Happy Birthday

This has been a very long week for me. On November 16th, I celebrated what I thought was my 57th birthday only to find out that it was my 56th one. I know, I know! I should have been happy to realize that I wasn’t as old as I thought, but it does mean that I have one more year to work before I can retire. I was hoping to get through my birthday without any snow in my life. Hmmm! That is the day that we had rain and snow all day and the weather forecast wasn’t good for most of the week.
The good news that I received on my birthday or an exciting Birthday Present was a phone call from the publishing company that my book is finished and was scheduled to leave their dock last Thursday. I have not heard if that actually happened. I could have the books within the next nine days. At this point the following businesses have agreed to sell the book in their store. A & A Stieg, Ekalaka, MT, Lynn’s DakotaMart, Belle Fourche, S.D. and The Corner Store in Broadus, MT. Or anyone wishing to purchase Life on the Ranch: Life Lessons I Learned on the Ranch may send me a note addressed to Drusilla Dye, 81 Finger Buttes Trail, Alzada, MT 59311. The cost of the book is $12.95 plus $2.50 for shipping.

We were going to butcher a steer this week, but when the forecast was for low temperatures, we decided that would not be a good idea. Once the meat froze, it wouldn’t age and it would take days to thaw it out in the house so that we could cut it up. The steer lives on for a while longer.

Today has been a very windy day on the ranch, which makes it feel a lot like winter. I am not adjusting real well. One day, I was wearing a light coat and the sun was shining and the next day was very cold and I had to dig out my heavy coat. For a person who used to say that fall was her favorite season, she has really changed her mind. Too many cloudy days make me depressed.

Chip and I went to Ekalaka today for the annual Christmas Bazaar. We saw a lot of neat things and lots of friends. I even won a walking stick. Is that part of becoming older?

Wishing you all a very Happy Thanksgiving!