We are going to slow down….some day….balance is all about purpose, variety, and creativity…..the key is the balance, which I never seem to get right!……put in 12 hours yesterday on the tractor, filling washouts with 6 truckloads of oversize rock brought in by dump truck….starting to look somewhat normal again around the office, etc, which Bette, Julie, and other help washed down and cleaned, pulled back gravel, etc….We are lucky….the devastation of other businesses is much greater….trail rides lost all their buildings except the big arena, golf cart shed 6 feet under water [including our golf cart]….many houses lost that never saw water before, many cabins washed away….road down the hill to Alley Spring is gone again [106 hwy]….town of Van Buren all under water…it goes on and on, plus the toll of deaths is at least seven and rising in the Ozarks….if you can imagine, the river at Eminence crested at almost 24 feet….the old record was 18+ feet…..anyway, another 500 year flood that seems to happen [and get worse] every 10 to 20 years now….We do still have the tree retreat, but are sure the river cabin is gone….still can’t get to see with the water up…..
All that said, life is good….and wish we could trade in bodies like we do cars!!! love to all Bill
