First Post Ever!

Okay, um, Hi, I'm here! After three days of writer's block and new blogger anxiety I feel compelled to just jump in and post! Especially after seeing that my friend Daiquiri has put a link to me on her blog (http://calledblessed.blogspot.com/). Yikes! Way to push me into the ring!

So here's the story... my dear hubby (Joel) has a dream to start an organic produce farm. The idea is to be able to deliver fresh veggies to homes and eventually supply local grocery stores. We also plan on having a booth at one of the local farmer's markets to gain exposure and just because it's fun! We have always enjoyed walking through the crowded streets of our city market, perusing the assortment of hand crafts, fresh flowers and brightly colored organic produce. However, I've always wondered what it would be like to sit on the other side of the booth, in the heat, with hundreds of strangers staring at you and your stuff. Slightly intimidating, perhaps? Good thing Joel is the social one. I think I will just hide behind the basket of assorted lettuce (think beautiful leafy greens and things with great names like arugula, endive, and radicchio) and let him talk.

Where are we now in the process? Well, we just made an offer on a house with 10+ acres and it was accepted! The hope is to have a closing date of mid-late February.

I forgot to mention one teeny-tiny detail-- the house is a disaster area! No exaggeration, check this out...

There are piles of stuff (to put it nicely) everywhere! Inside and out.

Oh and the inside smells like cat pee and my children will NEVER take a bath in this tub.

Other than that, the place appears to be structurally sound (according to the experts because I really have no idea). We are doing a "rehab" loan (sounds appropriate doesn't it?) to fix up the house before we move in.

Now here's the great part... The VIEW!

Wow, it is breathtaking. I love our mountains.