August 22 marked the FIRST DAY OF HARVEST this year. (Have I mentioned that it was a late year for crops, yet?) Jeff was BESIDE himself that he didn't have his week of solitude in a combine to "gear up" for teaching. He had to be back at work for meetings and soccer practice the week of Aug 22, so I packed up the kids and the three of us headed to the farm! I hoped to be of some use in the arena of truck driving, but let it be known that my family really helped ME with the kids! :)
I did get to help out a couple of days while Mom played with Josh and Grace. These pictures are taken at Ben's place--his first year back at the farm!
Uncle Jerry in the bankout wagon--AKA the air control tower.
This place still whispers of G'ma Caroline and Papa Bob...
I didn't get pictures of the workers...but the crew consisted of Dad and Ben driving combine (and Jeff got to join for two days over the weekend!), Jerry in the bankout wagon, Levi and Frank (a retired farmer who can't stay away from the harvest field) driving truck. And don't forget Mom behind the scenes making award-winning lunches and harvest dinners. Our cousin Sam worked for Dad all summer, but had to return to college before the header reel rotated. His younger brother, Luke, was heard to be out wanting to drive truck a couple of days...and brother-in-law Brady even took a few days off of work to help out. It really is a family affair! (And FYI, it's Sept 12 and they're still going strong!)
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