Thursday, August 21, 2008

The Hail Storm


Well yesterday was a sad day! We had this huge storm role in to our cute little town about 3 or 4 pm...at first it was a rain then it turned into a hard rain, then hail...the hail were all sizes, but the biggest I saw were as big as a nickel...it was crazy! Well at first I was like..."Oh Crap! The truck is not under the garage, it could get hail damage...then it was another 'Oh Crap' the garden!" I wasn't too worried about everything, but when the storm kept going and going, I knew there would be damage. I swear it hailed for a good hour or more. This weather so reminds me of Missouri! Anyway, luckly I had brought Buddy in so he wasn't damaged. But as soon as Buddy and I could...well we thought we could, we ventured out into the yard. It was still raining a bit, but rain never hurt anybody. Well at first I checked the truck and it was okay suprisingly...that hail was hard and it was coming down hard! I know...Buddy and I got hit a couple times while out checking for damages! Well I didn't dare go to the garden, but I did, I can't describe to you all how I felt...it was ruined...everything looked so hammered. What once was plants no longer looked like plants, all the leaves were knocked off the vines of everything...it really was a sad sight. The first thing I did was cried! Yup I cried...I have worked so hard in the garden and it has become my pride and joy...to have it taken so fast and not able to do anything was and is hard. But I did learn something from this experience. I started thinking about the pioneers and settlers and how they completely depended on their crops to survive. I just couldn't help but think about how devistated they would have been if this happened to them. They depended on their gardens and crops to feed them...I all the sudden became very grateful for the grocery store down the road, that I could walk to, and all the modern day conviniences we have in our lives today. Even though I may not get too much more out of the garden, Cody and I will still be able to eat through the winter. I learned a very big lesson yesterday...GRATITUDE! We are all so blessed to have what we have and to have opportunities to grow things in gardens. Made me think how really I am not in control of anything...and anything could happen at anytime in my life.
The Lord Giveth and the Lord Taketh Away! I wonder sometimes why, but there is always a bigger picture that we don't see.
I know I have gone on about what a sad day it was yesterday...but I learned something...and even it was only a garden I still learned a lot about life in general. Everything we have can be taken away...I don't want to waste another minute being ungrateful for all the things I have! That was the point I was trying to make through this whole post...GRATITUDE!


Before and After Shots of the Zuchinni...

The pumpkin got some chunks taken out of it by the hail...it hit hard.

The Corn...what's left of it...


The hail shredded every leaf. It really looks like when you shred ribbon on a present. So Sad!

Thursday, August 14, 2008


Our first egg came this morning...The egg was green, you can't tell from the picture, but we will have all kinds of colors. So this means we will be getting all kinds of eggs from the 9 hens that we have!

Thursday, August 7, 2008

The Rain Storm

Well last night we had this amazing rain storm! We actually were just putting the horses away, when all of the sudden a cloud burst of rain came down. We decided to watch it for a while, then it got crazy...hail the size of pebbles started coming down too! I haven't seen anything like this since my mission in St. Louis...I love seeing the rain come down, but the lightening I could do without! The storm continued all night...it didn't rain hard all night but off and on it would. I was expecting the ground to be really moist and soft, like Utah, but when I went out this morning to feed the horses and chickens, it barely looked wet! I tell you this place is crazy! The lower part of our property did collect a good sized puddle, my flowers just looked a little hammered, and the garden just looks bigger...all that rain gave it lots and lots of energy to grow I guess. All and all we made it through the night, the animals too. Looks like another storm is rolling in so we will see what happens tonight. Thank heavens we don't get tornado's here...that would just freak me out!

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

WE DID IT!!!

Talk about frustrating!!! Blogging is hard...but we did it and we are up and running! Still need to figure out how to change the background, but one thing at a time. Hope you all enjoy the blog and music. I realized how country we are when Tim McGraw comes on full throtle when you go to our blog. Oh well, that's the way we like it!

Zoey & Buddy

Well ever since we got Zoey, Buddy has been a little jealous. He now is not allowed in the house and we don't let him sit on our laps anymore...he just is a plain old dog! But I think he hates it the most when we let Zoey out to play with him...she jumps all over him, bites him, hangs from his ears...you name it she does it...he just runs to either Cody or I with his tail between his legs, wanting us to save him from the white fur ball. It really is a funny thing to see, but we're not sure he knows what Zoey is...all he can see is a white fluff ball running after him. Time has made them better friends, she doesn't automatically just run and pester him, but makes him think she is a gentle dog...now he lays down and crawls to her, just to see if he can catch a sniff of what it might be!
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