...and no, my title has nothing to do with the current political turnover...I'm far too self-absorbed for that!
Well folks, it's been a while. I've been called out by several people (such as my friend Amber here) for letting my blog sit so long, forlorn and quiet. And they were right -- I'm not good at the discipline of regular writing. I let things get busy and *poof* I turn into an Isolationist. I find "journals" I kept as a kid and I would have several entries at age 7...then you don't hear from me again until I'm like 11 or something. So this blog has been an improvement from that!
It's the end of an era because my family's homestead/old farm -- officially sold on January 1st. Soon it will be just one more strip mall contributing to urban sprawl. I'm really sad to see it go, but on the other hand, it's been very hard for my parents to keep up 30 acres alone, and it hasn't been a functioning farm in many many years. It's been for sale for quite a long time -- at least a decade that I know of. So, sadly, Glad Oaks will soon be no more.
My 87-year-old grandmother Nanoo really wanted it to sell, so I'm glad that everything has gone through successfully for her. Unfortunately she is now in the hospital with some heart conditions and pneumonia. My grandmother is a wonderful saint, and I'm sure she's ready to go home, but selfishly I'd love to have her a little longer. Please pray for her health, morale, and comfort.
On a related Glad-Oaks-is-no-more note, John and I are thinking of starting a joint blog so that hopefully we can keep things a little better updated. Any suggestions on a new blog name for us?
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Well, you could always have a play on John's career. Something like, "A Prescription (or Rx) for __?__," but that may be a little cheesy.
How about "Married in the Music City." That way it sets up that fact that it's a joint blog, and plays on Nashville's nickname. Also, it kind of Dear Abby-ish (like Crazy in Columbia or Grateful in Greenville). Not that, that's a positive...just pointing it out. You could spin the "music city" thing a number of ways.
Don't know what you could do with it, but something combining where you two came from.
Could also just use a book title (like me) or a music lyric. Haha...it really only fits for John, but you could use the lyric "Doctor, Doctor, Tell Me the News." :) You know, John being a doctor/pharmacist in training, and the "tell me news" part being the news you 2 share with all of us. Man, that's cheesy. That's all I got though.
I'll make one more suggestion. Get something like the 3 or 5 best titles you get/come up with and then put up a poll. Let your readers help you decide. Obviously, it's ultimately up to you guys, but it could be fun/interesting.
Glad you finally updated your blog! Sorry to hear about your grandmother and Glad Oaks. I'll be praying for you. Take care!
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