So Very Proud!

This weekend we headed down to Abilene for the Texas Plains Classic Team Roping Qualifier. I was a nervous wreck the closer to the short round we got...and when Royce and Cole were the high team back in the short round I can't even explain how nervous I was! Here are the stats and a few pictures of the "rewards"! They were 3 seconds ahead of everyone going into the short round and still won by 3 seconds at the end!

Winning the Twelve's division was Royce Light and Cole Barber
* 33.95 seconds on 4 steers
* $6,884.00 was the payout for winning first place
* A really NICE new saddle for each one
* A national shootout spot at the USTRC in Oklahoma next month

Also winning the incentive was Royce Light and Cole Barber
* 25.40 seconds on 3 steers
* 1,500.00 was the payout for winning this
* A Sweet new Belt Buckle for each
* A regional shootout spot at the USTRC in Oklahoma next month as well!

TOTAL Payout after splitting up the money.....
$ 4,192.00 each!!!! (not bad for a whole days work....I guess technically 33 seconds!!)

I'M ONE PROUD WIFE!!!

I'll post the "official" picture when we get it...but until then these should do!

"She Thinks My Tractors Sexy"

....and I DO!!!

We just bought a new John Deere tractor this weekend! With all the fence building Royce does and all the equipment that he has to rent to complete the job, it only made since to use the money that we were spending on renting....and put it towards something that is ours!

Royce is IN LOVE with this tractor....he hasn't gotten off of it much (which doesn't help the fact that I hardly saw him before the tractor and now when he is home...he's on it). But I will have to admit... I dig it too! I got to shred the entire back pasture all by myself! There was a little problem though (and if you ask Royce I am REALLY hard on equipment...something always seems to break or go wrong with things when I operate it)....well...apparently there is a weight limit sensor on the seat. If you don't weigh enough it will set off this obnoxiously loud beeping noise and won't shut up until there is enough weight back on the seat (I guess so if you fall off it will set off an alarm..who knows)...Well because apparently you have weigh MORE than 150 to operate this tractor. I was having a hard time so Royce had to come and "ride" along with me and put some extra weight on the seat so I could drive the stupid thing without the alarm. Hopefully we can come up with another idea to add weight so I don't have to hear that everytime I get on it!

Another reason for the tractor is to help fix up this place for a hopeful re-sale! He's going to be tearing down all the fences and re-building, adding an entrance, and hopefully building a smaller metal apartment to increase the value quite a bit! Having the new tractor around will sure come in handy with all that too! Who knows...he may fix it all up and then we decide we want to stay...either way it's a win-win situation!!