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[DIANE W]

Diana.... i can only imagine how tough it is for you and other farming people at times, i think there are positives to both lifestyles.

It must be lovely to have the freedom not to be tied to a regular job, you know what i mean, like you have to answer to someone all the time. Glenn is his own boss so to speak, but with that comes the big responsibility of not having a regular wage, and the worry of farming life.

But like you say ....... thankfully it always seems to work out, despite the tough times, and that is a good thing.

[DianaB]

It is a hard job......because you are your own boss. That means you don't just take off on vacation or do a lot of things that most people get to do. And trust me......there is ALWAYS equipment that needs to be worked on!!

[Janet]

I honestly don't think I could handle the stress of being a farm family. It would be a bit different if I'd grown up around it all my life and was use to it. It's bad enough living from week to week or so now and I don't have to worry about weather. I'm grateful to all the farmers and their families though that put in all that hard work so we all can eat.

[DianaB]

Farm life is different and with my Mom and Dad having regular jobs and an income every week it was hard to be a farmer's wife. I've learned to leave it all in Glen's hands. If anything ever happens to Glen I'm going to be in a pickle!! I guess that my son, Feyn, would have to help me figure everything out. It doesn't help that Glen's grain is mixed with Feyn's and Mark's........However he does keep a record of things on the computer.

Our money come in in large sums.......you may have a lot of money one day and it's gone the next so you never get too excited about having money!!! The bills are huge. I go and get parts for the equipment and I may carry out several hundred dollars in a little sack!!

It's the way of life that Glen grew up with so he's used to it. I hate the amount of money that we have borrowed......it's a lot!! But you have to borrow money to buy ground......and you have to have ground to farm.......then you have to have equipment to farm......and living expenses!!!!

[judy]

I hope you all get rain really soon! It is so hard to have to rely on the weather to make a living!

[DianaB]

It is. The weather is always a concern......too much rain.....not enough rain......too cool of temperatures......too hot of temperatures!!! Always something!! However.....it's been good to us and our kids were raised with Mom and Dad both around a lot. The kids used to go with Dad in the tractors and combines.....and played at the shop with him around. I can't complain too much. Farming doesn't work for everyone.......and we've had friends that have gone on to do other things. God has been good to us!!!

We did get some rain last night. A half inch on some of our fields.....a little more here at the house. Hopefully it's a break in the weather and we'll get a little more.

[Janet]

That's great that you did get some rain. We got a little, but not much. Suppose to stay in the 90's with no rain in the forecast. It's so sad.