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["roxann" <roxann AT ancientearthwisdom.com>]

My family were all very upset with me for bringing my kids out to 'the dark 
ages' like this. However, after Katrina hit and the population of our 
previous area (where all my family still live) more than doubled, creating 
havoc in the schools and infrastructure around there, they were all praising 
my foresight. We sold our house and land the year Katrina came, but we had 
bought the land in AR two years prior. It was awful to have to constantly 
explain and defend the desire to move away from them to out here, and a 
relief to have them finally admit i was right.

Roxann, NW AR
http://blog.ancientearthwisdom.com

>  
>  On Jan 25, 2008 10:59 AM, Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com> wrote:
>  
>  > I cannot argue with my brother, who during a
>  > long hike there said, "This is the best thing you've ever done."
>  
>  
>  How nice to hear that from family, and a sibling at that. That's something.
>  Most of my family (and my husband's family as well) think we're nuts to 
> live
>  where we do. They've softened somewhat over the years, but they seldom
>  visit. We're getting used to it, less visitors also has its upside.
>  
>  Lisa