Why the heck am I posting at this time of day?? Let my lesson be a lesson for all of you-DON'T DECIDE IT'S SUPPER TIME AT MIDNIGHT, AND BBQ AND EAT A BURGER! With our crazy schedule, that is what happened last evening, and my body is not agreeing with this plan. So I'm distracting myself! :-)
What is occupying my mind today?? What have we been doing since last post?? Well, harvest is in full swing at our farm. As full swing as you can get it this year. As I worked Thursday and Friday night, Del was kind of left on his own to manage combining and the grain hauling. So whats the solution to the situation? You involve the kids, of course. So Jayde has taken on some new roles this summer. He is now the main chaueffer from field to field. And he has also taken on the role of 'grain unloader'. Del took him through the steps of unloading the grain trucks on Thursday evening. So Friday, I picked up Jayde at school at 1145, and he came home to unload the trucks. I went to the field to pick up the grain truck, brought it home, and Jayde would take care of unloading. Great system. So when I left for work again in the evening, they were on their own. Kyle has taken on the role of 'house boss'. He is in charge of meals when I'm away, and doing family laundry, yardwork, and 'cleaner-upper'. (Till I get home and tidy up behind him!) Saturday morning, Del took Jayde to his last tryouts session while I grabbed a couple hours of shut-eye. When I got up, I was off to Ice Dawgs training camp/tryouts, close to the city. For those of you that don't know, I volunteer as the trainer/safety person for the local Junior B hockey team. This is my third year in this role. I 'do' the home games and a couple of away games that I can fit in with my interesting schedule. So, training camp has begun. It was good to see the returning faces, and meeting new ones. This is my extended family of children. The young men are ages 17-21. They come from different communities and backgrounds. They've taught me great deal about people and life. They're my 'older boys'. Its quite interesting to be their listening ear, as they deal with girlfriends, jobs, university, and family. For the most part, they're a great bunch of respectful young men. Ok, Saturday afternoon was spent there. I made it home around 7 and straight to the field to get the full grain truck-got to put on my farming hat. Then when the trucks were caught up by 830, I got into the house and cooked supper. MMMM, it was good. Sunday morning, Del & I went to an auction sale. I stayed for a couple of hours before I left for training camp again. Del stayed a little longer and bought me a couple treats. He bought us 2 accordions. An old one, and an even older one! And 2 antique radios-I plugged in one and it even works. I haven't had a chance to try the accordians yet. I bought an antique record player before I left. It's portable and looks like an old suitcase. I love old stuff like that-I'd love to have a rec room with a wall of stuff like that! Got home from training camp last evening, to once again head out and unload a grain truck and take it back to the field.
When I got to the field, it timed out perfectly for me to go for a ride on the combine with Del. Perfect time to chat and catch up. And bring Del a cold Pepsi! We did one bin full and dumped. We started on the the second bin full, and picked up the longest swath of the field, and when we got to the extreme end of the field, we felt a bump. Oh, oh. What was that? My first thought was, 'Thats a big rock, but why would it be here??" Del said 'we lost a wheel" I don't know how he knew, but we climbed out and sure enough, one of the back tires of the combine had fallen off. (I was going to post this tomorrow, along with a picture. But you're getting the story ahead of the picture) So, lucky for us, Jayde was home again, and we got him to come get us with the four wheeler, as it was a long mile walk in the dark. Man I had a good laugh on the ride back, all three of us on the 4wheeler! Through puddles and mud. Bonding, or what! Anyway, Del concluded the fix shouldn't be that hard, New Bolts. Hopefully the tractor and loader will be able to lift the back axle, as the field is so soft, that jacks and beams will have a tough time in that spot. We are so grateful the the 4 wheel drive on the combine. Tough go without it!
So a liitle earlier quitting time than expected. Then I spent 2 hours on the phone. Del gave up on finding anything good to eat, and that brings us to why I'm blogging at this ridiculous hour!
Politics-who is tired of hearing about the election, Canadian or American?? Turn on the radio, and what do you hear?? Buy a paper, and what do you read? Do you think the politicians actually think we believe their promises? Why is so much money available at election time? I wish the whole sorry mess would disappear. But small town politics is just as bad. Yeah, I'm referring to the sorry state of hockey-for those of you who didn't get it by reading between the lines. Whats with the highway line that divides regions, that supposedly also decides whether you have a chance at playing in one spot or another? Just because your parents decide to live in one spot, you as a child have to tolerate being forced to play where you're told? Something sure smells like a political campaign! Enough said!
This week looks like a good combining week. The forecast says no rain for the next week. Yes!! So, that means fix the combine in the morning, and lets get the crop off. Hopefully, we can get a good chunk off this week. Time will tell. Mom is suppose to start chemo this week, so I imagine she'll get a phone call in the next day or two, with her appt times. I haven't talked to her over the weekend, so that must mean she's doing alright. The boys are back to school in the morning, so Del & I are on our own once again.
I'm going to try and go back to sleep. Have a great day everyone!
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