What’s going on in our fields right
now? Well nothing today due to the
rain! We are still harvesting soybeans
but the weather is making that difficult.
To harvest soybeans the field and the soybean plant need to be dry. So if the air is damp in the morning or
evening we can’t harvest and we can’t harvest in the rain.
The kids and I have been staying
very busy lately! Though we are only in
the fields for a couple of hours each evening we find plenty to do. Since farmers don’t keep a normal 9am-5pm day
with weekends off, we have to keep everything going at home while Brad works in
the fields. The kids and I have been
enjoying the extra outdoor work while the temperature has been tolerable. We spend lots of time caring for the dogs,
cat and horse, raking leaves, picking up sticks, and finding other outdoor
tasks to keep us entertained during the day.
But, the best part of our day is
taking dinners out to everyone working in the fields. We do our best to prepare a hot home cooked
meal every day, pack them all up, and deliver them to the fields before they
get cold. Sometimes this is quite a challenge
due to the drive time between fields.
The kids sure miss Brad during this time of year, but I know they are
learning to appreciate hard work and what it means to love what you do!
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| Claire giving her Daddy a big hug at dinner time. |
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