September 17, 2026 Two Steps Forward; One Step Back

 I should be in the shower, but first a bit of mental cleanup. Please understand, I'm not bashing, simply airing my frustration.

Fall is my all-time favorite season.  This fall is, unfortunately, following a very familiar pattern I'd hoped we'd avoid.  The farmers are doing their usual panic in the disco, either in prep for harvest, or complications in beginning.  This means more calls, more time running into the country for Randy.  The farm kid in him just won't let him turn them down.  Of course, there are those for whom he won't work anymore, and jobs he isn't doing anymore, but right now, if it doesn't have to do with the shop or Kiwanis, my dear man has the memory of a goldfish.

One thing I'm trying to impress on him is that he's not doing the farmers any favors by bailing them out because as long as he makes himself available, as they will never look for anyone else.

Jennifer recently put in one of those screen organizers to keep track of everyone in her family: work, school events, appointments, etc.  I won' t spend the money on one, and here is why.

I have everything on my phone.  I also have a large desktop calendar where I write it down so Randy can check it.  He doesn't check it.  So doing it electronically makes no sense, he won't check that either!

I'm beginning to think he does that so I can feel useful.  Sure, I love reminding him every day prior to appointments, meetings, or what have you, only to have him give me a blank stare the day of, like he hadn't heard that before. Or, my favorite, telling me I hadn't told him at all!

I do understand his brain is busy. I just wish it was busy with other things. We are in that stage where we have things we need to address together. 

And, with that, I'm off to make myself presentable so I don't scare animals or small children.☘


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