Las Olas Verdes Day #1

I found this note in my files from May 2007. We have come a long way since then!

Dear Family,

David and I have 
invested in a beautiful piece of
property in Cuero, Texas. 
It is a dream we have had for as long as we can 
remember and after a 4 year search we 
found the perfect place. All was finalized on 
Friday and yesterday we went out to make a long list of things we will have to do
before we can actually stay out there. 

Below is an account of day 1:
We spent the afternoon at "The Ranch". There has been a lot 
of rain so everything is a bit overgrown. The agent warned 
the kids to watch out for snakes. Here is the blow by blow commentary:
The children get out of the car tip toeing around holding their hands 
at shoulder level. There are many bees and flies and spiders. Margo 
is squeaking and dodging like she is being fired upon by a battery of gunshots. 
The house has been empty for 2 weeks and as we explore, 
opening closets and cabinets, Trenton braces himself over and over again
for Big Foot to burst out. There is a pretty grapevine growing on 
the porch rail. I reach down and feel its puppy ear texture and say,
"Look! We have wild grapes!" Trenton responds, in an unexcited but 
justifiable tone that I am really dumb, "That's poison ivy." All others in the
know concurred. Suddenly all of me begins to itch, even the bottoms 
of my feet inside my Kenneth Cole zip up motorcycle boots, that the country 
real estate agent laughs at every time. So far I haven't broken out, but I'm 
convinced I stuck my finger in my eye and it will pop out and roll away 
at any moment.