Flood - May 2010

Beans sitting in water


The pond in the garden

The not-so-dry doghouse

Flooded yard

The creek



The flooded yard

The driveway, ditch, and yard

The yard/creek

Many parts of the creek are level with the yard. The rain continues to pour down! We also have a lake in the pasture and the pool is overflowing!

rOaD cOnDiTiOnS

Taking mom and dad to the airport was an adventure in itself! We figured once we got off of the back roads we wouldn't have any problems getting to the airport. Boy, were we wrong! Highway 109 and Interstate 40 were HORRIBLE! What should have been an hour and a half trip to and from the airport took us two and a half hours!
















The first picture is I-40 headed east and the second picture is Hwy 109 headed north. We were literally making up our own lanes because you could not see lines on the roads.

Of course our road wasn't much better, but we expected that because it is a back road!

Anyhow, after our trek to the airport and numerous checks to make sure the flights were on time, mom and dad returned home that evening because of weather in Philly! They did get out safely the following day and have made it back to Ireland without any problems.

In case anyone is wondering, we are out of school again, waiting for the ice to melt and make driving safe for everyone! : )

Winter Update 2010

So as you all know, there were some unexpected events that occured earlier this year encouraging us to give up the contract on the house. Since two houses have now fallen through, we have decided to give up on finding a house and concentrate on other things at this point. With that being said, Moon and I are in the final stages of foster parenting with DCS. Hopefully we will hear something within the next couple of weeks. I will definitely keep everyone posted on that!

Mom and Dad were able to make a journey in town for a week, which was nice. While they were home, we received 3 inches of snow and about an inch of ice! Moon and I had a ball in the pasture with the 4 wheeler and an old truck hood! I think mom and dad enjoyed watching as much as I enjoyed riding!