Okay, so to say this week (or last three) has been full is an understatement in the least. With that in mind (and the list of thing that I need to do in mind) here is a bullet point list of the week so far:
- One flat tire on the truck while trying to go to Des Moines to get building supplies. I should also point out that we have no spare because it was stolen… We will get one soon!
- One flat tire on the tractor (my Epi-Log post will be after noon today) which eventually led to me deciding to get new tires … that eventually led to a tire tube exploding on the rusted out hole in the rim … which in turn led to the tire guy taking it back to the shop … and finally he just decided to take both rims … I haven’t heard back from them yet.
- One power-steering belt (that is my educated guess at least) broken and gone from the tractor. So, even if we had tires we are out of commission for the moment.
- One fuel system (tank on down) on the tractor that should be checked out after the other things are fixed.
- Multiple trips to Des Moines for things we need to have.
- I finally had time spent in the field raking hay … until the tractor problems.
- A sleep deprived and at times stressed out family, but we are still excited…
- My blog shows up over a urinal (I think that is cool/funny).
- Youth groups Sunday and Wednesday evenings.
- And a big crazy “you’re kidding me” with the whole moving out of the house thing. We’ll see how I feel about this in a couple of weeks.
So, that is it in a nutshell (minus the things I have forgotten or have forgotten on purpose)… Thanks for hanging in with us!
Over a urinal? Well that’s great, a “captive” audience!
Broken machinery can certainly be a bit of a stress on farm life. And have you noticed that it rarely happens at a convenient time.
A friend of mine said the Big Guy never gives us more than we can handle..but he can cut it awfully close sometimes..
(Ok, this is just a copy of my post over at the other blog, but we’ll put it here too.)
That’s wicked! The bathroom at the Machine Shed is practically the midwestern A-list.
In all seriousness, when we took that field trip up to Iowa in June (a bunch of University of Florida ag students) the Machine Shed was one of our high-priority destinations. So who knows what kind of exposure you’re gettin’ there. (Um… pun really wasn’t intended.)