Ready or not, here it comes.  Thanksgiving.  And boy-oh-boy do we have lots to be thankful for.  Of course, you know that.  Especially the parts about family and health and quality of life and standard of living and such.  Yet, we’re creatures of habit who often fail to see what else is all around us.  Think about it.  Whether you’re going from your home to work or to church or to the grocery store or your favorite restaurant, chances are you turn the same way pretty much every time. Â
So, some of us might have no idea what’s down there around the corner should we decide to turn the other way one day.  Well, you might want to try it now and again because there could be a whole ‘nother world you’ve been missing.  Follow me here.  Not to start rumors, but it’s been suggested that some husbands sometimes forget to share their experiences with their roommates, so many of you significant-others might not have heard about what went on at the monthly luncheon of The Men Of Bentwater (MOB) this past week.  So, let me fix that.  The program was a rare mixture of being reminded of the past while simultaneously getting a glimpse into the future.
What was, what is and what will be in our little burg of Montgomery was shared from the unique perspective of someone who was, is and will be right in the middle of the growth explosion that’s happening everywhere we look.  Hilliary Dumas was the guest speaker (you might know her from Ransom’s Steakhouse or Animal Shelter Volunteers of Texas (ASVT).  She and her family have been watching this growth happening, albeit more slowly, for the past 25 years from the top of the hill at Buffalo Springs.  You might not remember when there wasn’t a Ransom’s Steakhouse but you certainly remember when you didn’t have to drive through neighborhoods to get to it.  Hilliary’s family bought all that land when it was nothing but pasture.  No roads.  No buildings.  No nothin’. Â
But there are certainly things there now and more coming.  As you read this, for example, Home Depot is putting in the foundation of what will be its newest store.  And my guess is that it’s just the first of many commercial businesses who will follow suit as they rush to serve the robust residential growth in the area.  Yet, here we are.  Just minutes away from it all the hustle and bustle yet quietly enjoying the relative peace and privacy we have in our cocoon of Bentwater.  I’m thankful.  How ‘bout you?  Turkey leg, anyone?Â
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