Tales From the Farm House: The last 48 hours

It's been CRAZZZY around here and it's only going to get worse (all in a good way tho). Since my last post C'man got sick. Monday night he lay on the couch with DH when he said 'oh I have a baby in my tummy' to which we said WHAT??? 'yeah he says baby kittens'. LOL! Well I'm thinking now, hindsight thing going on, that his tummy must have been gurgling getting ready for what was to come. Before I go to bed I do a last tucking in of everyone. I found C'man laying in a pile, and i mean a PILE, of puke. I will NEVER eat or look at the pasta bake things from Pizza Hut the same again. I'll spare you all the details.

That was the only time he was sick but continued to run a fever. He is still coughing like crazy, like he's hackin up a hairball. I'm like good grief kid get it up and out! Tuesday we did all go outside, etc Both kids got to take a ride with DH while he spread fertilizer on the hay fields. I have a video I can post.

Last night (Tuesday) was my monthly Central Committee Meeting. I really enjoyed it. We had a variety of 'men' there running for different offices. One of them being State Central Committee of which my dad has been on and not running for reelection. I had the opportunity to represent one of they guys running. However a gentleman by the name of Ted Spoar who also is on the SCC. He ended up talking for quite some time about the condition the Republican party is in IA, which is not good. But anyway he was so entertaining to listen too. He ended up 'endorsing' if you want to call it that, the gentleman I was representing and another one running for re-election. He was a hard 'act' to follow, so i said very little which was just fine too. Ted has a blog too, haven't had much time to read it but if you're in to politics it's a sure one to check out. It is http://therealsporer.blogspot.com/

In addition Steve Rathje was there and he's running against Harkin. I'm not sure what I think of him. He spoke like he'd given this speech 1001 times. Which, I'm sure he has. But to me he seemed like a 'typical politician'. I didn't feel connected to him. That being said, he's running a hard battle and we need to get Harkin out of there. I will throw my support behind him for that reason. I think i should probably do more research on the guy but as of right now, i wasn't real impressed. Per another important person in my life, they felt the same that I did.

So yeah, I didn't get home till after 9 pm and had to make an egg dish for MOPS today. (http://www.mops.org/) Finally by 1030 i was able to get to sleep. No more pukes either!!

Today (Wednesday) was MOPS in the AM. C'man stayed home with DH. They rode in the tractor ALL AM. But this AM when i went upstairs to get C'man he said to me 'i have to go see Jo-Jo' I said oh sweetie, do you think JoJo will make you feel better??

He then said I have to go to 'kankato' (mankato) and watch the Hockey." I tried to tell him she's playing V-ball now but he wasn't liking that.

Anyway, this afternoon the men, took two this time, came to fix my dishwasher. I tell you what!! I'm so sick of washing dishes by hand. That's for the BIRDS!! They called me while I was out walking. Which was divine. I walked 30 min while i talked to my FFS. It was just perfect weather out and so fun walking and talking, although i was like gasping for air and the road was rather busy. I said to her you know i better never hear how come two women have to use the restroom together, b/c i have 2 men in there now putting a new door on my dishwasher' Seriously tho, i see so many time where it takes 2+men to do the job one can!? Just me???

Speaking of jobs. We started tearing up the large piece of cement where a corn crib once stood (thank you WIND for taking that thing out, to bad it's taken us like 3 years to finish cleaning it up) So yesterday DH and I worked on that. There is a lot of great dirt out there that we will be using to landscape around the house. Anyway i decided to start filling in along the driveway. Awhile back we had a water leak and in trying to find it, we had to do some major digging. We actually thought it was under the driveway. But it wasn't (a garden hose was left on!!!) But we won't go any further then that on that subject.

I don't mind working hard. I detaseled for one summer, that's hard and hot work. I don't mind getting down and dirty, etc BUT do not expect me to camp. I'll camp if it's a camper with shower,(no thanks for the public ones, you know what could be all over that floor??) oven, (don't like fires b/c they make me stink) however I'd prefer delivery with plastic plates for easy clean up. I'll discuss further in another post.

We've been needing to fill in where it dug and i took the challenge on. Here's some pictures:

Thinking there HAS to be an easier way then lugging that big and heavy bucket i got the wagon. It still was hard dumping it but from the next picture you can see i made some progress.

C'man awake and wanting to help. 'He said after one scoop, "This is hard work" 'r's are silent. I'm like yeah i KNOW!

AT this point I'm thinking wonder what it would take for me to learn to drive that tractor. I'd be a lot further then i am now!!

OK now I'm done!! My back is killing me, the sun has gone away, I'm cold and you know what DH probably won't like how i did it. While I laid on the ground the cat 'apple' was playing so cute.

This is as good as it'll get and judging from the horrible weather forecast they predict, I'm thinking this will all be washed away by Monday and I'll have totally wasted my time.

Screw it folks. I'm done:) Now the cute cat and kitten: