Rang-ity-tang

March 19, 2007 (1:12pm)
41º F, Sunshine, W wind 10 mph.

Good afternoon,

Boy did I have a rang-ity-tang getting the blog for Friday and Saturday published! I finally got it done this morning late. I kept getting an error message that would not let me publish. Went to the website and really had a hard time finding a "fix" for the problem. It relies too much on forums to answer questions and solve problems. It means plowing through hundreds of entries describing a similar problem, but no answers how to solve it. I finally found the blog’s employees forum and ended up with a cure. It sure was frustrating though.

The number of folks showing up at church is getting less and less every week. Not too many folks showing up. The sermon was longer than the normal long too. Afterwards we went to the Penguin City Café for lunch. We were about ready to leave, when Charlotte walked in, wanting to talk. We talked for a long time. She is really unhappy with the way things are going in church and uses us for a sounding board a lot. We are a bunch unhappy too.

Had a bit of snow overnight, less than an inch. It is now pretty much melted, but it sure did look pretty this morning. Will be warm for a while not according to the weatherman, but with some rain coming Wednesday and Thursday. Not too sure I will be happy with that. Not sure I am ready for the season of mud yet.

Incase you are wondering where Amasa is, it is in the central part of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan - northwest of Iron Mountain, south of Copper Harbor (on the northern tip of the U.P.) and approximately straight north of Eagle River, Wisconsin. It is an old mining and logging area, now pretty depressed, economically. There are many not very prosperous homes and many empty. One thing that really surprised us is the high number of churches in the area. Seems to be more of them than bars! Michigan is doing a pretty good job of protecting the land, with a great deal of it in forest preserves and parks. They also are promoting the tourist industry with skiing and summer activities. I think they are on the right track. Their building codes in many ways are more strict than here. That’s a good thing - until it interferes with what we want to do. :-)

"Our" area is rather remote and under populated, even though there is a marked county highway going by the property. Some of the trees have been protected from beavers and what appears to be an apple tree is protected from the deer. There also are wolves in the area and lots of wild turkeys according to Jeff. He also had an excellent deer hunt with lots of venison in the freezer. I think I will need to find and unpack my hunting rifle and shotgun again. Might find a use for them. The driveway is about 3-4 times as long as this one, so it should give the White Spitter a real workout. One more reason we bought it too. We are excited to get a-going on the place.

We really don’t expect our first offer to be accepted, but have to start somewhere in the process. Not sure where the price will end up, but hope it is not too high. We are working on a fine line, if my figuring is right.

Time to get a-going.

In Christ My Saviour,

Chris <><