Baymule’s Farm

[Rhodie Ranch]

Times sure have changed! I got 6 weeks off with Calif maternity benefits (nothing from the company) which is why both babies went straight to day care at 6 weeks old. Broke my heart, but I was the major bread winner for the family both times.

 

[baymule]

Times sure have changed! I got 6 weeks off with Calif maternity benefits (nothing from the company) which is why both babies went straight to day care at 6 weeks old. Broke my heart, but I was the major bread winner for the family both times.

I was nearly fired from my job when my son was a baby, because he’d get sick ( from daycare) and I’d have to stay home or take him to the doctor. I had a back up babysitter that would keep him for me when he was sick. But I still had to take him to the doctor.

I finally worked an agreement where I would take my baby to the doctor, then to babysitter, then go to work and work night shift. Then double back the next morning.

 

[baymule]

BIG EXCITEMENT TONIGHT! For Sentry, not me. I was getting sleepy, had turned off TV and Sentry started going beserk. He was barking frantically, a high pitched almost scream. I ran out on the porch with my feeble flashlight and could see that Sentry had SOMETHING in the corner of the pen. It is pitch black darkness here and there are no lights in the sheep lot.

I drove the car to the pen, it’s just across the driveway, but the porch light won’t reach that far. Decked out in my robe, rubber boots and flashlight, I went in the pen to see what it was. IT was an armadillo. IT got in the pen and now desperately wanted to get out, but it’s efforts were hampered by a hysterical dog digging at its outer shell, biting its tail and trying to find a tooth hold on its back-or anywhere.

Mr. Armadillo was trying to burrow underground to escape this insane dog. I grabbed its tail and it dug in harder. When I was a kid, chasing armadillos was great fun. Grabbing one by the tail when it went down its burrow was fun too, but I never won. That contest usually resulted in me falling backwards and the armadillo running down its burrow. Since it stormed, rained and rained some more, I had a sheep pen full of poop soup and the thought of falling backwards in it wasn’t very enticing.

But no matter-the armadillo was kicking mud and showered me with it. Mud went down my boots, in my hair and everywhere in between. So much for going to sleep.

Sentry the Diller Killer was on top of things, digging, biting and ferociously barking. I went and got a fish net and shovel, thinking if I could get the Diller in the net I could rescue it from Sentry.

It popped out of the hole it was digging, hit the corner, where Sheba and Buford were drooling on the other side. Not smart Diller! Sentry the Diller Killer grabbed the opportunity and went nuts, his teeth slid off the shell and Mr. Diller was carefully guarding his underbelly. I tried and tried to scoop the armadillo in the net, just wasn’t happening. It popped out of that hole, much to the excitement of Sentry and went back in the first hole. I tried to dig it out amidst a kicked up mud shower.

I finally had sense enough to put Sentry in the other pen. Mom’s gonna show you dogs how this is done! I went outside the pen and dug down to the armadillo, providing an escape route. Did it escape? NO! It turned, burrowing faster-in the direction where 3 dogs stood waiting. Stupid armadillo!!

I got the water hose, determined to drown the darn thing out of there. Water went down the hole and all of a sudden, my escape route looked mighty good to Mr. Armadillo! Quick as a flash, it jumped up like exploding popcorn, landed on its feet, running. It disappeared into the darkness.

Yeah! Let that be a lesson to you, dumb armadillo! DON’T COME BACK!

Quote Reply

 

[AMKuska]

Well from his perspective, he was doing his job!

 

[Rhodie Ranch]

OHHHHH That was a fun read!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have a concrete armadillo and he's never burrowed anywhere!!

 

[baymule]

The storm last night knocked down a big oak across the road , right before the paved road. Nobody could get in or out. County had most of it cleared by noon. I went out and snapped some pictures.

 

[flowerbug]

hahaha, i'd be having a hard time with all that and not having to laugh histerically while trying to get that critter out of there...

 

[baymule]

hahaha, i'd be having a hard time with all that and not having to laugh histerically while trying to get that critter out of there...

Even in the midst of an armadillo kicked mud shower, the whole situation was funny.

 

[baymule]

OHHHHH That was a fun read!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have a concrete armadillo and he's never burrowed anywhere!!

I need one of those!

 

[flowerbug]

I need one of those!

why stop at one? you don't want them to feel lonely...