The month of May...

So far we have met with the farmer who will be cropping the ground, picked out where the house will go and had rock and shipping containers built as a start to a storage shed that Jason is going to build.

I am excited for the house plans that are being worked on and I am looking forward to the finished designs!

The latest chapter in our adventure with Emma and Logan

In an effort to keep events in a chronological order for the doings and goings on at "The Property" or better known to Logan as the "Poptee", I am going to attempt to try to keep this updated....

April 20, 2010

Dear Friends and Family (from Jason),
Sarah and I make a lifestyle changing purchase today that will allow us to achieve our dream of country living without leaving the convenience of the city. However, we had the good fortune to purchase 13 acres just 2 miles from our current home for a very reasonable price. We purchased the land from Adolphous Bush IV and he had owned this tract since 1912. It’s a very scenic piece completely surrounded by woods with a sloping hillside and a flat area along Belleau Creek. Approximately 8 acres is currently being farmed and we plan to continue with that. Fort Zumwalt North High School borders the property completely on one side. We’ve seen many deer tracks but have yet to see them in person and we’ve watched turkeys pecking around in the corner of the field one evening last week.

We plan to put our house on the marked soon and hope our good luck continues and we are able to sell during the prime summer months. That sale will allow us to start construction on our new home and barn on the property. In order to manage the construction and also avoid a double move we plan to live temporarily in a camper trailer on the land (yes, you can call us rednecks). The kids are looking forward to their “extended” camping trip and the tight living arrangements will be an incentive to get the construction completed as quickly as possible!

So if you know anyone who is looking for an updated 4 bedroom ranch in St. Peters there will be one on the market soon!

Jason, Sarah, Emma, and Logan

Skip & I

Celebrating 17 this year, Skip is looking pretty good!

New Boy in Town...

March 6, 2009, Mom and I went to Lee, IL and found our new POA, PC Gotta Look Tough. Its been a year now since we lost Mac and though we will never forget him we have had some good times with Tough, and in an uncanny way it feels like we still have Mac. Must be a breed trait, because so many old "Mac-ism's" come out in Tough and we find ourselves saying, "Wow remember when Mac used to do that?"