Derrick
New member
Hi Alta. Thank you for supporting and caring. I wish I weren't such a wreck.
I think I would do well if I lived in the middle of my dad's farm, where the nearest neighbors are almost a half mile away in any direction. You can still hear noises but they are much farther away and they don't bother me as much. The only bad thing out there is about four years ago one of the neighbors built a freaking moto-cross course and him and his kids often go crazy on their dirt bikes. But it's only about two or three times per week and only for about one or two hours in the evening. Also, he recently put his property up for sale so he could be gone eventually. My dad would buy it just to get rid of the motorcycles but the guy wants over a half million dollars for 80 acres when land prices in the area are closer to $2,000 per acre. So he's wanting more than triple what its worth. At his current price, it may never sell. All I know is when I'm at the farm I'm almost completely at peace.
Today was horrible. This morning at church I sat in my truck for 45 minutes while my wife and daughter were inside. My daughter was in class and my wife was in the sanctuary. I was dreading the praise part of the service because I really wasn't ready for that much noise. A lot of times I like the singing but today was a really sensitive day. Finally I went inside but I ended up just sitting out in the lobby and listening to the sermon through the speakers.
When we got home it got worse. The new neighbors two houses down moved in and, of course, they have a barking dog. And, of course, they just let him bark, and bark, and bark. I almost lost it. I can't even type about it right now. It was my daughter's nap time so I ended up taking a nap too, with ear buds, listening to the sound of rain. The dog did stop so my daughter and I, and my wife, all took a nap. I felt better after waking up, for about 20 minutes.
Tonight was challenging but not as bad.
My daughter is finally in bed now, not sleeping yet though.
That's all.
I think I would do well if I lived in the middle of my dad's farm, where the nearest neighbors are almost a half mile away in any direction. You can still hear noises but they are much farther away and they don't bother me as much. The only bad thing out there is about four years ago one of the neighbors built a freaking moto-cross course and him and his kids often go crazy on their dirt bikes. But it's only about two or three times per week and only for about one or two hours in the evening. Also, he recently put his property up for sale so he could be gone eventually. My dad would buy it just to get rid of the motorcycles but the guy wants over a half million dollars for 80 acres when land prices in the area are closer to $2,000 per acre. So he's wanting more than triple what its worth. At his current price, it may never sell. All I know is when I'm at the farm I'm almost completely at peace.
Today was horrible. This morning at church I sat in my truck for 45 minutes while my wife and daughter were inside. My daughter was in class and my wife was in the sanctuary. I was dreading the praise part of the service because I really wasn't ready for that much noise. A lot of times I like the singing but today was a really sensitive day. Finally I went inside but I ended up just sitting out in the lobby and listening to the sermon through the speakers.
When we got home it got worse. The new neighbors two houses down moved in and, of course, they have a barking dog. And, of course, they just let him bark, and bark, and bark. I almost lost it. I can't even type about it right now. It was my daughter's nap time so I ended up taking a nap too, with ear buds, listening to the sound of rain. The dog did stop so my daughter and I, and my wife, all took a nap. I felt better after waking up, for about 20 minutes.
Tonight was challenging but not as bad.
My daughter is finally in bed now, not sleeping yet though.
That's all.
