Long, Busy Weeks

Long, Busy Weeks

What kind of flowers/plant is this?
On a bush here 

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Good Morning All;
It has been a while... Sorry about that...
~I have been trying to stay current on your own news though... (Key word is "trying").
As many of you already know, (and after many prayers, trials and tribulations), Casey and Greg found an apartment. She will now be able to get that referral to Mayo for her pancreatitis.
They moved in on Saturday past. They are lacking a couch and a few chairs, but I have sent them with a few odds~n~ends from here.

We had a great enough 'move' day- interspersed with a few "noisy" showers, mostly sunshine though.

My yard looked like a used car lot for most of the day too.

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My own car being in the front yard.
Easier to load these cars up right out the front door.

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Sputnik looking out at my car,
wondering what in the meow is going on out there anyway?
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Oh does anyone know what kind of flowers those are?
Lynn had brought them up to Casey in the hospital.
Said they had some really long stems too.

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I figured as long as I had some decent backs around the place that it was high time to change a few things inside. I have been wanting to paint the living/dining room for over a year now, having the paint all ready to go.
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But first to get that old Hamilton upright piano moved.
The trick is to keep it upright!
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Thanks to better backs than mine, (namely Greg, Buck, and Randy), the piano is now upon the east wall of the living room.
That 29 feet sure was a LONG way to go...

(Pardon my mess)...

Casey and Greg are still unpacking...
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Who knew the upstairs closet could hold so much?

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Yes, that closet runs the entire length of the house.
(And those are just a few of her empty hangers).
"Clothes hog"

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So while Casey and Greg have been unpacking, I have been painting.
I am about 3/4's done with the front room. (And hopefully can finish today).

Since I do not allow stray hair in my paint, the cat gets shut in the bathroom while Punk goes outside.
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Poor baby!

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During one of those showers on Saturday she got stuck outside too.
(She didn't shrink)...
But she was a bit miffed when she came back inside.
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How dare we leave her out in the elements ???
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I'd better close and restart for the day...
Showers/storms might be in the forecast for this afternoon, so I might have a few dogs and a cat hanging around if it gets nasty.
Thank god paint dries faster than it did when I was young(er).

Have a great day!

XOXO
Anne

PS...
Is anyone else having a problem with Yahoo! (besides the obvious)?
For the past few days I am not receiving as much mail as I am used to, the spam filter that they (claim to) have is allowing every weird thing into my inbox; even the IM thing takes forever to come back at me. My bookmarks do not load into either my Y! browser of the Mozilla firefox... (I have them all saved on my top page, and can still access them from there).
Mostly, I am missing the newsy notes and funny jokes y'all send me...

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Originally posted to my Y! 360, Tuesday June 24, 2008 - 08:38am (CDT)

Updated: Organized Labor Urges U.S. House to Pass HR 4115 to Create 3,000 Good Jobs for Michigan

http://www.saulttribe.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1020&Itemid=1
Updated on 6/26/08
120-Year-Old Illegal Land Taking Left Unresolved By U.S. House Vote
Written by Communications Department
Wednesday, 25 June 2008

SAULT STE. MARIE— This statement is from Chairperson Aaron Payment of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. He is commenting on the U.S. House of Representatives’ vote on H.R. 2176, a bill that would have settled a 120-year-old illegal land taking from ancestors of the Sault Tribe and Bay Mills Indian Community. The bill was defeated on the House floor today by a 298-121 vote.

“Obviously, the Sault Tribe is disappointed by the U.S. House of Representatives’ action today.

“We want to thank the bipartisan group of U.S. Representatives (as well as Members Stupak, Dingell, Kildee, Miller, Rahall, and Young) and organized labor groups who have been fighting to pass this historic piece of legislation that would have ended a sad chapter in Michigan’s history and created more than 6,000 good jobs."

