Week 86 16 - 22 Nov CRD93

Sunday 16
Preached at Bell. Lunch at Pips n Cherries home for a nap. Put the hayrack in the yard ready for tomorrow. Watched Clarksons farm and then MotoGP. 
Monday 17
Got in weaners and steers. Drafted out 30 more to sell 20 Steers and 10 Heifers. Washed the Ex 1 and packed. After lunch I rode to Toowoomba to Blood Bank then on to Moogerah dam for SRG. We met at the Boonah pub for dinner then on to the house. 
Tuesday 18
SRG day devotions then personal stories from Peter E, Nathan Campbell and me. Played a board game after dinner. Cattle went. 
Wednesday 19
SRG day 2 devotion and then life story from Gordon , Alan and Peter Davies finished off. Gordon and I went into town to shop for dinner tomorrow night. Alan cooked home grown roast lamb for dinner. Cattle sold well. 20186 gross for the truck load. 
Thursday 20
SRG day 3 same morning routine. After lunch we wrote letters of affirmation and after dinner we read them to each other. Good thing to do. Gordon and I did dinner today  Haystacks. Been great catching up with Gordon. Rory visited day today. Robyn worked at Dalby CC Year 2. She was there for valedictory. 
Friday 21
Last day of SRG. Robyn taught in Kumbia. SRG finished about 12.15 and those flying back to Cairns had to leave. Alan's youngest son was possible about to be transferred to Toowoomba for a medical issue. So that left Peter Evans and I to clean up. We got away about 2.15pm. Need some time to think about and process the week and way it's value. 
Saturday 22
Organised a ride for breakfast. JB, Paul Blank, Warren Dorr and his two sons came. We rode to Bunya Mountains for Breakfast via Maclagan. Robyn went over to Pothero's to see Wendy and Trevor and family who had been setting up their camping spot there with the addition of a container. I had an afternoon sleep and then repaired the front guard on Explorer 1. Mowed the yard and watched cricket. Australia won on Day2 in Perth. Big lighting storm in the evening with little rain. 

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