I never saw my mom more than a couple of times a year when I lived in Indiana.  I think she just wanted to see the place.  Surpised she made the drive because she can't sit in one position for very long with her osteoporosis.  She is 80 and is doing okay.  My sister from Canada has been here twice already and she is wanting to buy a house in one of the small towns in the area for when she retires from work so she will have a place to live.  Can't buy anything in Canada.  I am telling you that you would love it out here.  Gary and I are thinking of doing some cattle sorting next spring, there are a few places that are real laid back that you can do that and it would be good for the colts too. 

Val, my opinion- company is nice but it's even nicer when they go home LOL. I'm keeping my mouth shut (as hard as that is), I figure at some point Cathy'll wake up and smell the coffee. They stopped by today so she could drop off Jeremy's Christmas gifts & he got mad at her for taking the baby out of the car seat and made all sorts of snotty comments to her while they were here...she'll come to her senses eventually.
I figure Jeremy graduates in two years & will go off to college. George & I have been talking about leaving KY at that point, or at least getting the heck out of where we're at. Too many houses/subdivisions going up. The big farm behind us sold, supposed to be 200 houses going up back there in the next year or two- UGH. When we first moved here there was no traffic or anything the way it is now we might as well be in Louisville!

Wild, glad you got to ride! Now we need pix!!!!

Turnin- Good to see ya woman! You still working out of town or are ya back home now?

Ramsey, if see this- HI!!!!!

It sounds to me like he is an over protective father.  It is usually the mother's yelling at the dad's over stuff like that.  She will wake up sooner or later.  It took my son about 4  years before he got rid of his first wife and I did the major happy dance.  Unfortunately we still have to deal with her since she is the mother of the 2 oldest grandsons. 

Well if you decide to move you might consider Mo or out here with us in KS.  Not a big population in either.  I cannot believe that anyone would try to put in a subdivision with the job and housing market the way it is right now.  I bet it will be more like 5-10 years before that one gets off the ground.

Val, they are slapping up new houses left & right down here- even though a number of builders have filed bankruptcy. And not cheap ones either, average price is right at $200,000. We paid $40,000 for our land, the lots that are still available are going almost double that- and most of them are only 2 acres. The thing down here is Ft. Knox. For 3 years they've been saying that due to BRAC there will be a buttload of incoming soldiers and (supposedly) a ton of civilian jobs...it ain't happened yet but the fools are still building like crazy even though most of the new construction is either sitting empty with a for sale sign or lived in for a while then put up for sale because the owners can't afford the payments. You know the area where you hauled that filly to down here? Prices out by there have jumped to over $25,000 an acre from this, there's a 300 acre section for sale at *gulp* $50,000 an acre!

You asked about George in the other thread. He's not doing too well. We went to the pain management specialist in Louisville last week. He did some basic tests and afterwards came in & told us he disagrees with the CRPS diagnosis. He thinks the accident triggered the onset of fibromyalgia. He also feels like George is suffering from PTSD & depression (like I hadn't figured that out already) so we are in the process of more doctors, tests and appointments to confirm everything. First up is a bone scan on Tuesday. We also have an appointment next week with an attorney who came very highly recommended. I'd called & talked to his assistant, gave her the basics and she told me if he was interested in taking the case they would call. Sure enough she called Friday & we're juggling schedules to get in there ASAP.

Damn Shannon and I thought land around here has high!  Craps!!!!!!  I am so sorry to hear about George- big hugs to you..

Val- are you having more visitors for Christmas?

I will be starting back to work soon..  I have went in a few days to help out because we have been short staffed.  The first week is going to suck!  I am getting used to doing what I want when I want,lol!  Wade and I normaly don't get dressed till about 3!!!

Wild, I hear ya on going back to work! LOL- that's one reason I try to schedule George's PT appointments for 8am. At least 3 days a week we're up & functioning early.   
If the land prices had been this high 5 years ago we never could have bought, heck at the time I griped about what we paid but it was an easy drive to Louisville from here & that's where I was working at the time. I think if we were looking now we'd be looking around where my friend Mike lives, you can still get property cheap down there. (usually under $2000 an acre)
Thanks for the hugs. I'm REALLY hoping WC gets his new meds approved this week- ambien & cymbalta. Doc says that it'll help his depression some and that those 2 combined with the neurontin will (hopefully) allow him to sleep longer than a couple hours at a time.
Next summer we'll for sure have to find a halfway point & spend a weekend riding! I've got access to a trailer now...just have to practice pulling it first.

The price of land/homes had alot to do with why we moved.  We have a 45min drive one way to work.  But if we moved our land and house closer to work we would have paid double!   Land out where Val lives is resonable, we were looking when she moved out there.  Once Wade gets older, maybe summer 2010 (lol) we will have to haul out together to harrass Val- she will love it!  Maybe HH will be there by then!

Yep land here is still cheaper and I know that in Indiana people can't sell their homes because they overpaid for the land and homes they built.  My boy will have to live in his house for about 15 years to be able to get out from under it.  I like being around nothing but small towns, lifestyle is so different around here but then jobs don't pay as much but the cost of living is lower too.  It is all a trade off I think. 

Bring Wade and come on out.

Horsehappy works for American General and we all know what kind of shape they are in she is worried about her job, another friend of mine drives for DHL and they are going under and she is going to lose her job too.  I know more people from back home with no jobs right now. 

Everybody come out, we can build a fire, find a place to put your horses up or if you are willing put you on some colts and go for a ride.  I like to hike and there are some neat places to do that too

Yup, DHL is in the town next to us.  It's bad around here as far as jobs.  It's very scary.  So far it seems like Matt and I are lucky with no talk of cuts.  If I come out I will probably be leaving Wade at home with his dad,lol!  Dad can take of a week for deer hunting- Mommy can take off a long weekend to go ride!   I am really looking forward to riding Fran this summer on the trails.  Then next year I will start her on barrels.