In sickness and in health...

We've got some illness going around the trailer. Jeff's dad came up to help us move and caught a cold on the way up here, Jeff got it, and now I have it. I've spent all morning sleeping trying to get rid of it as soon as possible. It makes me nervous being sick while I'm pregnant, but at least I have the time to take care of myself while we're out here.

I really don't want to be sick tomorrow. A couple from the church we went to on Sunday invited us to their ranch for cattle branding, dinner, and bible study. Jeff is very excited about the cattle branding part. When we went to church last Sunday, people were super super nice. We're going to go to the church picnic this Sunday, so I'm excited to get to know people.

Jeff and I are looking for a place in Malta. We're not really sure where to start. We know where to look to buy houses and there a quite a few for sale, but we're not sure where to start looking for rentals. There's no website or listings in the paper, so we mentioned it at church and people said they knew some people they could hook us up with.

I think going to church is going to help Jeff with his project too. For his project to be successful, he needs the cooperation of a lot of people who disagree with the organization (American Prairie Foundation) whose land Jeff is working on. Jeff really has a neat ability to see both sides of every story and really sees why the ranchers and area folks could be offended by the APF. He also sees ranching as an important and valuable part of life out here, which some people he works with fail to recognize. I think the relationships that we build in the community will really help Jeff understand the policies and people he's working with.

Well, Jeff and Mike are back home from the field, so it's lunch time.