The Progeny
Rain, Rain!
It arrived early this morning, just before 5am. I doubt we got much over half an inch, but it certainly was welcome.
The detasselers, on the other hand, endured a rain delay. It was raining as they drove to the pick-up point, and as they waited for the bus, and as they rode on the bus, and as they waited IN the bus at the field, until about 11:00.
Then they worked in the sticky soil and didn't get home til around six. Got paid for the wait, though, so that is good. And as I said, they made up for the slack time with hard work in difficult conditions.
On the home front, Nolan finished up his school this morning, and Trevor came very close. He only has four more Bible lessons and we'll take care of that, next week.
In the afternoon I thought I'd take advantage of this morning's rain and clear a few of the myriad weeds that are growing better in the garden than any vegetable ever did. Some of the tallest weeds are still hard to pull, so more rain is needed. I even pruned a few roses. There's something about pruning roses that has a therapeutic effect.
And I needed a little therapy because any joy gained from school progress was promptly negated by discouraging conditions later in the day. For one thing, I haven't lost any weight this past week. So now I'm ramping up the exercise. Thankfully my leg isn't bothering me at the moment so I can increase my treadmill speed again...I'm almost up to where I was this past spring.
But never fear. It will soon be time for the young lads to hit their bunks. Carolyn is reading to them from The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, at this very moment. Then we'll have our Friday-Night-at-the-Movies, viewing something Ethan won't mind missing, since he's in bed.
Perhaps Schindler's List....I don't know. Frankly, I'm in the mood for something more lighthearted. No nap means I may have trouble staying awa.... Tweet
The detasselers, on the other hand, endured a rain delay. It was raining as they drove to the pick-up point, and as they waited for the bus, and as they rode on the bus, and as they waited IN the bus at the field, until about 11:00.
Then they worked in the sticky soil and didn't get home til around six. Got paid for the wait, though, so that is good. And as I said, they made up for the slack time with hard work in difficult conditions.
On the home front, Nolan finished up his school this morning, and Trevor came very close. He only has four more Bible lessons and we'll take care of that, next week.
In the afternoon I thought I'd take advantage of this morning's rain and clear a few of the myriad weeds that are growing better in the garden than any vegetable ever did. Some of the tallest weeds are still hard to pull, so more rain is needed. I even pruned a few roses. There's something about pruning roses that has a therapeutic effect.
And I needed a little therapy because any joy gained from school progress was promptly negated by discouraging conditions later in the day. For one thing, I haven't lost any weight this past week. So now I'm ramping up the exercise. Thankfully my leg isn't bothering me at the moment so I can increase my treadmill speed again...I'm almost up to where I was this past spring.
But never fear. It will soon be time for the young lads to hit their bunks. Carolyn is reading to them from The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, at this very moment. Then we'll have our Friday-Night-at-the-Movies, viewing something Ethan won't mind missing, since he's in bed.
Perhaps Schindler's List....I don't know. Frankly, I'm in the mood for something more lighthearted. No nap means I may have trouble staying awa.... Tweet
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