« November 2015 | Main | January 2016 »
Posted on Saturday, December 12, 2015
Tree Down
We had a few days of heavy rain and strong winds that kept
us inside. The rain ended and then the temperatures were above 70
degrees. It was a record high for Nashville. With the ground being
really wet and the wind, there was a tree blown down on the side of the
hill. I started trimming away the small limbs and shoving them out of
the hay field with the tractor scoop as usual. I've cleaned up the
debris and Stacey and Linda picked up the small pieces, that we can burn
in the stove, as I cut them. Now it is time for Brent to come over and
climb up the side of the hill and cut the trunk of the tree away from
the root ball. 
I
estimate what is left at about 60 feet in length. Hopefully, we can use
the tractor and a chain to pull the tree trunk down to the field and cut
it up for firewood.
Posted on Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Edmonson County Homecoming
We met Pauline and Brent at the Edmonson County High School to watch
Kyle be an escort in the ECHS Homecoming. We arrived early so pictures
could be taken, then Brent asks me if I will take pictures of all the
contestants for the ladies he works with at the school. First we all sat
in the bleachers and watch the JV basketball game. The Homecoming
festivities were done between games. After all the contestants were
announced and walked to the center of the basketball court, then it was
Kyle's turn. 
When
the Little Misses & Little Misters had been announced, last years
Homecoming Queen and her escort were announced.
Then
the representatives of all four classes were announced and the Queen was
crowned. The girl in the white dress was crowned Queen.
Kyle
was a perfect gentleman and followed the procedure he had been asked to
do exactly as he had been instructed to do without any unwanted
occurrences. :-)
Posted on Thursday, December 17, 2015
New Silverado
We have a new Chevy Silverado thanks to the guys at Don
Franklin Burkesville Chevrolet-GMC.
They
searched the internet until they found the vehicle with the specific
options that we wanted, then they went and picked it up in another state
and brought it to their dealership for us. We traded our 2012 Silverado
in on the new one. When the deal was done, Stacey and I picked up the
truck and drove to the State Farm Agent's office and insured the truck
before ever going to the farm.
Now
I've put in the bed mat, installed the bed cover and we're learning how
to use the radio. The truck rides and drives great. Stacey and Linda
like the built in WiFi so they can surf the internet as I drive.
Posted on Sunday, December 27, 2015
Christmas 2015
We started our Christmas on Wednesday a little before noon. Stacey had
called Jason and made plans to take him to eat and exchange gifts, but
after I heard that Brent was planning on going to the Star Wars movie,
we changed plans slightly. We picked Jason up at 10:45 AM and went to
Glasgow. We ate, then met Brent's family at the theater and we all
watched Star Wars - The Force Awakens. Our entire group seemed to enjoy
the movie (if you liked the original movie you should enjoy this episode
too) After the show Pauline and Brent went to the farm with their kids,
but we returned to Jason's place where he and Stacey exchanged their
presents.
Afterwards
we returned to the farm and enjoyed playing with Julie and Kyle.
Thursday
morning we did some farm work. We moved several sheets of metal siding
left in the rafters of the equipment shed to the rafters of the pole
barn. Birds had been roosting on the metal and their droppings were
collecting on the tractors and vehicles parked below. A few days ago, I
had posted about a tree down on the side of the hill. Brent took the
chainsaw and climbed the hill to cut the base of the tree away from the
trunk, then I used the 4 wheel drive tractor to pull the tree down the
hill side. I kept pulling it through the hay field until I crossed the
creek. There we cut the tree trunk into sections and hauled it in the
tractor scoop to near the wood shed to be split later. Several times we
took breaks and sat in the new shelter house enjoying the record warm
temperatures.
Friday, Christmas Day, after 'sticky buns' for
breakfast, Julie, Kyle and Stacey passed out presents.
After
all the presents had been passed out, we all began opening and checking
out what we had received.
Christmas
night, Julie, Pauline, Kyle and Brent put on their pajamas they had
received as presents.
Saturday
morning we had breakfast then Pauline and Brent packed some of their
gifts into their car. Others were putting on their swimming suits. Once
we called and made sure the pool was open, we loaded into the Silverado
and went to the Wellness Center in Albany. We went swimming for a couple
of hours, then lunch at Major's Pizza and back to the farm. P&B finished
their packing, everyone hugged and away they went around 2:30 PM.
Stacey, Linda and I simply passed out for an hour or more, then made a
come back and watched some of the Pacer game on TV.
