So What is a Farmer's Wife

The Hinkle Farm

So I was thinking that since I have a month or so before my new job title is official, I might want to see what it is that I am suppose to do or be as a farmer's wife.  I thought it would be fun to Google it (I mean Google is the answer to everything right?!).

Below is a list that I have compiled and I have taken the liberty of answering yes or no as to whether or I not I currently have those skills.

-Can operate heavy machinery (tractors, spreaders, combines dump trucks, and backhoes) - No
-Drive a stick shift  - No, I mean, do they still stick shift vehicles?
-Isn't afraid of a little hard work - No, bring it on!
-Can drive a truck and trailer - No
-Can deliver seed to the field when the planter is getting low - No
-Knows how to haul an anhydrous tank (this is not an easy feat, if you get going too fast that thing will swerve all over the highway) - What is this?  No
-Can build fence - No
-Can move pigs and cattle with the best of 'em - Don't know if I will need this quite yet but it is a possibility and the answer is No
-Can work cattle and hogs - No
-Won't complain about not having cable TV - Possibly
-Won't complain about living on a dirt road and never having a clean car, or a dust free house - Possibly
-Knows how to garden - Yes, but kill everything I touch
-Can cook - YES!!!
-Can cook and feed masses with little to no notice - I think so
-Has the ability to remove dirt, and grease stains, and make whites white again when doing laundry - Not really
-Will drop everything to help move equipment to the next field - Yes, but I have no idea how to move equipment
-Understands that there will be busy times of the year - Yes
-Is prepared for her and her children to see her husband just a few shorts hours in a 7 day week during planting and harvest.  No
-Prepared to be unprepared when it comes to making plans with your husband.  i.e. it will always depend on the weather. ooh being flexible, really will have to work on this.
-Can successfully fix anything with duct tape - no
-Knows her way in and out of a hen house, gathering eggs, etc. yeah, no, I have a fear of roosters and chickens.
-That their entire living and existence is built upon the success or lack of success of one farming season especially when starting out.  Not really and I am scared to death

So, for all of you people who keep asking me if I am ready to be a farmer's wife and prepared for what I will be encountering on the farm, you have your answer.  NO!!  I guess that is what this blog is for and why I will be chronicling my adventures.  What a wild ride this will be to say the least but I am grateful for the opportunity and can't wait see what is in store for me and my family.