Category: kids

  • 2025 on the farm

    2025 on the farm

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    Aaron
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    2025 was the most challenging year on the farm I’ve had yet, featuring substantial growing pains associated with the larger acres and scale-up of equipment to accommodate them.

  • #plant22

    #plant22

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    Aaron
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    Brian spent the day with me last Friday and was excited to help get soybean seed. I’m loving the new planter. I did 350 acres in the last two days. I’m seeing the 16-row at somewhere around 35 or 40% […]

  • Not quite yet

    Not quite yet

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    “What do you want me to do?” she asked. It was May 29 and Diane and I were debating two urgent issues. Would we let Nolan play baseball in the season that was about to start and would we attend […]

  • Callan Traffas

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    Callan Traffas was born last night shortly after 8 p.m. at Pratt Regional Medical Center in Pratt, Kan. Both he and Diane are doing quite well today. Unlike his brother Nolan, Callan did not arrive by cesarean. He weighed 7 pounds and […]

  • Magazine is broken iPad

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    Aaron
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    Big thanks to Eric Williams for pointing me to this video. I don’t completely accept the premise, but its interesting to think that my son may never have a print subscription of any kind.

  • Dad life

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    Aaron
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    I’m not sure that I fit the stereotype portrayed here just yet, but I’m noticing some disturbing trends. Thanks to Luke VanSkike for pointing me at this video.

  • Proof of life

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    Aaron
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    As promised, here are the sonogram images and video of our son. Thanks to everyone who assumed that our announcement was an April Fools’ scheme – you made our day!