~cattleman cafe~ & another 24...

[abcowboy]

I got a few extra hours of sleep this morning, we combined till 1am last night, then I drove to Vegreville and got to sleep with Bubba! We have to take the mil into the city for her specialist appointment today. The weather has been great for harvest [MENTION=22409]Quit wining[/MENTION], we've been rolling along non-stop for the past 10 days!

We went later than normal last night because we wanted to make sure that we had under 300 acres left to finish, yep that's right, they will finish today as there's only 275 acres left! A little sad that I won't be with them for those final acres, oh well, it is what it is...

I'll post more when we're sitting in the waiting room at the UofA hospital...

[Ginger999]

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Another 24 please and thank you!

[dill]

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Quit wining your story about Jessie brought to mind a lovely children's book by James Herriot called Only One Woof about a border collie that didn't bark but once in its whole life. I am fond of border collies and have had two over the years. They are wonderful dogs! I can't imagine having 3 at once tho, Jude!

Cowboy, so sad you have to say goodbye to harvest season. I know how you enjoy it.

24 please and thank you.

(Attached are two thumbnails of the cover of the book. I tried to delete one but couldn't figure out how.)

[Quit wining]

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Another 24 hours please & thank you.

Cowboy, good for you to taking your mil to her appointment. In the grand scheme of things, this is what’s really important.
[MENTION=7944]dill[/MENTION], thanks for the info on Herriot’s book. I hadn’t heard of it but will download it today. Jessie is the most laid back dog I’ve ever seen. She’s our second border collie mix. We’ve had her about 14 months, our vet figures she’s about 3 years old now. From the day she came to us, she’s fit in so well with our lifestyle. The grandkids have climbed all over her and she’s been so gentle with them.
After barking at the Halloween decorations once, she walks right by them now without making a sound. Not sure how much protection she’d be if someone broke into the house though!

I hope everyone is enjoying their Friday, af.

QW

[lifechange]

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""What a man thinks of himself, that is which determines, or rather indicates, his fate."" --Henry David Thoreau

A reminder for us to be loving and kind to ourselves, to talk to ourselves kindly, to focus on our strengths rather than our weaknesses! I feel like I'm getting a bit better at this.. I used to beat myself up, talk to myself in a way I would never do to anyone else. Practice, practice!

Here's to 24 af hours for all of us! and a lovely weekend. xx

[dill]

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[MENTION=15430]lifechange[/MENTION] thank you for a week of really good quotes. You provided some excellent food for thought and encouragement. Your quote for today rang really true to me today.

24 more please and thank you.

[abcowboy]

6:35am in Alberta, 24 more for me please, and thanks...

In the past 24 hours, these people have signed in for 24 hours of sobriety:
[MENTION=24080]Jude58[/MENTION] [MENTION=17632]Mr Vervill[/MENTION] [MENTION=17650]paulywogg[/MENTION] [MENTION=15430]lifechange[/MENTION] [MENTION=20929]Ginger999[/MENTION] [MENTION=7944]dill[/MENTION] [MENTION=22409]Quit wining[/MENTION] abcowboy

Today is going to be a darn good day not to drink!

[Jude58]

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LC...I agree with dill. Great quotes this week. Thank you!

[MENTION=7944]dill[/MENTION]....James Herriot has always been one of my favorite authors! I believe that his first book was called All Creatures Great and Small, and he wrote several others after that. He writes of his life as a veterinarian in the Yorkshire Dales in England. I can remember shedding tears from both laughing and crying, and I can't recommend his books highly enough.

Pouring rain and cold here. Good day to clean the house I guess.

I'll take another 24 please and thank you very much!

[Quit wining]

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Another 24 hours please & thank you.

Apparently my one woof wonder doesn’t feel threatened by the inflated Halloween decorations in the neighbourhood anymore as we walked past them without a response from Jessie at all. Shortly after though she went into stalking mode. It took me a minute to figure out what she was looking at - a white tail deer in tall grass about 200 yards away. I would never have seen it.

Sunny, warm and windy here today. Hope everyone has a great Saturday, af.

QW

[Ginger999]

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Yikes! Had trouble getting on this morning and almost forgot to check back. Another 24 please and thank you!

[abcowboy]

I also agree [MENTION=15430]lifechange[/MENTION], great quotes this week! I enjoy reading the quotes from everyone, it gives me pause to see how far I’ve come and how I can still improve myself and be even better.

At home now, did a bunch of stuff in the house at Veg, hung some pics in the in-laws new place, and then headed back to the farm. I cleaned and loaded up all my things, winterized the camper, ran the slide in, and locked it up for the winter. It’ll be nice to sleep in my own bed tonight after being out at the farm for the past 10 day stretch. And I’m so looking forward to seeing Hank tomorrow morning when we pick him up from the vet kennels! I sure miss my boy!

[abcowboy]

My cousin's husband posted this on FB and I just had to share it. The marking on this paint colt is awesome!!

[Mr Vervill]

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Cold and wet and windy. Off to work in it today. No complaints.
Thanks for all the great quotes here, everyone.
I'll need to check out the author James Herriot.
24 more for all of us, please.

[Jude58]

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"Gold medals aren’t really made of gold. They’re made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts." – Unknown

Everyday that we remain sober makes us all winners, so celebrate life and embrace it.
[MENTION=21602]abcowboy[/MENTION]....Glad that your life is getting somewhat back to normal!
[MENTION=17632]Mr Vervill[/MENTION]...All creatures great and small was James Herriot's first book. If you can find it, I would start there, as most of his other books are based on that one. All good reads!

Another 24 please on this wet and dreary Sunday!

[abcowboy]

6:30am in Alberta, 24 for me and everyone else who needs them please, and thanks...

Just below freezing this morning with rain/snow mix in the forecast for today, turning into snow overnight. Good thing harvest is done!

In the past 24 hours, these people have signed in for 24 hours of sobriety:
[MENTION=15430]lifechange[/MENTION] [MENTION=7944]dill[/MENTION] [MENTION=24080]Jude58[/MENTION] [MENTION=22409]Quit wining[/MENTION] [MENTION=20929]Ginger999[/MENTION] abcowboy

Today is going to be a darn good day not to drink!