR training in Sheridan-it's something I have to keep up for my coaching license. That license I still have to complete four different classes for...

Next week will probably be pure craziness. It's shipping week for our yearling cattle. So far, I think the plan is to gather heifers one day, load the next, then gather steers, and load them out. I'm still not sure exactly how this is going to go, but it should be better than last year when we weighed and loaded four trucks from three different groups in one day. But, I still haven't gotten the run-down on exactly what's going on...

After that crazy week, we'll be headed to the Black Hills Labor Day weekend for an extended family vacation. Then it's September aka the month all h3!! breaks lose. Ten million different things going on at the ranch, calves getting weaned and weighed, cows preg-tested, more pairs moved around... then before you know it October 1st rolls around and there's hunters showing up, and then bang it's October 15th and I'm starting 5 months of basketball.

I'm exhausted just thinking about it. For now, I'll just enjoy the peace and quiet while I can, until the end of next June rolls around.

We took a road trip last weekend...

and headed west...

First stop: Wall Drug (donuts for Justin and taffy for me). That really was our whole reason for stopping there.

Next, a few stops in Rapid City. Justin needed another Sabona bracelet for his right wrist now, and a roping glove w/ gel pad (so we can hopefully avoid future broken bones)

Supper was at Dickey's! One of the best BBQ joints I've ever eaten at. Seriously, every time we go to Rapid we eat there at least once. We headed on up to Gillette for the night, then spent a little time in Wyoming. Seeing sights like this:

and this (name that museum)

It was a quick trip, but a lot of fun! I love semi-random road trips. And I love Sheridan. Of course we made the obligatory Devils Tower stop on the way home. And a flea market where I was creeped out to the max by a guys booth. Seriously-deer feet, pheasant pelts (complete with head), snake skins, and who knows what else.

This weekend's agenda: Volunteering at the 4-H rodeo where it will be a wonderful 97 degrees. Ugh.