Teresa & Mike CHS - Our journal

[Mike CHS]

We have had really mild weather till the last week or so. Teresa was getting ready to run the fecal samples we pulled the other day but she does them on the porch which is sitting at 94 degrees. Then I remembered we had a window AC unit that we used in the bedroom the first 3 years we had our place since the bedroom was the only room that was livable. Everything else was in some form of renovation but the AC unit made the nights pleasant so we went and started looking for it and then mounted it in the window in the porch.

 

[Mike CHS]

Teresa said that the temp was 90 and not 94 when she turned the AC on but it got down to 79 (where it is set for) and turned off. I'm not sure why we haven't been running it out there in summer except I think both of us forgot we had it. We also have a refrigerator and a chest freezer out there that should run a lot less now so electricity use should be a wash or even less. The temp on the refrigerator has dropped 3 degrees in the time the AC has been running.

 

[Baymule]

Do you feel like one of those DUH! moments? I know Teresa is liking the AC on the porch so she can get those fecals done.

 

[Mike CHS]

Do you feel like one of those DUH! moments? I know Teresa is liking the AC on the porch so she can get those fecals done.

I think we both did. We took the window unit out after we had the HVAC installed, wrapped it up and evidently forgot about it but that was three years ago. It's a small unit but even though it was in the window for three years, it only got used 3-4 days a month so it has very little wear.

 

[Baymule]

And it's the perfect size for what you need it for now.

 

[Mike CHS]

Teresa just got off the phone with her son who asked if she would fly out and help them get ready for a household move and then help get things settled in. They have been to our place a couple of times since we got it renovated and have wanted a small acreage of their own ever since they saw how much their sons love it here. They have a decent sized home in a fairly nice neighborhood in North Charleston, SC. They found a place that satisfied all of their 'wants' a couple of weeks ago and listed their house the same day. It also got an offer for the ask that same day so they will need to get their act toget and her pretty quick. Teresa will fly out and when they get everything moved and more or less in place, they will drive her back home and spend a few days before heading back to Charleston.

It helps them and Grandma will get some Grandson time with the two boys.

 

[Baymule]

Her son is a smart man. If anyone can get it all together, pack it up and move it out, Teresa can! She will hit their house like a hurricane, but in a good way. She is super organized and a whirlwind of activity. They'll be moved, unpacked and settled in before they can say SCAT CAT!

 

[CntryBoy777]

Oh Boy!!....just think of it....those nasty "leftovers" again!!........and ya was sayin that it was time to thin out the freezer room.....I sure hope your "sacrifice" ia well noted....and she has Safe travels.....I know those boys will have a Big time having her there.....

 

[Mike CHS]

Her son is a pretty sharp cookie but I hope they don't think having a bit of acreage will equate to better behaved boys that they saw the last time they were here. They were better behaved because Grandpa doesn't tolerate a lot and it didn't take them long to figure it out. Either way, her son is a great father and he will hopefully make their growing up years something to build on. The boys had a ball the last time they were here and the sheep weren't nearly as tame so they should really love this time.

Fred - you would have loved the smoked ribs we thawed out and had for lunch today that I did several months ago.

 

[Baymule]

Got a question for you, how long after lambing do you leave the ram in with the ewes? I know some take the ram out immediately after breeding, but I noticed that Ringo was with lambing ewes and like you said, he doesn't want to be alone.

We had an OOPS lamb yesterday, a little ram lamb. I knew she was pregnant and that Ringo was not the Baby Daddy, the days didn't add up. So I waited for her to lamb to figure out when she got bred. I feel really bad for her, I counted backwards and she bred back less than a month and a half after birthing twins. That is fast! I usually leave the ram in for one to two months after the first ewe lambs. The ewe is Ewenique, she always has twins, but didn't this time, no wonder. She and her lamb are in a pen by themselves and I will put her with the two ewe lambs that I am keeping from this year's lambs. She needs some time off! I always hand feed her a little extra, before and after lambing, she puts it all into her lambs and milk. With only one lamb, I'll keep an eye on her udder.

Anyway, she will get a rest before being bred again. Ringo can stay with the ladies until they start lambing, then off to exile until the two young ewes are ready to breed. Poor Ewenique.