Boys

I made a shavings delivery tonight to one of the local horse stables. As I pulled the truck into the barn I noticed a little blond haired boy standing there and instaily thought of my nephews) J.J.who has a heart of gold and who has indured more yelling and screaming than any of us would like to know and who now spends time at Mom's and Dad's houses, Bright; who wants to know how everything works, Zion; the out going one who is all smiles and kisses and Brave; dare devil and tough, who live on the other side of the world.

I invited that little stranger over so he could push the buttons that raise and lower the dump box on the shavings truck. I answered every question he had and as I was latching the back swing gate the little boy said "look at all the shavings we dumped." Then I jumped in the truck, told the little one to be good and  he said " take care of yourself."

As I pulled back onto the two lane and headed home the sun was setting, I turned up the radio as a classic county song rang through the truck and wished that what I had just experienced was with one of my nephews. But I know they are all in good hands and tonight boys I was in good hands.

Boys: Keep your head up, hands steady and feet moving and I'll see ya on the next one.

Labor Day Parade

Nothing brings a family together like a parade and I say this because for the last eight years the Brink family has been like my second or third family. Kris is the big Sister I never had she has let me have it when I have needed it and left a card or home cooked meal in my apartment when my world was upside down and if don't think we haven't had our share of disagrements then you haven't been around the farm much. But like most familys we get through it. Why?? Because there is work to do.

So anyway, I  brush hogged Aunt Rose's (Terry Sister) pasture Sat and then Sunday I  did barn work and had Dan and Mike over for a hay putting up party that consitsted of 450 bales along with help from Kris, while Terry worked on cleaning his truck and trailer up for the Labor Day Parade from Zeeland to Holland.

O, I forgot Terry and Kris made us load up two minature donekys to show off to the kids after the parade was over.

And Teagan, Terry's Grand Daughter was the official horn blower,

What was neat was watching how much Terry loves his truck and trailer, the animales, his family and how much he loves the life he lives when it comes to those things. And yea he told me how to stack the hay Sunday so I wouldn't need to get the hay elevator out and it worked great.

Terry has fully recoverd from being sick and rumor has it he is leaving tomorrow with the truck and trailer to haul some horses. So role on eighteen whealer horse cadilac, keep them horses moving.