From the North Dakota Williams'...

Greetings from the former Great White North (more appropriately named the Big Dang Mess this spring)! If you didn't know (you must be living in a hole) we've experienced some "mild" flooding conditions up here. Accompanied by the un-usually wet fall, we are still trying to get corn out of the fields up here (yes, I know its April). Not our corn or fields but I feel like it's ours - since we're NDens now. These are a few shots of a few local farmers trying to get corn out. From what I've heard, the test weights are down but about 18-20 % points of moisture has been driven off this winter....so we'll see. I think yields will depend on how much they can get out without leaving on the ground. Some guys are just hoping to have the option for prevent plant so they can wash their hands of this mess.

We had been house-hunting but with Ben travelling and the flood - we put it on the back burner. Until yesterday - we took a drive down South yesterday to 'check out' a place 23 miles south of Fargo. We're meeting with our realtor tonight to recap what we've seen so far and maybe get an appointment scheduled to see this place. It could be a contender - keep your fingers crossed. The place currently houses a few mini horses - so it could very easily be converted into a sheep farmer's paradise. If the road doesn't flood out. And the sump pump doesn't malfunction.
All in all, we're keeping good humor up here - but I'm sure anyone that's moved +10 hours away from family would say. We've decided the best thing about this move so far is that we've become a lot closer as a couple. We rely on each other quite a bit. He relies on me to do the laundry and the dishes, I need him to get stuff from the top of my closet and carry the heavy grocery bags up the 3 flights of stairs. In all seriousness - we're glad we are doing this our way, on our own terms.