Denver Stock Show 2011- Red Angus

Well I am proud to say that Canadian Red Angus breeders should be extremely proud today. Although I am not a Red Angus breeder myself, they are still Canadian beef cattle, and I am all for the promotion and success of our cattle!

Earlier today I posted about those Red Angus breeders who are down in Denver and competed in the show today.

You can also stop at the Denver Stock Show website to get the full results from today's show.

In summary though....

3 Division Winners
3 Res. Division Winners
12 Class Winners
7 2nd in Class

Here is just a sample of some of the winners!

Red Lazy MC Cowboy Cut 26U- Res. Sr. Bull

Red Six Mile Sierra 281X- Res Jr. Heifer Calf

Red Six Mile Cheta 702W- 3rd in Class

Red Blair's Foxy 63X- 1st in Class

Red Blair's Sugerland 5X- 1st in Class

Red DMM Glesbar Barndance 35X- 1st in Class

Red Northline Plush 122X- 1st in Class

Red Northline Wise Guy 56X- Ch. Spring Bull Calf

Red Northline Chuck Norris 305X- Res. Ch. Spring Bull Calf

Red Northline Fat Tony 605U- Grand Champion Bull

Red McRae's Reba Lee 121W- 1st in Class

Denver Stock Show 2011

The Denver Stock Show is one of the primer events of the cattle industry. Although I am not going this year, I am going to try my best to feature our Canadian friends that are exhibiting cattle this year.

Today is the Red Angus show, as well as the Jr. Red Angus show. Good luck to all the exhibitors. If I have missed anyone please let me know!

6 Mile Red Angus

Blair's.Ag

Lazy MC Ranch

Northline Angus
Stewart Cattle Co. 
Geis Angus Farm
Jared Hunter
Bar-E-L Angus 
Cinder Angus
Miller Wilson Angus

I will try to get some results up later today or tomorrow.

Item of the Week #15

I have been featuring some items that I found at my local Welsh's store in Edmonton for Item of the Week. My final amazing piece that I found there was this bar....

It was amazing. I love the rustic worn look of it, and really who would not want a bar in their house. The only thing I did not like was the price. At $1800+ it was a little out of my price range. But hey a girl can dream can't she!

Big Mamma

Although we are in the beginning stages or calving, we still have some cows out on swaths at the pasture a few miles from home.

This is a picture Crystal took of one of my cows while she was at home. 

She is a Red Label out of my old Ruffles cow. This cow will stay at the pasture for a few more weeks as she will not be calving until the middle of February.

Christmas 2010

This year was probably one of the best Christmas holidays I have had in a while. It was nice to stay home some, and it just did not seem as busy as other years which was nice.

Crystal was up for a short trip as well. It is nice to see her for a few days when it is not at a show or when we are running around trying to get things done.

Dad also had a few days off work which was nice. We got some things done around the farm, we even were hauling cows home from swath grazing on Christmas Eve!

Christmas Ever we always go to my mom's side of the family for a big feast. This year was small with about 50 people and kids there. It is always a fun time to catch up with everyone and eat some great food!

My Uncle Dean made this awesome Gingerbread House from scratch!

Kim & Tim have this huge 15' Christmas Tree. It takes 5 hrs to decorate!

On Boxing day, we headed to Red Deer to my Aunt and Uncle's house. It was nice to be able to see everyone there as well. We are an ever growing family with lots of little Great Grandkids running around now!

My grandma was also able to get out of the hospital for a few hours as well.

And of course our annual family Christmas picture!

Cold Day At The Farm

After New Year's Eve I headed out to the farm. It was beautiful when I left the city, and by the time I got to the farm it was COLD! The wind was blowing, the roads were ice, and it was just not a nice day.

Being a farmer, just because it is cold out does not mean you get a day off. There are still animals to feed and bed (put clean straw down to keep them warm). Plus we just started to calf, so there were a few babies like this thinking that he was born at the wrong time!

Our first Revolution bull calf at High Country

The other one that thought that she was brought to the wrong place was Elle. I can just picture her saying take me back to Kentucky now!

Poor girl

Even the cats thought that it was cold out. They high jacked our old dog Kurt's bed when they were not looking.

Happy 2011

Well the holidays are now officially over. I hope that all of you had a great break whether it be from work or school.

I had a great holiday season, probably one of the best in recent years. I have some posts coming up this week about some of my Christmas gifts, as well as all the new happenings around the farm as we have started calving season!

In the mean time, I thought that a 101 in 1001 update was in store.

#3- Read a book every month.
My reading had been on a hiatus for a bit, but I have kept with reading at least one book a month. My current read is How To Make Love Like A Pornstar. It is an autobiography by Jenna Jameson. I have to say it is one of the best books that I have read in a long time! It is funny, and raw, and she really does not hold anything back. It is a big read, but definetly one that I would suggest.

#18- See a movie every month
The last movie that we see, Black Swan, you can read my review here.

This month we are going to go see Country Strong. I have been waiting to see this movie for a long time now. I really hope that it lives up to my expectations. Here is the trailer below!

 

#64- Own 10 cows

Well I did it! In 2010, this summer actually I owned 10 cows of my own. Since that time I have cut back after selling a bred heifer at Checkers, and a couple of my cows being open. My next goal is to cut it down to about 5. I have some good cows now, but time to get some great ones!

As of January 1st, I have completed 36 items, and have 13 that I have started or am working on. Just about 50%!