Christmas season is here and it’s time to get shopping for those perfect presents. Most people are already done Christmas shopping after finding great Black Friday deals and by now have them all wrapped under their beautifully decorated trees. Others, however, have still been working in the field this past week in hopes of getting the crops out. This leaves little time to go out and shop for gifts and less time to have them wrapped perfectly underneath the tree for Christmas. Most farmers will end up waiting until the very last minute. If others are like my dad, they will be happy if all the crops are finally out and they get to sit inside and relax. So what is the perfect gift to get a farm kid? Easy! The answer is a tractor.
When I was younger nothing compared to waking up Christmas morning, even as early as 5 am. With two older brothers I was already equipped with a ton of farm machinery to carpet farm with, but nothing compares to the feeling of getting a shiny new one, wrapped and ready to log long hours on the living room floor. We would spend the rest of the day carpet farming on our knees as our whole house was sectioned off into fields and pastures. Some tractors however were just for looking at, not playing with. My older brother’s windows still contain all the cool new equipment that was not to be touched. My younger brother and I couldn’t reach their tall windows, so they were safe in that special “machine shed.” Not only that, but we even have a tractor that was given to me when I was born from a family friend and it still sits up high on our kitchen shelf. Even today it smells like pink fingernail polish and it will always be my favorite toy tractor. My brothers won’t play with the pink tractor, but I sure think it’s cool!
All in all, being a farm kid on Christmas morning is truly the best. From hooking up new equipment to celebrating the season with family and friends. Nothing beats Christmas on the farm. And just like their parents, a farm kid can never have enough tractors. Have a Merry Christmas!
When I was younger nothing compared to waking up Christmas morning, even as early as 5 am. With two older brothers I was already equipped with a ton of farm machinery to carpet farm with, but nothing compares to the feeling of getting a shiny new one, wrapped and ready to log long hours on the living room floor. We would spend the rest of the day carpet farming on our knees as our whole house was sectioned off into fields and pastures. Some tractors however were just for looking at, not playing with. My older brother’s windows still contain all the cool new equipment that was not to be touched. My younger brother and I couldn’t reach their tall windows, so they were safe in that special “machine shed.” Not only that, but we even have a tractor that was given to me when I was born from a family friend and it still sits up high on our kitchen shelf. Even today it smells like pink fingernail polish and it will always be my favorite toy tractor. My brothers won’t play with the pink tractor, but I sure think it’s cool!
All in all, being a farm kid on Christmas morning is truly the best. From hooking up new equipment to celebrating the season with family and friends. Nothing beats Christmas on the farm. And just like their parents, a farm kid can never have enough tractors. Have a Merry Christmas!
~ Kesley Holdgrafer
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