Well here's how the story's going. Like I said this all happened a few weeks back. The sad part is he was living with his mom, my mother in law. She just passed away this past summer after a brief illness leaving my brother in law alone. Although he died of a heart attack brought on by a major blockage in an artery, I really beieve that a persons sadness can somehow bring things to an end. He'd been to our place every few weeks after her passing and you could just see he wasn't the same. He'd talked about selling out and moving nearby but it seemed he felt guilty just talking about it. Keep in mind part of the property included the quarter of land the familly originally homesteaded over 98 years ago. Anyway.
In a case like this, decisions need to be made. The cattle were shipped to market. Not the best time price wise but with nearly 150 head we couldn't possibly take them on. Now these critters were out on pasture and needed to be rounded up. What started as a nice slow, quiet day eventually turned into something you could have sold tickets to. In the end their all gone except for six. Actually seven but there's one girl who just might be up for grabs to anyone that can get her. :roll: The last six will be coming to our place as my wife would like to keep a few that belonged to her mom and brother.
The place is in southern Alberta. Now that I think of it, yup it's about three miles to the nearest shade tree. Chrisy, of course the first thing you think about is trying to somehow keep the farm going. Unfortunatly it just can't happen. It's too far away from our place and it's just not in an area my wife and I want to live in. Plus, her other brother has zero interest in the place and wants to sell it as soon as possible. My wife says that come hell or high water she's going to buy the original homestead just to keep it in the family. I'm behind her 100% on that even though we'd wind up renting it out.
Her mom also had a house in the city, about 1-1/2 hours from here. It's an older house that is currenty empty and needs some work before it can go on the market.We're headed there tommorow for two days to see what we can get accomplished. Needless to say, the Christmas season this year has been very hectic and also very sad. I'm excpecting Christmas day to be filled with both laughter and tears. Two chairs will sit empty, two places won't be set. Grandma and Uncle Tim are two names that won't be called as my youngest boy hands out the presents. But it's never all sad is it. This year we have a new grandaughter to dote on. If that doesn't bring out the smiles what will.
