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Fun times had by all today...haying, farming, and everything in between!

We started off the day pretty normally. I finished chores and met everyone out front where we figured out what we would be doing. Jeff and Ross went straight to the field and started cutting hay while Merle and Tina and I went and moved the fall calvers back to their pasture with four wheelers. We played drug store cowboys today;) We didn't have much trouble getting them back at all, it just took some time- as the pasture is a little ways away. The entire way Tina and I let Merle go up ahead and open gates while we ran behind them and talked about episodes of redneck wedding and how ridiculous people are when it comes to getting married. She decided she wanted pasture flowers in her wedding...I think I like the idea- cheap and pretty! haha

Anyway, we got them moved quite easily and then headed back home and split off in different directions. Merle and Tina went to they hay field to rake and bale and I went back to the farming tractor to finish my field. They got started pretty quick, but it took me some time. As I was greasing the first zirk my battery powered grease gun ran out of grease. So, I go to open it and put in another cartridge and as I do this the spring lets loose and pops out everywhere- leaving grease on everything in it's path, including me. O how fun. After fixing this small malfuntion I got everything serviced and managed to dump about a grocery bags worth of dust/dirt out of the air filer- probably a good thing I cleaned it. I finally got going and disked for a couple hours until I had the field finished up. So, I lifted the disk and pinned it and started to leave the field for home when I noticed one little strip that I forgot. So, being the slight perfectionist that I am I had to go back, take the pins out, let the disk down, and finish it up. After pinning it up for a second time I finally left the field for good. On the way home I met the road grader who was not the easiest to pass- I didn't even know that those existed out here-lol!

As soon as I got back I went down and disked up some bottom fields just for weed control and then parked the disk. I didn't have the pickup because it was still in the field so I went down and got my car and the list of things Merle wanted me to grab in town, and my list of things in town, and headed out. I got all the way to town when I realized that everything I needed to drop off or mail was left at home. It was 3:30, so I quick turned around and drove all the way back to grab stuff before every place I needed closed. So after killing a half hour just driving there and back I finally made it town and got everything I needed, including a much overdue grocery list! Then, I headed back home and pulled my tractor up to the shed to clean it out. I had to mess around with the air chuck for like fifteen minutes until I got it to fit and work, but finally I got going and at about that time Merle called and asked if I could come out and rake. So, I quick finished up and washed my windows when I noticed something rather important. One of my inside dual tires was clear off the rim just barely hangin' on. Hmmm, I have no idea how or when that happened but it could not have been for long, because the bead was still good and nothing was too beat up, so I lucked out. But now the tractor is parked completely in the way and the tire man will have to come visit again. But, I moved on and quick did chores and headed out to the field. We hayed until it got almost dark and headed in and ate supper. That puts me about where I'm at. Not too bad of a day, but something always has to happen! :p