A new life 'out here'

Since moving to the country things have been different than living in the middle of town. Before I had a Little Ceaser's Pizza, A Tuesday Morning, A Police Department and my hairdresser and gym all across the street. Now I have a field across the street, a field to the side, a field in the back and to the left a ways off, a neighbor that has shared his okra with me this summer.

There are good points and bad with this arrangement. I have become very interested in Astronomy since being out here. I visit the 'Seven Sisters' regularly and have seen the moon up close as well as the comet. Our friends have us over and we sit outside on their front porch and visit. They also have horses so we have enjoyed walking out the back door and feeding them apples. There are many other advantages to living in the country. I however do miss not having to drive 12 miles to get to anything. A deer was hit just a few yards down the road the other night. My gas bill is astronomical. And I just can't run to get milk when I am out. So mostly I miss the convenience and so much of driving. The rest is great.

My cousin, Aaron and his family, Heather and Cameron has moved to Madison from Michigan this week. I'm going now to help them move into their new home. They will be a welcome addition to the area.

It is getting cold here. We had frost the night before last. So the okra is gone. :(

Unexpected Trip

I just got back from Arkansas where a great portion of my family is and attended the funeral of my former sister-in-law. She was my sister-in-law for over twenty years so she was more like a sister. As usual my ex in-law family welcomed me with open arms. I sat with the family, stayed with the family throughout the day and fortunately was there for my children and ex husband.
My sister-in-law Kathie was a wonderful person. She will be missed terribly by her family and co-workers. There is a big hole in our hearts now.

Now I have to get back on the wagon to get a whole lot of work out in a short period of time. It's hard because I have been having a lot of dreams and not sleeping well so I can hardly get out of bed in the morning. I think I have a sinus infection, also. I've been around too many cats lately.

We are looking forward to rain today. In Arkansas everything was so lush. They have been getting all our rain! Husband got our sidewalk poured. He had to work it until 1:00 in the morning because of the tardiness of the concrete delivery. But it really looks good.

I'm going to get to work now. I feel so overwhelmed that I have to realize that I eat this Elephant one bite at a time.

I'm back

I looked at my latest post and realized that it was in September. I've been very busy! The week before going to Oregon I was closing out several jobs and trying to make sure that my clients were taken care of and then we set up for the Parade of Homes. I left the Parade to go to the airport in Nashville. But we had a wonderful time In Oregon.

The Parade house didn't get decked out as much as I would have liked but it looked good. The house showed great. The builder, Harris Construction, I believe got lots of work off of the house. I worked the last day of the show which was yesterday and I believe I got some good leads for other work. I really like doing open houses like that. I enjoy talking with people very much.

The trip to Oregon was a welcome vacation for both husband and me. We were would up so tight when we got on that airplane. The time went too fast. We went to Mount St. Helens and got some awesome pictures as well as shooting our way through the area. The Sea Lions were on the dock. Evidently the ones that didn't get mates come up to Astoria and hang out for a while. My daughter's house has an incredible view of the bay and she has a forest in her front yard. The house was old but very charming.

Our dog was glad to see us when we drove up five hours later than originally scheduled from our flight. She was filthy from being outside so much so Sunday morning the first thing we did was give her a bath and comb her out. Daughter thankfully vacuumed the house for us before we returned. She has a long haired cat that has been declawed so if anyone wants a cat we have one. I am allergic to cats so it has to find a home soon.

After being in the cold and wet Northwest, we came home to the dusty and warm Southeast again. Lord we need rain. I don't know how any of the plants are making it.

I have lots to do today to include getting ready for another eight week school session in which I am teaching two classes, one I haven't taught before so I had better get busy.