Non Electric Homestead McMinn County

[Forest Breath]

This will be my final post in this thread as we are making every attempt to move forward and put this experience behind us. I know the mods will be anxious to lock it up.

It has been a hard year for us, one with many changes and challenges. I never dreamed that something so wonderful could turn into such a horrible nightmare. At least this time, we have not touched that house until the paperwork was done, completed and final.

Hopefully we will be settling with Hazel soon and we can put this entire mess behind us. We have decided to move on to the new home on the old farm and remember Jimmy in the fondest ways. His picture will hang on the wall in our new living room, side by side with our family. We are planting a rose bush in his memory, as he loved rose bushes. We have discussed it as a family and Hazel's name will never be menetioned in our new home. We will not taint it with the memory of what was done. We only hope this will be settled soon and we won't have to look back.

I cannot express in words what something like this can do to you emotionally. I cannot even begin to tell you all how many tears Chris and I have cried in the home we built and the land the surrounds it. To walk away from something you constructed with your hands...with love....is so difficult. But we must do it and we will walk away with our head held high knowing we did nothing wrong but trust someone that we loved. I hope she can find peace in what she has done.

I looked through my pictures today and tried to find one that I could close this thread with. I think I have. I want to thank everyone who has taken time from their lives to post in this thread, to give me encouragement, a shoulder to cry on at time. Those who sent out prayers, good thoughts and positive energy our way. It has all been appreicated and has at times made things a bit easier...by just having folks to share the struggle with.

So we move on.....my new thread is located HERE. I hope to see you all over there and share my new experience with the farm with you. My heartfelt thanks goes to each of you for your kindness. The only true regret in life is dreams never brought to life.


Don, Jimmy's brother, taking Perrin for a walk the day after we found out Hazel was changing her mind. He was helping Chris measure out 5 acres so we could see if it would be enough to sustain us. He turned away from Hazel on this day as well and continues to be our dearest friend.

Family :: 1st Slide slideshow by BushwhackerJohn - Photobucket