Welcome to our Thrilling Family Posts

Well, I'm finally caving to technology. This little project gives me yet one more reason to sit and fiddle around with the computer.



We Ducketts lead busy lives, although not too exciting by most standards. Mitchell continues to develop the world, currently building homes and enhancing our Hollabrook Farm project. We have five homes in various stages of development that we are building there, and attempting to sell the remaining lots. It is a lovely setting, and we hope it sells quickly, in spite of the market. Here in Applewood, we have one last completed home to sell, as the remaining two lots have sold to the neighbors, to enlarge their yards. That's great. We love our neighborhood, and our neighbors, and think it feels right to keep it the way it is! Viva Applewood!



Amy stays busy with Mitch's business, also, as the executive administrator (my own creation-sounds very important)/bookkeeper/webmaster/human resource/light fixture-countertop-cabinet picker-outer/banker, and whatever else I can do. I like the webmaster stuff, and the interior fixture stuff, but the rest of it is just okay! My children keep me busy, too, as I am the on-the-road mom, picking up & dropping off. That works-it's that time in our lives that seems to go 100 mph!



Kerry recently received her cosmetology license, after a year in Charlotte attending the "prestigious" Aveda Institute...seriously, we could've sent her to Duke for what that year cost us, but she is out in the real world, working a real job, about 3 years earlier than most of the kids she graduated with from high school. I say "real world" with tongue firmly implanted in cheek, as she DOES have a full time job, she DOES have a car and payment, but she DOES NOT live on her own. Not yet, anyway. She works at Studio Chavarria South, a very nice salon on Long Shoals Road here in Asheville. Her prospects are good! Keep her in mind for that "new look"...she's very good at what she's chosen to do in this phase of her life.



Sam is looking forward to not being a high school freshman next year. For some reason he thinks that being a sophomore will enhance his desire to do his homework. Ah, well. He's a good student anyway, and has stayed very busy this year in sports, first as an offensive guard on the junior varsity Rocket football team of A.C. Reynolds High School in beautiful downtown Fairview, NC. He loves football so much, even with all the extra work they put into it before and after the season ends. They ended this past season 8-2, tied for conference champions. Not too bad, and he got lots of good playing time towards the end of the season. I can't wait til July! He ran distance on the track team this spring-a first for us, and not too sure how "into it" I could ever be about track meets. He enjoyed it, and that's all that matters.



Our baby, Clay, will start middle school in the fall. After having at least one kid at Charles C. Bell Elementary School since 1993 (yes 15 years!), I guess they are ready for us to be gone! And those that know Clay know that we're going out with a bang! Seriously, he's come so far, and we've been fortunate in most all of our teachers there. Clay also plays football, and completed his fourth year this last fall. Once again, his team went undefeated. All through regular season and playoffs, with his 3rd Super Bowl championship under his belt. Remarkably, in his career, his team has lost only ONE game. Unfortunately, that one game was a Super Bowl game two years ago. Oh, well. He's looking forward to another stellar season, moving up in the age ranks to the "Midget" team. After sixth grade, he can stay with the youth league or move to the middle school team. Age-wise, he can play youth league through the eighth grade, if he wants to, just like his brother did. Size-wise, he may have to quit youth league after this next season, as he's a big guy, and they do have a weight limit, too. We'll see. He looks forward to pool season here in Haw Creek, as we all do, being it's the social site of the year. yeehaw. That tells you how exciting we are! He also looks forward to the next stage of his life, which is middle school!



That's about enough for the initial post, and that about covers it for the next couple of months. More later!