I didn’t think anyone read this and all of a sudden I have received about 4 emails asking when I am going to update the blog again. Sorry for the delay I thought I was wasting my time – I will try to be more diligent on keeping up with the blog. I promise.

This past week has been a catch up week. It is the last official week of summer for the family. Payton started 1^st grade today and I officially start back tomorrow. Delana can’t wait to start school too but she has a little while to go.

The wet weather and humidity has cause a few problems with the cows. Milk fat is dropping and we are seeing some sore feet. Must be the mud they are having to walk through. Kevin sent me out after the cows on Sunday. He said I needed to walk because the lane was too muddy for the ATV to go through. Now I thought ATV’s were made for the mud – my mistake. So I took off as the nice wife and walked to the pasture. The cows took their time and 20 minutes late we all arrived – full of mud. I felt like I had just gone to the spa.

Saturday we lost a some beans – we have been lucky enough to have only a few blow down from the hard rains like our neighbors. A car forgot how important it is to yield at an intersection (especially when you view is block by 7 foot corn). Both the car and an on coming truck ended up in the corner of the beans. The police man said the insurance would pay for the beans. Might be interesting filing that claim!

Things are really taking off in the garden and the fields with all the rain and humidity. We had over 3 inches this week alone.  Area’s around us are flooding and near the Quad cities: Moline, Davenport, Bettendorf, & Rock Island; they are starting volunteer evacuation.

Stay dry and if you have an extra hand you can come help me can beans and pickles; they are starting to really grow. Too bad my tomatoes are so far behindJ