Moving On

For those who may not know, I have moved from Kansas to Oklahoma (where the wind blows....) Yes it is true. I am finding out that home is where the Army sends you. Now I am not directly in the military but when the family received orders for Fort Sill OK, I saw no real purpose in staying in Kansas, so I moved on with the family.
We are about 5 hours due south of where we lived and things are pretty much the same as in Kansas, flat. There are some "mountains" not too far away called the Witchita Mountains, but of course not mountains in the strictest sense of the word. We have chosen to live in a small community outside the city called Fletcher, once home of Frank James (that would be Jesse James' brother). There are a number of churches and businesses, school, a gas station/quick mart, a bank and post office. Four miles away is another small town, Elgin in which there are even more shopping opportunities including a grocery store. We still go to the city for most shopping but at least one doesn't have to run all the way in for a gallon of milk. For the most part, I usually go in on Saturdays to attend garage sales and do any shopping or meandering.
As of late, in our search for a new church, we have also been driving in on Sunday to attend a church called Dayspring. It is fairly new, I think around 10 years old or so, and has contemporary worship and a pretty good kids program. This Sunday was our third Sunday so it may be a go. We have attended another church in Fletcher but it didn't really offer all that we wanted in a church although we have continued to attend on Wednesday night for now.
It is always a little difficult for me to move to a new community and church. Meeting new people has never been my strong point. My days are mostly spent with work followed by spending the evening with the kids. Not too exciting but ok. We are actually closer here to Josh and Kendrie in Memphis so that is nice. They have been over once and I have gone there once as well. It does appear with a new baby coming in December, that I may be going to Memphis more frequently. Love those grandbabies.
Jeremy and Lisa bought a house three miles down the road in the "country" with about 2.5 acreas. It is a lot of room for the dogs and kids. I keep teasing Jeremy that he needs to get a little petting zoo going with some goats and minature donkeys. Well who knows. Stranger things have happened. I am living in a four-plex apartment which is a change for me but I am adjusting. Again, living in Oklahoma means less rain by a mile. In fact it seems we may get one rainy day a month so far. It is now cool in the mornings but warms up to around the 60 degree mark, making it quite pleasant during the day. The downfall is that the wind blows most days so forget any kind of hairdo, kind of like Ketchikan in a way.
Well, that pretty much sums up my life since August. We miss our church in Junction City and the people there and now we find ourselves in a new place with new faces starting all over again. I guess there is something to be said for fresh starts and when I get it all figured out, maybe I could write a book.