Wednesday, December 18, 2019

We Bought a Farm: A Team




It was a cold at the farm today. While Monday we were outside in our t-shirts and celebrating 68 degrees with a picnic in the grass in our bare feet, today was in the 40's. And tonight it will drop to 19. While Minnesota-Wendi would have loved that temperature, Tennessee Wendi would prefer it was warmer.

Jacob picked up a load of sawdust for the garden today so despite the coldness, we needed to get the truck unloaded. All four kids helped. They worked to load up the wheelbarrows and then the grown-ups took the sawdust down into the garden for the dump.

I've learned ... doing work with people always makes it better. It doesn't even matter if you are talking. Working by yourself has its own beauty and serenity. But every activity is better with people. 

By the end, Abigail and Hannah were up on the top of the pile in their stocking feet playing and rolling around. 

And yes, what I am wearing is silly. I want to be comfortable and warm. 

And so I was,


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