I have been having a really hard time dragging myself out of bed lately. Partly because I don't want to go to the field and partly because, well, I'm just tired. I don't get quality sleep since my back/hips hurt whenever I try to roll over. So, I keep wondering why I have to get up with the guys when they won't need me for an hour or two. One day I could have stayed home until noon and not have been missed at all since we had a rain shower as soon as we got to the field but I was out the door at 7:30. Another day we left at 7:30 and by the time the guys had augers moved, trucks dumped and the combines serviced it was 10:00. This morning we again had a rain shower as soon as we got to the field and didn't get to cutting until 11:00. These "short" days are going to make for a looooonnnggg harvest!
I have been a bit apprehensive about getting back to the grain cart but finally had to do it. I guess it's sort of like riding a bike. It all came back to me. Of course, I still get different instructions from different people on how to load the trucks. R and I agree that the hardest part is reading the minds of the combine operators!
Friday was a day that worked out pretty perfectly. We finished cutting lentils in one spot, moved, and finished the rest of them before dark. K brought out pizzas and John Deere cupcakes to celebrate J's birthday which was on Wednesday (I've been asking myself what I was thinking having a baby during harvest. Poor planning on someone's part!). It was a beautiful evening so we sat outside and ate and watched a storm gathering to the north. Just as we headed to our respective machines the wind came up...a lot! We moved the combines and grain cart back to the wheat we were going to start on and went back for one last truck so it was about midnight by the time we got to bed. We had rain early Saturday morning so we all got to sleep in, thank goodness.
Everyone but R, that is. He was up at 5:00 am to get to Great Falls before noon to pick up fans and auger flighting for our new bins. He was back home by 5:00 pm and ready for bed by 6:00! I finally had time to catch up on laundry before we all ran out of underwear.
We hope to get some of the more remote areas done while R is still here, but his days are numbered...we'll only have him for two more days. It's been so great to have him home for awhile. I'll miss his smile and sense of humor (although he is almost always giving me a hard time) and his cooking! He was home before us one night and made us the most amazing chicken and fettucine alfredo. So good!
We weren't sure if Jared was done for the year since he started football practice, but he showed up today. He has two practices a day but plans to come out in between. That means that I am off duty until 5:00 when he has to head back to town. More time to do laundry......
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