Tuesday, December 23, 2025
Yesterday and today, the two Brandons are working on our farm lane. After the recent snow melted away, we were feeling the need to do some refurbishment! The pot-holes in the road were getting so numerous and deep, holding water and making the trip in and out of our nearly half-mile lane a messy and bumpy trip. In fact, it was so rough that anytime I’d drive in or out with my wife, I’d tell her, “I’m sorry, Pat… there are too many potholes… I simply cannot hit them all.”
They brought in a couple tri-axle truckloads of #53 crushed stone to improve the two worst sections. They used the backhoe loader bucket to re-arrange the stone piles across the worst potholes. Today, Brandon D even used the JD 6145R tractor and the “Reveal tool” (like a grader blade system that Brandon K uses to condition the soil inside his riding arena) to smooth the stone. The result is much, much better. Perfect? No, but so much better to travel in and out here. The cars and pickups will stay a bit cleaner now, too.
Brandon D using the backhoe to smooth out some stone over a pothole.
There is not much other activity here at Carnahan & Sons today. I’m working in the office today to refine some numbers in the Cash Flow reports for 2025 and 2026.
It’s a fairly nice day outside today with a high temp today of 60+ºF. On Christmas they’re predicting 66ºF (19C), and on Friday 72ºF (22C)! That doesn’t feel much like Christmas to me… I’d prefer snow and 20º. I must admit, however, that I don’t miss last week’s single-digit temperatures with blustery winds. But we take what He sends and we are thankful. Looking on the bright side, the heating bill will be reduced by these warmer days!
Brandon K tells me there may be some loads of corn that must go out to GPC next week. And in January, there will be even more. We will probably be MT of soybeans early in January.
Pat is out today bringing in some groceries and doing some last-minute Christmas shopping. Our sons and their families will be coming on Friday for our family Christmas gathering. We are really looking forward to that time together. It is always wonderful to have them all here together. Yes, we miss our son Philip, but memories of him warm our hearts. The meaning of Christmas I hope never gets lost on us. I pray we will always put Christ first and know that what He has done for us has lasting, eternal value. PTL!
May you know great blessings this Christmas season.
