Adventures in the country

As a kid my family spent about 4 years living in Bangor, Maine. I remember some of the jokes that went with it too. What do you do in the summer in Maine? Well, if it falls on a weekend you go on a picnic. Winters did last for 8 months. OK so I am exaggerating slightly (winters were really 7and a half months long). I actually remember t-shirts that read, "I survived Bangor, Maine!" Don't you want to start packing boxes and relocate tomorrow? The saying/ joke that stands out to me now is "Bangor, Maine- it's not the end of the world, but you can get there from here." Actual sound pronunciation is something like this "You ken get theyah frohm heeyah."

Well, I'm a good bit further south but here are a few other indications that you may be nearing the very edge of the earth. They also may double as "you might be a redneck if....."

• You can get to a goat farm in less time than it takes to get to a decent department store.

• A morning spent subconsciously avoiding stepping in goat poo doesn't' seem odd at all.

• You hear your husband say, "this goat meat ball would probably be better if I hadn't just had so much to eat at Chick-Fil-A."

• You don't blink when the goat farmer explains that she doesn't get rid of fire ants because they (ahem) "take care" of the dog feces (use your imaginations here, folks).

• It makes sense to have 8 dogs the size of ponies to scare the coyotes away from the goats.

• Your kids stick their hands into a nest and pull out just laid eggs.

• Rather than learning something culturally or historically relevant, you learn that the color of the chicken's ears determine what color eggs they lay.

• You hear yourself asking your children if they want to hold the baby goats.

• An unfortunate 5 second encounter with a big pile of red clay permanently changes your child's shorts and skin color.
  

Don't get me wrong. The 4 Prices were merry participants on this adventure. It just struck me as a little funny when I stopped to think about our experiences (oh don't worry- pictures will follow soon).

So, if anyone wants to visit, be prepared. We don't live at the end of the world, but you sure can get theyah frohm heeyah.