1. If you hear a siren you are not getting pulled over by a policeman.
I don't know how many times I have been on the phone with Jeff and he has said "hey babe I got to let you go I'm getting pulled over" and I have fallen for it. Really he is just feeding cows, and blowing the siren on his pickup to make the cows come up. I have finally wised up, but for a split second there is a slight panic and urge to hang up real fast.
2. The Difference between a heifer and a cow.
A heifer is a female who has never had a calf before. A cow is a female who has had at least one calf.
3. Make sure you are on the right side of the gate when shutting it.
One thing that I love to do when I ride along with Jeff is get the gates. I guess it comes from always doing it as a little girl riding with my dad, but for whatever the reason I love it. I try to be the best gate opener ever, I pride myself on getting the tricky ones and shutting them back correctly. Well sometimes I find myself in my own little world and maybe a little cocky on my gate opening and closing skills. One day I was opening a gate and then shutting it after Jeff drove through. He yelled something at me from the pickup that I couldn't quite make out. For a second a little annoyance rose up in me, was he trying to tell me the queen of gates how to do my job. Then I realized a gate stood between me and the pickup. I had shut myself on the wrong side. Haha! Oh did Jeff get a big laugh out of that one.
4. It is not a bandanna. It's called a WILD RAG
A wild rag is a scarf worn around the neck. They provide excellent warmth in cold months and make a great cowboy fashion statement
5. You have to be in 1st gear to get the pickup moving
One day I was riding along with Jeff while he was tagging calves. He had to rope one so he took off on foot after him. With some trivial mishaps with the rope he ended up on the other side of the pasture. Being a good fiance I decided I would take the pickup to him so he wouldn't have to walk all the way back. Now let me preface this by saying I am a beginner with the stick shift. Jeff's instructions were playing clearly in my head. I pushed in the clutch, had it in gear, slowly pressed on the gas as I released the clutch, and with a jerk the pickup died. Huh, I tried it again, same result. And again, and again. I couldn't understand why the pickup kept dying, I was doing everything right, or so I thought. By this time Jeff, out of breath, came walking up to the pickup. I told him my saga and he looked in the truck and said, "it's in 2nd gear." Oh, I said I thought that was first gear." Nevertheless I put it in the correct first gear and we were off!
6. GO slow on dirt roads, especially the one's with sharp rocks!
I had a flat one day about a mile and a half from Jeffs' house. Jeff found this a good time for me to learn how to change a flat. I guess that's the difference in a husband and a dad. For the past 10 years if I had a flat the first number I dialed was my dad's. He would say I'll be right there, and he would come change my tire. I had a flat one day on the ranch so I called Jeff. He decided I needed to know how to do this, and then he made me do it! I think I'll call my dad next time ; )
7. Deer like to run away from you if you move around a lot while hunting.
Jeff likes me to go hunting with him, but he has come to know that he will probably not shoot anything if I go with him. Jeff says that I am constantly moving. I am also now banned from taking the binoculars. I try really hard to be still and quiet, but sometimes it's just hard.
8. Never forget to enjoy God's beautiful creation!
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