So..my sweet Ralph just walked in, sat down and said (after reading what I wrote here yesterday, about moving to Tn. and the farm) "I didn't realize that getting back to a farm was a dream of yours. I'm so glad we have the opportunity to do this." I said it was a dream before that came to an end when my first marriage ended. It was a retirement dream later when I was on my own as a single mom, and it was still a retirement dream when Darian and Larry announced their intentions and we decided to help them to financially meet their goal to buy property in Tn. And now.....it's a dream come true. He said it makes him happy that we're going to share in this "dream" come true.
It IS a blessing! Although there are some personal downsides/stumbling blocks..and, for now, I have to sit here writing about it instead of participating..it is a very old dream come true. And my post was a thank you to my hubby..because this is/was never his dream but he's so looking forward to it too..for me!
Because it was mostly a dream I gave up on..becoming a daydream more or less. We loved our home on the West side of Jax. And I had tons of space for gardening..plus the luxury of an old pool..so that was our retirement..then we had to leave there and with physical debilitating issues we decided the condo was probably our best bet..and then the kids started looking for acreage..and that was fun..to go with them and look at properties. And then...THE 26 acres in Tn. and our financial investment to help them turned out to be an invitation to be part of the whole experience..and it's now a reality with the house partially built..a tight and cozy garage apt. done..and animal pastures and shelters built..wowee..I feel like...HANG ON! The ride of a lifetime!
It took accepting where we were at..then investing my own little retirement $ into the "kids" dream..with no strings. The "building a cabin" on their property morphing into helping build a nice house with a mother-in-law suite came several years later..and here we are..getting ready to move in the next 6 to 8 mos..dreams take more time and work than $..but pooling resources did make things happen faster. And this is really more personal info than I intended to share..think I'll copy part of it to the blog and delete here this afternoon..but thank you friends for applauding our good luck and hard work! We've been sharing this exciting part of our journey..but it all started 4 yrs ago..funny how the effort just seems to melt away when you begin to see the fruits of your labor...
Sept. 21, 2014
Just found this in a holding pattern and decided to go ahead and post with updated photos.
Very pleasant here at Rolling Meadows Orchard and Farm. See our FB page too!
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