Who wants Oreo?

The kids named him "Oreo" for obvious reasons last spring when he came around, hungry and meowing at the door. Of course, we fed him and he never left. He lives in our backyard. I told Catie "NO!" day after day when she begged to let him inside and now that winter is coming she is worried. With the recent rain, he is at the back door begging to be let in.

We cannot have another animal! I had her take a portable crate outside so he had shelter from the rain, he is welcome in the garage and there is always food for Oreo, but he is not getting in! PLEASE...SOMEONE TAKE OREO!

Eaton Rapids FLOODS!

Island Park is no longer visible, with the Grand River running over it. Catie and I toured downtown today to see what everyone was talking about. We found the ballfield looking like a small lake, sandbags at the doors of downtown businesses and after talking to neighbors whose houses were filling, checked our crawl space to find water had soaked half the contents. So much for being the "only house in the neighborhood that was dry".

Rain, Rain GO AWAY!

Although it isn't Hurricane Ike, it has been raining a bit too long. School was closed due to flooding, people were gathering downtown to fill sandbags and the neighbors basements were filling with water. I was feeling lucky that we only had a small lake in our yard.

Joe returned to work today, after a month of being ill, only to find the nap he was looking forward to after work, was not going to happen. He decided to check on our boat to make sure it had not taken on too much water.

It was completely UNDER water, except for the bow, which was sticking up and proving the Bayliner claim that it won't sink. When he called me to come to the dock, he said I should bring buckets. Buckets? You have to be kidding!

My back would not handle the job and I am sure we would still be there. I headed for Home Depot and returned with a large pump, hoses, 100 ft extension cord and Andy! The pump said it would put out 3650 gallons per hour. Joe and Andy pumped it for at least an hour before it was empty and floating again.

According to reports, the river will peak by Thursday. Can't wait!