Inland Hurricane and other Spring "Happenings"

I am playing catch-up here, so bare with me. I have missed so many weeks of blogging that I don't know where to begin. So, once again, I will just post some random pictures and give you captions. At least you will have an idea of what's been happenin' around here.

Blooming Bradford Pears on Bradford Lane.

Kaid at the EHS lift meet.

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Baleigh went to a her friend Molly's birthday party held at the SIU women's softball game. The Saluki Dawg hung out for a few minutes for a photo shoot.

Baleigh is modeling her new apron and chef's hat while making her pre-game (soccer) pancakes.

This was an unbelievably muddy soccer tournament in Marion. It really slowed the pace of the game down! But, it was funny to watch the splashing and sliding!

Finally, here are some pictures of the aftermath of the Inland Hurricane. Things are looking much better 3 weeks after, but there are still hundreds of reminders of the storm because of all of the ugly trees - broken off at the top trees , slanted trees, or trees with no leaves.

The 4x4 posts, in concrete, were snapped by the wind. Four sections of fencing need repaired. State Farm treated us quite fairly.

Breakfast of champions without electricity.

Baleigh and 2 neighbor girls started dragging limbs away immediately after the storm.

Our driveway, neighbor's house.

Next post: Landscaping project in progress and Jensin's graduation.