Ahhh...Harvest!!!

It is potato harvest here in Idaho, and there are tons of trucks driving up and down the road. My road is usually nice and quiet, but all I have seen for the last week are trucks, full of potatoes, heading towards different potato cellars in the area. I am helping my family with the 3rd crop of hay, which we are trying to finish before Wednesday, because it is supposed to snow. We are working like crazy! Adam has been loading me in the semi all day, and we just finished a pivot. Now, he is out in the baler, following my mom after she rakes on our last pivot of hay. We are really pushing, trying to get our hay in before the moisture comes. The potato farmers must be feeling the same way, because they are moving their tractors along in the fields. The schools let the kids out for two weeks for potato harvest up here, so there are tons of kids running around and driving trucks. So, you usually want to stay off the road during harvest, and if you have to be on the road, keep your distance from the trucks. Sometimes I wonder if the kids driving are even old enough to have driver's licences, because they can barely see over the dash. Anyway, it is a busy time right now for us farmers. Pray we get our hay in before it snows! Thanks!

Check out our Denver Adventures...

I posted our Denver Trip adventures on my writing blog! Go on there to see the pictures of our rental car, and our get-up for the Saturday Night Banquet. I felt like a movie star! The website is below...
http://kayleewrites.blogspot.com

Lovin' It!!!

We made it to Denver in one piece, with all our luggage, and we even made it here early! Yea! Well, the conference is amazing! I am loving the classes that are teaching us all about writing, publishing, editors, agents, and so much more. Since it is a Christian Writer's Conference, it is wonderful to have prayer, worship, and scriptures incorporated into the teachings. I never knew that there were so many other writers out there that were completely devoted to serving and lifting up God in their writings. It is incredible how the Lord guides and directs people in their lives, sometimes without them even knowing it, but once they acknowledge Him, their lives are enhanced. I have met some very talented and sweet people here, and hope to keep in contact with them. It seems like everyone I talk to gives me one more piece of information I needed, or one more piece of advice. The ACFW truly cares about the members, and tries to do whatever they can to help the writers. I feel like the Lord has directed me to this place and am so excited to embark on this new journey of writing. Hope everyone is having a great weekend too!
P.S. We rented a car while we are here, and it is a bright yellow Mitsubishi Eclipse and Ted is LOVING IT!!! We also went out tonight and ate at P.F. Chang's. It was delicious, like always! The waiter we had was sooo cool! We made sure we gave him an extra large tip because he was great!

The Time Has Finally Come...

First of all, thank you for your comments on my photos and one sheet. It really helped me, and I feel completely ready (well, as ready as I will feel)! I am super nervous and excited at the same time about the conference in Denver. Since it is my first conference, I don't know what to expect...so I am trying to be prepared for anything. Sadly, I have only had this last week to prepare, and along with school starting, it has been a busy last week! I am just extremely thankful that harvest finished earlier this year than last year for us so I actually had time to prepare. Ted is going with me to the conference, thank heavens. I love having my husband and best friend there to support me in everything I do. Even if he had to take off work, and stress over how sales will be while he is gone, he still puts on a smile and a supportive attitude to make me feel better about myself so I can succeed in what my dreams are. Thanks honey, I love you! And, thank you all for being a part of my life! It is great having friends and family like you! Wish me luck at the conference...I am going to need it!
Secondly, since I am getting some requests on what my book is about, I have included my pitch for my book. It gives a quick little blurb about it. You can let me know if you think it is interesting, or if you would want to read it once it is finished, and hopefully someday published. Also, I have a blog specifically for my writings and it will give updates on what is going on in my writing life. It is, kayleewrites.blogspot.com. I just started it, and I will be posting pictures of the conference and ask questions, etc. as time goes on. Thanks for reading, and here is my blurb for my book (some call it a blurb, others call it a pitch).


