Last year Jim purchased a golf cart for us to use taking the girls to the pool and playground in our subdivision. It was so easy for us to load up our coolers, floats, and sunscreen onto the golf cart and ride to the pool on those hot summer days.
Eli is also spoiled to taking rides around the neighorhood on the golf cart. Even my mother has been known to occasionally hop on for a ride with the girls and Jim.
There are several golf carts in our subdivision. We even met some of our neighbors one day when their golf cart stopped running in front of our house and Jim knew how to fix it for them. During the holiday seasons some have decorated their golf carts for Halloween and strung lights on for Christmas! It has been a way of life in our subdivision..........................until,
a few people started bringing in their 2 and 4 wheelers, dirt bikes, go carts, etc. and trying to make the neighborhood a dirt bike course for them to use and abuse. So,
the HOA (Homeowner's Association) has now BANNED all the above being driven in the subdivision, INCLUDING golf carts!!!!! So,
to those of you that have caused this (and you know who you are!) I just want to say how much you have hurt two little angels and one precious dog at our house!!!!
When the girls come over, the first thing they do is jump onto the golf cart wanting to go for a ride (even Eli does this too!). How do you explain to them that we can no longer go on rides???? Do you think they understand that because others were careless that they are being punished now too?
I told Jim that the golf cart HAS TO GO, it can not stay in the garage any longer. I can not bear to see our angels begging to do something that I can't let them do! I can not bear to see their little faces full of tears when we have to pry them off of the golf cart to come inside now.
Below is how they enjoy the golf cart now:
"Sit down Sissy, it is time to go." said Lainey.
"Ok, hit it Lainey!" said Aubrey.
"Wait, Eli wants to go too", said Aubrey.
"Start backing up, Lainey. Eli and I will help watch for you." said Aubrey.
Dan is going to haul the golf cart to Bankston. Hopefully the girls will be able to enjoy it there. Maybe I can take Eli up there to ride with them occasionally.
And, as a side note:
I am totally for a Homeowners Association. I would not want to live in a subdivision without one. And, because of our HOA, we live in a beautiful, clean and safe community. It is just upsetting that a few people can cause so many others to be punished.
