May long... for my neighbours in Saskatoon last night it means midnight fireworks on the golf course... for many farmer's wives it means taking your boy to spring hockey tournaments... for farmers it means seeding (the odd year we are done by May long but not lately... and the odd year there are combines out)...... Continue Reading →
I felt something crawling down the side of my forehead… I lifted my hand up and grabbed it… took one look and placed it in the sink and crushed it with the backside of a spoon that was in there… I had a silent scream inside me but was in the middle of making a... Continue Reading →
the farmer's alarm clock goes off at 3:40 am... then 3:45... then again at 3:47... he gets out of bed, gets dressed and brushes his teeth using the flashlight from his phone so he doesn't wake me up... I consider that I should tell him that I am totally awake due to his three alarm... Continue Reading →
May is a big month... aside from the small thing called 'seeding' going on, there is spring hockey and baseball to get the kids to... there is a yard to take care of and a garden to plant... my birthday and Mother's Day all in the same busy month for the poor farmer to deal... Continue Reading →
and so seeding begins... after a snowy beginning to May we are finally in the fields... my mother-in-law handled meals this weekend and now it's my turn to get the supper bags out to the farmers... seeding is a bit different than harvest as far as a crew to feed goes... the amount of supper... Continue Reading →
Mondays are supposed to be my alone days... they are supposed to be a day that I get the housework and laundry done in silence... a day where I can ponder the events of the weekend and decide all the ways I should become a better person... everyone should get to be alone on Mondays...... Continue Reading →
have you ever ran into someone who is so 'put-together' that it makes you feel disgusting about yourself? it's not their fault that they are making you feel this way... they have every right to shower and be clean and water their flowers... but the sight of them just makes you feel like Pig-Pen with... Continue Reading →
I made two trips to Wal-Mart this weekend... once to get toilet paper and king size bed linens... the next time was to get king size bed linens that I had paid for and forgotten... and I blame it on a group of teenage boys... (the farmer and I are currently raising two teenage boys... Continue Reading →
so I got suckered into getting braces... almost botox too... it all begin with my oldest son getting braces about a year ago and then every appointment I take him to I see these adds for 'invisible' braces... and I think... I'm here anyways, maybe I should 'tidy up the chiclets' ... so I... Continue Reading →
i feed a farmer 