Viewing post #698011 by Trish

Sandy- posting is the FUN part of owning ATP I don't do it nearly as often as I'd like, but I do enjoy participating!

I freely admit- it's a great life. I also freely admit that there are days/times when I remind myself (usually while doing some crazy hard task and grumbling about this or that) that we CHOSE this life! On a serious note, though...that hard work is one big reason why we chose this. Raising children who have worked hard their whole life and developed a good work ethic and seen the labor of their hands provide for them was one of our biggest goals. Just this year, they earned our entire vacation budget, most of which was through selling at the farmer's market week after week. (the rest was earned by them reevaluating their food choices and cutting the grocery budget- they learned how to make their favorite snacks from scratch, and the actual cost of the food they eat) They learned a tremendous amount, and have the satisfaction of knowing that nothing was given to them.