As Katy leaves her small-town life in the rolling hills of Blackfoot, Idaho for college, she must overcome evil and worldliness to find truth and love that can change her life forever.
Redemption, Am I Worth Saving?
Is a story about a freshman in college, Katy, who leaves her family farm behind to attend school in Illinois. She is confronted with adult temptations she doesn’t know how to handle, and her naïve nature is taken advantage of by a manipulative friend. Fate snatches Katy away from her predator, changing her life forever with a friendship she never knew existed. Although Katy is grateful, she feels something lacking. Searching for the missing pieces, she meets a young man who introduces her to religion, which seems to hold the keys she was looking for. This man, not only handsome and wise, is a gentleman with quiet dignity, making it easy for Katy to fall in love with him. However, Katy’s life comes crashing down with the death of her father, bringing questions to mind about what she has been taught, wondering how God could take her father from her family. Along with doubt, Katy’s past comes to haunt her. Can this new religion heal her scars? Or will she falter back into a corrupting mistake?

Which Picture Should I Use?

Thanks to my friend Kristen Palmer, who is always willing to accommodate my crazy life schedule, I got pictures done for the writer's conference I am attending this next week. Now, I am trying to figure out which picture to use for my one-sheet at the writer's conference. I need to have it done by tomorrow, short notice, I know. If anyone has a suggestion, let me know! Thanks!

Rodney Atkins Comes to Blackfoot

Ted and I went to the concert last night. It was a lot of fun! We saw quite a few of our friends there, which was fun! It was a very enjoyable concert, and although we sat on the top row of the grandstand, the music was still loud and clear. It was a blast having a date with Ted...he's so much fun to be with!

Check Out my NEW Writing BLOG

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Check it out, add ideas, give ideas, suggest stories, story lines, comment on my thoughts, and have FUN!!!

Family Tradition

So, every year, Ted and I go into the ImPRA Rodeo, because it is always fun to go and see the rodeo circuit I was once queen of. This year, my mom, Adam, and Morgan came along. We had a fun night, and didn't even get too cold. Usually, we are all freezing. The Eastern Idaho State Fair was packed, which we weren't expecting. Ted and I are going to be going to the concert at the fair this year. I believe it is Rodney Atkins. We need to get tickets before they get sold out! If anyone wants to come with us, let us know! :)

*Stacey's New Baby*

Stacey had her baby!!! It is the cutest little girl! They haven't named her yet, but they are thinking about naming her Lilian. She had her, September 3 at 10:06 p.m. She weighed 7 lbs. 11 oz. and has bright red hair like her dad. So cute!!!

We're DONE!!!

Thanks to our friends, Terry Reed, Lynette Murdock, Bob Reed, and Bradley Reed, we are now finished with our grain harvest! Yesterday was crazy!!! I got to run the grain cart for 2 combines for 8 hours. Then, Bradley came and helped us finish up with another grain cart, thankfully! It was quite the long, yet productive day. We were out harvesting for 12 hours. Terry brought over 5 trucks and his combine to help us. So, with his equipment, and our combine, semi, and truck, we had lots of driving to do. Thanks to Lynette, Morgan, and my mom, they kept up with us well as they drove the trucks to the mill. Terry and Adam drove the combines and man, did they ever move! We hurried along so we could get all our grain cut before the storms came in. And, thankfully, we did! We are so blessed to have people in the area that love, support, and help us out! Thank you for helping, and even offering your help was much appreciated.

Truckin' Along...

Grain Harvest is moving along. We are about 2/3 done. And, to my surprise, I love driving the tractor and pulling the grain cart. Yes, it is challenging, and nerve wrecking, but at least it has air conditioning! My poor mom has no air conditioning in either one of the trucks, so she is always dying of heat. Well, hope to finish soon, and then start harvesting our third crop of hay! I am hoping we will get a little break between grain and hay so that we can go to the Eastern Idaho State Fair! I can't believe it starts this weekend! Is it really September already? Where did August go?