So, many of the things we do around here are joint ventures. Melissa and I garden together, care for the horses and chickens together, and generally collaborate on all manner of things. I made it through anesthesia school, in part, due to the support of everyone here at Thistledew.
And my standing joke during my senior year in anesthesia school involved a tractor as a graduation present to myself, and to everyone else for putting up with me during those long years. It wasn't entirely a joke, though - we really do need a tractor around here. And now we have one! We went to the local Kubota dealership and debated the merits of the various tractors. Here's Melissa, trying one on for size:
Everybody had different priorities for the tractor - the guys wanted a backhoe for some of the heavy work, and Melissa and I wanted a tiller. We needed a tractor that was big enough to handle the heavy work but not so big that we couldn't maneuver it in tight spaces around the farm.
We finally settled on a tractor that fit everyone's needs. We hope! And here we are at tractor school, with the perfect specimen! Isn't she gorgeous?
Melissa and I wanted to name her Bunny, because she came to us at Easter Weekend. But the boys vetoed that, and suggested an alternative - Smokey. This isn't a bad name - we live on the edge of the Smokey Mountains, after all. And I went to anesthesia school (and now work part-time) at The University of Tennessee, where the mascot is Smokey and the school color is bright orange.
Here's the real Smokey in his regalia:
And our own Smokey has already been hard at work, tilling the ground for our spring garden. But I haven't had the nerve to drive her yet!
8 comments:
John is envious!!!!! He has always teased that he needs a tractor! I am thrilled for all of you.
Mildred, tell him we'll bring out down any time he wants to play with it. It'll just take me a week or ten days to drive it down there! I'd better pack food and a sleeping bag, huh? :)
I am extremely and utterly envious !! This is all my boy friend has talked about since he moved here to the woods, he wants a tractor. But not in the cards for us. Too much money and not enough in the bank lol I need to talk the local neighbor into helping when I have hard pack dropped on the drive way. No way would I be able to shovel that all in.
What a wonderful present for you and everyone else too! I'm sure it will be put to very good use. Congratulations! :-)
Lisa, it took us years to be able to get one. It finally came down to paying someone else to do the work or buying something to do it ourselves - we'll see if we made the right choice!
Thank you, Daisy! Yes, we've already put her to work!
That's awesome! How about Ma-till-da Ground. heh heh. :))
What a great present! Maybe I should use that incentive on Wendell. lol I am having a hard time just getting him to do homework or even apply himself lately.
Enjoying this sunshine?
*hugs*
Debbie
How cool is that!!I would love to have and learn to drive a tractor(:
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