The above cloud formation was something we saw nearly every night since Saturday.

Since we finished on Saturday, the past four days seem like they lasted FOREVER!  The rain we received on Sunday morning continued on and off nearly every day. We were going to load up yesterday but it rained most of the day so we decided to wait one more day since there was no hurry to get to Deerfield.

What do you do with yet another day of no tv or internet? Well, we watched a movie, played checkers, played Yahtzee and then went out for supper to celebrate our final night in Oklahoma.  We went to Canadian, TX to The Cattle Exchange for a steak. This is a place that Zeorian Harvesting HIGHLY recommends! A reasonably priced steak that’s outstanding and the best bread pudding you’ll every eat (and it’s included with every meal).

 Callie and I playing Yahtzee

The Cattle Exchange

This morning when we got up, the clouds were thick and it was only 64 degrees. We did follow through with the idea of cleaning, loading and leaving Shattuck. It seemed to take us longer than it should have but we finally left about 4:00 p.m. We took one very brief break (to put gas in the pickup and in the Nasty and grabbed a pop) in Minneola, KS.  Callie was my copilot. She used to ride with me each time we moved but as she’s gotten older, she’s opted to ride with Taylor. I had the XM radio with me so she plugged that in and we listened to the music a 14 year old girl listens to.

Notice the clothesline. I have had THE BEST clothesline creations!

The girls were ready to get going! We were headed out to the equipment to start cleaning.

Callie waiting to find out what her job is.

I would love to know what Taylor was thinking at this point 🙂

Our brief stop in Minneola, KS

While driving and listening, it made me think about the days I rode with my Grandma in her pickup as she pulled her RV. I used to make her endure my music, too. However, Grandma and I had a deal. When I rode with her, I got to tune into “my” music for half an hour and then I had to endure “her” music for half an hour. This went on back and forth until we reached our destination. I don’t know what Grandma thought of the music she had to listen to but whenever I hear one of the songs I had to listen to, I hear her sing and it makes me thankful – thankful that I had to listen to those old country tunes which mean the world to me now! I wonder what Grandma would think of the music these days…

We pulled into the Deerfield, KS RV park right at 8:00 p.m. Taylor and Callie know the procedure and it took no time at all to get the cottage back to livable status. Having the extra hands to “tear down” and “set up” makes the world of difference.  We were back to “normal” in no time! Besides not ever knowing what day of the week it is, I will now start waking up with the question in my head…”where am I??”

Our home in Deerfield, KS

Tomorrow, Jim and I will head back to Shattuck for the combine, the header and Frank. The weatherman shows a couple more days of cooler weather and possibility of rain. Sunday shows a much warmer day. I’m sure we’ll see where things are with moisture as soon as we get everything here. A year ago, this area was already suffering through triple digit temps which lasted all summer. The wheat doesn’t look like it will yield what we’ve been used to so far this summer. This area hasn’t received much rain and is suffering from drought conditions. I suppose anything is going to be better than nothing at this point.

The very best thing about being where we’re at? We have TV and internet!!!!!!!!

Harvesting south of Dodge City, KS

This is right outside of Garden City, KS. I don’t know if these wind generators are built here or if this is a holding facility. I will find out!

Thanks, Callie, for being my on-the-road-photographer!