{"id":123923,"date":"2025-03-10T10:30:41","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T10:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/agriculture\/the-process-a-farm-wife\/"},"modified":"2025-03-10T10:30:41","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T10:30:41","slug":"the-process-a-farm-wife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=123923","title":{"rendered":"The Process \u2014 A Farm Wife"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Well, it\u2019s been about a year since we\u2019ve sort of, kind of, maybe \u00a0retired. I personally don\u2019t believe in retirement \u2013 I read it nowhere in the Bible. I think we just change what we\u2019re doing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">We went from field work, feeding calves, slogging through Quick Books to only moving cows in one fell swoop. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">How do I feel about it? Depends on the day, the hour, the minute. Can you tell I\u2019m conflicted?<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">It came way too fast. I\u2019ve only been here 52 years. I just figured out how to back up the merger without turning the steering wheel the wrong way on the first try for crying out loud. And now I\u2019m done! Think of all the other things I was close to mastering.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Son#2 and family are at the helm. And, if I do say so they are doing one heck of a job. And they are doing it all \u2013 just about &#8211; without our help. I\u2019m very proud of what they are accomplishing. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Yet, there are days, moments when I wish I was more involved. I see things I could do to help, and I\u2019ve offered help. They have their own crew and it\u2019s working well. And that\u2019s OK \u2013 until it isn\u2019t. Some days I\u2019m glad we aren\u2019t involved other days I long to step along side and help. Just give me a minute and I\u2019ll change my mind about how I feel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">I\u2019m grateful we are still moving cows. I love those BEBs (Brown Eyed Bossies). The one thing about that is we get a text randomly to pick up cows or told the morning of that cows need to be moved. It isn\u2019t always convenient when we are in the middle of a project.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Yes, I have projects \u2013 Farmer says too many. Myself, never-ending and now I have a warm body to help. But we\u2019ve stopped many an activity to help with the cows and are happy to for the most part \u2013 especially Famer if it\u2019s an undesirable project \u2013 which most are.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">As you can see this is a process. It\u2019s heart wrenching. One minute I\u2019m almost in tears because I am not an integral piece of the farm. I am saddened that Farmer isn\u2019t out on a tractor \u2013 something he\u2019s done his whole life. The next minute I can see future plans and projects that never could happen if we were tied to the farm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">But, dang it, it is hard to simply close the door and walk away.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">The clanging of the head locks, the mooing of the BEBS, the sound of the mixer wagon, the tractors coming and going all pull on my emotions and remind me of what was, is past and never will be again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">So, this process thing \u2013 it\u2019s tricky. One day I can be walking in to the grocery store fighting tears and come out laughing my head off. I sound a little psycho. Maybe the word process has roots in psycho \u2013 HA!<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">For those of you who are receiving the baton \u2013 be kind, be grateful, be patient and know the one passing the baton isn\u2019t off kilter \u2013 just processing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">For those passing the baton. Let go when it is reached for. Hanging on slows the race. Also, be proud, grateful, and encouraging even though there is pain involved. Having that baton in your hand for many years has worn grooves that will need to heal and fill in \u2013 which takes time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Now, I gotta find Farmer and get that project moving . . .<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, it\u2019s been about a year since we\u2019ve sort of, kind of, maybe \u00a0retired. I personally don\u2019t believe in retirement \u2013 I read it nowhere in the Bible. 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