I have a seriously homesick husband...lol

... you can't park your vehicle because you'll come back to find it striped. We were warned about that real quick after moving here. And I've seen them sitting there striped. So we know thats true.....So if you can't leave your vehicle out of your sight, lol whatta ya do then?

MMS--

Obviously now that you're far from home you're a target for every dear, sweet old lady who happens to have a senior moment behind the wheel.

Thats the way I felt for months afterwards...I've gotten over it somewhat, but still get very nervous at times.

You know all about getting up and dusting yourself off (and soothing the kids) and getting back up on the horse that threw you.

You are right, I do....

That horse won't stand still right now?

Are you sure?

Got a point....

You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy.

Having a hard time taking it out of me also....


Workable wheels seem to be a good place to start. I know very little about cars beyond the price of gas, but can you work with the Arkansas dealer through a local dealer?

No...I've been buying through a local car dealer in the state, he's so reasonable, doesn't rip your head off with interest ...etc, that I have to take the vehicle to them. Well, I don't, but I am....because they will either fix it, or give me another one.

Consider giving culture a try. A trip to a museum or art gallery would fit in with home schooling. I'm a great believer in exposing kids to new experiences both for the value of the experience and for teaching them that exploration is a Good Idea.


I've said that the entire time we've been doing the homeschooling, but it seems that something has always gotten in our way for us. Husbands work, time, my sister, trips back home.....now the car...

Good luck.

Thank you, I'm going to have to just get up off my butt and stop making excuses.....and find things to stop from dwelling on "what if we were home", or "if we were home we'd"....and realize this is HOME now...

Buy several Crossman pump BB guns. Shoot at anything that moves

It does sound like the car situation is holding you back. Any way you can speed up that turning in of the lemon?

No, I wish. We started to do it over Christmas, but with the price of going home, versus the price of Christmas, we chose to wait till the middle of January where we could afford it a bit more easily. That's a money issue there.....


About the breadwinner, it really is hard to convince a man that money isn't that important when he's working hard to provide for his family. So that I understand.

Yeah, he's doubled his income with this move. Its a highly stressful environment he's in. That's part of his problem also. The amount of stress, and the lack of things to have an outlet...


How far are you from Georgia?

About 30 minutes. That's the one place in this area that we've not searched out. I've also suggest to him for us to look for a place in Georgia closeby, its in our 40 miles radius.....


When you get your wheels back, maybe you could pop over this way. We've got quite a bit of forest and some lovely mountains (with waterfalls). We're city folk, of course, but sometimes we go walkabout.

Good Lord! How many striped cars are down there, anyway? [shakes head] ... I find stripes quite boring unless they're varying thicknesses...


LOL, I meant stripped...lol, not striped...(I knew that wasn't right last night) Everytime we've went through that area, there is atleast the reminents of one left sitting there on it's axles, windows beat out...I've even seen one burned.....

If it's a new car, and a lemon, can you work with the dealer to turn it in at a local dealership and have them pick it up? Or have them pay the cost to return it? I'm assuming that you bought it in Arkansas and that's why you have to wait.

That makes sense if there's a good relationship there. Good luck -- wish there was something that could be done sooner for you.

Alright, to heck with the BB gun and the fence post. Get some 22-250's and shoot some coyotes at long range. They're everywhere these days.

Hey MMS - I haven't seen this thread before - so sorry! Have you all been Chewacla State Park there? We use to go all the time...great place for fishing and boating - there are miles of walking trails - huge rocks to climb on - shoot - it was an every weekend thing in the Spring. There is also the Preserve - it has walking trails and some fun things to look at. And I think Lee county has a public fishing spot near there - at least according to a friend of mine whose parents live there.

I will ask around some more - I know there are tons of things to do that are like what you all like - I mean - this is Alabama and there's a whole lot of huntin' and fishin' going on!

I hope it gets better soon!

I don't think it is boring at all MMS - are y'all close to the preserve ?

Here is a link:
http://www.sfws.auburn.edu/eco-site/

You probably already know about it. My understanding is that birdwatching is encouraged.

you are very welcome! We get down there occasionally - I would love to meet you somewhere for coffee or something next time.

Everyone I know that are still there are really quite old (my director and music teacher from college) or too young (rapscallions in college!) -

Happy Birdwatching!

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