At first I thought it was the Quatro's floodlight casting big shadows.

No, it was the moon, two days past the full, it's reflected light shining through ice-covered trees.

The sky had been a pale grey-white for two days during the storm; yesterday the sun came out, and this morning we saw a few stars, sharing the sky with the bright moon.

Now the eastern sky brightens, and the moon will say good-day to the sun.

...as I survey the skies, the work of your hands, the moon, the stars which thou hast ordained, what is man that thou art mindful of him...

no pictures, they could not have done justice anyway.

love you guys

We got ICE!!!

Friday's snow was followed by an ice storm Friday night.

The crepe myrtle looks like a weeping willow!

It is beautiful! Yesterday we were without power, but dad got the generator going, so we could use the gas furnace, run the 'fridge, make coffee, and (didn't need generator to...) use the gas cooktop.

Neighbors and friends looked after each other, and the volunteer fire department was out with chain saws helping especially the elderly.

The Bachmans old house behind us lost a big old tree... it split in three directions from the base.

Cable TV and modem are up this a.m.

Yea technology!!!

Love you guys,

mom

We Got Snow!!!

Phantom of the Opera

I have watched Phantom a couple times. Love the music. I mean I really love the music but have too many questions about the story line.

I was on my way to McKays Used Books when music from Phantom came on. So... at mcKay's I looked for and found the novel.

Now I'm ready to watch the DVD (which we have.)

Hope someday to see it on the stage again.

Let me know if you want to borrow either book or DVD.

Tracker Two, Squirrel Zero

Or is it: Squirrel = minus two?

Dad and I had a great break last weekend. The Kelleys get a 3-bedroom condo in Destin one week a year through Chip's job. They invited us to join them, and we had a really nice time.

There may be something about the Quatro kids, because they fed the pets while we were gone, and when we got home, there was squirrel #2 on the garage floor. (Remember that #1 was discovered by the Quatro kids.)

Tracker's next excitement will be to get tutored at the vet... I need to do that for him before he starts getting into fights.

love you guys

Sarah at Mother's Day Out

Pushing a vacuum while holding a phone in the other hand and a baby doll on her hip.

Promise. I walked through the nursery and peeked into Sarah's room this morning.

She wasn't doing a "grams", acting silly; she was quietly doing her thing.

Debby, good start on the work ethic!

Drive Home from Louisville

Thinking about my drive home from Louisville reminds me of a definition of sailing: hours of boredom interspersed with moments of sheer terror.

Coming down Monteagle it rained so much that it was hard to see. In heavy traffic I started to hydroplane. Went across 2 lanes of traffic and was getting close to the barrier that separates traffic from a very big drop off. I then remembered that my brakes are magic in that they operate independently. So brake I do and regain traction. Of course I'd violated the rule about not turning the wheel, so I veered back into the middle lane. A little swerving, and on I go. Heart goes thump thump thump (thumpthump-thumpthump).

Jamey and Debby, I'm sure you remember our time in Dad's Audi on I-285 when we had a similar experience.

Jamey, you said, "Mommy, are we having an accident?"

"We're about to," I reply.

Then somehow, (once again in heavy traffic) after being all over the road and headed straight for the median at one point, we pulled out and were fine.

You two were still single digits, age-wise. We had recently talked about what angels were/did, and I remember Jamey saying you thought an angel had kept us safe.

I agreed.

Whether it's an angel or their Master, I do feel humbled and watched over. Thank-you, Lord.

Love you guys.