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	Name:	DirtDiva -
	Subject:	True Value
	Date:	11/15/2007 10:14:18 PM

We bought a cabin Spring 2005 (needed investment opportunity and tax break) and have spent 3 fantastic summers on the Lake! Yes, the Lake with the low water level. We have been affected by the low Lake water as everyone else.. For example, we purchased a new boat last fall, put it in storage for the winter and this past spring installed a boat lift for it. Well, the boat is still in storage and the lift is high and dry and never been used.

So what! We have had our best times on the Lake. Yes, the Lake with the low water level. Our 3 teenagers, 2 in college, one on the way to Auburn next fall, always want to be on the Lake with us! Every weekend! They bring their friends. On average, we have 6 - 8 kids every weekend, sometimes as many as 15. We play on what water there is, hang out at the cabin, talk for hours.... about life. Even in the heart of winter when water sport is not much fun, the kids want to go to the Lake. With this we have been blessed with deeper bonds than most families.

Some of the most awesome people we have met are at the Lake. And we have traveled around the world and have met many awesome people. The Lake has fantastic neighbors always ready to help one another with no expectations of reward. As one quoted, "that's just what neighbors do."

The Lake has provided a peace and calm in one of the worst times in my life. I have sat on the deck of the cabin and looked out over the water and felt its peace surround me. I know Mom shares this peace with me, even from heaven. My only regret at the Lake is Mom didn't get to sit on the deck with us and enjoy the beauty and blessings it has before God called her home.

We LOVE the Lake! Even as low as the water currently is. You see, it is not about water activities, etc. The Lake represents wonderful memories, future hopes and dreams. We dream of our future years and hope they are all at the Lake - til the end!

So, when everyone sits around and discusses property values, this is the TRUE value. Even if the monetary value of the property goes to 0, it will always be the most valuable place I know... next to heaven!