The Farm Life

Oh, the Farm life...to get to step out of reality for a full 24 hours and just...stop, relax, unwind...all the while making memories, laughing, eating, playing, and lovin' all over my family.
Sometimes I do wish this was reality.
Everything is slower down here.
Everyone is just a little bit happier down here.
No responsibilities. No clothes or dishes to wash, no house to clean, no food to prepare.
Just time to be with each other and enjoy one another's company.
We got down here late last night and for the first time (except for when we've stayed in hotels), we all slept in the same room. We brought twin mattresses in from other rooms and put them on the floor for the kids and Dennis & I slept in the "big bed", which is really half the size of our bed at home. But, when you're at the farm...who cares????
And, it actually went pretty good. We all slept pretty well and didn't hear little giggling voices til about 7:30 this morning.
This place is a little piece of Heaven for us. There is so much to do, yet nothing to do. The kids' imaginations run WILD down here. They get into their own little world of creativity and will go for hours with just 2 sticks in their hands. Oh, the simplicity...
As I sit here and watch Dennis cleaning out the fire pit for a fire that will be roaring before long, I sometimes wish we could live like this. The TV only gets turned on if we wanna watch the late night news...no video games...not many toys at all...just lots of fun and HUGE imaginations!!!
But, reality is not so bad either. I just sometimes wish life were a little bit more simple in the real world. A little more quiet. A little more calm.
So, instead of sitting here wishing...while my babies are taking naps, I will sit on the porch and relish these last few hours we have in our little piece of Heaven before we have to head back home tonight.
The only sounds I hear are a little country music on the radio, birds chirping, a crow "cawing", and an occasional old beat-up truck driving down the country road.
Sounds like Heaven to me!!!!!