Lots of Good News Today...mostly

We got our culture results from the vet this morning and there were no staph aureus.  We sent in quite a few so that was exciting news.  No more sanitizing between those cows so milking really seemed to go smoothly tonight.    I started sanitizing stalls so we can get heifers up.  I basically use pails of hot water to scrub the mattresses and then I bleach them.  Nothing too scientific about that but it's the best tool we have for disease control.   Bruce and Ed worked on cleaning out the yard at Ed's today since its pretty sloppy around the bunk and making getting the feed box in a challenge. This time there were only 6 loads...comparably a small project.  The faucet that has been leaking and we thought wasn't replaceable is available at our dairy supplier for about $30.  Bruce got his new phone!  We have only had service here a few years but Bruce has really taken advantage of that technology.  His first phone he lost making fence along with 150 contact numbers. His replacement was through insurance and was junk  We transferred his numbers from there to my old phone, which is the one he has been using until it died recently. His contact list is now 160.  A cell phone has been handy to call our breeder, when he sees signs of heat (estrus), while he is still out in the pasture.  He calls in part numbers from the shed or wherever he is working on equipment.  He has also sent pictures to both repair shops and the vet.  He leaves himself messages like what needs to go on a shopping list.  He can text the kids.  I can call and connect with him in the pasture, silo, barn or tractor.  All the news was good today until the routine service route person for our dairy equipment realized that our pump isn't working right.  Initial estimate is $1000 in repairs.  Real life farmville.....