Quiet

It has been really quiet around here this week. Jeremy left for Boys State in Aberdeen on Monday and doesn't come home until Saturday. He and his sister bicker quite a bit so it's been a little quiet around here since he left. I have to admit, I miss him and the bickering, it just doesn't seem normal around here without it (check back in with me next week, I will probably be complaining about the bickering). I guess I had better get used to it because in little over a year, he will be gone to college. I shudder at the thought of that but had better start getting accustom to the idea!

Lazy Day!

I have been pretty lazy today. It's still raining on and off so I am taking advantage of this time in the house. I have gotten several loads of laundry done, made a HUGE dinner, watched some t.v. and even had a little nap. There are still lots of things to do around the farm when it rains but I have opted for an afternoon in the house instead. I may just pay for that tomorrow but I am going to ENJOY today!

YIPEE!

The long days and hard work have paid off.....the crops are all finally in the ground....now we just need some timely rains and warm weather for a good growing season.

Chad is getting a few more soybeans ready to add to the drill for the last round.

Chad and Al (Chad's dad) adding soybeans to the drill. We farm with Chad's mom and dad (Al and Sharon)

The final round of soybeans.

Chad and me in one of the corn fields. The corn is coming up really good!

Now, I have to put a plug in for farmers....support your farmers....use ethanol and soy diesel and all other bi-products when possible.

New Baby

My good friend Laurie has a new baby at her house..... her horse Penny had a colt.

Laurie has always loved horses and just got Penny last fall....a few months later she wondered if she was pregnant....it turned out that she was.Isn't the colt cute??!! She calls her Sweet Pea for now. Congrats Laurie!

One Of My Favorite Photos

Jeremy and Courtney

I love this picture...thought I would share it with you. This is Jeremy and Courtney by Jeremy's 2001 Trans Am. He bought it last October....he took the loan out by himself (with us as co-signers of course, since he's a minor) and is making the payments by himself too. I was a little leery of letting him buy it.......it goes very, very fast but Chad talked me into going along with it. He thought it would be a good money management lesson for him. He is a very hard worker and he deserves to spend it on what he wants...or so I have been lead to believe. I will say, he takes good care of it....cleaning it out all the time, washing it and polishing the rims (must be a man thing, Chad polishes our suburban rims too). It's even a miracle that he's letting Courtney stand next to it, maybe that's why I like the picture so much....they were both cooperating that day!

Jeremy's newest additions to his Collection

Jeremy and his friends like to dress up in strange outfits for certain occasions.....such as Regions, Districts and State for the Girls Volleyball and Basketball teams. It's the way they show their school spirit and support for the teams. The girls also do this for the boys but are never quite as creative as the boys. Part of this ritual includes wearing "different" hats (for the state basketball tourney, Jeremy wore a pink cowboy hat). Anyway....Jeremy talked me into stopping at the Salvation Army store yesterday while we were in town and here are his newest purchases to add to his "hat collection". You can tell how proud he is of his new hats because he posed for pictures with them....he hates to have his picture taken.

This one is kinda cute on him!

Some of these are really, really UGLY!

Good Friends

Our good friends....Tom, Jackie and daughter Hannah......came over and helped us get our last 2 loads of pigs (1100) in last night. They have wanted to come and see the pigs lately, so they just showed up and helped unload and count them. Jackie had a blast....she loves pigs. She grew up on a cattle ranch so pigs are a little different for her. What GREAT friends!

Courtney, Hannah and me.....Courtney loves the pigs too!



Jackie.....giving out smooches, while Courtney and Hannah watch.

Now only if we can get them to show up and help vaccinate them all too--haha!