I probably don’t brag enough about my kids some days,
especially so they can hear it, but this week they were amazing! I got them off the bus or straight from
school everyday and we didn’t go back home until it was time to go to bed and
they never complained! They have learned
there are certain times of the year that things are going to crazy busy and you
must learn to adapt and be flexible. We
did homework 3 nights in a row at the fertilizer dealer as we were getting
another load to take back to the Farmer at the field. They ate supper in the truck, they did their
reading in the truck, they even helped one another with school projects. How many of your kids could you take on a 4
hour road trip and they wouldn’t complain or ask how much longer? My boys were raised this way and understand
that timing is everything. I love
them!!!
I also had to remain flexible this week. For some crazy reason, I offered to host
Easter dinner for Randy’s family. It has
been a long time since all the cousins were together. I don’t know why I didn’t think about corn
planting taking place this week. I had
my house cleaning and kids activities that I wanted to get ready this
week. Somehow I thought that I would
have lots of time to get it all done.
Guess there is always the morning of the dinner. I have learned just like my kids that timing
is everything and other things just have to wait and may not be that important-like
having a clean house or the flowers I wanted to get planted.
I promised to post some pictures from the week. Things obviously were a bit crazy and by the
time the little boys went to bed I just wanted to sit and stare into space and
not think about anything. The planter
has stopped for a little while, so here are the pictures I promised. I hope you enjoy them.
Randy spent a lot of time in the planter tractor this
week. The planter monitor gave him a
lot of fits-it didn’t work at all on Monday, but they finally got it fixed on
Tuesday evening after 2 service calls. Our
planter has a “computer” that lets the driver know how many seeds per acre you
are planting, how many acres per hour, and a lot of other stuff. The tops monitor is the planter monitor.
The bottom monitor is for the auto steer for the
tractor. You will notice that the Farmer
is not touching the steering wheel and yes we were going through the
field. The auto steer unit works on the
same principle as a Garmin or TomTom.
Satellite signals help drive the tractor straight back and forth through
the field. This is much more accurate
than human driving (which means we use the right amount of seed and or
chemicals) and the Farmer also thinks it really decreases his fatigue at the
end of the day. He does have to pick up
the implement at the end of the field and turn around and then he just has to
push a button and the tractor takes over again.
We joke that he could eat a steak while planting now.
I did take a picture of one of our neighbors conventional
tilled fields, so you could see the difference between what our fields look
like and some of the neighbors.
Everyone has been anxiously watching the wheat crop. Some of it has already headed which is about
a month ahead of schedule! With the high
humidity we have been experiencing, next week will be spent spraying fungicide
on the wheat. Fungi can decrease the yield and some of them
can actually be toxic.
I also took a picture of the oats that we have planted. These have only been growing about a
month. We haven’t raised oats for a long
time, so it will be fun to watch them again.
Our youngest is all excited-he thinks he is going to be able to make his
own oatmeal. LOL
And just because I am the Cattlewoman of the operation, here
is a picture of what I was responsible for this week. I love my babies. We had a couple of new babies this week and
we are still waiting on the boy’s heifer to calve. She is looking more pregnant every day and
her udder is starting to get bigger which is a great sign.
It
has been a very busy week and everyone is looking forward to the Easter holiday
and a day of relaxation before the next round of activities. We still have cattle to work, fungicide to
apply, fertilizer that needs applied and I am co-chair for the PTO Book Fair on
Thursday. And most importantly, my best
friend from college that lives in California, will be here on Wednesday! It will be a fun filled week I am sure.
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