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We are packing up our stuff, waking up at the crack of dawn, and heading to the Mystical, Magical, Natural,Slow-paced land of Arkansas. There we will see her royal highness,the Swaim Queen Mother, Granny-Great along with Uncles and our sweet Aunt Ida, Duchess of Velonia. There is no place I would rather be. It is amazing to go from a place completely covered in cement and hot tar parking lots, fenced in yards and no trees to fields as far as the eye can see and horizon lines interrupted only by the occasional silo or barn. Ooh and driving at night down a gravel road and turning your headlights off feels like you are in outer space because it gets so pitch black.I can not wait! We will be heading out tomorrow to make it just in time for a come and go where we will get one last chance to visit city hall in Jacksonville where Our Uncle Tommy is Mayor.He is finally retiring after 20+ years. Our good friends Zach and Windy call the Rice and Duck Capital of the World their home. They share land with Zach's parents, Tim and Bee.Tim and Bee own several acres and a lovely plantation house that is easly 100 years old. The kids favorite part though is their swimming pool.My favorite part is the pool house! We have had a lot of fun in that pool house! Least favorite part about Arkansas...MOSQUITOS! Being the rice capital of the world, the mosquitos are thick and hungry!! They breed in the water from the rice fields and are on steroids. I am sure of it. I can not wait to share the happenings and stories we bring home with us. Until then, I hope you have a fantastic 4th, remembering those who fought for our freedom.Let's all remember, Freedom Isn't Free.Much Love!
WOW! You make Arkansas sound SO magical! YOU'RE GOOD! ;) Have fun! Your BLOG looks so cute!!!! Don't forget to post pictures of the PUFFS in Arkansas!
ReplyDeleteI am a lover of Arkansas, my dads side of the family( The Wisdom's) is all over the place Ozark, Fayetville, Little Rock, Fort Smith . My favorite memories is driving out of Texas into OK and then into the mystical land of Arkansas. the smell in the air, the wind in your face the stars in the sky the sounds of nature, the quitness and dark depth of the sky the stars that twinkle and lead you where you need to go and ohhh arrivng at grandmas house, the grandma everyone should be blessed to have . her hugs, het strawberry short cake, her home grown tomatoes, then the cousins arrive and Aunts and unlces to welcome us home we chase fire flies for hours and toads we go down in the storm seller!! It is my favorite childhood memories we are giong back to visit one of my most precious aunts soon she lives in Eveningshade ARK.by horse shoe bend so we both know the blessing of having Arkansas in our blood Dawn Goodfallow
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