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This is now my gym...
The last time I was doing a 5K I'm pretty sure I didn't have to dodge a large pile of doodoo...
This picture doesn't even do it justice.
This is my reality folks.
Thursday, July 30, 2015
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
In the beginning...
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...but where does this story begin?
All the men love to hunt. Duck hunting, goose hunting, deer hunting, pheasant hunting, elk hunting, red stag hunting, coyote hunting, possum hunting, armadillo hunting, butterfly hunting...it doesn't matter. They like to hunt. *No butterflies were harmed in the making of this #Post.
For most of the guys, duck hunting is their favorite.
Ever since I married into the family the guys have done most of their hunting on a piece of property in Arkansas that belonged to some friends (Hi, House family!). The property was over an hour away from our home. That never really deterred them. In the Fall-duck hunting season, Nick would roll out of bed at 3am to get dressed & go 15 minutes south to Jimmy's house where the entire crew would load up all their paraphernalia and then drive over an hour to duck hunt. Duck hunting paraphernalia includes about 3 layers of clothing, waders (overalls with boots), guns, ammo, dogs, stands, canoe, ATVs, and duck decoys.
I guess this would get tiresome. The hauling of all the crap er, I mean duck paraphernalia.
Approximately four years ago, the boys had talked with the family friends, the Houses, and they knew that the land was going on the market to be sold. I guess this was when they decided to come up with another plan.
I think the plan may have started off with them wanting to find land they could use for duck hunting that was in Mississippi. Once they started looking at property & realizing the size they were going to need & what that would cost then the plan changed to - someone needs to live on the property.
Probably 2+ years ago we found a plot in Senatobia, Ms that everyone loved. It was great. I loved that it was 3 minutes from the interstate and I could get to everything -stores, school, church very easily. Well....after a long interim of time & a seller that decided to back out, we had to start all over.
We looked at several other options. Some we all really liked...with rolling hills. There was one that looked like a scene out of Little House on the Prairie. Well, that one was stolen out from under us in a bidding war.
That leads us to Tunica. Mind you, that all the other properties we had considered up to this point was no more than a 20-25 minute drive from where we lived -the north part of DeSoto county.
When Tunica was put on the table, my first question was "where is that?"
For my local readers, I always get Tunica & Tupelo confused. I thought that surely they weren't trying to move me 1.5 hour away.
Oh, just 45 minutes away? Is that all?
The boys took multiple tours of the property. I think they even hunted on it before the land was purchased. Nick asked me several times if I wanted to go down to "the land". My answer was "NOPE!" For several reasons but two of them being that 1)y'all keep showing me land we are never going to have 2)you can't possibly expect me to live way out there.
If I recall correctly there was a family meeting & it was all agreed upon that if the land was purchased then folks would/could move out there and build their homes. Tunica land was purchased in November. 2014.
I didn't go to the land until after it was purchased.
Oh well.
Welcome to Tunica Eddlemons.
...but where does this story begin?
All the men love to hunt. Duck hunting, goose hunting, deer hunting, pheasant hunting, elk hunting, red stag hunting, coyote hunting, possum hunting, armadillo hunting, butterfly hunting...it doesn't matter. They like to hunt. *No butterflies were harmed in the making of this #Post.
For most of the guys, duck hunting is their favorite.
Ever since I married into the family the guys have done most of their hunting on a piece of property in Arkansas that belonged to some friends (Hi, House family!). The property was over an hour away from our home. That never really deterred them. In the Fall-duck hunting season, Nick would roll out of bed at 3am to get dressed & go 15 minutes south to Jimmy's house where the entire crew would load up all their paraphernalia and then drive over an hour to duck hunt. Duck hunting paraphernalia includes about 3 layers of clothing, waders (overalls with boots), guns, ammo, dogs, stands, canoe, ATVs, and duck decoys.
I guess this would get tiresome. The hauling of all the crap er, I mean duck paraphernalia.
Approximately four years ago, the boys had talked with the family friends, the Houses, and they knew that the land was going on the market to be sold. I guess this was when they decided to come up with another plan.
I think the plan may have started off with them wanting to find land they could use for duck hunting that was in Mississippi. Once they started looking at property & realizing the size they were going to need & what that would cost then the plan changed to - someone needs to live on the property.
Probably 2+ years ago we found a plot in Senatobia, Ms that everyone loved. It was great. I loved that it was 3 minutes from the interstate and I could get to everything -stores, school, church very easily. Well....after a long interim of time & a seller that decided to back out, we had to start all over.
We looked at several other options. Some we all really liked...with rolling hills. There was one that looked like a scene out of Little House on the Prairie. Well, that one was stolen out from under us in a bidding war.
That leads us to Tunica. Mind you, that all the other properties we had considered up to this point was no more than a 20-25 minute drive from where we lived -the north part of DeSoto county.
When Tunica was put on the table, my first question was "where is that?"
For my local readers, I always get Tunica & Tupelo confused. I thought that surely they weren't trying to move me 1.5 hour away.
