Long Week

It was a long week here on the farm. With harvest in full swing and no rain breaks, we were weary by Saturday night and ready for a day of rest. We had a good week, but it was not without its trials. Our auger wagon tractor is still in the shop waiting to be repaired. Saturday we finally got the needed parts from a salvage yard in southern Illinois. The hitch on the honey wagon broke, so number 2 son didn't get as much manure hauled as we would have liked. After being in the shop to have a head gasket replaced, our tandem truck is back on the farm. The first day of use the cab filled with smoke. It seems a mouse built a nest in the heater wiring. After this problem was taken care of, the truck started dying unexpectedly at inopportune times - like driving down the road. The problem is in the wiring because our ace mechanic (my father) found shorted wires and wires with the insulation melted off. So, the truck hasn't seen just a whole lot of action yet.
It was warm but beautiful harvest weather and our local cooperative elevator set records for the amount of corn they received. On Friday alone, they took in 309,000 bushels of wet corn! As a result, there was some long lines at times waiting to dump which slowed progress. We also ran into a little bit of down corn from a wind storm this summer.
But despite the setbacks, all in all it was a good week. We have much to be thankful for - including this day of rest.

Rest from your labors on this holy day, and give thanks to God.