Y’all I had to wait till they were gone and parked their tractors so I could get a picture. I’ll be up before they will waiting. I love to watch them bale hay, and apparently everyone else does too. The most amazing thing happened, I was standing in my yard and my neighbor came over we were watching the boy brush hog and all of a sudden Ruby, my neighbor hollered my name. I don’t know if you remember my post about Ruby saying goodbye and telling me that she had terminal lung cancer. Well when she told me this last Winter she said, “Michelle I’ve had a good life and I wanted to tell you I’ve enjoyed being your neighbor and watching Alex grow into a fine girl, I don’t want you feeling sorry for me because I’ve loved 2 good men in my lifetime. With that she was off back across the street to die.”

I’ve been watching for Ruby, every night I watch her turn her lights off about 8 p.m., and every morning before I left Angel outside I took out front to see if her lights are on. I promised I wouldn’t bug her and I think I’ve done a pretty good job. Alex called me a stalker but I was respecting her wishes to pass in peace.

Tonight when she hollered at me, I was so excited I ran to her and hugged her, nearly knocking both of us over. She said, “Michelle I’ve been waiting to die and doesn’t look like it’s going to be anytime soon so what is that cute boy doing on that tractor?” Cutest thing ever. Made my night, my month and my year. I think I hugged her 3 times while she was standing there. Everyone else was acting like it was no big deal but to me it was a hug deal to see her still alive and what I loved most about it was I honored her wishes and she was so interested in seeing the boys bale hay she came outside. If you don’t know me well, I’m a caregiver. I’ve taken care of my sick girl all her life and then my Pa before he passed so when someone says, “I’m terminal,” well that’s like saying come take care of me, only Ruby said she didn’t want that so I didn’t, but oh I wanted to.

Yay! Something about that makes me want to shout, YeeHaw. I believe I will.

P.S. I love tractors and hay! Sorry for the long post!