Harvesting Trials

9/23/15 Today I woke to the sound of heavy rain at 6AM. Mark was already gone and I laid there listening as it poured. It is not the sound you want to hear this time of year. Each day is a day we need to be in the field harvesting and rain makes mud. Harvest has not been flowing very smoothly from the start for Mark. Last Tuesday, September 15^th, he got in the field and his dryer was giving him trouble day after day. It will run a few hours then quit. Then it quit all together. He had a service man out numerous times. Day one with a full day of combining, he filled 22 semis. On Thursday, we got some early morning lightning and rain. That delayed him in the field until afternoon. There were other breakdowns too. It rained again on Friday, so no combining the rest of the weekend. On Monday he had a major chain break on the combine, then a belt on the grain cart. Tuesday morning started with a broken bearing in the combine and ended the day early with rain. Each day has been something and Mark has worried from the beginning that it is going to be a wet fall and it will be a push year. He started before most people and at least has some crop out. Most farmers just need a couple good weeks and they get it all done. We have to take every good day and run and push before the snow falls.

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Volleyball

Jake went with Karen after school and to the field. My mom, Luke and I went to Jayden’s Volleyball game in Coon Rapids. They played 4 games all losses. They were not having a good serving night and that really hurt them. Still enjoy watching them learn.

Treasures

In the morning we took 3 of our 4 cats to the vet for shots. The 4 th cat decided to wander this morning missing his appointment. On our way out, we passed a rummage sale and stopped. We got some major treasures for next to nothing. The church ladies were so fascinated with Jacob's interest in old radios and televisions. They just adored him and marked the prices way down and gave him some for free. We loaded up on kids books, got some board games, and a few other treasures. Jake ended up with a mini television , an old radio and Polaroid camera. After lunch the boys went straight to the field. My friend Carolyn and her daughter Tabby came to ride horses. What started out to be a chilly day 45, turned out nice and sunny. We had coats on, but it was a great day to ride. We rode through our hay patch and along the waterway near the highway. It was a great way to spend the afternoon.

Dayton Fun Show

It has been cold and windy for the past week, highs of 45. Today the sun was shinning and it got up to 60. There was one final horse show for the season at the Dayton arena. We took Jayden and Jacob while Luke went with Grammer and Po and was supposed to come later. It was a fun show geared for practice and the kids. Jake did really well on Winnie, he rode in walk and trot, barrels, and poles. He did some loping. Jayden did pleasure, milk can, barrels, poles, and a jumping event. Her horse Tex really jumps high for the jump event. Down in the arena, there was'nt any wind and the sun came out. It made for a nice day.

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