Weathering the Storm

I never would have known this but hurricanes can reach us and if they are bad they have devastating affects on our area. I can't remember which ones have been the worst but about 12 years ago there was one that took out the entire town's power, downed all kinds of trees and pretty much reeked havoc. Another one flooded half the town. After Russ lived through the one that brought over 60 miles/hr winds that blew a tree on his roof and of course knocked out the power, he bought a whole house generator. When there is even a hint of a storm we batton down the hatches so to speak.

So when Hannah was expected we brought everything in from the porches, invited his parents to spend the night and had a wonderful time. Hannah didn't do anything. It did come right through but by the time it reached us it was hardly even a storm. We just got some nice rain and that was all.

I had picked almost a bushel of butter beans that morning so Mom and Dad Ayscue shelled them for me. Most of you have never shelled a butter bean I bet. There is a certain art to it and also to knowing when they are ready to be picked. I'm proud to say I've now acquired the ability. Haven't quite quite got the art of it yet but give me another year or two.

William enjoys his first tropical storm with Grandma.

Russ shows Dad our blog.

Labor Day

On Labor Day we went to a church picnic with the folks from the Reformed Baptist Church. It was a beautiful day and we had fun eating hamburgers and hotdogs, fellowshipping with brothers and sisters and walking some of the trails.

I didn't hold William all day. I love when different people take him because I really want him to feel comfortable around others. The young lady who is holding him is Melissa. She's a sweet friend and loves William. So does Joseph. He's the boy patting William's head. He loves stroking the top of his head. Its so funny to watch. Anytime he gets anywhere near William he just has to rub the head.

Next Door Neighbors

We have the best next-door neighbors. Chris, Jack, and little Jack live in the log house they built themselves. Jack knows how to do a little bit of everything and he's always working on some project like rebuilding an old jeep or putting in a front walk way to his house or mowing lawn. If he is not working on something at his house, he can often be found at one of the neighbor’s houses helping with their projects. He helped one neighbor who was pouring a concrete driveway, he has helped us with numerous things, and sometimes he even mows some of our lawn for us.

Chris is a caterer. She bakes us cheesecakes and other delectable goodies. When I had William she made us meals for about 2 weeks, went grocery shopping for me and did some of my laundry. She baby-sits William for me and I always feel worry free when he is with her. She is very kind and has shown true friendship towards me even before I moved here.

These are pictures of her two granddaughters who were visiting from Richmond.

Cute Pictures

Don't really have much to say. Just thought these were some adorable pictures. We did go to the doctor yesterday. He got his immunizations-yuk! He weighs 12.78 pounds and is 24 inches long.

Our Favorite Rooms

We have two favorite rooms in our house. One is the FROG room as we call it. It stands for "finished room over garage". The other is our screened in back porch. Russ especially likes the porch. We just bought some new furniture for it at Lowes. Russ was eyeing it for several weeks and when it was marked down by 50% I met him that afternoon and we brought it home. We like to begin our days there drinking coffee before he goes off to work. Then after dinner Russ takes his cup of coffee and whatever sweet stuff we have in the house along with William and sits out there while I clean up dinner.

Cousin Stephanie

Denise, Russ's sister had Stephanie Paige August 20 and a few days later we went to see everyone at the hospital. Stephanie and Denise are both doing well. It was fun to hold a new little baby and think about she and William playing together as they get older.

The Wolfpack Fan Club

William and his daddy watched the wolfpack's opening game last night. They enjoyed it even though we lost 34 -0. However, William was wondering if it might be better to go with his maternal roots and root for Mizzou.