There is nothing you could do to get me to leave rural MI. The golden hues on the tree leaves each Autumn paint a great backdrop to the landscape that stretches in every location. I love going to the lake and having a swim or casting out a line to catch a fish or a trout. Although our kids are still too young to swim in the lake, all of us still take them out near the water and let them wade in the water with life floating devices on. Although the winters are brutal and harsh, there is a gentler side of MI that is revealed when life starts again anew each year following the Springtime thaw. Since all of us live so far out of the city, we’re lucky to be left alone from all of our closest neighbors. All of us have a sense of peace and quiet that few ever experience in life, regardless of whatever country or village they live in. Even with all of these ideals, I still had to take my daughter to the emergency room last week after getting bitten by the neighbor’s dog. All of us were all out in the front yard just an hour before sunset 1 evening when I heard barking and the sound of a dog running at breakneck speed in our direction. The animal lunged for my daughter and I had to injure it with a rake to save my daughter’s life. My partner caught the entire event on film, but the neighbor still insists she can press charges for her dogs minor injuries. Even after showing her my daughter’s injuries and indicating that all of us had it on video, she wouldn’t give up.