I Got Us A Place!

As most of you know I have spent my entire life on a farm. My parents farmed and ranched and my husband and I farm and ranch, it just in my blood. I got to have neighbors for a few years while I was in college but before I could finish my Master's Degree my husband got the itch for country living and it was no time before I was back on the farm. John and I were living in Lubbock about the time he got the itch. He had been home for the weekend working on the farm and I stayed in Lubbock, he came back one Sunday and said I think we should move home. We talked it over that week and thought we could make it work. Nothing set in stone, but we were ironing out some possibilities. The very next weekend John went home again to work on the farm and I stayed in Lubbock for clinicles. Sunday rolled around and John came back to Lubbock so very happy, he was so excited..Guess what my love, I got us a place! You are going to love it! It is 15 miles north of your parents and 15 miles south of mine! It is great. I quickly did a little figuring in my mind and new exactly which place John was talking about... John I asked isn't that a wheat field? Yes he replied but don't worry I used the lawn mower to mow down all the wheat and borrowed dad's tractor so I could move the trailer house in on our new place!! The scene from 8 seconds ran through my mind all week of Lane Frost pulling the mobile trailer next to his wives family! Well when the next weekend rolled around I finally got to see the place. It had a beautiful view and not a neighbor in sight. It felt good to know I was returning to farm life. A few short weeks later I waved good-bye to Lubbock and with a knot in my stomach I moved into my new, much smaller trailer house. Now 4 years later I am happy to report that we are about to relocate, not far just 2 miles down the road to our new home.


The Trailer



I love living in the country and I am happy to raise my children here. I don't mind the drive to town, it provides a great time for us all as a family to be together or for me to visit with the girls. I don't mind that when the wind blows I won't have Internet service. I don't mind that cows moooo at 3 in the morning. I don't mind the fact that a farmers work is never done. I miss being able to run to the store and get that one thing I forgot earlier. I miss not being able to run pick up dinner when I don't want to cook. I miss wonderful starbucks coffee at anytime of the day. But country life is a part of me that will never change.



Morgan has figured out how to combine city fun with country life. She loves her boots and jeans they are truly her most prized possession, but she would not think of leaving the house without her lipstick and hairbow! Riley loves boots too, especially her daddy's. Once she puts them on you can barely see her, she can't move in them but loves them just the same. Riley also loves her bow mostly taking it out, but I am working on her. As for the lipstick I am trying to keep that a secret for now!




Yes we are lucky to be a farm family, sometimes I forget the advantages of raising my children as country kids.