Hanta Yo
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My mother-in-law sent me this article, from the Agri-News (we don't get it anymore because it just plain p*%^#@ us off). Dated October 6, 2006. I dearly love my mother-in-law because she is a wonderful lady and... and... and... I just love her to death.
Notice I posted this under quotes, so I hope I don't get into too much trouble!! I will add my opinions at the end.
"For ranch wives everywhere"
"This time of year, when the cattle are being worked and shipped, is usually a time of high stress on ranch marriages – not unlike calving, lambing, planting, haying, combining, feeding, and all of the other seasons of ranch wife life.
Julie Carter of Carrizozo, New Mexico, whose 'Cowgirl Sass' articles sometimes appear in Agri-News, wrote these Ranch Wife 101 Guidelines, which seem very appropriate to share during shipping season. She is obviously a genius because these are good enough to hang on the refrigerator!
Never - and I repeat never – ever believe the phrase, 'We'll be right back,' when he has asked you to help him do something on the ranch. The echoing words, 'This will only take a little while,' have tricked generations of ranch wives and still today should invoke sincere distrust in the woman who hears them.
Always know there is no romantic intention when he pleadingly asks you to take a ride in the pickup with him around the ranch while he checks water and cattle. What that sweet request really means is that he wants someone to open the gates.
He will always expect you to be able to quickly find one stray in a four-section brush-covered pasture, but he will never be able to find the mayonnaise jar in a four-square-feet refrigerator.
Always load your horse last in the trailer so it is the first one unloaded. By the time he gets his horse unloaded, you will have your cinch pulled and be mounted up – lessening the chance of him riding off without you while your horse tries to follow with you hopping along beside it, still trying to get your foot in the stirrup.
Count everything you see – cattle especially, but also horses, deer, quail or whatever moves. Count it in the gate, or on the horizon. The first time you don't count is when he will have expected that you did. That blank eyelash-batting look you give him when he asks, 'How many?' will not be acceptable.
Know that you will never be able to ride a horse or drive a pickup to suit him. Given the choice of jobs, choose throwing the feed off the back of the truck to avoid the opportunity for constant criticism of your speed, ability, and eyesight. ('How in the $@*! Could you NOT see that hole?')
Never allow yourself to be on foot in the alley when he is sorting cattle on horseback. When he has shoved 20 head of running, bucking, kicking yearlings at you and hollers, 'Hold 'em, hold 'em!' at the top of his lungs, don't think that you really can do that without loss of life or limb. Contrary to what he will lead you to believe, walking back to the house is always an option that has been exercised throughout time.
Don't expect him to correctly close snap-on tops on plastic refrigerator containers, but know he will expect you to always close every gate. His reasoning is that the cows will get out, but the food cannot.
Always praise him lavishly when he helps in the kitchen – the very same way he does when you help him with ranch work – OR NOT!
Finally, know that when you step out of the house, you move from 'wife' to 'hired hand' status. Although the word 'hired' indicates there will be a paycheck (that you will never see), rest assured that you have job security. The price is just right, and you will always be 'the best help he has' – mainly because you are the ONLY help he has!"
I enjoy riding around with my spouse, checking water, cows, calves, and I don't mind getting the gates
About choosing to throw the hay off the back of the truck: he's not dumb....especially if the wind is blowing 50 mph.
All the rest I still have to agree with
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Notice I posted this under quotes, so I hope I don't get into too much trouble!! I will add my opinions at the end.
"For ranch wives everywhere"
"This time of year, when the cattle are being worked and shipped, is usually a time of high stress on ranch marriages – not unlike calving, lambing, planting, haying, combining, feeding, and all of the other seasons of ranch wife life.
Julie Carter of Carrizozo, New Mexico, whose 'Cowgirl Sass' articles sometimes appear in Agri-News, wrote these Ranch Wife 101 Guidelines, which seem very appropriate to share during shipping season. She is obviously a genius because these are good enough to hang on the refrigerator!
Never - and I repeat never – ever believe the phrase, 'We'll be right back,' when he has asked you to help him do something on the ranch. The echoing words, 'This will only take a little while,' have tricked generations of ranch wives and still today should invoke sincere distrust in the woman who hears them.
Always know there is no romantic intention when he pleadingly asks you to take a ride in the pickup with him around the ranch while he checks water and cattle. What that sweet request really means is that he wants someone to open the gates.
He will always expect you to be able to quickly find one stray in a four-section brush-covered pasture, but he will never be able to find the mayonnaise jar in a four-square-feet refrigerator.
Always load your horse last in the trailer so it is the first one unloaded. By the time he gets his horse unloaded, you will have your cinch pulled and be mounted up – lessening the chance of him riding off without you while your horse tries to follow with you hopping along beside it, still trying to get your foot in the stirrup.
Count everything you see – cattle especially, but also horses, deer, quail or whatever moves. Count it in the gate, or on the horizon. The first time you don't count is when he will have expected that you did. That blank eyelash-batting look you give him when he asks, 'How many?' will not be acceptable.
Know that you will never be able to ride a horse or drive a pickup to suit him. Given the choice of jobs, choose throwing the feed off the back of the truck to avoid the opportunity for constant criticism of your speed, ability, and eyesight. ('How in the $@*! Could you NOT see that hole?')
Never allow yourself to be on foot in the alley when he is sorting cattle on horseback. When he has shoved 20 head of running, bucking, kicking yearlings at you and hollers, 'Hold 'em, hold 'em!' at the top of his lungs, don't think that you really can do that without loss of life or limb. Contrary to what he will lead you to believe, walking back to the house is always an option that has been exercised throughout time.
Don't expect him to correctly close snap-on tops on plastic refrigerator containers, but know he will expect you to always close every gate. His reasoning is that the cows will get out, but the food cannot.
Always praise him lavishly when he helps in the kitchen – the very same way he does when you help him with ranch work – OR NOT!
Finally, know that when you step out of the house, you move from 'wife' to 'hired hand' status. Although the word 'hired' indicates there will be a paycheck (that you will never see), rest assured that you have job security. The price is just right, and you will always be 'the best help he has' – mainly because you are the ONLY help he has!"
I enjoy riding around with my spouse, checking water, cows, calves, and I don't mind getting the gates
About choosing to throw the hay off the back of the truck: he's not dumb....especially if the wind is blowing 50 mph.
All the rest I still have to agree with
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) I am not a fun person to work with at times because I do believe that y'all have ESP and should know what I am thinking from 1/2 mile away when I take my hat off and wave it.. :shock: :lol: :lol: But I am getting better and I think just realizing that I need to get better at it has helped a lot... The one thing that really helped was helping one neigbor who always yelled at his wife/girlfriend and seeing the look on her face and than latter working with a family that was the exact oppossite and seeing how happy those folks are... Farmer A has had 3 "wives" while farmber B is married to his high school sweetheart still. Hmmmm.. It was an eye opener for me...