“Though our efforts have not succeeded at this point, this is the farthest we have traveled on our bill to settle our century old land claim and to pursue an Indian casino in Romulus. I was deeply disappointed to hear the testimony during debate on our bill and Bay Mills’ bill - from former Chairperson Bernard Bouschor as quoted from Shelley Berkley (D-Nevada) 1st Congressional District saying, ‘The Chairman from their own Tribe (Bernard Bouschor) called it a scam!’”

“We will continue to fight to resolve this illegal land taking and bring thousands of much-needed jobs to our state.”

The Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians Official Web Site -

I am sure you all know what this could have meant for Casey, and myself.
Please write your congressman.

Congress to vote yet this month.
Take Action TODAY!
Sault Tribe members living in the United States, please telephone and write your member of Congress today.
To locate your member of Congress, visit http://goodjobsformichigan.com/takeaction.html .

Respectfully tell them: "Representative, please fight for passage of H.R. 4115 - to settle the Sault Tribe's Charlotte Beach land claim and to create 3,000 good jobs for Michigan."

Compiled and presented by Nathan Wright, Sault Tribe Web site Administrator
Sault Tribe Of Chippewa Indians

Turnabout IS Fair Play!

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ACTION FOR THE DAY
(Thank you, Gritter)!

This from an email I received:

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OPEC sells oil for $136.00 a barrel.

OPEC nations buy U.S. grain at $7.00 a bushel.

Solution:
Sell grain for $136.00 a bushel.

Can't buy it?
Tough! Eat your oil!
Ought to go well with a nice thick grilled filet of camel ass!


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XOXO
Anne

Questions? And Answers!

Questions? And Answers!
aka
Just having some fun...

 

Good Morning Everyone

Being that I am a quiet, reserved, and shy individual, who would never, ever lie or steal...

Here's my blog... (Stolen from  Jenni
hehehe

SURVEY
Written on an 8~year~old level,
(answered by the horses mouth) That'd be me...

Who was the last person you were under the covers with?
Under what????

Has anyone ever told you you have pretty eyes?
Yes,
but only the middle one...

Do you ever keep arguing when you know you're wrong?
"If you can't be right,
be wrong at the top of your voice."

How do you think your latest ex feels about you?
I really don't have to think about this one!
hehehe

When was the last time you fought with your boyfriend/girlfriend/spouse?
Not a fighter-
Don't have a boyfriend,
(or a girlfriend),
(or a spouse)...
So it must kinda be like baseball,
"ya can't hit what ya can't see"....

When was the last time you wrestled?
2 days ago

How is your hair?
Messy

Do you like your first name?
Sure.
(Sheesh, who wouldn't like to be named after the Mother of Mother Mary)?
... BIG gulp...

Do you like to cuddle?
Is that a cooking term?
Sounds like "curdle"...

Last time you ate grilled cheese?
Would have been to compliment the grilled 'possum

Name something great that happened today?
I just woke up for Pete's sakes
hehehe
...Guess that's 'great' enough then.

How many different people of the opposite sex have you really cried over?
I actually HAVE kept count...
To date? 17,742...

Who was the last person's voice you heard?
Zoe's

Do you like your life right now?
Sure!
(Just that there's times I wish it belonged to someone else).

Would you kiss the last person you kissed again?
Fool me once...
or
Knock three times...

Regret doing anything in the past week?
No.
(Not yet anyway)...

Would you cry if you found out you were pregnant?
HOLY FREAKIN' MOLEY!
I would find a bridge and jump off...

How many kids do you have?
Small goats? I don't have any

When did you last cry?
I don't remember

Have you ever kissed anyone whose name started with A?
I don't think so.
(But those that kissed me canNOT say the same thing)!

Have you ever kissed anyone whose name started with M?
I suppose I might have...
(See I used to drink coffee)...

Do you drink coffee?
Only if there's Baileys

Do you crack your knuckles?
UGH...
(And I can't stand it when someone else cracks theirs)...
My chorus director used to crack his knuckles all the time!
And it would get me real upset...
Dang Mr. Pufall...
hehehe

What were you doing 20 minutes ago?
Sitting on my ass trying to figure out if I should steal this from Jen

Does anyone call you babe?
♫ "I've Got You Babe..." ♫

Ever pee in public?
Hmmm...
...Choice of peeing in my pants or doing the 'bear' thing.
No choice there.

