Flood Report 2

As soon as it got daylight everyone headed out. Mark took the kids out to the bus stop and then decided the road would be too bad when it was time to pick them up, so he brought them back. I guess we will be sort of trapped for a couple of days. I'll keep everybody posted during the day. Ginger is out of the valley, and we're not totally sure if she can get back in this evening.

Wayne getting into rain boots

The water on the road about 8:00 am

Water on the road a few hours later

See the hoses pumping the water from under the house

Water in the fields beyond - That is a solid lake

Water in the road about 10:30

It's the water to the left of the road that has us worried.

When it goes over the road it will start coming into our yard.

Water on the side of the house

Flooding again

Well we got another floow watch again yesterday. Besides all the snow we have had it has been raining for 2 days and leaving tons of rain and melting all the snow that was here. We have went from snow packed to soppy wet ground. It started flooding at 5:00 am this morning. Ginger got out in the Excursion this morning, but she said the rest of us might have a problem. It is supposed to crest tomorrow morning at 7:00 am. Mark is supposed to take the kids to school, but we'll see what happens. Penny also has to go to work, but I believe Matt is coming to take her. I'll get pics of the flooding when the sun comes up. We're still in our winter mode and it doesn't get light until after 8:00 am and gets dark about 5:00 pm. Here are some pics of the kids that I have been taking.

Grandpa feeding Addie

Addie learning how to eat real food
Grandpa and Addie

Addie loves her grandpa

Addie chewing on her toes

Liam and Mr. Potato Head (eyes)

Conol riding his new bike in the snow (Jan 3)

Nevin eating his cake (don't ask about the pink frosting)

Nevin's cake that he munched on or licked I should say

Addie in a calm mood

Addie and Nevin in the morning

This pics was taken yesterday afternoon (Jan 6)

Poor Addie, Nevin thinks she's a toy

Conol's birthday cake

Addie in the drawer

Debbie's Big Adventure - Well 2 days worth anyway

Well today is Debbie's last day here. Last year she ended up coming up to a flood. This year it snowed. We only had 2 days of going to see places, because the rest we were pretty much snowed in. (I think she enjoyed that also) Just kicking back and doing nothing but watching Judge Judy. Our only excursions were a one day trip to Astoria, Oregon and a second day trip to Seattle. The trip to Oregon was cloudy and rainy, and the trip to Seattle was colder than the dickens. (Debbie also had a little fall at the Submarine museum and bunged up her knee. She has the worst luck with falling) Anyway, I hope she had a fun Christmas. I feel bad that we didn't get to show her more of the North East, but maybe next year???

The Goonies house in Astoria

The Goonies house again

A purple house in Astoria! Wow!

The school from Kindergarten Cop

A view of the bridge from Washington to Oregon in the fog

A sea lion chilling on a dock in Astoria

The Pizza place from Goonies

A dock in Astoria

Some seagulls hanging out.

It started out with about 10 but by the time my

camera got its juice going, there were only 2 left.

A submersible thing that went down about 4 miles into the oceanDebbie at the submarine museum

Debbie at the museum still

Nevin and a Mermaid (Merman)

Debbie and Nevin

Nevin by the submarine conning tower thing

Nevin's cut off heads

Some more of Nevins cut off heads

Debbie actually found a pink torpedo

Debbie just walking around

Wayne, Ginger, Nevin and Addie resting

The Ferry we rode on

Seattle skyline

Our car in the ferry

Wayne and Debbie with Seattle skyline

The people on the sidewalk (They are famous) People dress them up in clothes all the time. One of them is in a hula skirt.

The famous elephant on the old road

The troll under the bridge

This was actually taken this summer. We couldn't find a parking space and it was so cold we didn't want to get out to take a new picture, so this one has Cody in it. The troll is an awesome thing. The volkswagon under his hand is real. It was actually in an Elvis Presley movie a long time ago. Mark says he is in "10 Things I Hate About You" also. He was also painted up (graffitied) nice and pretty today

The New Year

Well it is 2009 now. Wow! How time flies. We had a big new years party at our house last night. It was pretty wild. Lots of people, lots of food, lots of kids. It was supposed to rain all night, but instead it snowed again. We have another 3-4 inches. It was just finally getting melted. Oh well. So much has happened in the last couple of years. I don't know if I should look forward to a new year or sort of dread it. I guess I'm pretty much always up for a new adventure, and that's what the new year holds for me I guess.

Addie getting ready for a 6 month checkup

She got 3 shots so she wasn't happy later

Nevin dressed up as a "soder"