No calf yet. This is just unbelievable. Her bag is HUGE! Like full sized and she's swelled so much I can't believe she can get through the chicken coop door, but still no baby.

Remember how I was going to be a horse owner without ever getting kicked? Yeah, well that went out the window yesterday. Brian and Kim took their two riding horses out for the day and that left the herd without their leaders - which meant five horses walked/paced around the dry lot for nearly an hour while we worked in the barn. I decided to take advantage and pull them out to groom. Fire, the two year old stallion, was doing just great. For the first time I was able to get hands and brushes all over his body and he wasn't giving me any reaction at all - until I got to his belly. Lightening quick he spun and got my right thigh with a loud smack! I went down hard but I think my scream scared him worse than me reaching for his belly. I never lost the rope though and I managed to get up to start over. I slowed down and worked with him a little before trying it again (this time, well braced for a kick attempt) and he finally let me - twice. After finishing the barn mucking and moving 500 lbs. of alfalfa (twice) my back and leg are causing me to totally wimp out today. I think it'll be an inside working day catching up on laundry.

I wish I had something more exciting to post, but I just don't. Life is wonderful, fulfilling, busy, and educational but that's about it. I am looking for a good bargain on another digital camera to post some pics but that may take me a while.