Last thing you drank?
It wasn't coffee...

Are you happy right now?
Let's see...
...Singing Sonny and Cher,
Named after the BVM's mother,
haven't done anything to regret (yet) this week,
no one cracking their knuckles
and not pregnant...
The answer is completely blissful!

What was the highlight of your weekend?
Um...
It's Friday.
I'll let you know on Monday

What were you doing at midnight last night?
Listening to boxes getting thrown/kicked around upstairs

When is your birthday?
Next month, (Or October)
If I am to believe one or the other adoption story...
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Where does most of your family live?
Mother Earth

Did you kiss or hug anyone today?
Not that I can recall...

Ever told someone you loved them and meant it?
Nope.

Have you ever thought about getting your nose pierced?
Yes.
(And about how funny it would be when I'm 75,
~ and sneeze)...

Have you broken a bone?
Evel Knievel I ain't,
but have broken a few...
...wrestling even...

What was the last reason you went to the doctor for?
For my quarterly pregnancy test...

Have you ever slapped someone?
Hasn't everyone?
...OMG!
that felt SO good!

What can't you wait for?
Wait!
Do I really have a choice?

Who are you talking to right now?
Whoever is reading this and will leave a comment

Have you ever been suspended or expelled from school?
Nope.
Just kept getting thrown out of class...
(by none other than Mr. Dave Pufall).

Have your parents ever smoked pot?
Kinda late to be asking them this.

Do you want someone back in your life?
Who?
Better question, Why?

Do you tend to make relationships complicated?
hehehe
...Hmmm
jigsaw on steroids?

Who was the last person who called you?
Bill
(I think his last name is Collector).

Are you good at giving directions?
Turn left,
no right,
at the purple barn,
go a while 'til ya get to that one tree by the rusty oldsmobile,
then go right,
past the next puddle...

Would your parents be mad if you got pregnant?
HAHAHA!

What did you last eat?
Crow.
Tastes like 'possum.
('possum tastes like chicken)...

Has anyone told you they missed you lately?
If they told me they missed me my guess would be that we're communicating so this question makes no sense

Are you wearing any clothes that don't belong to you?
Just a few vagrant dog hairs

If you could seek revenge on someone would you?
hehehe
"and lead us not into temptation..."

Would you ever steal someones boyfriend or girlfriend?
Yokes!!!
If they can be stolen, I sure as hell don't want them.

Mountains or the beach?
***
Wait, first tell me what I'm doing...

Bonfires or fireplaces?
***
Now tell me if it's summer or winter...

Have you ever taken medicine that wasn't prescribed to you?
Yes.
But I didn't inhale.

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There y'all go!

Have fun with your own!
hehehe

XOXO
Me

And do let me know which ones you think are true about me,
and why!

Originally posted to my Y! 360, Friday June 20, 2008 - 10:22am (CDT)

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XOXO
Me

On The Beach

Rating:	★★★★★
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A Couple lived near the ocean and used to walk the beach a lot.

One summer they noticed a girl who was at the beach almost every day.

She wasn't unusual, nor was the travel bag she carried, except for one thing; she would approach people who were sitting on the beach, glance around furtively,then speak to them.



Generally, the people would respond negatively and she would wander off.
But occasionally someone would nod and there would be a quick exchange of money and something she carried in her bag.



The couple assumed that she was selling drugs and debated calling the cops, but since they didn't know for sure, they just continued to watch her.



After a couple of weeks the wife said, 'Honey, have you ever noticed that she only goes up to people with boom boxes and other electronic devices?'



He hadn't -- and said so.



Then she said, 'Tomorrow I want you to get a towel and our big radio and go lie out on the beach. Then we can find out what she's really doing.'



Well, the plan went off without a hitch and the wife was almost hopping up & down with anticipation when she saw the girl talk to her husband and then leave.



The man then walked up the beach and met his wife at the road.



'Well, Is she selling drugs?' she asked excitedly.



