Corn Hay

Coy decided to bale up the last corn field.  Jonathon came into town to stack up the hay and get it out of the field.

I brought lunch out to the guys.  Many meals have been eaten out in the field....just part of being a farmer's wife!

Hot Hot Hot!

This heat is insane!  Everyday is up in the 100's and all I want to do is sit in front of the AC.  I guess there's not a happy medium.....I complained when we were getting all of the snow earlier this year and now I'm complaining about how hot it is.

My poor little plants don't stand a chance.  I put them by the door so I would remember to water them, and I still somehow forget to water them.  They might be past the point of no return, but I watered them one last time to see if they would perk back up.  Coy said he hopes I take better care of our kids than I do of the plants.

Couch to 5K

I started the "Couch to 5K" program this week.  If I stick with it, I'll be running 3 miles in 8 weeks.  It starts out running for a minute and then walking for 1.5 minutes over and over.  That doesn't sound like much, but it gave this overweight girl a workout.  There's even a handy Iphone app that tells you when to run and walk.  I think I can, I think I can.....

Canton and Curtains

Mom and Becca came into town this weekend.  On Saturday, we went to Canton.  The one thing I wanted was an old window that I could paint and hang in the bathroom.  I finally found one with all of the glass panes and in decent condition.  I also found some little salt and pepper shakers to put on a shelf in the kitchen.  I enjoyed looking at the junky stuff better than all of the nicer things.

I also needed some curtains for the kitchen.  There are six windows to cover, so making some would be a lot cheaper than buying them.  I found some material at Hobby Lobby and my wonderful mom started sewing.  After she made three of them, I did a little bit of the work.  I only messed up once, but it wasn't anything a seam ripper couldn't undo.  I love the new curtains!

Here's a video of the sewing adventures.

We're taking it easy for the 4th of July.  We planned to go to the little celebration in the park, but it was canceled so they didn't burn the town down with the fireworks.

VBS



This was my first time to help at Vacation Bible School.  It was a New York theme and the kids put on a musical on the last night.  Those songs will be stuck in my head for a long time!

Cutting Silage

Coy's cousin, Tricia, was getting married today.  Coy was waiting all day for the silage guys to come and they finally showed up 3 hours before the wedding.  I was doubting if Coy would make it to the wedding because he had to get the silage crew set up.  Once they got started, he came home and got ready.  On the way from the ceremony to the reception, we brought Todd to watch the guys work.  Todd loved the big trucks and the loud sound that the Claas choppers made.

 Coy had to cut this for silage because of the drought.  This was his fourth corn crop and the fourth year in row that we have been in a drought in June.  Coy told me that this is his last year for corn. He also told me if he decided to plant corn again next year to punch him.  It looks like from now on he's going to stick with wheat and maize.  It was pretty dry early on in the year, and then we got some pretty decent rains later on.  It seemed like it would be "the year of the corn", and Coy was very optimistic about it.  However, at the end of May into June, we didn't get a drop of rain. It was over 100 degrees nearly every day and the wind was blowing up to 40 mph.



Green Monster

I am really bad about drinking milk and eating enough fruits and veggies.  I found something that solved that problem!  It's a Green Monster Smoothie.  It doesn't look very appetizing, but it's actually pretty tasty.  You start with milk and add any fruit that you like.  (I started with strawberries and bananas.)  Then, add a handful of spinach.  You can't taste the spinach in the smoothie.  Once you get past the green color, it's yummy to drink.