Living in the Country

OK...for those of you who know me well know how much I enjoy the country. I enjoy my conveniences to be convenient. I like having a grocery store within five minutes of my house. We have a church within viewing distance of our house. Who would believe the animals that we have nearby as well. I just thought I would share some recent pictures of my surroundings.

We have pigs that live across the street from us in a pen. A neighbor has caught a coyote that was eating his chickens. Another neighbor has informed us that there is a skunk that visits them every night to eat their cats' food. I guess the girls have decided since we live near rednecks, why not look like them.


Happy Halloween!!! (The animals are real; the teeth are not.)

Football, school and the dog

Here is the latest from us in SC. Our local high school football team, Byrnes Rebels, suffered their first loss in 34 games this past week. They lost to another number one team in the state, the Gaffney Indians, 28-15. It was not a pretty game. We watched it from home. This was the third televised game for them this year. There is a possibility that we could face them again in the state playoffs; hopefully, if this happens, we will beat them. Winning this year's state championship will be the fifth in a row for our team. Needless to say, we are pretty proud of them.

This past Friday, since we did not have a game at home to go to, we traveled to Concord, NC, to watch Michael's nephew play. For those of you who know him, this is Kyle's senior year. This is the first and only time that we have seen him play -- they lost. They played a hard game, but they were not able to pull out a win. Geoffrey plays for the JV team, and they were able to pull out the win the previous night. Even though they lost, we had a good visit with Kevin and Joy.

Report cards came out on Thursday. Abigail had A's in all classes except Social Studies. She received a B; she is like her mother and does not care too much for history. She also got to go on a field trip with the afterschoolers from the day care on Friday. She finally got to ride on a pony. Rachel went on a field trip today and got to bring home a pumpkin. We might just draw a face on it instead of carving it. She enjoyed her trip as well.

For a final note, Snickers is still alive. He is getting bigger by the day and continues to chew on anything, including his toys and the girls. I have threatened to get rid of him because the girls want to spend time with him instead of doing what they need to do. I think they know that it is an idle threat since we have all become attached to him. To be honest with you, I do not know that I would now know what to do if Snickers was not here. As much as he aggravates me, I still love him -- kind of like your own children sometimes. We'll have some updated pictures of all soon.