Well this is a great day for
our service people. I remember once being in the jungles of Central
America wishing that I could spend Memorial Day with my family. I
asked my boss and he said no. Told me when I became a veteran I
could celebrate those days. At that time I was not a veteran I was
on active duty for the Army.
So now days I am glad to be a veteran and
to be with my family on holidays like this. I am grateful to all the
vets that have come before me and all those that have followed me. I
know the price of freedom has a price and glad that we pay it on a daily
basis.
We rushed to get the house all spiffed up
and have it ready for guests. Rick and Christy came for the
weekend. Jeri and Leonard also came on Sunday. They will never
know how grateful they should be. I saved their backs and hands that
is for sure.
Sherry has a book on Pole Barns and was
convinced that if we ordered the lumber and had it delivered then my
Brother-in- Law (Rick) and my Father -in- Law (Leonard) could just built
it. It would be bonding time for us. What with their
help and the boys we could just get it done.
I have the feeling there are not too many
relatives of mine that want to bond with me. Then again I could be
wrong. I wonder if we could have some family members
stop in the day we clean the chicken coop out so we could
bond.
My nieces are so cute. They wanted
to ride the lawnmowers. So I got them out and let them cut about one
acre of grass. Now the word I got, was this sure is fun then after a
while it started to feel alot like work. I guess there is no fooling
those city girls. At first glance some might not know all the love,
Sherry and I have for others. We just want people to have a farming
experience. My parents must be the same way as my father keeps
inviting me up to Nebraska. Something about some bonding time.
I think they must love me a lot also.
I sent Katlynne out to round up the
geese. One of the geese came after her flapping and hissing.
After the screaming was over she very politely came in and let me
know that she was not really an outdoor girl. I did see her go
outside later when they were loading up to go home. She was very
cute. We were out holding the baby ducks and she was very nervous
about them biting her. I have heard of this before. Working
long hours in EMS and Emergency Rooms we all feared the calls when a child
would come rushing in with duck bites.
My niece Hannah I do not know what to make
of her. She is one of a kind. On Sunday she spent the day
following Phillip around. Phillip now has a four wheeler.
During our small engine class the instructor showed the students the
importance of having a clean air filter. So all of our equipment has
either a new air filter or the filter has been cleaned many times.
Well she watched Phillip take apart that four wheeler many times and clean
the air filter. When Phillip came in he smelled like gas. We
were all sitting around the table and commented on the aroma. Hannah
informed us that she liked the smell. Hard to tell what the future
holds. Just picture the look her father will have on his face the
first time she walks into the house with that I am in love look
on. When she proudly tells all that will listen that he is
wonderful and he smells like 10W40.
Emily enjoyed riding the motorcycle.
I was showing off to her as we rode the roads. I have a CD player on
it and I was switching the songs from the out side speakers to the
headsets in the helmets. When we got back she kept telling everyone
that I was singing to the songs and I was an awful singer. I think
she was hearing the songs thru the headsets. Then again who do does
not sing to Conway Twitty’s “Hello Darling.” I guess my
chances of being on the Gong show are greater than American Idol at this
current time.
The fish did get on the hooks after some
coaxing. Rick caught a nice bass and Hannah caught a catfish.
Emily caught a huge catfish but was unable to get it to shore. Next
time we will have the tractor out there to help pull it in. She has
fishing in her blood. There is something magical about getting a
fish on a line and pulling it in.
This week we will be busy filling out
grant forms. Met a lady that had a green house and filed for a
$2,500 grant and was awarded it, for growing a few blue berries. Boy
will we be generating ideas for grants this week. This sounds like
an even better deal than that extra mailbox.
From the fields , of the Morning Glory Farm
Sherry and Rick
O'Mara
