The reason I live in Minnesota

 
 
 
 

Today was beautiful again. Sunny and 80 degrees, no humidity, no flies. This is the reason I live in Minnesota. Autumn is my favorite season. Warm during the day, with a chill in the air at night. Tomatoes from the garden, apples off the tree, everything turning rich shades of orange, gold, burgandy. LG........

Robyn called and wanted to shampoo her upstairs carpet and wanted to borrow my shampoo-er (I don't think that is a word, but oh well). I offered to take the kiddos while she shampooed. We played outside on the slide then had a picnic of graham crackers and water in sippy cups. I think Cookie ate more crackers then we did, but it sure was fun. I am so glad I found that rummage sale with the little tykes toys. What a good find! The kids love them.

Dave shot pigeons this morning. We are getting so many that they are wrecking our pole barn. Cory is home for the weekend. He spent all day yesterday and today at Goblirsch's filling silo. Tonight he and Stacy went to Zac and Tina's to celebrate Avery's first birthday.

The "cop" stopped tonight and I talked him into letting me take pictures of his squad car. I would have loved to have him climb out and get in the picture, but he refused. He is a bachalor for the weekend. Bex and the boys, and Harley are in Redwing. I bet it is beautiful there. I LOVE that town! Bet the leaves are turning there right now.

Dave is having back problems again. Just like last year at this time.

I made hot chicken sandwiches for supper. Yummy. I had 2 tomatoes with mine. I know that soon the season will be over and the thought of no more fresh tomatoes (or toe-mo-nat-os as Addisyn calls them) is enough to make me cry. Oh, I love those tomatoes!!!

Well, I have written enough. Good night

A Day of Rock Picking

Today after milking, chicken chores, breakfast, plant watering, we went out to the field at home and started picking rock. I was tractor driver, so didn't get in on too much picking, but did climb off a few times. The rock was thick in places. Dave had to drag the field earlier, and thinks he drug up a bunch more rock. He had to drag because he had started planting the field, got about 10 acres planted, then it started raining. It rained so hard that a crust formed on top of the soil. The crust made it so the corn couldn't poke out of the ground. Dragging enable the crust to break up and let the corn come up.

Ryan showed up at 10:00 and helped pick till 3:00. He was sure a lifesaver for Dave today! Cory stopped and brought Dave beer from Wilmar. So much cheaper then around here. Rob was working today, so he stopped too, but we missed him. I made cheeseburgers on the grill for the boys.

It got up to 82 today. Finally some heat. Ry and I opened the windows and doors for the chicks, they were really warm.

Since I don't have any pictures of us picking rock, thought I would post one of my tomatoes poking out of their wall o waters. I am so happy with their progress.

Night milking, grilled steak, long hot bath..........bedtime.