Sunday, June 26, 2011

Wow, I just read through yesterday's post and could you all tell I was falling asleep while writing it, or what??!!?? The good news is we ALL slept in until 9am this morning, but don't tell anyone because Dustin would be totally embarrassed if anyone knew that! ;)

Well, the house is pretty empty, at least all of the big stuff like furniture, and all of our books. Apparently when you homeschool, you own a lot of books. (I really should keep in mind that there is such a thing as the library!) But it is a relief to have everything loaded and out of danger. And a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who helped move us out!! Does anyone remember where the remote to the TV went?? (Just kidding!)

Not a lot of update today other than these facts:

• The river is at 26.66 right now. Things really started breaking just a little over a week ago when the river reached 26.6, and since it has taken a recent dip and is climbing back up to a projected 27 feet by 1am Tuesday morning, we'll be watching for things to start happening again. Never a dull moment. 
• We are right now in a Severe Thunderstorm Warning, and a Flash Flood Watch. How funny is that?? A Flash Flood Watch!! Severe thunderstorms would not be a good thing right now...and I just heard some very loud thunder!!
• The water on the other side of the levee actually went down a little in the last 24 hours. But with the river going up again, it will probably go back up some.
• The water that will eventually reach us is still about 1/2 mile south of us, but has filled in a little more.

Once again, a Sturgeon at the water's edge....call the wildlife people and make sure they know things are going great around here on that front....

Anyway...yes, the water is not too far away, but the great news is the lowest part of our yard, our front ditch looks like this:

Nice and dry! Although I'm betting by next Sunday, this will be a completely different story. And sometimes I find it very hard to believe all of the things that have happened in just the last week. That first levee over by Big Lake broke last Saturday, and everything has filled up since then!

Here's another glimpse into our lives right now--the kids have changed their play habits around here, so from now on you might see things like this...

No, we don't make her play with a swimming tube on...we usually make her wear her life jacket. (I'M KIDDING!)

Also, in the clothing department, Grandma bought us these new T-shirts at the restaurant in Bigelow, just a mile to the east of us:

 The front says, "The Sportsman's Lodge and Marina, Bigelow, MO, Flood 2011"

And so you all know I'm not the only one with a sense of humor through all of this, we went for a drive today to check on water levels and drove by this house up by Craig. Click on it to see it larger.

That has inspired me...maybe I'll have a picture of a new yard ornament to post for you all tomorrow!

And now it is raining hard, and blowing....should be a restful night, that's for sure!