Darius,

Reading your story is kind of like reading my own history. We started with a run down, abandoned 50 acre plot in East Texas many years ago. Bought tractor, rebuilt house and outbuildings, put in pond...and then "traded" the property on much larger and much better suited ranch.

Hard work is its own reward...and many people find that a foreign concept. I feel sorry for those that do.

Keep the posts coming...its fun to read them. \:\)