You would think that a Big Day would be something special like a wedding or going on a vacation.  But for this farmer’s family, the Big Day is the day before we leave for a vacation.   Things that ended up on the docket:

1. Schedule a job interview
2. Shop for car
3. Test drive the car
4. Buy the car
5. Talk to our insurance agent
6. Get groceries
7. Write a birthday card
8. Stop at Post Office to mail the card and gift
9. Make transactions at 2 banks
10. Gas up the van to avoid losing that time tomorrow when we leave
11. Go to machinery shop to to solve problems for lawn mower battery
12. Return books to library
13. Eat fast food supper in the car on the way home
14. Visit my husband’s sister
15. Borrow her ice chests for the trip we are about to take
16. Return home to prepare the car for the trip
17. Buy used table saw for Son-in-law
18. Repair saw
19. Wash the saw’s table
20. Test saw
21. Fix table saw guide
22. Milk cows
23. Sand rough spots on a table saw’s table
24. Gather dill from the garden to bring on the trip
25. Save one rooster from being slobbered on by the farm dog
26. Round up 5o runaway chickens for half an hour
27. Resume sanding table saw
28. With air compressor blow clean another saw
29. Sand rust off the van
30. Paint its rusty spots
31. Pickle green beans
32. Tidy the house
33. Do laundry
34. Change linen
35. Round up water jugs to be used on vacation
36. Bathe
37. Pack

We left for 5 days.  We arranged for farm helpers to stay on the farm in our absence.  We kept up with the garden harvest.  Preparing for the time away gave us a truly big day.

By the way, the trip was definitely worth it.

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