Storm Prep...

Everyone is so freaked out about the storm we decided to take some safety actions ourselves. Generator - check, Bottled water - check, Wood for fire place - check, Trump sign secured - check...looks like we are ready! watching twister on TNT.

New feature to the house...

We have decided to add a water feature to our living room.  I know it is a bit extravagant  but hey we figured why not.

Ok actually as I was standing in the living room I felt a drip on my arm dazed and confused at first but thought oh must be from my wet hair, I had been outside and we are having a heck of a storm.  Then another drip and I looked up.  Water was dripping along a seem in the drywall and at screw head locations in our ceiling.

After some mad dashing around the house trying to discover the cause of the water fall we had it narrowed down and luckily our wonderful friend Scott came out to help us.  I hate the idea of them on the roof at night in a storm but they are insistent that it is best to fix it now then wait and have to deal with more damage tomorrow.

Scott brought a friend with him and this nice guy is looking around our living room of bowls and towels on the floor, smiles and says with such sincerity "Nice place you have here".  I couldn't help but laugh. 

Bright side!  Since they had to climb into the attic I had to empty the linen closet so now I get to reorganize.

My baby...

Look at how great Brady's pictures turned out this year!

He wanted to wear Papa's tie, didn't look too bad.

peep peep peep...

Added some new girls to the hen house!

The other night I come in to find one of them (the yellow one) wet and barely alive.  The others are walking on her!  I get her out and she is so cold I get a heating pad and start rubbing her and getting her dry and warm and now 2 days later she is just fine...keeping my fingers crossed though.

OK...

I think it sounds like Suki says mama.  Now I never have my phone ready when she says it good but I did catch this last night...

 What do you think?

growing family...

We have a new baby boy.  He is just under 3 lbs.

well......

Boys went back to public school.  Been quite a week getting things together for that but so far so good.  Here is the first day of school.  Brady is sporting one of Papa's ties.