Growing up in Iowa

The heart of the corn belt, Iowa is an agriculturally based state that is mostly all farm country. Paul grew up on a farm and spent his mornings and evenings milking cows and feeding the chickens. During the summers you would find him putting up hay and working in the fields of soybean cutting out the weeds.

For many, cow tipping is a past time that is enjoyed by many throughout farming areas like Iowa. It isn't a difficult practice, and most people don't care for you tipping their cows, but when there is nothing better to do, this is the most wholesome practice you can do that won't get you into too much trouble.

When kids weren't tipping cows, sometimes they could be found on farms making corn mazes and forts in the corn fields. This is a popular pastime for many, making crop circles and mazes for the locals in the area. During the fall season, corn mazes are a very popular weekend activity for families during October when people are taking their kids out to pick pumpkins and go for hay rides out in the farms. It's a great way to enjoy the weekend together and keeps the farm going for the last little bit that it can make a good profit before the winter hits.

Hanging out in the barn is a popular past time for many boys in Iowa. Because there is so much farm land with not a lot to do but hang out, hanging out in the barn, jumping from lofts, and as kids grow older, holding barn shindigs and dances is something that anyone can enjoy that doesn't cause too much trouble. Sometimes Paul would go up into Willet's barn near Woodbine, Iowa and shoot the bats with his BB Gun.

Creeks and rivers run all throughout the Midwest, and Iowa is no exception. going to the river to swim and fish is something that boys and men of all ages find their selves escaping to do when they live in a place like Iowa. Fishing is a great way to relax and with so many places close at hand, who wouldn't want to go fishing at the drop of the hat instead of having to work.