First Day on the Farm

Move-in day was loooooooong. Drove to ALA, closed on the farm, moved two SUV-loads full of stuff into the house, picked out paint colors at Lowe's (in case you're curious: kitchen will be "coriander," bedrooms "hemp rope," the great room will soon be "zen garden sand," the dining room takes on a "brick hearth" look, and all trim will have the essence of a "waning moon"). Then we spent almost $500 at Wal-Mart buying STUFF. Took a long sunset walk around the property so Mike could show me all (and I do mean all) the property markers on 34 acres, with their stakes and bright pink plastic ribbons. Lola 'n Linus romped through the pastures like miniature horses (which they are), and lil' Ellie (Arielle's teacup Yorkie) kept getting lost in the tall grass and picking up briars and burrs. But the best part of all? We fell asleep to a bull frog serenade from the pond.