BuckJones
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I'll start with the good news - my aunt is back home from working in another community. Bad news - she has laid down the law. She prefers to spend time with my uncle...between Real Estate, Logging Company, and Hay Sales, she doesn't get a lot of time with him and hasn't for a few years - so no cows this year she says. 
This just after I locked in an amazing price for a group of cows that mean a lot to me. I managed to negotiate to buy the cows from which I purchased steers from for my 4-H projects. This deal wasn't guarenteed as I told her I would get back to her after speaking with my uncle.
The thing I am not happy about is we shook hands with the owners of the bull we wanted. I hate to go back on my word.
So, I think I will compromise. Leave out the new cows this spring but still buy the bull. Afterall, we still have a couple of straightbred hereford cows and this hot momma we bought last spring:
If they are going to spend money feeding four animals, one of them may as well be the one I want.
It's disappointing but I def. see where Aunt is coming from. She went back to school a few years ago for her MA.Ed.L then went straight to work out of town. It has also not been an easy year for the community with 6 funerals so far.
I hear there will be a female sale this fall in WL, so perhaps after spending the summer together Aunt might change her mind or my uncles hands might get itchy enough.
This just after I locked in an amazing price for a group of cows that mean a lot to me. I managed to negotiate to buy the cows from which I purchased steers from for my 4-H projects. This deal wasn't guarenteed as I told her I would get back to her after speaking with my uncle.
The thing I am not happy about is we shook hands with the owners of the bull we wanted. I hate to go back on my word.
So, I think I will compromise. Leave out the new cows this spring but still buy the bull. Afterall, we still have a couple of straightbred hereford cows and this hot momma we bought last spring:
If they are going to spend money feeding four animals, one of them may as well be the one I want.
It's disappointing but I def. see where Aunt is coming from. She went back to school a few years ago for her MA.Ed.L then went straight to work out of town. It has also not been an easy year for the community with 6 funerals so far.
I hear there will be a female sale this fall in WL, so perhaps after spending the summer together Aunt might change her mind or my uncles hands might get itchy enough.