On a Farm, In a Barn, with My Country Boy...

Yesterday my family got to spend an amazing day with an incredible woman. Jason's grandma turned 90! We loaded up the car and headed out to Salem. (Don't worry not Salem, where the witch trials were! ;) I asked. I know I'm retarded! lol. ) The night before I spent at the hospital visiting my Uncle who has been given just days to live. So often we live our days taking each breath for granted, but all that changes when you see someone gasping for their next breath.

I think any person who lives to 90 is inspiring, but Grandma Pearl is a very special woman. We had a great time hanging out on her farm, chasing the cows, feeding the horse, looking for kittens, climbing the hay bails, searching for turtles... good times on the farm. If you know my husband, you know he asks tons of questions, so on our drive to the farm he was asking Grandma what her most favorite thing to do was..."Oh I just love to mow the grass!" Yep, this 90 year old woman still mows all her own grass. Talk about inspiring! I think it must be keeping her young. She is still smart as a whip, her mind is definitely still young. There truly is nothing old about her.

 Karly & (Great) Grandma Pearl boned when Kar was just a baby. She is one of Karly's favorite people. I think Karly would pack her bags & move out to the farm any day of the week.

I used to always believe that I was 100% city girl, that I belonged in a big city. Since I have grown up (a little) it's funny how things change. My dream for many years now has been to rehab an old barn & turn it into our home. I dream of living on lots of land with cows, horses & chickens. There is something about it that just brings comfort to my soul. So often life gets too busy. In fact I told Jason this morning, I have got to clean up our schedule, being busy keeps me from enjoying life. There is something about being on a farm or in the county that brings reality home, all the busyness that city life can bring is not important- it reminds me to slow down & take in the beauty around me. I think I was a misplaced soul, I should have been born on a farm. Life isn't over & my dreams might just come true someday. I guess, some dream of retiring to the beach or somewhere warm, I want to retire on a farm in a barn with my country boy!