Spent yesterday moving our oldest daughter (Grits) and her family to their new home in middle Missouri. Davo called about the status us his job and was moved to another position starting day Monday (today) which gave them six days to move.

Their new home is about 100 years old. It is heated with an outdoor wood furnace or a propane furnace. It has spring water AND a working spring house. There is a barn on the back and an old chicken coop behind the barn. After mowing there will be room for a garden between the house and the barn. They can fix-up or repair anything within reason and take the cost off the rent.

Even better: the boss/ landlord raises Missouri Fox Trotters so they have beautiful pastures & hayfields to enjoy. The boss lets the employees have use of the trails and maybe horses (Davo needs to find out more) and the property with plenty of clear creeks and woods. What a wonderful place to live and raise their family. Of course it will be good to visit too.

The fellow employees that Davo met all love their jobs. Their comments – the pay raises are few and far between but we love the work.

They also win the out in the stick award. Their home is way up in the mid Missouri Ozark mountains. The closest town is at least 25 minutes away and has a population of 202. There is a cafe and a BBQ joint (the boss has a trail ride business among others), gas station and not much else. The next town is another 25 – 35 min away and has a small Dollar General and a Town & Country grocery store and perhaps a population of 500? Another 20 minutes to a town of resonable size. Half a tank of gas is empty is the new rule.

Their home wins the *In the Sticks* award.

They have either found a dream job or are the stars of their own Stephen King novel.