Oh, just 45 minutes away? Is that all?
The boys took multiple tours of the property. I think they even hunted on it before the land was purchased. Nick asked me several times if I wanted to go down to "the land". My answer was "NOPE!" For several reasons but two of them being that 1)y'all keep showing me land we are never going to have 2)you can't possibly expect me to live way out there.
If I recall correctly there was a family meeting & it was all agreed upon that if the land was purchased then folks would/could move out there and build their homes. Tunica land was purchased in November. 2014.
I didn't go to the land until after it was purchased.
Oh well.
Welcome to Tunica Eddlemons.
Monday, July 20, 2015
Sunday Funday
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Down on the Farm, we had some cleaning to do. This week all the farmhands will be on vacation so there was much to be done before we left.
The main thing on the list is getting the chicken coop/condo cleaned out.
Here are the happy helpers.
Down on the Farm, we had some cleaning to do. This week all the farmhands will be on vacation so there was much to be done before we left.
The main thing on the list is getting the chicken coop/condo cleaned out.
Here are the happy helpers.
Quick story about the feather Brody is holding. He calls it an eagle feather.
The kids went out to help clean. I am inside working, vacuuming and washing the 18 loads of clothing that came back with them from church camp on Saturday.
I stop to take a bathroom break. ^This kid comes inside and is yelling for me.
Me:"Son, I'm in in the bathroom."
He proceeds to shove the 2 foot long feather under the bathroom door.
Brody: "Mom, check out this eagle feather I found." (With his mouth at the bottom crack of the door.)
Me: "Wow, that's cool!"
Brody: "Yea and you can use it for a pen too!"
Me: "Umm, ok."
Brody: "Ok, bye!"
He runs down the hall toward the door.
Me: "Glad we had this time together. Wash your hands!"
Back to the rest of Sunday Funday.
Nick is busy rigging a feeding pipe that connects from the top floor of the coop to the feeder that is hanging underneath. Pretty cool contraption if I do say so myself. He is pretty handy.
Daddoo is on the mower cutting the "yard" - front 10 acres.
MiMi is doing most of the work of cleaning out the coop & has these three goofy, easily distracted helpers.
Its only 109* with a heat advisory. Satan was just breathing his hot breath down on my people.
Look at those cuties in there working so hard.
MiMi even started a compost bin.
It was really too hot for them to be out there but they got a lot of work done.
Nick got to rest & cool off &he was in charge of trying to teach the dogs to leave the chickens alone!
That is all for now. I plan to use some of my down time while on vacation to go back to the beginning and let you guys in on how we got down here to the Sticks.
Until next time...
Friday, July 17, 2015
Thursday, July 16, 2015
SERIOUSLY???
#Post4
It has not evvvven been 24 hours yet and I have had over 500 page visits. Sheesh, thanks y'all but SERIOUSLY - you are that interested in what is going on in my little (crazy, hectic, upside down, whirling, loud, tiring) world??
I appreciate all the love, I do! Keep it coming & I'll do my best to keep putting up posts.
Now you need to Subscribe---->see the right hand column.
I am gonna go learn how to post pics-maybe I can give you another post today.
It has not evvvven been 24 hours yet and I have had over 500 page visits. Sheesh, thanks y'all but SERIOUSLY - you are that interested in what is going on in my little (crazy, hectic, upside down, whirling, loud, tiring) world??
I appreciate all the love, I do! Keep it coming & I'll do my best to keep putting up posts.
Now you need to Subscribe---->see the right hand column.
I am gonna go learn how to post pics-maybe I can give you another post today.
All the world ‘s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.They have their exits and their entrances
#Post3
Your cast of characters...
This is to inform you or anyone who stumbles upon this Blog, who all the characters in our story are. I am sure that I will continuously edit/add and reference this post - be ready.
Make sure you know who everyone is and the names they go by or someone calls them by.
I will add pictures - give me time - I have only started blogging today.
*if you are not listed here & you "know" me, just wait..."I'll get you my pretty." (Reference from The Wicked Witch in Wizard of Oz)
**yes, I reference a lot of literature & movies. Try to keep up.
***the title of this post is from Shakespeare & his As You Like It. Who got that one?
"Anyone, anyone, Bueller?" (From the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off),
Ok Ok enough!
The bold names are the names I most commonly use when calling or speaking to that person.
