Garden City, Kan. – Taylor notified me earlier last week that she, Colten (her husband-to-be) and Callie were coming out to see us over the weekend. I sort of held my breath for the first couple of days thinking something might happen and they wouldn't...
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="683"] .[/caption] Manley, Nebraska - It’s about that time that things start really changing for us. It’s time that we look around and see that there’s nobody but us to determine what our future will be. Nobody will be there to tell us...
Louisville, Nebraska—My days aren't slowing down and they're all starting to run together. And I kind of hate it. The Z Crew got moved to Garden City, Kansas, on Tuesday. How in the world has it already been almost a week!? We pulled into the camp...
Shattuck, Oklahoma—I always have a really hard time titling the blog posts. I usually ask the family for help and run a few ideas past them but they shrug it off. But tonight when I asked Dad he said, "Call it The Smashed Flip-Flop!" And I...
Shattuck, Oklahoma—It has been a slow start but we’re in the field! The weather’s dried up and we’ve been in full-blown harvest mode, and it’s crazy how time can get away from you. Over the week Mom and Dad have been able to get roughly...
Shattuck, Oklahoma—Well, folks, we tried it yesterday. And it’s still too wet. On the bright side, the weather forecast for Shattuck looks like it’ll be hot and dry for the next week or so. Late yesterday afternoon, the moisture tested at 14 percent. Test weight is...
Manley, Nebraska—I can’t begin to tell you how frustrating it is that we are still sitting at home. Instead of sitting at my kitchen table at home in eastern Nebraska, I would much rather be sitting in Oklahoma waiting on wet wheat to dry with...
Manley, NE: Ahh...
Jordan, MT/Louisville, NE: Summer 2014 started a little rocky. Without jobs in Texas or Oklahoma due to drought/frost, no one really knew what the rest of the season would be like. Thankfully, it was better than most expected and some farmers even had the best...
Limon, CO: The last few days have been filled with nothing but sunshine, dirt and a whole lot of highway. And I wouldn't have it any other way! Mom and Dad finished cutting in Garden City on Monday evening. Tuesday was spent cleaning the combine,...