Monday, September 21

 TERRY

I waited to write today as Greg, a PA, came to the house this afternoon.  He was here for an hour and I am hoping somethings will happen this week.  Terry is about the same but still we have hopes that she will improve soon.  Tomorrow a gal will come at noon to talk about a new service agency.  I have high hopes that will happen.  More later.

Terry's daughter Kim could not get on a flight today so she will drive tomorrow and that is pretty much a days drive at 9 hours or so.  As I said Allison from Preferred Home Services is coming tomorrow and I have hopes that visit will put us on a better program.  As I write now Terry is napping on the couch.

On to Farm Icons

Of all the equipment we had on the farm our Ford tractor was the BEST.  It had a foot clutch which meant that it was so easy to shift so I think all of us kids learned to drive in at a very young age.  I remember driving it some when I was 6.  The Ford had a plow, a scoop, and a mower that all attached to the drawbar.  It was also used to pull the drag, the seeder, the manure spreader, the rock wagon, the grain wagon and more.  Some of the great memories with the Ford are:

• attaching the scoop and getting sand up at the lake for my golf putting service!
• plowing with the two bottom plow and stopping in our tracks as I hit a rock below the surface.
• driving around the hay field cleaning up the loose hay with the rack behind.
• pulling the rock wagon as Dave and I did our best to play games which made rock picking half way enjoyable.
• pulling the drag on the summer fallow land to kill the weeds
• the Ford with the mower was used a little less after Dad came home with a lawn mower in the back of the car which meant we did not have to mow the lawn with the tractor.
• mowing the grass along the road side with the mower that attached to the draw bar
• putting the scoop on and dumping loads of old manure on Mom's garden
• using the scoop with the scoop at a 90 degree angle to smooth out the barnyard on the south side of the barn so I could play ball against the south wall.  

I think every farm needed a Ford or such a tractor as the memories it created are priceless.

Here it is 4:30 and time to sign off for the day.  Of course my FP is only a distance memory at this time of the day!