Visitors, more visitors, shooting

Last weekend was a very busy time. Thursday, we spent the entire morning going back to the two houses with land near Decatur. It started raining that morning and Mama almost called off the meeting but I thought it was better to see them now versus later. So we went both places in the rain. I ended up getting pretty wet as I walked around on both properties. Mama and Victoria looked around the houses each in turn and it was obvious that the property on 380 was probably not going to work for us – especially financially.

The rest of the day we spent shopping. Victoria had to get finger printing done for the license she has recently gotten as a pharmacy technician and that appointment was set up at Cabella’s a few miles south of Denton. We wandered the store for a bit after that was done then we went to Sam’s. It does not seem practical to stock the pantry and freezer right now but there were things we could not do without and Sam’s is the place Mama likes to go for the bulk items we needed.

Mama and I had not really made any plans for the 4^th so we got up and began to do the chores around the farm. I got the weed eater and began to trim the fence lines around the living areas and the garden. I spent a lot more time than I normally would have but it seemed important to get it all done. Mama, meanwhile, got out her mower and spent the entire morning with her Bad Boy.

About noon we got a call from our listing agent that there was someone in the area visiting from Odessa that would like to look at the farm so we agreed to show them the property at 4:30. Mama was in a panic because the apartment and trailer were not in show condition but we got them there pretty quickly. I have been gently pushing to get them at least close in case something like this happened.

The couple had one of the matriarchs with them as well as their two young daughters. We showed the living quarters and then drove them around the property so they could see the tanks – both spring fed and wet weather ones. They were a delightful couple. We had a good time with them but it was shortened by the appointment we had for RU that evening. Our realtor told us he would contact them early this week to gauge their interest.

The whole experience convinced Mama that the sale of the farm could actually be forthcoming. Up until Friday afternoon she was convinced that the timeframe would be long if the farm did eventually sell. It was a wakeup call to both her and Victoria. That is something I have been praying for since Mama not full bought into the idea of letting the farm go.

On Saturday we had the Wycoff’s over for a cookout and some shooting. It was a fun evening. Daniel got there with Mike and Ida Grothe a little after 3 pm. The rest of the family did not come until a little after 6 pm. By that time I had the food ready so we ate then went down to the big tank to shoot the pistols and rifles they had brought. I got out my .22 caliber rifle so we would have two of them to shoot – since the Wycoffs brought one also.

Mama and Victoria went with the group because both of them are talking about getting their concealed carry permits this year. In fact the guy that did Victoria’s finger printing instructs the conceal carry classes at Cabella’s. So it was good for them to get the opportunity to at least feel what it is like to shoot a 9mm pistol.  All the ladies in the group liked the .22 caliber rifle best; go figure.

Sunday we drove by two more houses before we went home. One of the two we will go back to see this week.