The new "Norm"

It's been just over 2 months since I first moved up the hill. At first I felt very out of place, heck I was even unsure how to go about collecting the chickens eggs!

I'd like to say that I'm all settled in now but to be honest that wouldn't be the truth! I am getting more comfortable but with each passing week I have another instance that makes me scratch my head and I am quickly reminded I'm not living in the suburbs anymore.

For instance, while at dinner with codys friends. One of them gets a call that a baby goat of his has escaped and is running down the road. This made for a quick end to the night as Cody and his friend paid the bill and took off to wrangle a goat! Now, I used to get calls such as this all the time but it was my dogs breaking out. A goat....that's a new one, for me anyway!

Just a few days later we were invited to the same friends property for a shooting party. Yep, you guessed it! We arrived to see dozens of guns larger than me displayed on tables for everyone to grab and play with. I secured my earplugs, grabbed my odules and stood by the massive burn pile with the only other female in attendance. We talked about her upcoming wedding.....finally It felt as the world I once remembered, for a short time anyhow.

The big exciting happenings on our street is that we've been given the opportunity to put mailboxes on our actual street rather than out on the main road! I secured a PO Box upon moving because the location of those mailboxes wasn't good. But we definitely took quick advantage of this exciting change and bolted a new mailbox to the community post Rob installed for whoever would like to partake. So far we have received.....nothing! :-/

One neighbor decided it would be easier to dig up his mailbox from the main road, post, concrete and ALL and bungee it to his fence. Driving by that has been a constant source of laughter for me!

Last Sunday while at Cody's parents house his mother and I were pulling weeds. I had her miniature donkey Norm on one side of me and her goat on the other. Helping to eat the weeds while I pulled them. Apparently this is a pretty normal thing up here. I'm not sure it will ever be normal for me!

I laugh at the idea of creating a news letter for all 10 residents on our street containing all the latest and greatest news of Kenworth Dr. I can see it now, headlines would include:

4 of the 6 brake drums from the "Free" pile have finally been picked up!

The Easter Bunny seems to have arrived early at the Elderd residence?

Sending out a big thank you to the neighbors who so kindly weedwacked AROUND Sandy's  daffodils.

Late Breaking News - Rob's allergies have kicked in as his sneezes can be heard all the way down our street!

The Elderd's Turkey "Frank" was stolen and half eaten, if anyone has any evidence of the creature responsible please contact them.

Yes these are all actual headlines of events that have recently occurred!