Five Brothers, Aren't They Handsome????
I think these little guys are so handsome. They have one sister who is third from the oldest. Such a great family. Don't know why the baby could not have been a little girl but God knows.
Well, we have had yet another rainy day---more clouds than rain but we are promised some sunshine tomorrow. We will like that. At least we are saving on utilities. We need neither heat nor air. The temp is very comfortable.
Thanks for your comment, Kim. I see the hits change ever so slowly but I have no way of knowing who logs on. I know what I write is not very interesting and especially since I am making an effort to protect the innocent, it can get down right boring.
My trip to AR last week was very rewarding and interesting. My sister and her daughter, Barbara, met me there and we spent several hours at the White County Court House searching for info concerning the property Marie and I inherited when our Mother passed away. We had never done anything more than ask that the property be put in our names so we have no deed nor anything official showing that we are now the owners. We looked through several of those huge legal record books. We found info where our Dad purchased the property in Dec. 1925. The original purchase was for 45 acres and the price was $750.00. Our Dad made a payment of $150.00 the first year then payments of $200.00 each year until the $750.00 was paid in full. A few years later, he purchased an additional and adjacent 40 acres for $300.00. He made payments of $100.00 a year for 3 years. We also found record that our Dad signed the property over to our Mother in 1950 which was the same year they were divorced. Our Dad's signature was so typical of his signing his name.
There have been times when we have considered selling the property and have no idea what we could have sold it for. Perhaps somewhere around $80,000.00 but we are very glad at this point that we did not sell it. A few years ago, we made a contract with a drilling company giving them the right to drill for oil and/or gas. Possibly drilling will begin before the end of the month. Even as I type, drilling is underway on the property immediately South of our property. That acreage is not in our section so we will not receive royalty from there. We would be so very pleased and thankful if a producing well would become a reality in our section but as I said, God knows where the pool of minerals is and if it is His will, it will come to fruition. It is totally in His hands and we accept whatever is His will for us.
We patiently await the rest of the story!!!
Dortha
Well, we have had yet another rainy day---more clouds than rain but we are promised some sunshine tomorrow. We will like that. At least we are saving on utilities. We need neither heat nor air. The temp is very comfortable.
Thanks for your comment, Kim. I see the hits change ever so slowly but I have no way of knowing who logs on. I know what I write is not very interesting and especially since I am making an effort to protect the innocent, it can get down right boring.
My trip to AR last week was very rewarding and interesting. My sister and her daughter, Barbara, met me there and we spent several hours at the White County Court House searching for info concerning the property Marie and I inherited when our Mother passed away. We had never done anything more than ask that the property be put in our names so we have no deed nor anything official showing that we are now the owners. We looked through several of those huge legal record books. We found info where our Dad purchased the property in Dec. 1925. The original purchase was for 45 acres and the price was $750.00. Our Dad made a payment of $150.00 the first year then payments of $200.00 each year until the $750.00 was paid in full. A few years later, he purchased an additional and adjacent 40 acres for $300.00. He made payments of $100.00 a year for 3 years. We also found record that our Dad signed the property over to our Mother in 1950 which was the same year they were divorced. Our Dad's signature was so typical of his signing his name.
There have been times when we have considered selling the property and have no idea what we could have sold it for. Perhaps somewhere around $80,000.00 but we are very glad at this point that we did not sell it. A few years ago, we made a contract with a drilling company giving them the right to drill for oil and/or gas. Possibly drilling will begin before the end of the month. Even as I type, drilling is underway on the property immediately South of our property. That acreage is not in our section so we will not receive royalty from there. We would be so very pleased and thankful if a producing well would become a reality in our section but as I said, God knows where the pool of minerals is and if it is His will, it will come to fruition. It is totally in His hands and we accept whatever is His will for us.
We patiently await the rest of the story!!!
Dortha
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