Today was gorgeous! Sunshine and a slight breeze made it a perfect day to clean the manure separator with a power sprayer. Not a big deal, right? Well.... the manure separator is easily as tall as a 2-story building, maybe 3. Either way, it's tall and I had to climb the stairs to the top. The separator's stairs have plastic steps and a metal railing that goes up to my waist. I can see the whole farm from the top! Not gonna lie, it kinda freaks me out and I know I'm not the only one that gets nervous when I go up there. But we got it done without a problem.
The people here are great! They watch out for me and are so respectful. One of the guys saw me at the top of the separator with the power sprayer and told me later that there were enough guys around the dairy that if I didn't want to do it because I didn't feel safe, there was no reason I should have to. Well, we'll see how that goes. It was hard and I can't do it all by myself but another guy was teasing me that it would "make my muscle's bigger!"
The rest of the day was spent putting fly bait out, getting cows for the hoof trimmer, and going through a few pens looking for sick cows. I also had to have my work truck serviced and it was done in a couple of hours, so that was nice. We're getting ready for the county fair that's coming up in a few weeks! We've got a whole bunch of heifers and cows that have been trained for showing so I hope I get to see some of what goes on there since I've never been part of it before.
This past weekend I worked Saturday and went to church in Oakdale on Sunday. There are many wonderful people there that make me feel so welcome! There was a cook out after church and the food was excellent! I love spending time with them and I'm so thankful that God has blessed me with them.
Well, more stories to come later, I'm sure! And by the way, Mom did actually end up hearing about the separator :)
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