Summer Delights!

One of my favorite things in summer is Ice Cream. This year for my B-day, My Pardner got me an ice cream maker. One of those that doesn't take ice or salt...and only takes about 20 minutes to whip up a batch. So we have been trying all sorts of flavors....a few of our favorites...cake batter with butterfingers, peach, strawberry, huckleberry and our all time favorite...COFFEE!!! Here little man is enjoying some fresh peach ice cream. Little Lady pretty much sleeps through it all right now. Here she is just relaxin'.
And we finished millet harvest yesterday. I have to tell you a bit about this field...we planted tricticale (I do think that is how you spell it but not how you say it!) here this spring then grazed it heavy for quite a while...after that we planted millet as we had some seed leftover. Not knowing what or if it would yield anything we did not fertilize. And we got a wonderful crop! Yep we are all surprised!

Little man is riding in the combine with Daddy.

Comparison

Here is a picture of the 2H's at two months of age.

Do you think they look a lot alike?

Cooking Crisis!

This whole week the guys have been working at putting up two grain bins. The crew hired to do it and then the three of the guys here have worked everyday this week, except for wed., pretty much without stopping...not even for lunch! But both bins were completed today...now just the finishing touches. Anyways, because today was the last day the whole crew would be here, and it was supposed to be a cool, rainy day...I decided to make chili and cinnamon rolls for lunch. So early this morning started finding things to put in my chili and realized my kitchen was lacking chili powder!!!! Have you ever made chili without chili powder? Well just a word to the wise...DO NOT add cayenne pepper as if it were chili powder...speaking from experience! After cooking the chili in the crock pot for an hour it was time for the taste test.........and yes, after a glass of milk and some sugar my mouth was still burning! Now what?!?!? an hour and a half till this disaster is to be served! Long story short...after draining as much of the liquid off as possible and adding some beef broth, Heinz 57 sauce, a bit of ketchup, garlic, onion, a tablespoon of sugar and salt and pepper it was finally edible! In fact when lunch was over there was not a tiny spoonful left in the pot! Even though it was a hot day! I do have to say that is the first time ever we have not had leftover chili!!! So I think I have found a new recipe! Above is a picture of them putting the side on the little bin.

Post for Grandma!

Trip 1 in the Semi

Here is our little boy riding his tractor on the couch! Loading our stuff into Daddy's truck for the trip. We had to go and pick up two grain bins which are now being put up.
Helping Daddy put on the new hub cap

"talking" on the CB.