We are in the thick of harvest and I love this time of year, but at the same time I am ready for the end. It really all goes too fast and is a blur but I know that I will embrace harvest more as our kiddos get older. It's a hard stage of life where I could hear the reminder daily that "the days are long but the years are short." That really needs to be my motto for harvest. Before we know it planting season will be here and the cycle will begin once again and POOF the year will be gone.
Besides farming I have been busy with kids, work and housework. We spent the weekend with family and I conquered hiking and a pumpkin patch alone with the kids. Throughout the day Saturday I was giving Mr. Farmer a play by play of the above activities. At one point he text me "you're the mom of the decade." Can you say confidence booster!? So men if you are reading this take note. Sometimes all us ladies need is a little encouragement and words of affirmation to let us know that we are doing alright. Those little words let me know that he truly appreciates all that I do when he is busy in the field. Marriage is a partnership and some days I feel like we really have it together and Saturday was one of those days. Ok enough of that mushy rubbish onward to this week's Tuesday Ten: 1. What's for supper? Leftovers...let's be honest I did not feel like making supper and sometimes the fridge needs to have some attention too. 2. What am I listening to? I listened to an Entreleadership Podcast that featured Lou Holtz on my drive to a meeting yesterday and was blown away by his message. I am not a huge college sports fan, but his message applies to everyday life and hits home! So please humor me and check it out...you will love it! 3. How's the weather? It's October in Minnesota, one day you are wearing shorts and flip flops the next you are in your parka and winter boots. 4. What are our weekend plans? Attending my nephews football game and lots of family time on Sunday! 5. What are we watching? I didn't watch a lick this past week , but I do know there are quite a few things dvr'd 6. Boy mom moment of the past week: He finally got his first combiner ride AND I think he is hooked. Surprise, surprise :) 7. Girl mom moment of the past week: Wanting to ride with Papa in the grain cart every moment of every day. 8. Favorite recipe of the week: I made egg bake for tomorrow morning, does that count? I guess it does, because I write the rules here. ;) 9. What am I reading: The Mommy Shorts Guide to Remarkably Average Parenting, it's providing me with lots of belly laughs and relatable moments. 10. Farm moment of the week: Getting a rain day so the kids could see Mr. Farmer for more than 5 minutes.
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It seems as a parent you are trying to live in the moment and you don’t remember what life was like before kids or marriage or college or any of that stuff. Thinking back makes me sentimental and truly appreciate where I grew up. I had exposure to farming since I was very little but did not live on a farm until the fifth grade; little did I know this farm would change the landscape of my future. It would teach me hard work, perseverance, how stupid a sheep can be and how to trim a sheep’s hoof.
Most of this seemed trivial at a young age, but I also knew this was a dream of my parents to be able to raise us on a farm how they were raised. Scooping poop, feeding bottle lambs, and helping the neighbor fill vials for milk testing of his dairy cattle are some of the first jobs I ever had. These were not jobs that paid in money, but rather in character building. This character can be seen in dirt covered hands, manure covered boots, and exhausted eyes. The dirt covered hands of my parents and neighbors taught me how to drive a tractor before I knew how to drive a car, how to throw a hay bale better than a ball, and how to fix anything with twine. Today’s farming and ranching population only accounts for 2% of the United States population. So the ability to have the same character building moments that I had are few and far between. The patience to help a lamb latch on for the first time, the skill of listening to directions and taking action, long hours raking hay then later bailing it up in small squares, the perseverance to scoop a pen of manure that is over a foot deep by hand, the list can go on and is different for every kid that has ever grown up on a farm. It’s crazy to think that when my kids start school in a couple years with 15 classmates they may be the only student that has a tie to a farm. So as a farm mom and wife I take great pride in building similar character and passing on the farming tradition to my kiddos even if it all seems like one crazy whirlwind of a chicken coop. -Lisa I'll keep this one short and sweet this week.
1. What's for supper? Guess I missed the memo that is national taco day so a chuck roast is in the crockpot with carrots and potatoes from the garden. Clearly messed that one up. ;) 2. What am I listening to? My country playlist which includes Eric Church, Old Dominion, Maren Morris... 3. How's the weather? Windy...very windy but the wind always seems to blow in the red river valley, on the plus side it helps the corn dry down. 4. What are our weekend plans? A full weekend of pumpkin patching, combine rides, church and birthday parties. 5. What are we watching? Masters of Flip new season is on HGTV!! 6. Boy mom moment of the past week: he can say tractor and it's the cutest most heart melting thing to hear as a farmer. 7. Girl mom moment of the past week: Finally slowing down together doing girl things like painting nails. 8. Favorite recipe of the week: homemade vegetable beef soup 9. What am I reading: Trying to stay up to date on daily devotions, making a commitment to do at least 5 days a week. 10. Farm moment of the week: Bringing the kids to the field to see the corn being picked and letting them ride in the grain cart with papa. Here's to another week friends, make it a great one! |
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