To the "Outback"... and back.

Today, we boldly drove where no minivan has gone before!

We drove out to what I will hereafter refer to as the "Montana Outback":  Elmo, MT!  Checked out a 40 acre parcel that was... I don't even know how to describe it!  Remote.  Scarry.  That's it.

Anyway, having survived that ordeal without a flat tire (wonder of wonders / miracle of miracles), we had some crazy/slap-happy time in the car, courtesy of the Partridge Family, driving back over the same buuuuummpy gravel roads we braved earlier.  As we left the area, we came to 2 conclusions:

1. The desire we would ultimately have for a piece of property was inversely proportionate to the density of detail in the directions on how to arrive there; and
2. We believe the Lord has been leading us to a particular area in NW MT... So let's stay there!!

 So, almost immediately after we decided to live by conclusion #2, a quaint little spot popped up on Craigslist, so we went to check it out.  It was smack in the middle of our desired area, and after having viewed it briefly, every member of the family (including Little Nugget-Baby) gave it a resounding thumbs-up, and our eyes glazed over with dreams of the future.  Yet, we are really trying to not get emotionally attached to this one.  (Yeah, right.)

Keep praying for wisdom, and we'll keep you posted.