A quiet Christmas

Sunday nite Dec 28 :after dinner with Fred , Debbie and family we received a call from the Perry police that all my cattle were out . Sure enough the whole herd was down on Walmart Bldv. feasting on Edwardo's horse hay. With help from the police and a passing couple in a red pickup, we were able to head them back to my pasture. Then grandma and I got on the tractor and with lights flashing we rounded up a bale of hay and lead the herd back to their right place. It was very dark by then and the only lights that work on my new tractor are the flasher. Just one more item to fix on my MF before I trade it in. We found the gate wide open on my new Olie pasture west of Walmart . Hunters or someone had opened the gate and let the herd out.
The only damage was about half of Edwardo's horse hay was consumed. I told him that highway was a dangerous place to leave good alfalfa hay.

After all the excitement my neighbor Maurice stopped by and said I had better check my fenses on Maddox lane. Since we don't use that road in winter, we hadn't been that way since snowfall. On each corner someone had plowed through my fence in four places. The most damage was by the yellow shed where they plowed through the fence and about wiped out my buck rake. It was about new when I parked it there several years ago but after two wrecks its just scrap now.

Big Week

On Saturday 6 December we attended the temple group christmas party at Maddox but before that happened Natalie made a surprise visit to the Ogden hospital and delivered a healthy 8 pound baby girl. Rumors are that she may name her Ione after grandma Baxter.
Sunday-We with Fred and Debbie visited Natalie at the hospital. Jeremy has camped in the room as a proud father and welcomes the visitors. The mother and baby intend to come home tomorrow.
Monday-Family home evening at Garth's place in cache valley after we move a load of cows from Fred's pasture. Garth reports we are pasturing 10 more horses in the South pasture until snow fall. We already have 12 mares and colts in the Perry pasture.
Tuesday-Rula and Grant will come to our place for a christmas dinner
Wednesday-Attend the SUP christmas party in Brigham.
Thursday-Our usual night at the Ogden temple
Friday-Lisa will be endowed at the Ogden temple with us officiating. After that a dinner party will be held at our home.
Saturday-After an early morning Perry ward christmas party we will attend Dawson's baptism in Logan. The Lee family christmas party will follow.
Sunday-Grandma Barkers christmas party will be held in the afternoon at the Willard city hall with all her family putting on the Christmas pageant and a welcome to Santa Claus.
On the following Friday 19 December we will attend the wedding ceremony at the Logan temple for Lisa and Brian. A reception will follow at the Malta church. A long hard day for the newlyweds.