By Staff Writer: Natalie Deleon
My family has been doing this type of work since before I was born. I remember being a little girl getting in with the cows to help move or feed them. Of course I was scared of them since I had to look up at them. But I guess it’s a part of learning hard…
My family has been doing this type of work since before I was born. I remember being a little girl getting in with the cows to help move or feed them. Of course I was scared of them since I had to look up at them. But I guess it’s a part of learning hard work.
When my mom was 11, my grandpa started trying to learn about cattle and getting into the business. It was definitely a struggle since it was all new to him. He had more hard times than others but luckily, he made it through. He has always been a hard worker since he was a child and we have heard all his stories growing up.
Now all his kids do the same thing and have their own thing going on. They all go to different auctions ranging from town to town. Stephenville, Tx, Hamilton, Tx, Hereford, Tx Dexter, Nm, Roswell, Nm, and Clovis, Nm. These are the main towns they go to, but I’m sure there’s plenty more. Everyday is a day to go to a certain auction and sell certain cattle.
When I was little I would go with my grandparents to Stephenville, Tx to the auction. We woke up pretty early to get to the auction on time. My grandpa always took cattle and always came home with cattle. Someday we would stay the night in Stephenville and come back home the next day. After my brother was born, he did the same thing. We enjoyed spending time with our grandparents and getting dirty. Of course my brother is the one that would sometimes get injured. Once he was in the pen and got tackled by a mamma and flew across the pen. He was okay and just got bruised. We laugh about it now but I remember how worried everyone was.
Now that we’re older and my brother is taking over it is fun seeing him being able to do what my grandpa does and would do when we were little. He has gone to Hamilton with my cousin and bought a few sheep to bring them back home and raise for a bit.
Some days when it seems to be a bit rough he will call my grandpa to talk for a bit about what an issue is or was. Usually my grandpa is pretty good at helping him understand what he should and shouldn’t do. I do believe my grandpa will always be around to help us out. My grandma also helped a whole lot. It was definitely a fun time! If only I could go back to be able to spend time with them again.