Gloves, check; Kindle, check; sunglasses, check; water bottle, check. Important things to not leave home without for a day in the field. The past three days have been very busy. R was gone for a couple of days so that meant that I was busier than normal since we have had to do a lot of moving. M was up at 4 am on Thursday morning. He told a friend that he could go a few days without sleep because we seem to get some rain every few days so he'll get a chance to sleep in on those days. We did get rain that evening but only about a tenth. That still made our road a mess. At this point, I think I could spit on it and make it slippery!
They spent time on Friday morning getting the sprayer and the water truck unstuck. Poor C is on pins and needles all the time just waiting to get stuck. He's the first one in the field so scopes it out for everyone else. On Thursday when he got the sprayer stuck he could look around and see two neighbors with tractors stuck. It's that kind of year.
They called me in the afternoon to bring the service truck over. A rain shower had just moved through at my house so I wasn't too excited about taking off with it in the mud. It was only muddy right here, tho, so I was fine. M was hoping I had brought my book along because he didn't want me to get bored. I was upset that I didn't ever get time to read! I was on the go the whole time.
C and I had three trucks to get through two water holes. We made it through the first one with no problem and filled J's drill with seed and fertilizer. Then we tried to get the trucks through the second water hole which was longer and deeper. We had to pull two of the three trucks through it. The second one was a hard pull and J had to come help us. Then we had to run around taking seed and fertilizer to both J and M. A lot of rain showers missed us yesterday, thank goodness, although we had some sprinkles. M says he feels that every acre we get in is just a bonus. We got home about 11.
This morning I ate my breakfast on the way out the door because we had to move again. R was back so the moving was our job. We had to go through more water holes and take a long way around with the trucks. The service pickup developed a transmission problem so we decided to leave it until someone could diagnose the problem. This evening when J went to check it out it was fine. We're thinking it went through one too many water holes and needed some time to dry out. J went to the camper to take a nap while R was on his tractor. J plans to work as late as he can tonight since there is more rain in the forecast.
M worries that I don't like being out in the field with them. I am uncomfortable doing some things, but I really don't mind it. I feel like everything I can help him do or any step I can make is one less that he has to make and maybe he'll live a day or two longer. Plus, I like to be with my family no matter what we're doing.
It's been a bit chilly and windy. Last evening when I was helping J fill his drill I could see my breath and tonight my feet were getting numb from the cold. I think I hear a hot shower calling my name.
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