Carter Cattle Company

Carter Cattle Company

Will wonders never cease?!! Wednesday afternoon we got 1/2" rain. Maybe it will help the pasture some. I got home about 5:30PM just as it quit. It came fast, but never puddled up. Sounded like a bathtub drain sucking up the water. I sear the donkeys were grinning. Me, too. The okra is holding it's own, squash plants are there but just taking up space. I suppose that's to be expected this late in the year. We did manage to get some tomatoes put up. We had a few jalapenos, but we still have a lot in the freezer from last year. We do have quite abit of okra and squash in the freezer, too. Maybe enough to make it through the winter (if we have a winter). This month has been the hottest August on record. Over 20 days of 100+, so far. The dove hunt is only 2 weeks away. Man, is it going to be hot. Have to have plenty of ice in the ole' cooler. My Capt. is in a hell of a shape. He fell off his elevated driveway and broke some ribs and wrecked a knee. They took him to the ER and he came home on crutches. The next day, the crutches threw him and he dis-located his other knee. Back to the ER, again. Now, he's got both legs in braces, confined to a wheel chair, and ribs taped up. He said it's torture just taking a c***, because it hurts to grunt. He can't leave the house, drive or anything. Will probably be months before he comes back to work. The Dr said after they operate on his knees, he'll be in a rehab hospital for at least 3 weeks, before he can go home. Woo-ha! We got new cell phones at work, today. Thank God! Alltell really sucked. Finally got back on Verizon. I had Verizon before and Deb does now. Smooth sailing, all the way. I love that we get to keep our old cell numbers, now. They even transferred our phonebooks from the old phones to the new ones. The wonders of modern technology. Well, I better get busy. More, later. Rick.