Jimmy Eddlemon (my father-in law) - Jim, Daddoo, Dad
Vickie Eddlemon (my mother-in law) - Vic, Sis, Vickie Darlene, MiMi, Mom
Nick Eddlemon (my husband)- Dad, Uncle NicNic
Daphne Eddlemon (psst, that's me,) - Daph, Mom, Aunt Daphne or Aunt Daph-uhh-ne
Jaci Eddlemon (my oldest daughter) -JaciK, Jaci "Kitty Kat" Kaitlyn
Jadyn Eddlemon (my middle child) -Diddle, Jadyn Riley, Precious, Diva
Brody Eddlemon (my youngest) -James Brodrick, Boudreaux, Doofenshmirtz
Jeremy Pierce (my brother-in law) - Jermz
Katie Pierce (my sister-in law) - Krazy Katie
Azlyn Pierce (my niece) Azzy Dawn
Aymish Pierce (my nephew) - Ayfish, TittyBaby (insert eye roll)
Ben Eddlemon (my brother-in law) -Bobo
Lisa Eddlemon (my sister-in law) - Sleezy
Brylee Eddlemon (my niece) - BK, Brylee Kate
Hartlee Eddlemon ( my niece) - JoJo
Knox Eddlemon (my nephew)
Delta Oaks (the property in Tunica we live on. Original owners named it.) -
The Sticks,The Eddlemon Compound, The Funny Farm, The Looney Bin, Jimmy's Midlife Crisis,
Ok that is enough to get you started.
Your cast of characters...
This is to inform you or anyone who stumbles upon this Blog, who all the characters in our story are. I am sure that I will continuously edit/add and reference this post - be ready.
Make sure you know who everyone is and the names they go by or someone calls them by.
I will add pictures - give me time - I have only started blogging today.
*if you are not listed here & you "know" me, just wait..."I'll get you my pretty." (Reference from The Wicked Witch in Wizard of Oz)
**yes, I reference a lot of literature & movies. Try to keep up.
***the title of this post is from Shakespeare & his As You Like It. Who got that one?
"Anyone, anyone, Bueller?" (From the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off),
Ok Ok enough!
The bold names are the names I most commonly use when calling or speaking to that person.
Jimmy Eddlemon (my father-in law) - Jim, Daddoo, Dad
Vickie Eddlemon (my mother-in law) - Vic, Sis, Vickie Darlene, MiMi, Mom
Nick Eddlemon (my husband)- Dad, Uncle NicNic
Daphne Eddlemon (psst, that's me,) - Daph, Mom, Aunt Daphne or Aunt Daph-uhh-ne
Jaci Eddlemon (my oldest daughter) -JaciK, Jaci "Kitty Kat" Kaitlyn
Jadyn Eddlemon (my middle child) -Diddle, Jadyn Riley, Precious, Diva
Brody Eddlemon (my youngest) -James Brodrick, Boudreaux, Doofenshmirtz
Jeremy Pierce (my brother-in law) - Jermz
Katie Pierce (my sister-in law) - Krazy Katie
Azlyn Pierce (my niece) Azzy Dawn
Aymish Pierce (my nephew) - Ayfish, TittyBaby (insert eye roll)
Ben Eddlemon (my brother-in law) -Bobo
Lisa Eddlemon (my sister-in law) - Sleezy
Brylee Eddlemon (my niece) - BK, Brylee Kate
Hartlee Eddlemon ( my niece) - JoJo
Knox Eddlemon (my nephew)
Delta Oaks (the property in Tunica we live on. Original owners named it.) -
The Sticks,The Eddlemon Compound, The Funny Farm, The Looney Bin, Jimmy's Midlife Crisis,
Ok that is enough to get you started.
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Well, you asked for it...
...so I'm gonna give it to you.
However, let there be some disclaimers.
1-Yes, I did go to college 4 years and I do have a degree in English. That does not mean I am a great speller or that I am a card carrying member of the grammar police. If you want to hear my thoughts on Subdivision to Sticks then you must remember that these are my thoughts that I have just jotted down and may or may not have "proofed" them before sending them out into the great unknown. Bear with me.
2-If you or someone you know becomes offended for any reason by something that I post, please contact me directly so the matter can be taken care of.
3-I plan on posting frequently but if there is a lull -bring it to my attention.
I told you on Facebook that "Today I will be starting a new segment called
#SubdivisionToSticks . As many of you know we have gone from living in a subdivision to living in
the sticks, middle of nowhere.
I feel like I need to document this so stay tuned."
However, let there be some disclaimers.
1-Yes, I did go to college 4 years and I do have a degree in English. That does not mean I am a great speller or that I am a card carrying member of the grammar police. If you want to hear my thoughts on Subdivision to Sticks then you must remember that these are my thoughts that I have just jotted down and may or may not have "proofed" them before sending them out into the great unknown. Bear with me.
2-If you or someone you know becomes offended for any reason by something that I post, please contact me directly so the matter can be taken care of.
3-I plan on posting frequently but if there is a lull -bring it to my attention.
I told you on Facebook that "Today I will be starting a new segment called
#SubdivisionToSticks . As many of you know we have gone from living in a subdivision to living in
the sticks, middle of nowhere.
I feel like I need to document this so stay tuned."
Little did I know how excited you would be to hear about life in Timbuktu.
To catch everyone up & for the sake of documentation I will post my first 2 posts from Facebook:
#SubdivisionToSticks So our trash pickup is a man in a white Dodge Ram pickup truck. The driver gets out of the truck and comes to the trash can & pulls out all the garbage bags then tosses them into his truck bed. He then drives in reverse to the next turnaround point - about 1/4 of a mile.
Yes. I watched it happen.
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