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SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS, I’M NOT SURE WHERE TO START. IN MY LAST LETTER, I TOLD YOU ABOUT THE LAND THAT WE WERE BUYING. WE DID BUY THE LAND. WE SIGNED THE PAPERS JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS. WHILE WE WERE CLEANING THE PLACE UP, A MAN CAME BY AND MADE AN OFFER TO BUY THE LAND AT A SMALL PROFIT. IT SEEMS THAT HE HAD BEEN THINKING ABOUT BUYING IT, AND WAS SURPRISED TO SEE US THERE. HE ALSO TOLD US THAT THE NEIGHBORS WERE UP IN ARMS. THEY DIDN’T WANT US THERE. THEY HAD NO LEGAL RECOURSE, BUT THEY VOWED TO MAKE OUR LIVES A LIVING HELL AND THAT WE SHOULDN’ T BE SURPRISED IF SOME OF THE ANIMALS WERE “ACCIDENTALLY” SHOT. THE LAST THING WE WANT IS TO PUT OUR ANIMALS IN HARM’S WAY, AND A RUNNING GUN BATTLE DIDN’T APPEAL TO US EITHER. HE OFFERED TO BUY THE LAND AND HELP US GET INTO ANOTHER LARGER PLACE OF AT LEAST TEN ACRES. FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, I HAVE DRIVEN DOWN HALF THE COUNTY ROADS IN MIDLAND, LOOKING FOR OUR “PROMISED” LAND. IT IS UNBELIEVABLY HARD TO FIND A SUITABLE PLACE. FINALLY, IN FRUSTRATION, WE PLACED AN AD IN THE PAPER THAT WE WERE WANTING TO BUY. BY THE END OF THE WEEK, WE HAD OUR CHOICE OF SUITABLE PROPERTY. THE PAPERS HAVE JUST BEEN SIGNED. IT IS ALMOST 16 ACRES IN SOUTH MIDLAND COUNTY. THERE IS LOTS OF WILDLIFE THERE, INCLUDING DEER, WILD TURKEY AND ETC. WE HAD THE WATER CHECKED; THE WELL MAN SAID THERE IS ENOUGH WATER TO PUT IN A GOLF COURSE IF WE WANTED. THERE IS A FENCE AROUND THE PROPERTY, THOUGH NOT A SECURE ONE. THE ACCESS ROADS ARE ALL PAVED AND IT HAS TWO SEPTIC SYSTEMS. IT DOESN’T HAVE ANY TREES, BUT WE HAVE ALREADY MADE PLANS TO START PLANTING. IF YOU WOULD LIKE, WE INVITE YOU TO PLANT SOMETHING GREEN TO HELP US MAKE IT BEAUTIFUL. FOR THE TIME BEING, WE ARE PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE NOTE ON THE LAND. RIGHT NOW THE PLAN IS TO BUILD A SMALL BUILDING ON THE LAND THAT WILL SERVE AS AN OFFICE AND CLINIC. IF YOU HAVE ANY TYPE OF MATERIALS OR SUPPLIES THAT YOU THINK WE CAN USE, WE PROBABLY CAN. WE WILL BE STARTING THE CONSTRUCTION OF RUNS AND KENNELS IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU REALLY KNOW ABOUT BUILDING FENCES, WE COULD USE YOUR HELP. THE WORK WILL PROCEED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. WE ARE MORE THAN READY TO GET MOVED. EVERYONE WILL BE MORE COMFORTABLE AND IF THE DOGS WANT TO BARK ALL NIGHT, NO ONE WILL CARE. AS SOON AS THINGS SLOW DOWN A BIT, WE WILL BEGIN APPLYING FOR GRANTS TO BUILD THE FACILITY THAT WE HAVE ALWAYS DREAMED OF. IT IS OUR PLAN TO PLANT PECAN TREES. THIS WILL HELP WITH THE OPERATING EXPENSES EVENTUALLY. RIGHT NOW THERE IS A LOT OF MONEY GOING OUT, BUT IT WILL BE WORTH EVERY BIT WHEN WE ARE FINISHED. WITH ALL THIS LAND, OUR HEADS ARE SPINNING WITH PLANS. WE WANT TO BUILD KENNELS SO PEOPLE COULD LEAVE THEIR PETS WHEN THEY GO ON VACATION. WHILE YOU ARE VACATIONING, YOUR PET COULD SPEND THE TIME OUT IN THE COUNTRY WITH LOTS OF ROOM TO RUN AND A NICE COMFORTABLE PLACE TO REST AFTER A HARD DAY’S PLAY. WE WANT TO STABLE A FEW HORSES. THERE IS EVEN AN AREA THAT WE PLAN TO PUT IN A POND. OUR PLAN IS TO LET THE LAND PAY FOR ITSELF. IN THE MEAN TIME, LIFE CONTINUES AT THE ARK. THERE ARE ALWAYS RUNS TO CLEAN, DOGS TO FEED AND TAKE TO THE VET. LAST WEEK, NEWLEY WENT TO BE NEUTERED. HE WAS NOT HAPPY ABOUT HIS LITTLE TRIP AND IT WAS A HARD DAY FOR HIM. YOU MIGHT REMEMBER HIM FROM LAST SUMMER. AS A PUPPY, HE HAD A TERRIBLE SKIN INFECTION ON HIS FACE. TODAY HE IS A BIG HEALTHY BOY. HIS FACE IS SCARED, BUT IT DOESN’T SEEM TO BOTHER HIM IN THE LEAST. WE HAVE BEEN HAVING TO BUY FOOD RECENTLY. LAST MONTH TRINITY SCHOOL COLLECTED A FEW HUNDRED POUNDS OF DRY DOG FOOD FOR US. IT WAS A BIG HELP, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, IT IS ALREADY GONE. OUR ANIMALS ARE ACCUSTOMED TO EATING WELL, AS YOU CAN EASILY TELL WHEN YOU SEE THEM. WE WANT TO SINCERELY THANK EACH ONE OF YOU THAT HAS BEEN SO FAITHFUL TO HELP. YOUR NOTES, CARDS, DONATIONS AND CALLS ARE WORTH A GREAT DEAL TO US. WE ARE SO EAGER TO GET MOVED. WE WANT TO HAVE AN OPEN HOUSE AND INVITE YOU TO SEE OUR NEW HOME WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT. CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE OCCASIONALLY, WE WILL TRY TO POST NEW PICTURES FROM TIME TO TIME. WE TRUST YOUR EASTER WAS BLESSED AND JOYFUL. THIS IS A TIME OF RENEWAL AND PROMISE. PLEASE REMEMBER US IN YOUR PRAYERS. WE SENSE AND FEEL THEM MANY TIMES WHEN THINGS LOOK BLEAK. MAY THE GOD OF HEAVEN BLESS YOU AND YOURS. THANKS FOR EVERYTHING, BOB, NANCY, HOPE AND THE WHOLE GANG |
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