Scrap Metal

Jordan took a load of scrap metal down

to the scrap yard Saturday morning.

Our property is about 30 acres.  It's in the shape

of a rectangle, the longer sides being the back

of the land and along the road front.

Way out back, along the edge of the land

is tons of junk.

All kinds of trash!

Old shoes, bottles, tires, and lots of metal.

Washing machines, refrigerators, tons of

car pieces and even way up, on the top of the

hill in the corner of the land, is an old school

bus. 

Jordan has been talking to his coworkers about

the scrap yard.  The men all gather

metal scraps for some extra money.

So he tried it this past Saturday. 

The scrap yard closed at 11:30am, and it

was 11 when he called, so he quickly loaded some brothers

 and headed down.

God is so good, the place is quite close by,

about 15 minutes away, on back roads.

When he got home, his younger brothers ran

inside, excited to tell us how much money

Jordan got! 
"He got a FIFTY dollar bill!"

They were so excited.

He actually got $56.

When Jordan came in, he opened my fella's

drawer in the kitchen and put the money inside.

I asked why he was putting it there.

He said it was Dad's since it's on his land.

My fella heard and told him to keep it, but he wouldn't.

So he kept the $6 for gas and we put

the rest of the money towards a mission's

trip the oldest two and my fella

are taking in January.

Well, this little trip, totaling $56 has stirred

up alot of commotion!

I can hear bangs of metal being thrown

around when I step outside.

Piles and wheel barrel loads of metal

are being pulled from the woods.

Stories of all that is found is excitedly told too!
Two car hoods, a Mustang hubcap, a

round washing machine, a huge ice

chest, car engines and tons of other metal objects.

Today Hunter had me take him down and bring

his finds to the scrap yard.

(This was NOT my thing, I could not back the trailor

up into this tiny spot where we were to unload!

Thankfully one of the workers did it for me.)

Hunter made $67 today.

Brendan is loading the trailor for the next

trip to be taken.

He's being a little more particular.

He's trying to find only aluminum, as you get more per

pound.  He checks with a magnet.

It's nice to have our land cleaned up

and a way for the boys to make some spending money.