Shameless plug here, we have a beautiful piece of property for sale north of Jacksonville Florida. It is located in Yulee, 15 minutes from Fernandina beach. I was originally going to build a house on the property, it is high and dry, level, has a good well and a septic tank. It also has a trailer on it that would be perfect for a construction trailer, it has AC, bathrooms, etc. It is located toward the rear of the property where it would be out of site during home construction. Has some nice shade trees, 5 minutes from a public boat ramp, 25 minutes from the Jax International airport, 18 minutes from a high end Walmart Shopping Center;

Area shopping Info:

http://tinyurl.com/ydmdrlb

It is north of Jacksonville and seems to be against the rush hour traffic into Jacksonville. At 7AM it takes 30 minutes to get to Regency Park, about 40 minutes to get to Gateway Town Center.

I ended up moving to North Georgia, and don't expect this property will be on the market long. Please direct inquires to the realtor Julie Collins;

Julie Collins, REALTOR
Watson Realty Corp., REALTORS
3321 Fletcher Avenue South
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034-4307
Office:  904-261-3986
Fax:  866-919-9441
800-395-4517
JulieCollins@WatsonRealtyCorp.com

Listing URL:

http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/85585-Dick-King-Road_Yulee_FL_32097_1112449709

Area Information:

http://fl.living.net/community/nassaucounty/ 

Property Photo:

Ask the question, see what answers you get. Money issues always rates top, next family, work, and then the answers are varied. What if you ask a two year old? (Mine said puppies, toys, going to see Bubba (favorite uncle), Anna, (a next store neighbor) You see their perspective is quite different. How about a teen? (I have three awesome boys, two are teens) Yes, different even still, girls, muscles, time off of school, money, food.What do I consider important? God, family, work. But even that changes depending on the day. Last week my wife and I took my two year old daughter to Disney. When things go well, seems there is not a care in the world. When something bad happens, nothing else matters. When my two year old slipped and went under water (I was very close by) my heart stopped, I grabbed her and got her up out of the water in a split second. She coughed, but was ok. What do you think went through my mind? She was the most important thing in the world to me. I hugged her tight and you can bet the water was a little saltier from my tears that day.

My daughter saw new things, experienced new things, smells, tastes and sounds. I noticed in many pictures it seemed she wasn’t smiling, but she was taking it all in, and when she wasn’t laughing, she was struck with awe. I asked her several times after the trip what she liked the most about Disney, I was surprised, meeting Mickey and Mini Mouse rated top. We don’t watch much TV, although we do read Disney books to her often, I guessed I was a little surprised that meeting the characters stood out. Riding on the Dumbo ride was her response once. Recently, I’ve noticed she has been asking to read stories about Flick, a character in the Bugs Life. I’m sure it’s because she met (the character) Flick in person. What stands out about that is before we went, she was bitten by several ants in our yard, and when we told her that Flick was an ant, at first she wouldn’t get near him. After a little coaxing explaining he didn’t bite, she gave him five and we got a couple of pictures. And I appreciate Flick apologizing to her from the whole ant population. Pictures at http://www.middleton-howington.com/Photos.aspx?AlbumID=6

When I spend time with my boys little else matters. They don’t live with me, so I greatly cherish the time with them. My oldest has a drumming video that showed up on a Google rating higher than my sites (http://www.theslapstik.com/videos/Charles-Corcoran.html) today, of course I’m proud. My middle son is focused on IT in High School, winning awards for most improved student, hard to be more proud of him, and that he has direction. And my youngest son is simply known as the wiz, with a wit I wouldn’t dare contend with, again, it makes me sing inside with pride. All three of my boys are very sharp and I love them with all my heart.

As I think about what’s important to me, showing my children there is a purpose in life and an internal need for dedication to a lifelong goal. And in whatever direction they choose, be the best they can be at it, I’m behind you 100%. Again, what’s important is dependent on the day, and right now, mowing the lawn is way up there. Who you were will be measured by the impact you have made today. Now, I’m off to impress the neighbors.

I get excited when I see my 2 year old daughter smile. When I come home from work, when I tell her I want to take a hike with her, when I tell her I want to read a story to her. Even if it's the same old book she wants me to read, I'll do it with enthusiasm. This past weekend while we were hiking in our yard, she asked me if she could hug a tree. I thought if that tree only knew how lucky it was to get an unsolicited hug from such a beautiful little girl.

I say that because although she isn't the most generous hugger, she will give you one if you ask. Every once in a while she will walk up to me and hug my leg. I'll get down on the floor and give her a hug back, and I'll ask what the hug was for. There doesn't seem to be any reason, and that's a good thing. I wrote this to remind me when she might get on my nerves, or I’m too busy to spend time with her, or she gets mad because she doesn’t want to go to bed. Nurture that love, it’s more important than me. Just ask a tree.