Harvest Progress

Mark already prepared the boys for a long weekend. He told them they would be needed Saturday and Sunday in the field. That meant to the shop at 7 AM for two 13 hour days back to back. Neither was looking forward to it. On Friday at 3:30 we had a combine break down. I have lost track what number harvest breakdown we are on. This was the auger in the grain tank of the combine. Luke and Mark jumped in the truck and headed to the closest John Deere dealer with the part they needed in Clarion Iowa. The plan was to have it repaired first thing in the morning and be up and running within an hour. Not so lucky, there was another problem and another parts run, this time locally. I quick whipped up some cinnamon apple muffins for the guys and ran them to the shop. Around 10;00AM, they were driving to the field. I know Mark is getting a little anxious as we are seeing more fields in the area done and some people finished for the season. We have a lot of corn yet and rain in the forecast for next week. On the bright side, we are getting great yields!

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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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