Tractor

Well we finally received our tractor after much waiting and gnashing of teeth. It is actually a little bigger than I remember but that is a good thing since we want to be able to do hay with it next summer. I am truly starting to feel like a farmer but I'm pretty sure I like that. I'm looking forward to getting some work done with it. We need to find a bush hog that will fit it and that is turning out to be quite difficult but we will continue to work on it.

The tractor is an International 560 (circa 1960) it is a 65hp tractor

with a two point fast hitch with lift,

and a front loader with a bucket and snow blade attachment.

It also came with a three bottom plow,

and 10 ft drag.


None of the above pictures are our actual equipment but they give you an idea of what we have. I will attempt to get some pictures of the actual tractor and other aspects of our farm this weekend as I will be taking the school's camera home for a few needed pics. Its all very new and exciting to us but we are learning as we go.

Pittsburgh and "Chipotle"

This last week I went to Pittsburgh for an ARM convention that dealt with risk and how to avoid it in the school environment. It was quite alarming and depressing all at the same time. There was some good things learned though. I also never realized that Pittsburgh was such a beautiful city. Its seems very small (at least down town itself) but being set on the rivers and all it has a very mystical feel to it. I'd like to go back sometime when I have more time and its not raining on me the whole time.
Adam went with me and so we had a good time with the little bit of free time that we had available. I actually got to experience a very unique thing while we were there. I ate at a restaurant called "Chipotle".







Katie I'm sure you will know what this is but this was my first time eating there. I must admit that I enjoyed it greatly. You get quite alot of food for a realitvely small amount of money. According to Adam this was not the greatest one he had ever been too and I shouldn't judge it based solely on that experience. We see what next time brings. It certainly seems like its worth another try. Following this we went to Dave and Busters for a little arcade and pool action.



A good time was had by all.