If you're not interested in watching a calf drink from a bottle, no need to watch the following video. I'm including it for my memory, mostly! This calf needed some extra attention after it was born. It wasn't getting enough milk from it's mother. That means the kids get to feed it a bottle on occasion! I like this video because: 1. The kids are actually working together! 2. The mother cow is very near, keeping tabs on its little one! You can hear her mooing with concern in the video!
I have struggled with writing about the shooting in Hesston - in fact, I wasn't going to post anything about it. However, for the sake of memories, I decided I should at least touch on it. It does deserve a place. It just hit so close to home - particularly since Doug was directly involved. Honestly, I sometimes feel guilty for struggling with this tragedy. I wasn't there, I didn't lose anyone close to me, and, although I know a few people who work there, I didn't know any of the victims. And I get to move on with my life with little disruption. I feel like I am on the outside looking in. But I guess that's okay. I didn't have to be directly involved for this to touch me. My heart is sad for the families of those who died, for those who were injured, for those who witnessed it, for my brother-in-law who will probably replay images over and over, for my sister and my niece and nephew who might sometimes wonder "what if?", for th...
That brings back memories of when Chelan and I would feed our calves. I don't remember using a bottle though, just a bucket with them bucking their heads a lot a sloshing the milk everywhere!
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