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Well, we are at it again. This time we are working on the 17 acre piece of property off Hickory Lane. The Old Timers call it Grapevine Ridge, so respectfully we named our cabin development the same. The property is really amazing. The more we clear and open it up, the more we see a diamond in the rough. The views are million dollar, that would be nice, and there are two creeks (springs). I walked the North and West sides of the property and found a t least ten more lots to be developed. I will need to get a small bulldozer to continue our new road. The local guys are pretty tough on trees and land when they bulldoze. These pictures are from Friday when Patrice and the kids and I cleared brush and trees from Lot 1. They are on Spring Break, so I figured I could get the old crew together because I could use some extra help. After working on the 5 acres on Spence Lane last Spring, Patrice and the kids tore through the first lot on Hickory. I could barely cut fast enough.

We have cut in a new road that wraps around to the south side that reveals the views that you may see in some of the pictures, but trust me you can't appreciate it completely unless you're standing here with us taking it all in. We have been trying to decide on a name for the road, but nothing yet. This is our first actual road, so it is a significant milestone for us, therefore the name should reflect this.

In naming the project Patrice was absolutely sure about using "Grapevine". Last week while I was looking through the tax maps of the area I noticed that the old road name was Grapevine Ridge, but somehow had been changed to Hickory Ln. From this we named the project "Grapevine Ridge Cabin Community". A local sign shop is making the property sign for us, and when I saw the proof for the sign I was struck by the words "Cabin Community".

It has been a very hard 12 months for us as a family. The uncertainty, the money, the sweltering heat of Summer, the ticks, the sharp chainsaw against my damn knee, the rain on our concrete, my terrible temper and equally terrible mouth, the biting cold of winter, cold showers, hauling wood for the stove, splitting and cutting wood, teenagers without reason, waking up to 19 degrees outside and 24 degrees inside, seeing our breath while lying on the floor, sleeping by the wood stove to feed it fuel every 3 hours and waking up 6 hours later only to find glowing coals, going to bed fully clothed, the desolation, the crying, the fighting, the fractured egos and marriage.

"Cabin Community",huh. You're damn right! As I have read somewhere and find it appropriate to share here, "We have done so much with so little for so long, that today we can do almost anything with absolutely nothing".

I thank God for adventure, entrepreneurship, America, friends, and most of all an amazing wife and kids.

Baine