The bottom picture is the view from our door...the field Tess loves to run in! I wish I had taken this picture right after we got here. The colors were spectacular! Now it's just nice! The picture here is just driving down the street!

Bad news/good news today! Last week our radiator finally arrived. It was the day before Thanksgiving though, so no work last week. They thought they might be able to get us in by Wed. of this week. Today they called and told us the earliest they would be able to get to us was the END of NEXT week! Not! Don and a new friend of ours drove into Little Rock and found another place to have the radiator replaced at! They were going to pick up our 400 lb. radiator today or first thing in the morning! They hope to get us started tomorrow! We might be on track after all!

It will be kind of sad leaving here...it's gotten pretty familiar after 6 weeks! Have had a chance to do a few things with our kids, that's been fun! I'm certainly not looking forward to getting back into the fast pace, crowds, and busy freeways! While we've been here we've gotten an education on weather! I think we've had at least 3 tornado watches/warnings while here! Since we don't have "local" channels (only east and west coast feeds...not sure what good THEIR weather would do us), we have no way of knowing when a weather condition exists! That's when the "Weather Bug" we have on our computer comes into play! It "chirps" whenever there is severe weather around us!

As the holiday season approaches, I'd like to share some of those things that I am most thankful for...




















Shae, age 6
Allison, Age 5
Haleigh (April 28, 2000 - May 10, 2000)
Ashleigh, Age 4
Justisse, Age 1-1/2
Brian, Age 1

Of course, this list also includes my husband, our children, family, friends and also the opportunity and ability to live this lifestyle that we have recently chosen! We are truly blessed!

A budding artist! Ashleigh painted this pumpkin with absolutely NO help! She even picked out the color! :-)

Haven't posted anything since we arrived in Cabot. Don and I are at a small RV park that is really very nice! There are only 20 sites with full 50-amp hook-ups. Behind us is a huge cut grass field that we can let Tess go in! She runs and runs and runs! Of course, when we come inside she then sleeps, and sleeps and sleeps! The guy that owns it has really just built it and he is continuing to improve things on a daily basis! We did have to change spots...there are huge trees to the south and guess what...we had no holes to seek out the satellite! Moved over though and no problem getting connected! Since we've been here he's added to the landscaping, added rock to level out a few sites, and put in three different water features! Can't complain about the price...$300/month!
We took Ashleigh to the pumpkin patch while my mom was also here and we all picked out pumpkins! I also made all of the costumes in the "pirate family" picture! Kim sewed on all 11 buttons on Tim's vest and my mom did some button sewing and hand sewing as I was furiously trying to finish all of them in time for Halloween! I did it! I did end up sewing on "coins" on Ashleigh's vest until the wee hours the night before! On Halloween we did have rain, but we went out with umbrellas in spite of it!
Still waiting on our radiator! At first we were told 2-3 weeks but now they've added on a week for shipping! The last phone call was still 2 weeks! We've heard they are shipping them out as fast as they are made! The "good" in all this is that we were planning on staying here until Thanksgiving anyway!
The falls colors continue to be vibrant and colorful although there are leaves falling constantly. It won't be long before the trees are no longer colorful and are bare instead! I am enjoying the beautiful colors as we drive here and there!