Not what but which
It seems to me that this is the best place we have ever been stationed. DP went to get the boys Easter baskets last week the day before Easter. I know we are horrible waiting until the last minute. Anyway, when he got in the store they had this deal if you ordered the local paper you could get a gift card to the store. It was great since we both wanted the paper anyway, he figured what the hell. Well, the paper has started coming and in it there is a second paper that comes and it is basically a list of everything going on in the area. It is amazing to me that there can be so much to do in one place. I mean I know there is always things you can go do but the choices are huge and the fact that we know in advance is even better. I remember in Oklahoma that it was few and far between events and they were never or poorly advertised until after the event had occurred. The few times I remember hearing things on the news was only because they were things that the anchors liked. Once they went on about the Rodeo coming into town for a week because they were involved. But when the town had the kid’s day for Police and Fireman out at the park there was nothing until the event had ended that night. So, we missed a lot of things and opportunity’s to go and yet we got the local paper and watched the news daily. Here it’s in the paper every day, and we have choices galore. I now find myself reading the second paper cover to cover wanting to highlight or circle specific things. Then I can remember easily which things I want to go over with DP and which one we think the boys would enjoy the most. This area seems to be so family friendly and I really think I might want to retire out here more and more. I think this area might just be our little slice of heaven. My hats go off to the community for all the great things they are doing for families. My hope is that with the economy in such disarray and people being out of jobs, and losing their homes that the community can continue to thrive and be such an active one for families to enjoy.
