We are so fortunate we were able to purchase the ranch. Just this day itself would have been worth the acquisition. Nothing dramatic occurred, but every one was happy and engaged and productive, so at the end of the day, everyone said "we have had a great day".
The men hunted in the morning and Andrew shot a buck. All the children slept in. We had turned the dining room into a play room, with an old credenza serving as a toy storage unit. Anytime any of the children are in the house, they play in that room and as the three Mississippi children have never seen these toys, they are delighted with the new objects. The four Texas children are only at the ranch every-so-often, so the toys are new to them too. Most of the time they play out of doors, especially on a beautiful day such as today, which means that when ever they are indoors, they are all happily engaged with the train or the doll house or the blocks.
David and Andrew built a fire just as they arrived back from hunting this morning so the rest of the day we hung out by the fire. Robbie and Joyce came over to visit after lunch and chatted with us by the fire. In the late afternoon Abigail went out hunting with Andrew and shot a deer while Sarah and David saw the biggest deer they have ever seen, but he went back into the woods. Sarah was so excited she missed her next shot.
Pat L. arrived to fix our refrigerator at the top house. After he was finished, he stopped to chat by the fire. He was born and raised in Harper, in fact, he lives in the same home he was born. He is of German descent and somehow we got talking about smoking sausage the old fashioned way. He described the process in Harper prior to refrigeration. It was fascinating. Also his accent is very country and very Texan, which I love.
The girls fed the fish and with Suzanne's help, fed the cattle. A full day, but not dramatic. Just good old fashioned fun.
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