My horses are complete pigs, they have been consuming a whole bale of grass in just a few days. I made Luke move a second bale feeder into their pen because two of the “outside” mares don’t seem to get the same amount of bunk space. Poor Blondie always gets picked on. I call her Blondie, not just because she is a palomino but because she is prone to knicks, scrapes, and not always very street smart, or should I say pasture smart.
Finally, we are approaching the end of soybean season. We got done with ours a few weeks ago, but then we have stopped and cut beans for a few neighbors. One guy had several fields to cut so he took the longest. Another guy has been patiently waiting, but he only has 50 acres. So, once they get moved it shouldn’t take long. I have spent a few days this week helping move them around from field to field.
Many people have asked when the cotton will be picked. The cotton may take a while to get picked, or stripped. We certainly are not set up to pick cotton in any shape or form. We will get in line for our field to be picked. The bowl opener has been sprayed on the cotton. This is our first year to plant cotton, and yes, it is a bit of a risk. We really have no experience, and the costs associated with production are high. There are only a few of the new round bale pickers in the area, but they are sure to be busy. A new one costs $800,000 plus net wrap. Seems reasonable. (Ok that was me being sarcastic.)
However, this is one crop that seems to be making producers money. West of Pratt near the cotton gin. nearly every inch of ground is planted to cotton! I took a picture of Weston out in the cotton, he was pretending to sing a song much like the “Peterson Farm Bros.”
Addie has started basketball season. It’s not her favorite sport, but she does enjoy the running around and hanging out with friends during the season. The season should last until the second week of January. She has three games next week, isn’t that crazy? Allie will want to play rec basketball again I am sure. Weston told me he wants to do sports, that is scary since he is the most competitive of the three kids. Just playing a board game can be a major event for him.
Addie is also on the end of a project she has been working on for Veteran’s Day. She interviewed my grandpa, and did learn many things about him and the Navy. She has been complaining that other kid’s parents are writing their papers, and doing their project boards. I just tried to assure her that someday that will catch up to them.
Allie has been working very hard on her piano pieces for Christmas. I am surprised how much she has practiced being honest. Weston like to bother her while she plays. He also loves to try and play her trombone. She got to spend the night with a friend for her birthday. They went roller skating and she now insists she wants roller blades for Christmas.
Weston had his cousin Levi over and they seemed to enjoy going and playing in the girls’ big closet upstairs. Both girls were mad the boys had been in there, but come on, they had not even opened that closet for months.
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