Introductions are in order, wouldn't you say?

Looks like the perfect album cover, no?

My name is Blake and my wife Shari and I are closing on our farm on Wednesday, July 13th, moving in on Friday, July 15th.

Who we are.

I am a faculty librarian with the local university and my wife is a school counselor. We met, fell in love, and were married on June 7, 2008 (6.7.8). It's been our dream to start a small farm complete with chickens, fruit trees, veggies and a fishing pond. We plan on adding goats and possibly a cow to the mix and eventually, becoming organic certified. This is a hobby farm that may, if we are lucky, turn into more.

The Farm

A small, three bedroom, two bath, newly renovated farm house on 6.75 acres. There is a large garage where I plan to put together not only a workshop but also a gym and basic guy stuff. It's large enough to where I could even someday install a loft!

Why 'Smallville'?

Two simple reasons:

1.  I am a comic book geek.
2. We are in Kansas.

Our farm is located just south of Lawrence or what I shall refer to as Smallville. Smallville is a nice, quiet college town which also supports a healthy farming community. People there love their music, food and sports. It's pretty wholesome without being square.

So if there's a Smallville, is there a Metropolis? But of course! Just forty miles east of Lawrence sits the bustling city of Kansas City! Metropolis is where I ran the streets as a youth. My wife, though, grew up just outside of Kansas City in a town called Spring Hill, which we'll now call Midvale.

Now what?

My hope is to post our progress from day one, starting with our move-in. I would love for you to follow us but really, this is for me. And Shari. And perhaps any alien babies we find and raise while living on Smallville Farm.