Kid-free weekend....almost

My brother Bill is in Texas. Dad is taking beans off. Dad needs someone to haul the beans to the elevator once the wagon is full. Bruce only had to work a half day on Friday since they are slow. Dad asked if Bruce could haul the wagons since Bill is not home to help out. Bruce says yes because he enjoys working with Dad. Mom decided to pick up the kids from daycare on Friday to surprise them and she figures that Dad should be done taking off beans about the same time.

I get to my parents house about 5:40 from work and the boys are there and waiting on Grandpa to come back with the combine. When he finally shows up, the oldest two go running out of the house in hopes of getting a ride. Mom and I follow a little slower behind with Justin. When Bruce gets back to the farm pulling the bean header, they have to go back to the "Sidney Farm" to pick up the wagons. Of course the boys want to ride along to do that. Neither one is in a car seat, but they would be royally upset if I said that one of them had to stay home, so I let it slide. When they get back, Dad is driving the truck and pulling three empty wagons while Bruce follows behind in his vehicle. Then we all walk out so that Dad can feed and check on the cattle. The whole time Nathan and Darren are peppering Dad with questions. Dad asked the boys if they want to help take off beans tomorrow (Saturday) morning assuming it is not raining. Of course they say yes, and they ask if they can spend the night. The grandparents think this is a great idea, so while they are eating dinner I go home and get some clean clothes for the older two boys. They do not keep Justin overnight because he is a lot to handle (refer to the poo incident) and the other two know what they are allowed to do on the farm. Then they called Saturday afternoon and ask if they can spend another night. I talk to Mom and she said it was okay, but that they were going to church that night, so I had to run some more clothes out to them.

On Sunday they didn't want to leave again, so I left the boys at Mom's and ran to Sears to buy some jeans for Nathan and Darren. Finally after much whining and tears, I get the boys to leave about 48 hours after they first arrived.

I think Justin was lonely over the weekend because he was kind of grumpy. Either that or he is getting ready for a growth spurt as he ate like a pig and slept a lot. It was kind of nice to have a relatively quiet house though.