we're finally moved in to our new house out in summerfield! it took a week and a half but we finally made it and have most of the boxes unpacked. yes! we have definitely fallen in love with the area - our neighbors are great and it's very peaceful. i knew my hubby was going crazy living in the city and as soon as we saw the house we knew it was perfect for us.......and when i say "us" i really mean Will. here's why:
1) the neighbors have all kinds of fun farm animals which is amusing to him. one has mini donkeys, fainting goats, fur-less sheep, and the other (our landlord) has three horses with an open invitation to go riding with him and his wife.
2) he has his own shed and workshop to go work on man stuff in.
3) he has his own room to hang antlers, his bow, guns etc. (i wouldn't let him "decorate" in the old house because....well, you could say i'm just not a big fan of his decor choices haha)
4) the land our house is on is pretty big...really big actually. there are 60 acres of woods and creek behind us that are all shared between us, and two of the nighbors. Will has been really antsy to find out the rules for being out on the land and finally got his answer on saturday.
saturday started out pretty rough - we woke up at seven a.m. to roofers pounding directly over our bedroom ceiling. i was not happy. we got up and saw that both of the neighbors had come over on their riding lawnmower,tractor, etc. and were standing in the front yard watching the roofers. as we were leaving to go get breakfast before i went into work, this conversation occured:
landlord: "saw some coyotes back in the woods the other day. heard em last night."
Will: "oh yeah?"
landlord: "yeah there's a bunch back there. hey - if you see one you kill that *$%^ okay?"
Will: "alright, will do. i got my bow and my shot gun and my rifle here so that's not a problem."
neighbor: "you know...we should just make a day of it and go hunt those &^#$! and get em all."
Will: "sounds good to me"
later....
Will: "you got a lot of deer back there?"
neighbor: "oh yeah. see em all the time. you hunt?"
Will: "yes sir. i've been wantin to go for a while but just havent found a good place."
neighbor: "well i tell ya what, you're free to hunt back there whenever you like if you don't mind takin my son out with you once or twice."
Will: "not at all. sounds good!"
neighbor: "you use a bow or a gun or what?"
Will: " i got both but i've been wantin to get that gun out in the woods for a while now." (hint hint)
neighbor: "well i dont have a problem with you usin your gun as long as your safe, responsible ya know all that. but hey, you just let me know when you get one and i'll ride my four-wheeler down there and help you get it back to your house." (i started getting sick to my stomach at this point in time)
Will: "well thanks man i appreciate it."
neighbor: "no problem. you're doin me a favor! hey while i got you here, i got a ton of turkeys that i can't get rid of. my dog can run em off for a short while but they always come back. think you can take care of those *&@# too?"
Will: "yes sir absolutely."
so now Will has his very own hunting club and what do you know, saturday was also opening day for our county's hunting season. it was a fun two weeks while it lasted but i have now officially lost my husband to a deerstand somewhere deep in the woods. he should resurface sometime early next year. i hope.