'No, she's not,' he said, (enjoying this probably more than he should have).



'Well, what is it then? What does she do ?' his wife fairly shrieked.



The man grinned and said, 'She's a battery salesperson.'



'Batteries?' cried the wife.



'Yes ...' he replied -







SCROLL DOWN











OOOOH -
You're gonna dislike me for this - (but it will
make your day)!



















She sells C cells by the seashore!


XOXO
Me

The Ax Men Cometh...

The Ax Men Cometh...

 

 

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Good Morning All;
Short of a few shots of life on the waterlogged farm, I have none of my own place, (save two), to post.

However, I do have a few that I'd taken at Kelli and Tims last night.
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By the time I got there, these ax men already had much of the offending tree down, and were working on the base of the tree.
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That's not a power line~
It's the rope to drop the wood
more carefully than gravity alone.
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One man on the roof, doing the sawing...
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Another on the ground, holding the rope...
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Little by little that chainsaw won...
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The base was notched...
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The chainsaw stuck!
hehehe

(Seems to be a Chainsaw~Eating~Tree)...
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So you just fire it up anyway...
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And the rest is history!
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Happy faces all around
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Casey and Kelli!
And Casey's shirt says:
"Horse Lovers Are Stable People"
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The sky was threatening once more, so Casey and I left~
I wanted to get a few WILD sections of my lawn cut.

But Mother Nature was having none of it!
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A few sprinkles later...

And she left us with this...
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I'd better close for now...
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It's time for me to clean my house.
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Have a 'wunnaful' Tuesday!

Love to all!

XOXO
Anne

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Originally posted to my Y! 360, Tuesday June 17, 2008 - 07:57am (CDT)

VIAGRA!

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A guy fell asleep on the beach for several hours and got horrible sunburn, specifically to his upper legs.

He went to the hospital, and was promptly admitted after being diagnosed with second-degree burns.

With his skin already starting to blister, (and the severe pain he was in), the doctor prescribed continuous intravenous feeding with saline, electrolytes, a sedative, and a Viagra pill every four hours.

The nurse, who was rather astounded, asked, 'What good will Viagra do for him, Doctor'?

The doctor replied, 'It won't do anything for his condition, but it'll keep the sheets off his legs.

hehehe

XOXO
Me

Post~Fire... and more

 

In a not~so~good way,
FLINTVILLE, Wisconsin was on the map!
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Good Afternoon All;
Late(r) today as I tried to catch up on blogs I might have missed.
Did I miss you?
Let me know, and I shall do my level best tonight to be catching up with you. (Those of you still on Y! 360, please know that I cannot navigate anywhere within that site).

On the Good News side, Casey is out of the hospital. We had three new prescriptions to fill and went out to Oneida Pharmacy.

While she waited for those, I entertained Punk by throwing and old water bottle for a game of 'fetch'...

She found out the hard way that water~logged grass is a bit dangerous...
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A little uncut gully,
and she went ass over teakettles
twice!

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She even made me go rescue her!
(Casey had just come out of the pharmacy;
thinking quite like her mama to grab the camera).
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Once again, I really believe this dog wants to be a black lab...
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Yes, I have to scrub those leather seats yet.
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Everything is so very water~logged and flooded yet...
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Including The Fox River...
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The ditches...

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And even the cornfields too.

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Yes that IS a cornfield...
QUACK!

 

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The cleanup continues down at Kelli's ...
Tim had brought his rig home and had slept in it the night of the fire; not wanting to have any problems with anyone that might be snooping around...
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It made for a place to set your buns to take a little break yesterday.
Kelli, with Mr. Miller.
I'd taken him in to Dr. Spires-
He has an ear infection. (NOT Dr. Spires)...
And he has a skin infection. (No, not the doctor)...
But all will be well with Mr. Miller in short order
(and THAT'S some good news too)!

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Kelli stopped by this morning... With Mr. Miller!
hehehe

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Miller says HI!
OK, so I took the picture yesterday...
It still fits.

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And it is way past time for me to get moving around here...

