Big Changes for Us...

After nearly 30 years, Wayne Morris Ford has been sold to the Ragan Family. Its now, David Ragan Ford. We hope that daddy and Margarett will eventually retire. They have worked for so long they don't know what to do with themselves. I told them they could go to Alabama and visit with Eric but it won't hurt my feelings if they don't come visit us. I'm so glad I'm not in Perry because this is a pretty tough transition for us to get used too. I dread pulling up at the dealership and my daddy's name not being on the building. I will see it in October when I take the kids to the fair. Michelle and Daddy tell me the Ragans are the most wonderful family and they could not have sold to anyone better. As a matter of fact my entire family, not us, are sitting in the suite at Atlanta Motor Speedway tonight and tomorrow with the Ragans. I didn't care about Atlanta, I want to race in Vegas in March. In Atlanta I wouldn't have Michelle to myself, when we go to Vegas I have her to myself and its a great feeling. The only time in the last 17 years, when Cyd was born that I get Michelle 100%. Kids and husbands are great but I need a little one on one sister time every few years. It was a very sad day last December when my Papa died but afterwards, Brian and Michelle, Michael and Brandi, and Ricky and I all ate a nice dinner together. Its sad we don't get together more often.

Last night Ricky and I went to Collinsville, Alabama to the flea market and came back today. We had such a great time. I'm sure you know that flea market and fair folks are a different breed of people. Well Alabama flea market people are like aliens. They all wear U of A shirts with overalls. Most big, burly men carry little sissy dogs, one rather large man, think Grizzly Adams, wearing overalls had a puppy stuck in the top of his overall with one paw hanging out the side and one paw and chin resting on the bib part. I couldn't stop staring. Probably 25% of the folks there were walking around carrying shotguns or rifles. I'm not sure what that was about. Ricky asked me about the guns too. The flea market has everything from concessions to yard sale items and plenty of dogs (more breeds than you can imagine), cats, pigs, rabbits, goats, horses, chickens, lizards, turtles, peacocks and a variety of other farm creatures that you can purchase. I have never seen anything like it in my 38 years.

My kids are good, school is off to a great start. The boys are fishing and Annie is doing who knows what in her room. Ricky and I were at the flea market at 6 am today so I'm going to bed really early tonight.