Rain, rain go away

Since we got here on Tuesday afternoon, it has rained all but one night since then. The wheat wasn't dry enough to start combining on Tuesday and all this rain hasn't helped. We have been able to round up several hundred acres to cut in this area once it does dry out in a day or possibly a few days. We are happy for that at least. Danny's truck was at the Ford dealer in Great Bend, but they were a month and a half behind before they could get to it. So Andy and the other 3 guys went there to load it onto the trailer again and take it to the Ford dealer in Hays that could get it in right away. Winston and Charlie were riding in the pickup that was on the trailer being pulled by the straight truck. they both had their seat belts on and the windows down and were reclined back in the seats. A trooper pulled them over and told them to get out now and ride in the front of the straight truck. He didn't give them a ticket but all 4 guys had to ride in the front of the day cab for a while. The Hays dealer had the truck done by Friday! I guess it was a high pressure valve that needed replacing.

This storm was coming in early Wednesday evening before it was dark.


The sky was dark in a hurry though! On Friday night sometime after midnight Jon & I both woke up when the wind really picked up and started shaking the camper pretty good. We turned on the weatherband and watched all the lightning everywhere in the sky. Severe Thunderstorm with winds in excess of 60mph and 2 inch hail possible. We all got some clothes and shoes on and took the pickups and parked them under the overhang of the activity center that is right by us. Both pickups fit at least if it were to hail. It was an amazing show of lightning, wind, and downpouring rain; but no hail here thankfully! Jon & I took 1 pickup to drive up the road to see if the combines had hail damage, they did not either. The other 4 guys were all back in their bunks when we got back, but as soon as we stepped into the camper Jon & I knew something was wrong, the camper was majorly downhill! We went back out and realized the camper was off the blocks and some of the jacks were messed up! The wind had blown the jacks right off the blocks, thats some pretty crazy wind. So we spent another 45 minutes getting everything set right again. Back to bed sometime after 3:30 but I couldn't fall asleep. As soon as I did the wind picked up again around 5am, another storm was forming but it wasn't as severe. It is probably like trying to sleep on a small boat on the ocean, I'm not really sure though. But I was thinking this time the camper is going to blow right over. In the end it did not, but it is an unsettling feeling.


Thunderheads building to the southeast of us on Saturday night. Other than storm watching the guys have washed the trucks and fixed some things on the combines. We have played a lot of cards. We are able to use the activity center here which has some really nice basketball courts and a new workout center, so we have enjoyed getting to take advantage of those things.



Happy Fathers Day to the Dads and Grandpas! We love you!