Catching Up, and Slowing Down

I could write a bunch of words about how I need to catch up on this blog…but instead I’m going to start from today, because today is all that matters. We were gone from Monday to Thursday on vacation in … Continue reading

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A Life Changing Thing

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Today was interesting.  The landlord’s have a horse named Snickers…she is relatively standoffish, and not the most trustworthy.  She’s spirited and was raised as a cattle horse, so she’s very attuned to what’s going on out in the field.  Well, … Continue reading

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A Picture Is Worth…A Lot

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I’ll update tomorrow.  For now, pictures…

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The Effects of Unstimulation

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We’re at a point where we’re totally unstimulated here in Chicago.  There’s nothing here for us anymore…nothing exciting, nothing that pushes us to better ourselves in any way. We drink too much, eat too much, and exercise too little.  We … Continue reading

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Finally, some credit progress…kind of.

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Got a great report from TransUnion over the weekend…they’ve taken several items off my credit report.  Doesn’t seem to have had any effect on the score yet, but hopefully soon!  I have to get it to a 620 or, alternatively, … Continue reading

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Getting Up To Speed

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This post is all about getting up to speed on what’s going on with our move to the country. First, the why: We’re city people.  We live in Chicago, the city, not the suburbs.  And frankly, we’ve had it…crime, poverty, … Continue reading

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