Bart and I drive to work together every day. Sometimes we have interesting conversations about government, Church stuff, how lame my boss is, etc. Sometimes we have conversations that are a little out there. For example, yesterday we talked about how we could totally live as farmers. So, in the event that our economy completely goes to crap, we concocted a plan for how the Andersons/Fords/Lays would survive if America reverted to an agrarian society. Here are your assignments:
Andy: Head Farmer--you are by far the toughest and the strongest, read further down the list to see who will be your assistants
Richelle: Teacher--you can educate all of our children because I most certainly don't want to be left in charge of that
Shawn: Mechanic--you are in charge of creating farm equipment that will help our farm destroy the neighboring competition
Mindy: Cook--I like brownies--please figure out how to make those over a wood-burning stove
Bart: Doctor--he said in the car that he wanted to do something else, but we have to have a doctor and he's the closest thing we've got; he can also be the mid-wife
Katie: Print shop/newspaper editor--another way we will make money and force our neighbors to read about how awesome we are
Derek: Crop duster--you will fly the crop duster that Shawn will invent
Becca: Seamstress--but don't make just aprons; I don't want my bumm hanging out in the middle of the winter
Kurt: Hunter/fisher
Bonnie-lass: Ranch hand--you can lass-o all the animals back to the corral. (hehehe. See what I did there?)
Jon: banker/store owner
Ashley: barber/assistant to the store owner
All the children: field hands--probably sounds kind of harsh, but isn't that the whole reason people had kids back then? Someone needs to start having some boys... Not it.
For any questions about your assignments, please contact Julie, she's the only one who's actually lived on a farm.
Playing in the Sun (June 2015)
9 years ago
Let's not wait. Let's do it now! I bet we could find a good parcel of land in Wyoming. I'll start working on the brownie thing with my stove in the basement.
We had two of the three kids by accident so I'm not sure if it was so much about manual labor as is was about. . . manual labor. Bec, was that too dirty? :)
I didn't know I was going to be assigned to be the doctor. I can probably tell you how your disease works, but that doesn't mean I can do anything to cure you. Maybe if I give a detailed enough biochemical explanation it will bore the disease to death....
Seriously... I agree with Mindy, let's do it now! I'm on my way to inventing an apron with a back. I'm considering calling it a "dress." Kinda strange, I know. But what do you think? Really, though, the idea of all of us together and working so well as a little community really IS appealing... Wyoming, I'm in! :)
This was a very entertaining post. It made me smile. Thanks for that.
So do us old folks just get to sit around on the porch and give you advice from all of our years of experience?
I love your idea! That is the best idea ever! I know you guys are just joking around, but check this out: http://www.adn.com/life/gardening/story/676962.html (Be sure to check out the Photo links by the article too) This is what we should do!!!!!
http://echolakefarm.com/ (This is what our future farm will look like)
Have you ever watched "King Corn"?? If not, we have a copy of it that we can send/lend to anyone who wants to see it. It is a very cool look at corn farming practices and how they've changed over the last 50 years. Two guys plant an acre of corn and follow it through the whole process from seed to final product. It is kind of unnerving how almost EVERYTHING we eat is made with corn products. Look at the preview of it on PBS Independent Lens:
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/kingcorn/
Okay, I promise to stop talking about farming now