The realization of this picture is so true, it's not about "the hours" it's all about the acres.
1. You work in acres meaning that when the acres or cut, harvested, finished shall we say, that is when the work is done!
A normal day is 7 to 7... But who has normal days right?
2. The washing machine work is on overtime! We change clothes sometimes twice or three times a day. I can't stand sweaty or even overly filthy clothes....and this doesn't even count the days working with animals or in a smoking barn.
3. Sometimes we are praying for rain on the crops or just to have a break from work! Then there are days we pray for the rain to stop to get the work done. It's a very tough line when it comes to farming.
4. Dinner time is always soon! It never happens like clock work and can never be planned on a schedule! One night could be early the next at bedtime. So you always have to be on your toes.....preparation is key!!! Always having it ready per say is definite!
5. DIRT is my makeup!!! My favorite tshirt says this.....why fix your hair or slather your face in something that is gonna be wiped off. A Hat keeps a lot of dirt out and sun off your head and face. Sunscreen is the aroma of fragrance during hot times. U will all look the same out here!
6. The farm is always an adventure due to be tested for my kids. Always something fun to ride, drive, or maze through in the fields. The best place to find your creativity and something to play with is on the farm!
7. Nothing is free around here....work has to be done to pay the bills! Teaching kids at a young age to work for something instills the ability and knowledge that life has boundaries!
8. No such thing as a schedule...weather, temperature, work load.....all can be planned or unplanned due to the day! Kids/dinner/sleep all is work itself in progress.....having back up baby sitters and a cell phone is how you learn to manage your family and your daily work schedule.
9. Your house is cleaned......um.....when u can get to it! I eat lunch and clean....or while then girls are getting ready for bed....or how about those mornings before u walk out the door. U can always tell when it is a busy time of the year for us based on my house.
10. Never leave the house without toilet paper, a snack and a water bottle. Those 5 minute trips always are hours long and you never know when you get a chance to potty properly....and this girl likes to wipe!
Our passions drives our willingness to learn and be better stewards of the land! We don't see this as a job but as our life!!! Neither of us being raised on a farm....and yet we get to raise 2 girls on the land by Gods hand!!! And yet we are still growing ourselves....
"Hands in the dirt-hearts at work"
