MAY!

It was good to get home on the first of May - and then buckle down to all the work that needed tending to - in the office and at home.  In my absence Thomas hung most all the blinds on the windows - a real plus at night. We got to work on hanging the shower rod and head over the clawfoot tub and cleaning up my poor edging job around the guest room windows.  This was all in anticipation of my parents arrival last week.  My mom hasn't been out since we put the decking down for the floor (three years ago!), and this would be their first stay in the new house!

We've been getting lots of water - rain as well as two water runs in April.  Our third is slated for this Friday, and in anticipation of it, I got the great idea to dig an upper pond.  This meant clearing out a couple dead trees and digging up a new pond closer to the property line where the well is.  My dad certainly doesn't need an excuse to play on the tractor.

The weather was pretty crummy Friday and Saturday, but they were able to get the stumps out and move some dirt.  The rest was accomplished Sunday when we finally had some sunny weather.

Monday the clouds returned and that night we got three inches of rain!!  The pictures of the rain gauge are proof - and it was a swampy mess to get to it Tuesday morning.

Tuesday morning we awoke to a call from the neighbor saying that his pond was overflowing and would be filling our new pond.  When I went out to take pictures, the flume, which we just cleaned out, was up to 10" and the pond was already overflowing!

What a muddy mess!  I know several little boys back in Oregon who would have loved to slosh around and play in the dirt Tuesday.  Gratefully, Mom and Abba made their way south and got some golf in before the weather turned so wet.  Thanks God for the moisture!