Life on The Farm

I remember that one of my childhood dreams was to live on a farm when I grew up. My dad owned a little "farmette" that was more like a weekend hobby than a way of everyday life, but I loved helping him. I remember chasing cows, driving a tractor, and yes, even bailing hay! By the time I was a teenager, the "farmette" had been sold and the time spent there was just treasured memories. Who knew, that God was preparing me to truly live that childhood dream one day! No I don't bail hay anymore and I haven't driven a tractor in many years, but I love the land we are surrounded by. On a daily basis, we have beautiful views, cattle roaming by, the sounds of numerous farm machinery, and the challenges and excitement of "Life on the Farm!" Watching my husband carry on a 4th Generation family business and truly loving what he does, makes where we live, what we do even more special. I hope Ashley, Amanda and Will one day develope the pride and love for this life that Scott and I have.

Last winter the big challenge was weather! Thirty inches of snow made even the most routine of daily chores, harder. The John Deere made moving the snow fairly easy, but having snow piled everywhere was daunting. For days, Scott and his brother struggled through those 30 inches of snow just to get the job done, but it was beautiful(at least from my point of view from inside the house!). Scott loves snow, however, after last winter, he prefers it in smaller amounts!

This winter we have had a few more exciting things happen. The first was taking down two of the Harvestore silos. They had become very unreliable, difficult to keep in operation and very expensive to repair. So down they came. Fortunately there is a company in PA that does this, but Scott did work for them on the day the silos actually came down and he was exhausted! The view down our lane is very different now, but still amazingly peaceful and beautiful. Silos coming down, end of an era, but life goes on as usual here on the farm.