Mommy plus Five

My 365...

A sentimental old man, that is my husband.  He saves everything!  We were unpacking the last of his boxes yesterday, when he pulled out a Minute Maid orange juice jug that had been cut in half.  I could see two twigs sticking out of the jug.  He carefully brought it over to me as if he was transporting fine crystal.

"Now mama, you can not throw this away, it is very special!"

"Huh?" "Honey whatever this was it is obviously dead, just throw it all away."

"No! This is very special!"

He went on to tell me that the very first night Blake came to stay with him in his apartment, I believe Blake was 3 years old at the time, Blake created this very special rock garden for daddy.  The container is half filled with sand, and very carefully placed rocks with twigs for decoration.  Blake called it a rock garden, and he made it specially for dad to think of him when he was not there.  :*)  Awwww.

Jack has kept it safe all this years.  It now resides on a shelf next to the Crystal.  :)

Until next time...

Doggy Daily for August 22, 2010

"I may be small, but I am in charge!"

Yes Ducati, we all know you are the "boss" doggy.  :)

Here are some more amazing storm photos.

My 365...

Such a gorgeous day today, it is hard to believe that the last 24 hours have been insane!  The boys and I were enjoying a nice quiet evening at home, when we lost power just before 10pm.  I was completely puzzled, because I had not really noticed any severe weather?  There was some lightning, but it did not seem particularly bad from where we were.  Then the winds got pretty intense.

I thought surely the lights would only be out for a few minutes, but a few minutes turned into well over 12 hours!  I had one single candle, two tiny birthday candles, my iPod, Netbook and Blackberry.  That was the extent of our "emergency" supplies.

The boys decided it was the perfect time for a game of Monopoly...lol
They are so silly. At first it was fun, then they started to get irritated, then we all got a little hysterical. It is amazing how easy it is to take "electricity" for granted.
Blake was happy the internet and the TV were gone, so we had no distractions and could spend time with each other.
Just after 3:00 A.M., when our candle was about to go out, Garrett showed up to be sure we were okay, and to give us another candle. He and Kori had a pretty crazy night. He said it seemed that the city was going nuts without lights. At one point, they even found themselves in the midst of a S.W.A.T. stand off when some crazy man started shooting!  

The Western Idaho Fair was going full swing when the winds hit causing some significant chaos.  I am thankful to say, other than the inconvenience of no electricity, we were all safe and that is all that matters.  We did have some tree limbs down, and the post to the side gate was damaged, but nothing compared to the fires and damage a lot of other people experienced.

Casey finally got to sleep just after 6:00 A.M., Blake stayed awake with mommy until noon, then fell fast asleep.  As for me, I got a three hour nap after the lights came back on just before 1:00 P.M. today. Casey said he is going to prepare an emergency kit for us so we never get caught off guard again!  Hopefully we can all sleep peacefully tonight.  :)

Idaho Storms, August 21, 2010

Doggy Daily for August 21, 2010

Feeling a little lonely...

Ahhhh...much better, my boy is here! :oP

Best Friends!

My 365...

Blake came running into my room this morning, "Mom, mom, there are some Quails standing on my fence!  Can I use your camera?"  He was so excited about the birds gathered just outside his window.  He took over 40 photos of his new friends.  Blake loves all animals.  I love watching him get all worked up when he sees something new.  He is so adorable. 

He let me borrow his favorite picture for my photo of the day.  So thank you Blake.  :)


He posted the rest of his favorites on his own blog.  Here is papa Quail keeping watch.

Have a great Saturday world!

Until next time...

Doggy Daily for August 20, 2010

Hello World...