Carter Cattle Company

Carter Cattle Company

Hey kiddos! Sorry for the delay. Been busy. I cut and stacked firewood last weekend. Just in the nick-of-time, too. We built our first fire of the year, last night. The night before, it was 72 degrees when we went to bed. It was 28 when we got up. Brrr. I know, I know. It was nothing compared to Midland or Midlothian. THAT'S why I don't live there. Had to break ice in the water trough this morning. I know Jerry can relate to that. We finally made it to Vanessa's for Thanksgiving. Had a great time, even got to play some dominoes (42). Deb's dad went with us, too. He had a good time, but slept a lot. How 'bout those Longhorns? Ouch! It took us 25 minutes to get through the little town of Hico. We were backed up a mile out of town, trying to get through the T intersection, because of the traffic. Could have been worse. It took Deb's sister, Kit, 10 hours to get from Corpus Christi to Dallas. Three hours from San Antonio to Blanco. The dogs were glad to see us. We came back on Friday afternoon. Saturday morning, I had to go to the feed store. Deb said that when I left, Bear sat out at the gate and howled. She said it sounded pitiful. When she opened the door and said something to him, he came running and was actually smiling and jumping up and down. He's a good dog, just a little noisy some nights. They killed a racoon in the yard, a couple of nights ago. Now, if I can just get them to quit unstacking the firewood. Still no deer. Maybe this cooler weather will help. It's got me rubbing my neck and head on the trees. Supposed to have a get-together at the Youngers this Saturday. Looks like time for a little Texas Hold 'em! I guess I had better get busy. Ta-ta for now. Rick