Beet Harvest 2012

 Beet harvest is a favorite time of year...the smells, the sounds, the chill in the air. It is also the final crop to come out of the ground. Which means the end of another farm year.  We still have a couple weeks of disking and ground work to put the soil to rest for the winter but it is a much slower pace and not as critical as getting the crops into storage or wherever they may be going.

 

Just some disturbing photos to enjoy :)

Dead gerbil...I tried to revive him

The kitten is cute...the belly, not so cute!

I had a vein stripped...that even disturbs me!

This position could only be cute when performed by a kitten.

Fish eating dead skin....in the AIRPORT! Now, who doesn't want to sit on a pedestal in a busy airport and plunge their feet into a piranha tank?

Abandoned baby racoon's...nasty little buggers!

My really strange sister in law...carsick, drinking a ginger something or other. The only thing we could find in Europe for an upset tummy. She is a little dramatic..hahah

My untitled book..

Now, my book (still working on a name for it) has kind of been on the back burner. I am so busy harvesting sugar beets right now that I just don't have time for everything! (I sure hope..once again..that Stuart does not read this..hahah)  I need to get going on it before I forget even more details of the past few years.  I wanted to have my sons perspective in my book but if I want it done in a timely manner...I may have to finish it by myself..sniff sniff :(  My hope is that my book will reach out to other parents who have had the unfortunate opportunity to deal with a child that has fallen prey to the world of drugs and alcohol.  People often say that they don't understand how a family like ours could go through this.  We raised our children is a loving, christian home and never believed that something like this could effect our family.   Well let me just tell you right now!!! It can happen to anyone, anyplace, anytime! Our society has led our kids to believe that they cannot have fun in life without partaking in theses substances. It has become quite acceptable. The problem is that some are strong enough to move on after trying out this lifestyle and some have already been attacked by addiction. 

We have been humbled and strengthened by what our son has gone through and what we have gone through beside him.

Update....Sibling Rivalry!

So many projects...so little time! These are all things that I am in the process of getting ready to finish up for our store. The golf clubs are not a project :)  Just need to organize a little. Who left those there anyways? Dang kids!

Yes, this used to be a garage...it is now a storage/work area for "creating". My husband loves that the garage looks like this. His dream is to be able to park in here again someday.  For me, the garage is just an extension of my home. I don't like to mess it up by putting cars and pickups in here. That is crazy!

O.k. so we at Sibling Rivalry are a little slow at getting our store up and running, but believe me..there is a lot of work going on behind the scenes (that sounds so mysterious huh?).  My middle sister is working on our website and my oldest sister is...ummm....I don't really know.  But I know she has some great things for our store.  All handmade and very unique. My mom is also busily saving her wares for our store.  I am not sure how she fits into the sibling part...but she has good stuff so we will allow her to "play" with us! I will start posting some before and after pic's on the things that I am working on. So exciting!!