Still plugging away. Things are going good. Today was supposed to be the kids' last day of school before getting out for a two week "Spud Harvest" break. Russell was up night puking, so I kept him home, as well as Grace to help me take care of him during out busy harvest day. He seems to be feeling better tonight though, so we'll hope that he will be ready for the coming days of harvest. I have a million photos like usual, so here they are with some quick captions (as that is all I have time for)...
Look closely at this first one...
Dinner on a spud row...
Kids in the cellar...
dirty, dirty child...
grandpa's girl...
nobody said it was a clean job (and no, sandi, in the middle, does not have grey hair...it is called dust)
lily discovered the air horn...
david's parents...neither like to have their picture taken, so when I see a moment like this, when they're not looking, I feel so happy...
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this is Ralph, our hired hand...
grace working the line tonight...
lisa unloading spuds...
my mom and melanie picking...
carson working hard...
grace truckin' with my mom...
Lily, hauling her baby bear (oddly, also named Lily) through the field...
kate truckin' with grandma on her birthday...
Thanks for letting us come and glean on the fields! We'll be eating lots of potatoes around here now!
Posted by: Kim | September 28, 2009 at 02:36 PM
As always I'm so happy to discover your pictures, your work, your children stories... Your blog is my favorite for sure !!!! Thanks and keep sharing your so crazy life with us !
Posted by: Sophie | September 28, 2009 at 02:36 AM
Nice harvest pictures and I loved reading all about Kate - she is precious!
Posted by: Annette Hansen | September 26, 2009 at 07:43 PM
okay seriously how would it be to sort potatoes in short sleeves and capris/shorts! Shelley is soo much more warmer than out where we live! We would absolutely freeze to death!!! and it would always snow or rain too...
I love the smell of dirt, not rotten potatoes :)
Posted by: alicia.king | September 26, 2009 at 04:47 PM
OH this brings back memories! I used to do this every fall!
Posted by: Michelle | September 26, 2009 at 02:21 PM
Hello,
I love looking at your website and the pictures are absolutely stunning. Love all of your creations in scrapbooking.
One question I would like to ask........
when you access your website, since there are so many pictures from previous days, it takes forever to download. One suggestion is to only include the pictures for the day and have a link to older posts. Some websites already do this so it makes it so much easier.
Posted by: Kittie Murphy | September 26, 2009 at 12:39 PM
Amazing pictures - I love seeing the process of the harvest - it fascinates me! :)
Posted by: Lindsay | September 26, 2009 at 11:16 AM
Had to check in to see if you were sharing potato harvest pictures - so amazing! Ha! I don't know if I said this before, but I have the cutest picture of my son sitting in a wheel barrow full of potatoes, helping harvest Grandpa's garden. And I thought THAT was a lot of potatoes! Your food shots get me every time, too - I can't get my brain around cooking for more than 20 at Thanksgiving...
Posted by: Kirsten | September 26, 2009 at 08:11 AM
It amazes me what goes into harvest, and it happens around me every year. The picture of David's parents is great! It's them! The others are great too! It's so fun to see how everyone is growing up.
Posted by: tammy dixon | September 26, 2009 at 07:14 AM
You know what Sherelle, your girls are so beautiful, Lily will become a amazing girl, she's maybe hard to live now but trust me she has a strong character and will know what she wants, it is so important in the actual life.
Kate is so cute too, like a delicate flower, I can't imagine she is 3 now ! I remember pictures of her when she was a little baby...
(excuse my bad English)
Posted by: Valerie | September 25, 2009 at 10:34 PM