Our Garden

Our garden did really well this year. Of course so did the weeds. :-) Yesterday we harvest everything but the root crops because we've started getting frost.

Now I just have to find the time to can/freeze everything.

Playing with the cats

Our cats are getting really big. We've enjoyed having them but five cats is too many for the amount of space we have. My parents stopped by on Sunday (on their way back from Oregon) so we sent three of the cats with them. The cats are going to live on Rebecca's in-laws' farm. They'll love it and they will have plenty of things to chase. :-)

We kept the yellow and brown striped cats. Here are some pictures of one of our last days with all of the cats.

Camping Sept 18-20 2009

We've been really busy lately but we've been able to find some time for fun as well. We went camping at big Springs the 18-20 of Sept. Here are some pictures. :-)

The nice new truck makes the camper look like it needs a paint job huh?

Matt likes to sneak pictures of me. . . .

Here's one of him :-)

Thank goodness for cameras with timers. :-)

Here are some pictures of the campground and our campsite. Maybe next year we can get some of our family to join us.

New Job

It's finally official . . .

I have been hired but ISU to be the new Instructional Technologist at the ITRC.

YAY!! :-)

Nature's Fireworks

For the 4th this year we went to Matt's uncle's house for a BBQ. We had planned to eat outside but nature had other plans.

We all commented how neat the clouds looked, but certainly didn't expect what came next. It started out raining gently but quickly changed to driving rain and hail. Some of the hail stones were as big as marbles.

Harkers and Matt's parents got to the party in the midst of the storm. Umbrellas didn't have much of a chance against the wind. Everyone ended up really wet.

Look at the hail piled up against the deck. Kendall's poor garden. :-(


After the storm. Look the beautiful colors. Nature had to show off before the "puny mortal" fireworks could get started. :-)

New Look

You'll find that I like to change things (usually according to my mood or the season). In this case a new season needs a new look. Check it out! :-)

Elise Marie Atkin

My sister had her beautiful baby girl on the 19th of June. Here are some pictures of her at about a week old.
Isn't she pretty? :-)