Red vs White vs Green

I know there are some of you that read and don't actually know us. If that's the case, I'll fill you in on something about us--we live in the country and we LOVE it. Andy grew up on a farm, I grew up around farms, and we are very much country people at heart.

So you know how there are always the on-going "fights" between people over Pepsi or Coke; Ford, Dodge or Chevy; pretty much any brand of something vs another. Well, in the country, and especially in the farming world, the fight is over colors...of tractors. Here's a conversation I overheard the other day while driving down the road.


Lilly: Alayna! Look at those really big tractors!

Alayna: Those are International tractors, because they're red. If they were white, they'd be Case and if they were green, they'd be John Deere. We don't like John Deere. Daddy won't let us.


Yup, that's right. In our world, the only tractors worth having are the non-green ones. And the kids know it from birth. It's like learning your body parts and your letters and numbers. You learn what tractor color is acceptable.

**A few of you have asked why Andy doesn't like John Deere. And to be honest, I have no idea. I don't know if it stems from experience or if it's one of those things that's just been handed down, like a preference to Ford over Chevy, etc. I'll have to ask him and get back to you all...