10 days...

this is the field lake behind us...

the one causing all the flooding in our  yard and the neighbors' yards...

if it wasn't such a threat to our properties...

it would be awesome to sit and watch it daily...

but lake front property (when its not supposed to be a lake)...

comes at a price...

:(

but there are other things around here that are doing just fine...

so much is blooming!

after a super long day Saturday trying to pump out the north side yard...

and just being on edge...

DH and I got out there yesterday and staying on the north side of the house...

we got more things planted and did planning for later...

we are plotting out a rose garden...

and will move the roses we have in the south side if they survive...

we have completely rethought the space between the deck and shed...

my potting bench will be going up against the shed...

it will be closer for me on bad days, anyway...

paving it with pavers, bricks and using a bit of the rubber mulch there...

I will do a post on rubber mulch soon!

we started out in winter clothing...

but by noon, I was down to a tank top...

we have a list a mile long this year...

I hope we have enough weekends to do it all!

one good thing about all the wind and rain last week...

is that I believe all the helicopters are off of the trees and the clean up now is not in vain!

and I asked God yesterday if we had to lose something from all this water...

to please take the weeds and leave the bloomers!

(you know, He can do anything!)

DH started out kind of sour yesterday and I just said not doing that today...

we need this garden time with God to heal our souls...

and he straightened right up and said, yes we do...

:)

so we got in our kneeling time and came up calm and full of peace...

things will work out...

we are being steered in a different direction...

and we are so grateful our house isn't flooded on the inside...

(people on the other street were)

and if it takes us getting involved in this to fight this farmer family...

well, so be it...

we may have to be the voice for those who cannot speak for themselves or just don't know how...

:)

there is a reason...

there is a plan...

prayers that we fulfill His dream...

:)

have a wonderful day!

divine intervention is needed...

our volunteer firemen tried to help us yesterday afternoon...

and they pumped for a couple of hours...

but it was no use...

the field behind us is a lake...

the tiles are clogged out there somewhere and I called the farmer...

he could care less that his field is flooding our yards...

and homes...

its under the house and has been for over a week...

we've been here 35 years now and its never held that much water for that long...

it should have went down by now...

what's next?

lawyers?

class action?

we shall see...

meet the family...

found this young family on their way to the park on Saturday...

love how the kids splashed through the mud puddles...

Canadian geese are common here now...

but they have not always been here...

about 20 years or so...

but they do like to strut their stuff and French fries is one of their favorites foods...

the live in a nest by the dam on the city lake...

its going to be fun watching them grow up...

Craig came home from work yesterday with a sore mouth...

bad tooth...

this morning it was worse, but by noon, he couldn't do it anymore and text me...

I called the dentist and got him in this afternoon...

he is on antibiotics and gets it pulled in 2 weeks...

he is off tomorrow...

so will give him some time to get the swelling down...

and we have more rain...

yay...

not...

we don't need what we got now, let alone any more...

so stay safe and dry this week...

prayers for those who have lost their homes...

and loved ones...

beach front sisters...

this was yesterday morning...

the field behind us is going to need to be replanted...

the sun popped out at few times here and there throughout the day...

but the majority of it was cloud covered with a dab of rain here and a dab of rain there...

and so much cooler...

I dressed the scarecrows inside this year...

all the gizmos are from GW Boutique of Paris...

(Goodwill in Paris, Il)

the first top I saw when we went in last week was this one...

and then I found another black with white polka dots!

(you know how I love that pattern)

and the white blouses were brand new with the tags still on them...

the hats were a GW find from last year...

so I got out the big glue gun and my old silver spoon and went to work...

(use an old spoon with the hot glue guns so you don't burn your fingers!)

and there they are...

in all their splendor...

ready for another summer!

the lace was an online rummage find a few weeks ago...

and if you ask about the buttons...

there is a nail through them...

to hold the hats on...

and the buttons act like a washer so the nail doesn't slip through the hat...

the hat on the right is a Liz Claiborne...

the hats are always 50 cents at GW...

so when I find them, I pick them up and put them back...

it could be awhile before we can even mow let alone work in the beds...

glad we hadn't put our garden out yet...

the lake is still behind us and doesn't seem to be going down very fast at all...

side yard is a mini creek now, too...

so...

I will just have to find inside things to keep me busy...

have good days and prayers for all those who are cleaning up or starting all over after the weekend storms...

special prayers for the families of those lost in them...

so much rain!

but we are ok...

part of the yard is flooded...

and all the flowers on the south side are under water...

its creeping in the back...

and the field they just planted in corn...

is now a lake...

no mowing, no yard work this weekend...

but we did get a shopping trip in on Saturday...

and brought lunch home...

the guys got my Mother's day presents!

I will post them later...

when it quits raining!

I pray you are all safe and well...

:)