End of pepper picking.

Yes, it has come to an end. (I think.) Ben was out picking again today, trying to fill that really large bin, one bucket at a time. His sisters gave up a while ago, but did give token effort by pretending to pick but just played in the dirt. After his second bucket this morning he came to me and said, "Greg wants to talk to you." That's the farmer. I went over with Ben and we settled the account. Even though the bin wasn't full Greg needed to take the peppers. We measured, did some math and calculations, and came to a total payment for the peppers picked. Ben took the cash into the house and we calculated the value of each bucket, then figured out how much each picker made. Ben was so excited to see his total! Better than that was the idea of buying his own lawn mower so that he can make more money mowing other people's lawns next season. Kevin found a smaller mower that Ben might have an easier time pushing. I don't know what will happen but Ben's excited about the idea. I wonder how he'll feel after the first lawn?

Oh, the reason it may not be over is because the farmer said he would put another empty bin out so if Ben wanted to pick this next week he could and make more money. The farm hands are out at the other end of the field picking and it will take them about a week to make it to our end of the field. I don't know if Ben will want to pick next week, but if he does it will only be in the afternoons because we have to start school!