Welcome to McDonough!

After spending 5 months in Florida, the Ford family now resides in McDonough, Georgia. It is a nice little town about 20 minutes southeast of Atlanta.

Note from Kelly:  In the midst of transferring photos from my camera to the computer, the (very old) digital camera was running out of battery power.  The photos were all uploaded to the computer, but some of the files were damaged, causing weird lines and colors to appear on the pictures.  I was frustrated, but I decided to take the problem and work with it.  I got creative, editing the photos on Picasa and experimenting with unusual cropping and finishes.  The result, I think, was pretty successful.  That's why I am calling this photo collection  my "60's period".  Hope you enjoy the story they tell.

We left Kissimmee, Florida on May 31st.  It took about 8 hours to make the drive north to McDonough, Georgia.  Our faithful old Subaru dragged the U-haul containing the small portion of our possessions not in storage.  One of our fuel stops was at an old-fashioned gas station featuring antiquated pumps.

When we arrived in McDonough in the early afternoon, we had no place to live.  We did a whirlwind tour of 4 apartment complexes, finally settling on the one with the biggest kitchen, to Kelly's delight.  Then we headed to the town Square to run around and explore.  In the middle of the small, park-like square is a veteran's memorial.  This shot with Jordan gives you a glimpse of the Confederate history of Georgia.

The next day after eating at Cracker Barrel (Kelly's favorite breakfast spot), we headed to Heritage Park.  It is a large, beautiful park with a playground, veteran's memorial, community garden, and historic old buildings arranged like an outdoor museum.  Ian loved the swings and the real old train parked on the grounds.

Just a week later, we celebrated Kelly's 27th birthday.  Jordan arranged dinner at the Season's Bistro near the Square.  Afterwards, mommy and daddy got to have brownie sundaes, just the two of them.  It wasn't that Ian wasn't invited...he just had to go to bed.  Don't worry, he got some ice cream later.  (Kelly's note:  I included an un-edited pic to show you how messed up most of the photos got!  Moral of the story:  make sure your camera has fresh batteries before you upload photos!)

Since those few first days in McDonough, we have found lots of fun things to do:  berry picking at Southern Belle Farms, Noah's Ark zoo, and many different parks.  We hope all our loved ones will get a chance to come see our new home and share some of these fun things.  Our home is always open to you!