We are close to breaking a heat record today. They are predicting 90 degree’s the record is 91.

Things are starting to move in the fields near by. I will drive by a field on the way to work and by the time I come home it is all gone. Many of the large farmers are taking 200 acres in less than 9 hours. It will never stop amazing me how fast a field can be combined! So far most of the fields are corn but there are a few soybean fields being done.

Payton declare today a holiday from school – the first day of combining must be a holiday for a 6 year old. When I finally convinced him he needed to go to school and that he could come home early by riding the bus, he agreed to go to school. He made me promise to tell dad not to start combining without him. I hope he is not too terribly disappointed when he finds Kevin in the field when he gets home. I think he would be driving the combine by 9 if we would let him.

Kevin finished his corn silage two weeks ago. All of our hay is in the barns – although there are a few doing 5^th cutting for finishing 4^th this week.

Delana is on the washing path. She thinks we need to wash the Junior calf, Libby, that is going to World Dairy Expo – daily. Every day when I get home she goes and gets her pink rubber boots and says “Come on mom, Libby is waiting for us.” I am just glad the farm is not taking 20 head! It is amazing how much the kids love the farm but how they like the different sides to the farm.

Until next month. Enjoy early autumn. We are starting to pick pumpkins and put up corn shocks. Fall is here.