And some people are bored....

I just laugh when I hear the comment " I am bored" or "there is never anything to do".  Growing up in my grandfather's house I learned to eliminate those phrases from the vocabulary.  I still refuse to say it.  Not that I am able to.  I told my wife "just wait until the silage is in, then it will settle down".  Well, I am a liar.  We are right in the middle of our calving season.  We have had 4 calves in 7 days.  We had a nice little bull today.  He was not expected at all.  According to my calendar he is about 3 weeks early.  I am not sure if I lost eh ability to count, or she was early.  We should be expecting another later this week as well.  That gives us 7 calves to date with 7 more on the way.  Keeping track of all these mommas and babies is enough to run you down, not to mention I have had to start supplementing feed as our pastures have not grown back due to the lack of July rains.  Well before the sun comes up I cut a load of silage to feed the cows and check the herd while I am there.  Then we have to get 250 broilers moved to new grass and fed and watered.  The turkeys go with them.  On the way by I let out our laying hens and move them to a new pasture before graining them.  Then in to shower and go to school for the day (to teach in case you were unaware).  After school, animals are cared for again (same as the morning) and then I get into something (normally never what I had planned on).  Yesterday was covering the silo and putting about 450 tires on it to hold the plastic down and keep oxygen out.  Luckily I recruited the help of a neighbor boy.  He did not know what he was agreeing to until it was too late.  Today I had to go pick up our boar who is now wrapped in nice white packages.  He is currently on the other side of the food chain.  I just returned from putting the chidkens away for the night.  They stay out until it is dark.  Not almost dark, but until you can not see anymore dark.  That was ok for tonight, though, because before I drove by them I was breeding a cow for a neighbor up the road.  I am not sure what his herd ate, but I have bred 4 animals in 5 days!  A quick bite to eat and to bed it is.  Tomorrow we start again.....I am sure this compares to the rest of rural America and small farms.  We are all alike.  The busy are too busy and the bored are not looking for work.  I just have to laugh when I hear it, though...."If only I could find something to do."