Forgot about this pic I took yesterday showing the road to town. It’s under all of that water somewhere — you can see a tiny bit of road disappearing into the water about centered in the pic. Not as bad as 2007 when it was raging whitewater.
Archive for May, 2009
2009 Flooding
Posted in Uncategorized on May 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Look what followed us home!
Posted in Uncategorized on May 21, 2009 | 4 Comments »
A couple of monkeys!
Oh, wait. That’s just Duke and Nellie.
So we were in town running errands and had to meet the welding supply truck in a parking lot. In that same parking lot. someone was giving away puppies. As we drove away, I was able to read their sign: “Parmese puppies. Free to good home.” [...]
Happy 4th, Nellie!!
Posted in Uncategorized on May 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Nellie turned four years old today, the 17th! Can you believe it?!
We had a party yesterday (Saturday) to celebrate. Lots of friends, way too much cake & brownies (made by Charlie and Isaac) & ice cream, a cook out, and rain & mud everywhere. After everyone had gone home, Nellie kept saying, over and over, [...]
Isaac’s Poem for Nellie
Posted in Family Things on May 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Part of Isaac’s schoolwork for today was to write a birthday poem for Nellie. (Isaac wants me to add that he was forced to do this under threat of severe pain and public humiliation.)
And there the bottle went exploding into the sky spreading pink
bubbles every which way pink all the way
and then Nellie was eaten [...]
Smiles
Posted in Family Things on May 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I never seem to dig out the camera in the middle of smiley time but did happen to have my cell phone handy during today’s smiley trip to town. Blurry pic quality doesn’t dim the smiles, thankfully!
Mother’s Day 2009
Posted in Uncategorized on May 10, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Check out the loot I got this year!!
A potted flower (and packet of sunflower seeds to plant) from Charlie.
A potted flower from Nellie.
Remember the sign they all made & gave me a couple of years back? Isaac’s gift was to hang it up in the new greenhouse for me.
Wildflowers from Cody and Isaac.
A cool new [...]
Grandma & Concrete
Posted in Family Things, House Construction on May 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A couple of weeks late but:
Poured a slab for the new chicken coop.
Footer for the last half of the house poured.
Grandma Kaye came for a visit and got to meet Josie. She’s probably still cleaning the mud off of her shoes.
Nellie, the sheepshire-eating queen.
Birds of a feather, nap together?
Does he kiss his mother with that [...]
