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Okay, my list about home. Things I love about Home:
The sound of Dad practicing the song he’s going to sing at church
The busyness of Sunday mornings
The smell of dinner on the stove
Uninterrupted afternoon naps
Listening to the rain lull me to sleep at night
Taking hot showers whenever I want
Listening to Derek and Brandy talk and laugh on the weekends
The sound of the calves after each weaning
The sight of our horse running and playing on cold winter days
My puppies wrestling on the living room floor
The massive oak tree in the back yard
Green, green grass and fading blue Texas skies late in the afternoon
Sunsets over the lake
Moonrises over the lake
Trick-or-treating in the neighborhood
Watching the kids ride bikes back and forth to each other’s houses
Muddin on the four-wheelers
Muddin in the truck
Chasin cows
Talkin about cow tippin and snipe huntin
Fresh sausage
Home-grown beef
Peaceful spring evenings in the woods
Slow-paced city streets
Going to Wal-Mart to hang out
Pretending you’ve got someplace to go just so you can start your car in front of everybody
Volunteering to help at church
Children who all know your name
Being the first big attraction in the annual festival parade (the band)
Knowing everybody’s name in your class and almost in the whole school
Remembering the good times
Bonfires late at night, listenin to good ole Texas country
Weenie roasts
Marshmallows around the fire
Family get-togethers
Pizza from the little store down the road
Riding four-wheelers illegally down the shoulder of the highway
Goin to the horse parade
Burnin candles and nobody caring
Drying flowers in the curtains
Knowing all of the police officers in town
Mowing the lawn on Saturdays
Taking candid photos of people
Playing with our “big” dogs
Sleepin on over spring break
Painting walls
Listening to the weather channel in the background
Watching goofy TV shows
Yelling at the TV during football games
Curling up around my body pillow and sleeping in on Saturday
Going to impromptu get-togethers
Running into Beaumont for a movie or some bowling
Riding in Jarrod’s truck
Chillin and watching movies
Talkin on the phone to all my pals
Driving the Hobbit
Taking naps outside in the summer time
Reading my favorite books twice in a row in my room
Watching the grass grow and the flowers bloom
Feeling that awesome Texas sun on my back every season of the year

The only thing that really stinks is the lack of snow. No snowboarding, no skiing, no snowballs. I’ve never even seen snow in real life. Pity me. Hehe. But it’s really great at home. Happy Easter! Toodles! Now I’m gonna go do some push-ups…