You know you live in hicktown when...

... you hear "dogs" howling and you howl back and aren't surprised to hear laughing and then more howling
...you're afraid to walk down your driveway in fear of the "rabid" deer
... you can hear a donkey bray all day long, everyday, constantly, obnoxiously, and loudly
... instead of walking their dogs people tie them to the fourwheeler and force some exercise outta 'em
... climbing barbed wire fences is part of your everyday routine
... the hot place to hang out is the gas station every friday night
... the roads freeze over and boys "snowboard" down the main road and through intersections
...it's unfortunately not a shock to drive down the street and see the neighbor boy in an all too firmilar stance and he ain't weedeating. yeah...the dogs aren't the only ones around here who mark tires....
...your favorite childhood memory is crawdad fishin' in the creek
...the good ole boys from the feedstore come by to drop off a round bale of hay, ma'am
...the main event on your street is mailbox disasters
...it's illegal to let your dogs run loose but okay to put mail in other people's mailboxes
...the neighbors threaten to "shoot your damn dog"
...seeing your horse terrorize the neighbors livestock is everyday stuff
...the kids come running inside and one of their noses is bleeding and the other ones are like "it was awesome!!!!"
...the only place to skate is in your house
...you put jalepenos and BBQ sauce on just about everything
...you see thick smoke on your road and assume the neighbor is landscaping
...egging and TPing are a thing of the past, the new hit is blowing up mailboxes
...you go into the post office and the clerk catches you up on all the town gossip and somewhere in there you hear a really familiar name.. ooops its time to go. hehehe
...you go to the "big" rodeo in town and half your church is there
..."going to talk to a man about a dog" is just one of the many phrases you learn at an early age
...there's a rainy day and you have laundry to do but don't know where to put the wet stuff, besides the line's already full
...the only thing you have to drink at your house is ice tea or water
...the neighbors call you to ask if that junk pile in your front yard is actually a fort. why yes, it is.
...the neighbor offers to help finish that tree house on your place and you ask why, it's already done.
...the tire swing is the the most exciting thing since barrel rolling of 2000
...the local ER knows your family name. as in they haven't even had to meet you to hear about you
...swimming in fish ponds and murky muddy water is fun and not at all disgusting in fact it's a planned yearly event
...capture the flag turns into a violent horse manure fight
...the crotchety old guys on the street tell your dad on you for horseback riding close to the road
...you have to get out to open the gate nearly everywhere you go
...all you have to say is i'm Billy Wayne's kid to induce an immediate reaction

this extraordinary post was created by the wonderful and charming oldest daughters of Billy Wayne lol
for the rest of you city folks thats um sam and grace