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...

:)

the corn is up!

with the nightly rain, it happened...

it wasn't up yesterday morning...

and the sun popped through the clouds briefly after supper last night...

so we took a quick drive to see what we could find...

the green is filling in more and more...

and the water is flowing again in between the fields...

and the prairie grasses are growing and need mowing...

but there is no time until the planting is done...

and this is our resident blue heron...

showed up here a few years ago...

lost, confused and it just hangs around...

must like prairie life...

I wonder if its heard of google maps?

DH is off for the weekend!

not sure what we will do...

but it will be slow and easy...

some lazy shopping and lunch out at least one day...

laundry and housework the rest of the time...

too wet to play outside too much...

so...

a much needed slower pace for us...

have a great weekend!

hanging out...

the more we do around here...

the more I see that needs done...

:)

like napping...

and bird watching...

lady cardinal and grackle...

dwarf lilac...

wave petunias...

in my favorite color...

iris...

I only have one blister!!!!

I am thrilled!!!!

the inside skin between my thumb and index finger is good!

the palm is good!

between the fingers is good!

the weird thing is...

it never discolored!!!!!

and there's no pain now at all!

(unless I hit it on something)

good old ice, aloe and prayer!

this will be pretty later this summer...

the leaves, the leaves!

we now have official shade!

DH took Friday off....

even if its a rainy day...

he just wanted a break...

and I said ok...

like who would argue with him anyway?

have a fun hump day!