5th Grade Girls Basketball - January 31, 2009

Our niece Erin and her team played Vilonia this morning - they won their game: 8-4. Good job, girls! As always, click on any photo to see larger size!

Ice Storm - Rounds 2 and 3 - Jan. 28-29, 2009

We woke Wednesday morning to beautiful sunshine that gave way to clouds off and on. But it provided us with some gorgeous sparkling scenery! The "bent cedar" tree is starting to straighten - slowly but surely. We lost a lot of ice in the trees Thursday afternoon - I was out running errands with my grandmother, but Greg said it sounded like a hail storm, and the ground was covered in ice as if someone had dumped the contents of a crushed ice machine! There is still a little ice in the trees, but it is falling, temps are warming, and we are counting our blessings that we never lost power - at least not in our neighborhood. We know others didn't fare as well, and we hope and pray they get back to normal quickly.

If you are wondering why all the pictures of Mabel and none of Lucy, it's because she and Greg got up early Wednesday morning and went into his office, where Greg snapped most of these photos. Lucy was still snoozing - her favorite activity! Note that Mabel is licking the Bible on Greg's desk! As always, click on any photo to enlarge it.

Ice Storm - Round 1 - January 27, 2009

We woke to an icy fairy-land scene, complete with downed cedar tree branches in the back yard. By the middle of the afternoon, the top of another cedar was completely gone. The ice is thickening as the afternoon progresses, and we are expecting more freezing rain, sleet, and even snow overnight tonight. So far, we have power. We lost Internet for awhile, but for now it is back. We are praying that we do not lose power and no trees fall on our house!

January is Flying By!

I cannot believe it is already January 9th, and yes, our big tree is STILL UP! But it is coming down as I write this! Partly we left it up because we enjoyed it so much - and partly it was because I have not had a big enough block of time to take it down. But I think mostly it was the fact that we just really LIKED it! Oh, well... now it's only a little over NINE months before it goes back up, so I guess it is time to store it for awhile.

I have discovered a new site for trying to sell things from the auctions and sales. eBay continues to be in a slump, and so far, Etsy isn't any better! ha! But I'm hopeful... at least the seller fees are smaller, and it seems to be a classy site. Check out my items... I hope to add some handmade things... maybe that will boost the attention to my "shop" there, since they are primarily a site for handmade items. I'm trying to sell these darling old photos in their "vintage" category - and no, these are not photos of anyone I know. I got them at a yard sale!



I hope your year is off to a great start!