SAY IT AIN'T SO!

Eminent domain...the words don't mean much unless they've been spoken to you concerning some piece of God's earth you happen to own and love. Utah Department of Transportation is after our house and property here in South Jordan, Utah, so they can build a highway through our family room! I suppose we're going through quite a process right now. This week we've had a home inspector come and wind his way through the doors and hallways of our beloved home, taking pictures with his infrared camera seeing whatever he can find, good or bad. Today it was the appraiser's turn. With his camera, clipboard, and tape measure, he looked in every nook and cranny of our private life. It has been interesting how we've dealt with this over the past weeks and days. Wayne comes home and pulls weeds, cleans up his garage, paints, etc. I just curl up on the couch and watch TV...in between doing some specifics that he tells me must be done {windows, window wells (spiders and icky stuff), dusting, vacuuming, scouring}. Just before each of these men come, we've had little shouting matches that don't normally happen in our house. I must say it's been interesting to see the dynamics between us come out, and the way we both are dealing with it all. We've got some great friends, neighbors and family that are helping us cope.

Tonight, we meet with the builder of a new house we are looking at to purchase. I suppose a new journey in life is on it's way...