Is Harvest Over Yet?

I must say that this has been one of the longest harvest I can ever remember. Maybe it is the fact that I have Lyndin reminding me everyday how much she misses seeing dada or the fact that Will has been in the field everyday since September 25. Either way, it has been long and they are only about 3/4 done. Luckily it has been going smoothly with the biggest problem being the lack of storage due to the awesome yields.

Now with a few cows and the weaned calves at home, my responsibilities have picked up around the farm (as if I needed more). Since Will doesn't make it home before dark, Lyndin and I are in charge of animal welfare checks. She loves making sure everyone is doing good and will do whatever it takes to try to touch the animals. She loves playing with the calves, goats, sheep, chickens and dogs and I know they all enjoy the attention. It is hard to believe that in a few years she will be able to drive the skid loader and do the chores on her own, but for now, riding with mommy will have to do.

As hard as being a "single parent" during harvest is I wouldn't trade having my daughter grow up on a farm for anything. Thankfully I have a great support system of family and friends to help me out when I need some extra hands.

PS: After the last few rodeos Lyndin and I have had with wrangling loose cows, Will is finally going to get off early tonight to fix some fences. Fingers crossed that we can keep them from free ranging on the road for awhile.

Where is dad?

Lyndin and I got our job done of making corn stalk bales so to celebrate I took Lyndin to the park after work.

The bales might still be sitting in the field, but they are made and wrapped as they are talking rain tonight. So once again Will is working late hauling beans to try to beat the rain.

Last year lyndin didn't notice the absence of her dad during this time of year as she was only a month old, but this year she has defiantly noticed. She did a great job riding in the tractor with me but she was always on the look out for dad to show up. She gets to spend a couple minutes with him usually everyday as we meet to discuss what needs to be done for the night, but then she spends the rest of the night crying out for dada. She is truly daddy's little girl. 

Luckily she has her daycare family to make up for her missing dad as they give her extra snuggles, but her attitude has also grown and she makes her upset known. 

I hate to break it to her but life isn't about to slow down. We haven't even had the opportunity to wean calves and get them home, which is a relief to me as there are less chores in my shoulders. So I hope she enjoyed the break tonight as we got the opportunity to play at the park and run around outside and we even did some laundry and cleaning. 

Unfortunately, she won't get to see Dada today, but her is hoping she does tomorrow. IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR! RIGHT?