Corn Delay

Owen was a little under the weather yesterday, so we never made it out to get our corn picture. Fortunately, we have some terrific pictures from the farmer's perspective to share until we can make our trip to the field.

Over the weekend, the BCPA hosted its first legitimate country music act with Craig Morgan. Morgan, the singer of such notable songs as "That's What I Love About Sunday," and "Redneck Yacht Club," also has a song titled "International Harvester," inspiring Case IH to sponsor his North American Tour.

Let the product tie-ins begin. Over the past couple of weeks I worked with the IH guys to find a spot for them to park a tractor outside of the theater on show night.

And as the big event approached, it seemed quite clear this was something Owen needed to see.

So O came to the show with me. The night was filled with all sorts of administrative nightmares, which Owen patiently endured at my side, but we also squeezed in a lot of fun. The tractor was awesome, and its owner extremely generous in showing it off to us. We also met Craig's dog Sam, the laziest two-year-old black lab I've ever met, as well as the friendliest, and we sat through two songs by Craig's opening act, Jason Jones, which Owen seemed to enjoy quite a bit.

There were also countless trips up and down the long flights of stairs in the lobby.

Topping it all off, we left the theater just as the remnants of Hurricane Ike dumped another gusher on Central Illinois. We ran to the car and got absolutely soaked. We laughed and laughed about it when we were finally safe inside.

And then I took Owen home and he slept like a dream.

And speaking of good sleepers, check out little Maya here.