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We’re Moving In

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Aaron and I agreed that we would move out of our Central Hyde Park house at the heart of Kansas City and into the farmhouse during that weird time between Christmas and New Year’s Day. But, leave it to the Realtor to want to leave half of all of our things in the house we’re moving out of “for staging.” …

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The Allis Chalmers is Running

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Ask most men about their best-ever day and they’re likely to give you a sweet response about the days they were married or when their children were born. Not my husband. Apparently, in the chaos of our last year, I completely failed to learn that Aaron’s truest dream has been to live on a farm. So, you’d think buying our …

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The Very Beginning

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Aaron and I have been discussing the eventual purchase of a farm for more than a year. Living at the heart of urban Kansas City, Missouri, I haven’t been 100% convinced a rural farm is where we’re meant to be. However – I do know that we’d like to escape the city. I had assumed that we would strike a balance …