This fall has given me a change of schedule. JP is working nearly every day ( yeah! 🙂 ) and packs a sandwich, etc. for lunch. I figure he needs a good supper. So I’ve switched Phil (& helper, Rich) to sandwiches as well. They keep working and take their bags to go.
Then I plan a hot supper for them. Phil eats whenever he gets in or gets a minute to stop and JP gets home about 6:30 most nights. On Tuesdays, Rich can stay later and work so he gets a hot meal to go in the tractor. This is week 3 and I’m pretty smooth with it. Or so I thought.
Coming home from the grocery & swim today, I was expecting to make baked chicken for 3. However, when I got here, I found Rich was here too. A surprise only because his wife had a procedure on Friday and he has been home with her since then. No problem, JP & I can share the large piece of chicken and I’d have a piece for Rich and one for Phil.
I baked the chicken and heated some cheesy cauliflower then made a quick salad. One meal in the handy-dandy Tupperware container that keeps it warm and one prepped in various leftover containers for the other. I had it done just as the unloader was shutting down outside so I quickly grabbed a pop & water and headed out before he left.
Imagine my surprise to deliver a hot meal to Joel! He comes occasionally after his own work to help Phil. They grew up together and Joel enjoys helping out. That was A-OK and he needed to eat too but just a surprise.
So I headed back inside and called Phil that I just gave Joel, Rich’s dinner. 🙂 Phil called an hour later that Rich was on his way in with a load. I got his food reheated and packed in leftover boxes, got his pop & water and headed out. I told him the early bird got the good dish!
Both are very grateful whenever I bring them food. Very polite men!! 🙂 I could serve a pb & j and they’d be happy about it!
Now I had 1 piece of chicken left, I hadn’t eaten, Phil said he’d eat when they quit tonight, and JP wasn’t home. Hmmmm…. I checked 3 freezers and found 2 pot pies so put them in the oven to bake.
JP got home near 8 p.m. and was delighted with the idea of a pot pie. I had the small one …. was surprised that one was 10 oz and the other was 16 oz.
I sat down to eat and tell you my tale… to discover that I have no idea how long ago they changed the sizes of pot pies. Mine was old. It tasted like soap. And being more like my father than mother on this call, I quit eating it. Blech! I’m finishing up with some cheesy cauliflower.
In my spare time tonight, I’m baking cookies for the men’s lunches tomorrow and making snacks for small group tomorrow night.
Not one stitch of sewing or quilting today.
Here is another beautiful sunset. Not tonight’s as we haven’t seen the sun in hours but lovely nonetheless.
From what I’ve picked up from Phil, they finished the farthest field, the next one beside it, and have moved to one near Joel’s old house. Good progress but rain is due Wednesday & Thursday.
and sew on... 
Praying the rain will steer clear! Great Job with the suppers! (doesn’t it always happen that way when you least expect it!) As far as pot pies go, haven’t had one in years..got sick off the last one 😦 Beautiful sunset..and I was jealous that you had sun until I read that you didn’t!
Oh my! Sounds like you handled all that surprise better than I’d have done! Although I too would have given away my portions until I was left with…whatever. I just maybe would have complained a bit more later on 🙂 Glad you did get some supper and had plenty for the extra workers today!
You are very adaptable to change, and you accept it well. Good job! Me? I would have been scrambled and confused as to what to do next. I guess it all goes with being a farmer’s wife, eh? Have a great Wednesday!