Annual Entry?

The title of the blog, Hidden In Huddleston, looks like it will remain appropriate for some time, probably it will become even more appropriate. Seth and I have found a house site....we think. Actually, Seth and Troy found it, in the area we had already decided made the most sense, although we weren't passionate about it, it was more or less just Okay, good enough, good as anything, nothing special about the site itself, only the location was significant. But we found a site that is gorgeous and I was immediately energetic about as soon as I saw it. As soon as I saw it, I said yep, uh-huh, let's do it, definitely, I can get behind this, no problem, let's go ahead. It's deepish into the woods, if pressed I'd guess two-tenths of a mile as the crow flies back from the main road, but that's most likely fairly inaccurate. There is running water. In all my dreams, if I can't have a stream with moss banks and large rocks in my living room, then I will take a stream nearby, with elevation changes so there are gurgles and visible air pockets, and rocks too please, not sandy rocks, I guess I mean boulders, or outcrops. Boulders sounds unstable. I don't like that feeling. That's not what I mean. Big rocks definitely is what I mean after all.

This very afternoon in fact, Joe is coming out to Troy's and while he's there, he's going to help Seth start the survey file for the piece. Mom's property, Seth figured, would probably take a minimum of $2,000 to survey, and that must be done before we cut a piece out. With Joe helping us out, we'll be able to cut the cost drastically.

Holly and Troy have Zeke and only Zeke. Holly says if I become pregnant I must tell her right away and they will try to ummm... follow suit immediately. This is because can't you imagine how much better it would be for all if two kids were born together? We could support each other so efficiently and the two kids could support each other so well. Personally I would like twins and be done with it, since I'm nearing mid-thirties and feel I'm already pushing the physical bests - both for me and a child/children. Twins because I believe in the goodness of siblings. Oh, and no, it is in fact not likely that we will have children (we being Seth and me, not Holly and me). This is quite hypothetical. Next month we will ask Dr. K about beginning the beginning, but even IF the plan succeeds (not good odds) we're talking a lot of time. And yes, adoption is of course open to us, but, well, there's a large conversation we have around that.

Erica, little Erica, sweet darling Erica, is engaged. She is engaged to Bradley, Bradley who we like, Bradley who miraculously fits in with our family. Erica is engaged. Oh my oh my. They became officially engaged New Year's Day. The wedding is planned for the first weekend in October. It is wonderful.

Dad is still dead. Funny that. How is that? Hmmm... Odd. He's not really, right? It does seem to be becoming steadily more real, creepingly steadily. Yep, steadily with the seasons. But still yet, not fully real. That's why I can write the first sentence of this paragraph like that. It feels almost like I'm making a joke to people who don't know any better.