Welcome to McClaryville: June 2009

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Snapped...again

April 30,2009

Hasn't this been the rainiest spring??? I heard that we are +9.25 inches on average rainfall. It seems as if this is the case in most of the country. This limb snapped off one of our 3 HUGE Bradford Pear trees. We were fortunate that we didn't lose an entire tree. This happened on a night when it was not even all that windy. I didn't see any other branches down the next day like I thought I would.....very strange.

I should also tell you that Shane had the branch cut up and hauled away that very evening! (very rare he is so proactive) He loves these trees and when I pointed out that these trees are 15 years old and don't usually live more that 20 he gave me a very dirty look and ignored the comment.

First swim of the season!

April 26, 2009

So I have been a bad blogger lately. I have gone through the photo album and there are a few things I want to make sure I catch up on!!

The first swim of the season was spontaneous. The girls had friends over and it started with the first one being pushed in...then another...and another...you get the picture. This lead to the kids swimming in their clothes. And when there are boys over...I am all for that!!

Emily is in the red and Sarah in the blue tank top. I think they were playing chicken and E was about to get on SJ's shoulders.

This is Emily and her "boyfriend". I have not mentioned him before because I am not one too blow it out of proportion. He is her first boyfriend and they have been "going out" since right after Christmas. He is from a very nice, Christian family and it has been a new and different experience for the WHOLE family.

Especially daddy. :) Daddy has no idea how to handle this.

Stay tuned....more blog posts to catch you up on.