Knolltop Farm Wife

It's another beautiful morning here on the Knolltop and it's promising to be a nice day. Before school this morning, I played catch with the kids. It's amazing what great conversation can evolve from throwing a ball back and forth to each other. Connecting with our kids is so important, especially right before we send them into the world to fight another day.

It's Sunday morning and you're trying to get the chores done quickly so you can get to church on time. Then your neighbor who never darkens the door of any church shows up while you're in the barn and out of the blue wants to attend church with you. You're excited to say the least because you know he needs Jesus as much as you do, so you put a spring in your step to make sure you get done. Then it happens. The Sunday morning breakdown. Our breakdown was the gutter cleaner, it broke in a place it hasn't broken in two years! Vowing not to let this make us late, we worked together to fix it and with chores done we dashed in the house, cleaned up and headed to church...and we were on time no less! Nothing is impossible with God!

After the cows were milked, I was washing the milking system to make sure it's nice and clean so we can ship clean milk. As I was standing in the milkhouse looking out the window I spotted one of my favorite pictures. JW was in the pickup which was chained to Jake's Allis Chalmers and they were pulling the Allis off. JW had to get out several times to give Jake instruction, but when it was all said and done, the Allis was started and Jake was driving it around. It's amazing to me how fast they grow up. Last year I would've have let Jake drive that tractor 10 feet without someone responsible with him. Now he is driving it quite capably and it's a beautiful sight to see. One thing that will make a mothers' heart melt faster than butter in a hot frying pan is to see her children cooperating to accomplish one common goal, without any adult involvement. Life is good.

It was a busy day here with the boys working for the neighbor, Bobby hauling manure, Jake mowing, Sarah baking and I tended my brush fire. Half way through the afternoon, Jake, Sarah and I had to run to TSC and get a new fuel filter for the lawnmower. Once we got that changed, we were in business, until a belt wore out. So I'll finish the mowing on Monday. Bobby came in and said he fixed my fence job that I attempted a couple of weeks ago. When we saw the heifers in the woods, I knew my fencing skills needed some improvement. I'm just thankful I didn't have to hone those skills today!

Yes, it's Saturday here on the Knolltop and we have no baseball games or practices to attend. It's a miracle...and it's the last Saturday that will happen until the end of July. So what's on the agenda you ask? Mowing, fencing, burning brush and anything else I can wrangle my children into doing. It's partly cloudy and going to be a nice day. So the housework will have to be let go while we play outside all day long! By the way, the double header last night with Waldron, a little farming town on the Ohio border, was split between the teams. We won the first game and should've won the second, but lost it instead. We got home at 9 pm and spent the next hour rehashing the whole game...while snacking on chips and salsa and lemon pie made by Sue, my good friend. I was also able to finally get some baseball pictures of Luke and JW....so you'll see those on here too. If I don't get off this computer, I'll never get my fire started!

Today Sarah was in a spelling bee at school and she earned fourth place. She messed up on the word professor. Oh well, we were very proud of her! It's almost dinner time then we'll head up to the school for the ball game....in the drizzle...yippee!

It's still gloomy here on the Knolltop, but I guess I shouldn't complain too much....yet. We're supposed to have another double header this afternoon, I sure hope they get that in. Better head back out to the barn to finish up chores! By the way, that new arrival is doing well this morning, he's a huge bull...glad JW and I were there to help mom out.