So Cute

Me and Jason as youngsters.

"Take a Picture of This!"

When I was just a child I was fascinated with being in front of the camera. It didn't matter what I was doing just as long as you took my picture. I got an idea one day that if I was holding something then you had a reason to take my picture. So I would find anything and everything around the house and say, "Take a picture of this!" In this picture I was holding a bar of soap that I felt needed it's picture taken.

Bundles of Babies

So in the last year about 8 of my friends and family have had babies. I guess I didn't get that memo. The baby with the red hair is my cousin Helen, named after my Grandmother. The one in the cute dress is my niece Chloe, she will be 1 next month.

The Curse of the Irish

My ancestry is part Irish part English with a little bit of Cherokee Indian. You know the saying, "The luck of the Irish" well that luck has not shined down on me lately. The contract we had on our land fell through. The land did not appraise for the sales price and the buyer backed out. Unfortunately that particular buyer had cash so he could have paid whatever price he wanted to without having to worry about a financial appraisal. I doubt we will have any more cash offers seeing as how those are very rare. So this mean pretty much anyone who is going to buy the land will probably have to get a financial appraisal and it doesn't look like we are going to get it to appraise for what we want. Another option? Sell it for the exact amount we have in it and come out even but of course anything you sell you always try to make a profit on. Maybe I will run up on that pot of gold on my way home.

Interesting Forest People

Just a little insight on the kind of people we encounter here in the forest. Today we had a half a dozen handfuls of people who affirmed any questions I had about the movie Deliverance. For example, a guy walked in and wanted to know where the waterfalls were. I stood up and as I was walking to the rack with the information he said, "Oh they are here? Are they in this office?" He found himself humorous, I found him annoying. I gave him the information on how to get to the waterfalls but when he was informed that he would have to walk a mile and a half to see it, he was no longer interested. Sadly enough he could have used the exercise. Another family came in and also wanted to see some waterfalls. The father said, "How do you get into the forest?" He was dead serious!!! Jeanne Marie and I looked at each other like, "?". As if that wasn't bad enough, he went on to say, "Where is the sign to the forest?" We were at a loss for words. While he was making himself look like the idiot he was, his 3 preteen daughters were in the bathroom spraying a whole can of air freshener. The mix of stinky rednecks and rose room spray are never good. Then the best one of all, a guy comes in off his motorcycle in a full on ski outfit, he was puffy. haha He wanted to purchase a decal which is used to get into the day use areas. He didn't know anything about where he could use the pass, he just knew he wanted one. So I sold him one for $30 then he started asking about the shooting range. "How do you use the shooting range?" he said. Again we were at a loss for words. We told him to take his gun down there and target practice. What did he want us to tell him?
Just a little preview on the kind of people I will NOT miss in the forest.

Hello, Hello Again

Hello all, I apologize for the lack of entertainment on my blog. My failure to post was brought to my attention by my dear friend Elizabeth (thanks girl). So let me get you up to date on my life. Jason has requested a transfer to Madison County and we should be getting the go ahead after hunting season which is the end of January. That means we are selling our land and camper (if you know any buyers) and a new job for me. We have a contract on the land which we should be closing on by the end of the month and I will be selling real estate with Re/Max starting the first of February. I must say I am very excited about moving for more reasons than one. First of all, no more camper life!!!! It was cozy while it lasted but I must say, the sudden rock of the camper from one side to the other which causes you to bump your head on the cabinet door that is slung open by the rock, will be easy to get over. Two, this means I am going back home. I hated the thought of raising my kids in the Lawrence County school system. Thirdly, my parents got a new pool last summer which means tan time for Em! I am really looking forward to our future and the wonderful possibilities we will encounter. Please pray for us as we move through this transition and start a new life in Huntsville.