Wednesday, August 18, 2010

A Deere In The Backyard!...

This past week was our county fair. One of the exhibits was a John Deere dealership. My almost 12 year old grandson went shopping! He works on his father's dairy farm and mows lawns for others including me. He had saved $750 for a down payment and his mom and dad signed for the rest on his behalf. However my grandson will be making the payments. He's now in business!
Mowing my lawn with the new machine!
He's a very hard worker, last year he bought himself a four-wheeler. And as you can see below he takes care of his machinery. After using the hose on the blade via the built in wash system, he turns it completely off and hoses down the top of the deck. He knows how things work, he can fix things and is very conscientious about safety. Wise beyond his years!
With this motivation I can see that he'll have a nice sum ready to start college with.

Saturday, August 14, 2010

Portrait of a Winner...

Meet "Maddy".... a lovely young lady! Here is my youngest grandson who is very happy with the blue ribbon he just won with Maddy at the fair!

By Friday of the week he had several nice awards ...
Here is where it all happened....
Proud grandma is smiling!