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So we closed on our house last week. It is officially ours. Well, almost … Mr. and Mrs. Harris, previous owners, are in the process of moving out.

In the meantime, we have packed, picked out new carpeting, talked about paint colors for the living room and Briar’s bedroom, purchased new furniture, checked on different cable companies (our current one doesn’t provide service in the area in which our new home is located) and we’ve packed some more.

The only problem we’ve had so far happened while packing up things in the kitchen. It is decorated with mammies and Aunt Jemima memorabilia that I’ve collected for the past 14 years. I was cleaning the items to pack for the new house and soaked them in a cleaning solution that cleaned a little to well. It removed all the grime, but the paint came off, too. Luckily I was only doing a few pieces at a time, so most of my collection is still intact.

Moving is not an easy task, but we are really looking forward to making this house our home.

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While I am devastated by the destruction caused by this week’s storms in Arkansas, I am equally astonished at Lawrence County’s fortune to have missed the brunt of the system, which wreaked havoc all around us.

Several from here traveled to the Highland area to assist there, and undoubtedly many in the county had family members and friends in neighboring counties and throughout the Mid-South who were affected by the storm.

While we have had several severe weather incidents during my nearly 10 years with The TD, I’d say overall we as a county have been exceptionally lucky during that time. Unfortunately, as in all other tragedies of life, it cannot always be someone else.

It does make me feel good to know that we have a great in-county response team in place. They continue to get hands-on training assisting our neighbors in need, and I know when the time comes that they are needed at home they will be ready.

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Can you call it writer’s block when you don’t really consider yourself a writer? Hmmm…. Something to think about.

It’s been a while since I’ve blogged, and I didn’t realize how many people actually read the “blah” that I post until I missed several weeks.

Since my last post, a lot has happened…

Briar and Brad had the flu, and I haven’t felt well.

We are possibly buying a house, so we’ve been doing some serious cleaning at our current residence for the past couple of weeks. I have boxes stacked up all over the house labeled to go to different places. It is definitely a crazy time.

A few friends came over and watched the Super Bowl with us. I really wanted the Giants to win, but never thought they could actually pull it off. I was pleasantly surprised.

We have seen our share of sorrow, having already attended four funerals in 2008.

I don’t know what the rest of the year holds for us, but I’m sure there will be plenty of stories to share with all of you!

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