Farming At It's Best

When I was home this weekend visiting my wonderful fiancé, I was able to ride along in the combine and in the trucks to dump corn as they were harvesting!  Friday night and Saturday afternoon I went out to join Logan and keep him company in the combine.  I always enjoy corn harvest because it is much more exciting than bean harvest, and it is just so relaxing!

(Don't look down at the corn in this picture, or you might get dizzy.  This is what type of quality you get when you take a picture in a moving combine.)

The guys were going to take the day off on Sunday, just because they had been working had all week long.  Well, Logan informed me on Sunday morning that they were going to do a little family picking.  Logan's dad, Roger, was going to run the combine, his mom, Michelle, was going to run the grain cart, and he was going to dump trucks.  So of course, since I will be in the family soon enough, I rode along and helped Logan dump.  

As we were driving back to the field after dumping one load, Logan got a text that said one of the bulls was out.  A few choice words may have been said, and when we got back to the field with the truck, we jumped in the pick-up and headed over to where the bulls are at.  Once we got there, sure enough, there was a bull standing right in the middle of the yard outside of the fence.  Logan decided that we were going to try and get this bull into the barn and lock him in there so he can't get out again.  After multiple tries, we had to go to plan B.  Logan went and opened up a gate for the bull to go into.  As he was pushing the bull into the designated area with the pickup, I am running to close the gate behind them so the bull doesn't come back out. I meet Logan and the bull in the new area and Logan tells me I need to get in the pickup and drive back and forth so the bull stays cornered as he opens another gate.  I do as I am told and keep the bull where he is supposed to stay.  Logan opens the gate, and the bull walks right in where we want him to go.  We locked him up and made sure there was no way he could get out.  And that, Ladies and Gentleman, is how you put a bull back where they are supposed to be. 

Farm Girl Tip #107: I've said this once and I will say it again, if you ever get the chance to ride along in a combine during corn harvest, DO IT! You will not regret it!!

Farm Girl Tip #108: Always know that when you go out to do something, (like ride along in the trucks to dump corn) you will MOST LIKELY have to stop what you are doing to do something more important (like put a bull back in!!)  

***I should have known that this was going to happen...I think I've written about something like this before! I guess I don't take my own Farm Girl Tips into consideration!)

Garage Progress

I came home on Friday afternoon to find that our garage has been started! It is in its first stages, but we should have a garage for our vehicles to stay warm this winter!!

Farm Girl Tip #106: You never know what you will find when you come home for the weekend! In this case...a garage being built!

Shoot The Skunk

Living out on a farm, you never really know what kind of animal you may see outside roaming your yard.  Tonight, it was a skunk! 

As I was loading up my car to head back home for the week, Logan was standing outside on the concrete pad of the garage.  As I started to walk over to him to say goodbye, he stopped and said, LOOK!  I turned around, looked around, and finally saw a little skunk roaming around out in the hay yard.  When I turned around to talk to Logan again, he was already inside getting his shotgun.  So I waited as he ran back outside and over to the hay yard, took a couple shots at the skunk and killed it.  Like I said...you never know what you might find roaming your yard!!

In the picture you can see Logan going around the hay stack because the skunk was in-between some of the bales that are behind that big pile of hay.  Good thing he didn't get sprayed!! ;)

Farm Girl Tip # 105: If you are getting ready to leave and you hear someone say, "LOOK!"  Don't panic, it is probably just a skunk in your yard!

Bridal Shower #1

Yes, it is that time already for bridal showers! Most of you are probably with me that it feels like Logan and I just got engaged a few months ago! BUT...we are only a few months away from the big day! 

Last weekend was my first bridal shower in Brentford.  I was welcomed into the community with the help of family, friends, and community members.  It was a wonderful day to celebrate our upcoming marriage!  Thank you to everyone who came and showered Logan and I with gifts! :)

Here are a few photos from that day.

Many family members were able to come back to help me celebrate!!

And of course, we can't forget to show Logan with his favorite new gift......a waffle maker!!

Farm Girl Tip # 104: Logan and I are so grateful to have so many wonderful people in our lives! The kindness and generosity of people was definitely seen during this bridal shower! 

Country Birthday Present

My birthday was in July, and right before my birthday I had found out that my favorite country music group, Florida Georgia Line and Jason Aldean, would be playing at the new Denny Premiere Sanford Center in Sioux Falls!  This was the one and only thing I wanted for my birthday.  Well guess what I got for my birthday! Tickets!!

The show was a few weeks ago, and it was awesome! The new Premiere Center is unbelievable.  If you ever get the chance to go there, go! It is almost comparable to the Target Center in Minneapolis! It is huge!!  And for the music, Florida Georgia Line never disappoints, and Jason Aldean knows how to put on a good show!

Here are a few pictures from the event!

Florida Georgia Line:

 Jason Aldean:

Farm Girl Tip #103: Tickets to your favorite country music group is a GREAT birthday present!! (Hint Hint to whoever wants to buy me a birthday present next year!)