Work

We wrapped up the fall work yesterday. After, it seems, many moons of agonizing and struggle we have finally finished the fall work. What a relief. We have about 20 acres of new ground to work on here in Nov. but that shouldn't be too stressful.
On a different note, topic, or discussion. Did you go trick-or-treating tonight?

Ramblings

I finished hauling manure today and plan to finish planting tomorrow. For this I am greatful...
Now onto other interesting topics and unsettling things I have heard. I heard on the news the other day that someone had been trying to sue God about something but because God couldn't be reached they threw it out of court.
I heard on Dobson tonight that a gentleman in Massachusettes (sp?) got thrown in jail because he was in a tiff with his school. They were trying to teach his preschooler about same sex marriage and things of that nature which the father was adamantly opposed to. The school higher ups actually called the cops and had him handcuffed and thrown in the slammer for the night. From what I could gather the family had gone all the way to the supreme court concerning the issue and hadn't been very successfull...
On a more light note the World Series was postponed because of weather. It seems that the commisioner, Bud Selig, has taken it upon himself to make up rules as he goes. Basically he got lucky because the game ended up being tied when he postponed it because of the freezing rain and slop they were playing in. Selig has been quoted as syaing he wasn't going to let the World Series end in like that. Meaning, if the Phillies would have been leading after the Tampa Bay Rays top of the 6th inning the series would have been over. Not just the game but the Series. They are finishing game five tonight starting in the bottom of the sixth....
It's a strange world we live in.....

It's Over

Just like that it is over. Done. Finished. You work hard for several days and then it is over. What a disappointment... But I guess I am glad it is over. It would get old trying to keep going at the pace for a long period of time. I am referring to the Fall Festival, if you haven't figured that out yet. It rained all morning and that affected how long people stayed on the grounds. I did notice, though, the people who came for the auction did not get up and and leave half way through. They sold 900 and some odd halves of chicken, I think. Mr. Irvan Swarey told me they served well over 600 free cups of coffee. That, my friend, is a lot of coffee. As far as a doller amount on the day. I have no idea and won't venture a guess.

Farming (And Other Stuff)

We sowed another 30 acres of barley today. I am hoping to cover another 35 tomorrow and then start on rye Friday. We shall see. I still have one big day of manure hauling left before we can finish planting. I will be so glad when this fall work is done. After we finish the fall work I have decided to go to a 3x milking schedule. (If we can work out the scheduling...)
This Saturday is our school sale or Fall Festival. Rachel and I will be involved with the auction quite heavily, along with Randy and Anita Martin. We love working with them and we are looking forward to it. I love this event. I love watching our church pull together in this way...

Hired Man

Fred Knicely took me up on my job offer this evening. For this I am grateful... Sonny and I are about ready to give up the ghost.
I have never had more than one person working for me full time so I am sure there will be a learning curve on my part.
I managed to disk 30 some acres of land today. Hopefully we will get some barley sowed tomorrow.
I think I am getting a cold...
Our school sale is this weekend... I always enjoy this and look forward to it.

Ooo Yuck

Why do children, when they turn 6-7 or so, start saying this when they see parents hug or even kiss. I remember saying this to my folks. I have noticed though, when my oldest daughter says "Ooo Yuck" she is always smiling... I always felt secure at home when I witnessed something tender between my parents. So, why the Ooo Yuck?

Still Analyzing

I downloaded the final mix of Drummer Boy last night. I am currently listening to it. I must say, Jon is sounding really good. I don't know if he has ever sung this good on an album that I have recorded with him. Jerry told me while we were recording that Jon was singing really well. He was and I am proud of him...
Oh, Jon and his wife were married 14 years yesterday... Happy anniversary...

Still Mixing

As I mentioned in yesterday's post we had several more songs to mix. They were all "big" songs and would be time consuming. I have been checking in with Jon all day and following the progress. The progress seemed to be quite slow. I was told the song was sounding really good. That is encouraging. We have photo shoot scheduled for tomorrow late afternoon and early evening, whatever that means. The album has to go to the production by this weekend for us to have it for our tour in Nov.

Stuff

After going to bed at 1:00 Sat. morning. Rising at 7:20. Mixing all day and knowing I had promised to milk Sunday moning, I was hoping to leave Alive Studios by 8:00 Sat. evening. That would have put me to bed by 10:00 or so. We left Alive around 10 wihich put me to bed about 12:15. Up at 3:30 and will be leaving in a few minutes for a program at Evergreen Baptist Church in Appomattox. I was scared to lay down after milking. I was afraid I would feel really bad if I slept for an hour and woke up feeling groggy. We still have three more songs to mix on Monday. However, I am not planning on going up. I think some of the other guys will be. I think the album is sounding very nice. If you are interested in ordering a copy you can email me at glen.dairyfarmer@gmail.com I try to check this several times a week. You can also use our website and send an email. However there is no information concerning the album up yet.

Mixing

Well, it has been a long day. We finished three songs today. We spent a long time figuring out EQ's. Then we spent a long time talking about all the different people Jerry knows and the people he has worked with. Very interesting... But, I think tommorow will be better. I think it will be more productive. We all hope so. I don't think we will finish so someone will have to be here on Monday. I can't come back, much as I would like to. Till later today, maybe...

Sprinkles

It is sprinkling this morning. I am glad. I have three loads to go to finish the field I am working on. I will try to get that finished this morning. I have to be gone this evening and the rest of the week. I will be back Sat. night and will be milking Sunday morning. I then have to be in Appomatox to sing Sunday morning and will be following that up with a program in South Boston at Faith Mennonite in the evening. This is a lot of running around. Friday and Saturday will be spent back in the studio mixing the Christmas album, Tiny King. I should be available for you to purchase by Thanksgiving. So, I hope it rains while I am gone becuase I wouldn't be able to work if I was at home so it would be nice if the rain would fit into my schedule so nicely...

Work

Well, well, well. Thanks to Sonny we got some hay baled today. Thanks to the folks renting our house we picked two-thirds of it up and on the trailer. We didn't unload it though. I managed to cover roughly 20 acres of ground with manure...
Lots to go yet and I am wore out...
Till next time...

Aleya

Aleya turned five on Sept. 27. It is hard to believe it has been five years since we headed to FL to pick her up. This picture was taken Sat. Oct. 4. I was taking her to McDonalds for breakfast for her birthday. I was planning to take her on her birthday but I was delayed at the barn and by the time I got in the house she had already eaten. She has always been one to eat the minute she wakes up.

VOP News

We have Ben's replacement. After close to a year we have found someone. We are looking forward to moving ahead. However, Ben will be sorely missed. I have high hopes that in a year or two Ben will be ready to return to the fray. But, for now, we are excited to announce the arrival of Joe Miller. His first singing engagement will be a laldies conference around South Boston some where...

Kaiden

Aleya & Kaiden