Digging Out

We have been hit with our second worst snow storm of the year so far and they have both been in April! Bob didn't need to worry about not going to school yesterday because it was closed at noon! It's the second time this year and again, in April! I think there was only one other snow day all winter...and I can't say for sure there was one. Can someone please explain to me how all this snow in April has anything to do with global warming? I don't understand!

Here's proof that it came in full force!





Bob's dad drove here yesterday afternoon. It took them 2 and a half hours to drive about 50 miles. The trip is mostly interstate where the speed limit is 75 mph here in SD. It should have taken them about an hour. He said that there were 26 vehicles in the ditch between here and there on the interstate and 6 were semi's. Once they got to our exit on the interstate it took them about a half an hour to go the last 2 miles or so because the interstate was closed and everyone was forced to get off at that point. We found out it was closed to the ND boarder. What fun! Then they got their Explorer stuck in our parking lot! Bob and I had to go out and shovel it into our space. At least we didn't need to worry about being in anybodies way - it's not like anyone was going anywhere anytime soon! It's a good thing we didn't risk our lives to go to those 25 pages worth of rummage sales - not that I didn't REALLY think about it though! LOL

Here's some more pics I took throughout the day yesterday and this morning. Mostly from my front door and windows...I wasn't about to go out in that if I didn't have to! :)

Happy Birthday, Belle!

She was still a little sleepy when I took this before 7 this morning!

Nine years ago she became ours, nine years ago she made our lives and our family fuller. Without her we would be incomplete.

Here's a few pictures of her through the years. Most of my pictures are in storage and can't be reached but these are a few that I had in frames from when she was younger so I scanned them in for you...

Me and Belle at about 4 months.

Me and Belle at about 7 months.

Jozie and her Baby Brother still in the hospital. (She was just over 15 months.) Already the little mother and full of love for others!

Here she is at 2 years old! Look at those curls! *sigh*

Here she is at 5 - Luke's 4th birthday at a bear sanctuary (the title of the pic is wrong).


Here she is at 6.


Seven Years Old


And finally 8!





These were taken outside just minutes ago! (It's gotten worse, Luke has declared a blizzard! But you can seriously hardly see the neighbors house out our back yard window!)


Snow in her hair!

Miss Belle, I hope all your Birthday dreams come true! We love you forever! :)

Hmph...No Garage Sales for us....

Again we are foiled by the weather! It's started to rain already this early morning and we have 3 to 6 inches of snow forecasted for this afternoon. The roads are supposed to get nasty so there will be no garage sales for me today. :( Bob was even going to cut class for the day - which isn't really advisable because he would have to make them up at the end of the year and a test as well - but he is going to take the test that he didn't study for instead of going today. Bob's dad is going to look for some elbow and knee pads for Luke on his rollerblades for us. Just in case you are wondering what we are missing you should really see it all here. Bob printed the list and there's 25 pages of posted sales - that doesn't include the ones that aren't posted! Sweet heaven! Boo Hoo!

We are going to wait and get to this one in a couple of weeks...I will die if we get snow in May! (It's coming down as I am typing this!) Grrr!