I hope you are all having a fine weekend!

XOXO
Anne

PS  Our forecast?
This from WBAY...

Good morning Anne,
We're watching a swirling area of low pressure along the U.S.-Canadian border.
It will likely trigger afternoon t'storms for both today and Sunday. There will be a risk of a few strong storms with hail and high winds. Any weekend thunderstorms may bring some localized heavy rains, which could cause water levels in flooded areas to rise again...

Sheesh, Ya think???

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Originally posted to my Y! 360, Saturday June 14, 2008 - 12:29pm (CDT)

ANY Sex act in ANY Location? Be Aware. (72 years old).

http://tonyasplace.multiply.com/reviews/item/97/BEWARE_of_this_user?replies_read=7
Wait, DON'T CLICK the link...
Scroll down to the 4th comment.

Now this gives a hole new meaning to "Girls Just Wanna have Fun..."

Check out Tonya's link... (Be prepared to be disgusted if you dare click on it).

(But what I REALLY want to know is how Sweet Tonya came across this in the 1st place)?
hehehe

I blocked her.
(No, NOT Tonya)!
Just in case she would take offense and mess up my pages here.

Love to all. (well, kinda)

XOXO
Me

Report if you like, but...
...DON'T FORGET TO "BLOCK THIS USER"

And either link to my link here, or pass it on to your own friends.

Fire!

If It's Not One Thing... 

Bad...
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Good Morning All;
I am not too sure exactly where to begin...
Know that the very worst of the storms last night were south of Flintville.
(Just not the damage).

Long story short, EVERYONE IS ALRIGHT.

Was talking to Miss Kelli last night.
(Both on cordless phones; safer that way), while the storm was ongoing...
There were a few claps of thunder that even made Punk wince. And a few streaks of lightening too.
Suddenly Kelli cursed, asking, "What was that?"
Then, "I'll call you back."

Moments later the phone rang.
Kelli.

One of the trees in their front yard had snapped; a large branch hanging precariously on the power lines going to the house.

I asked if they had power?
Yes.
Does Tim have a chainsaw?
Yes.
And 'duh' on me- anybody that has a brain, trees, (and/or woodburners), up here HAS a stinkin' chainsaw and knows how to use it...
Tim and Kelli would have all four; ~brains, trees, chainsaw and a woodburner.

And so, of course I told Kelli I would be down shortly to take pictures...

I threw some clothes on- (was already in my sweats); grabbed a jacket, and the camera and was down the road in a minute.

What I was greeted with when I got there...


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Note the power lines

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See the kitty's eyes in the window?
hehehe

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And one more...
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Tim already had the chainsaw out.
Hard cutting as the rains still came.
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The power lines being behind him, about 8 yards away.
Kelli and I praying all the while...
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Kelli ran in to grab their raincoats

.The first branch had cooperated with the saw;
The 2nd? Not so much.
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Time to get the chains,
(and the big "come~along")...

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Tim's chainsaw remained
abandoned
and very securely in that branch...

And yes, seeing that chainsaw WAS kind of funny~

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Miss Kelli, soaking wet; spying the chainsaw...
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Tim said to try another strategy...

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Back to the broken tree...

As the wires snapped off the house!
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Hard to keep my lens dry-
But what you cannot see below
is the smoke that came from the chimney

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911 was called and dispatched quite quickly.

Kelli ran in to grab Mr. Miller, a few cats, and her car keys.

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And was quickly yanked out by one of the firemen too.
(AFTER those animals were out)...

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The trucks filled Cedar Court.

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Kelli and I grabbed the horses;
leading them to the flooded pasture

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as the smoke filled the backyard...

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As the firemen broke through the outside basement access door.

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The origin hard to locate, being the basement was filled with smoke...

An electrical fire.

Damage caused by a bolt of lightning that had hit the tree; burning most the wiring in their basement.
Also taking out the well.
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Wisconsin Public Service arrived to shut the remaining power off at the road.
Tim and WPS remained there.
The wiring being reran over the offending tree, but not turned back on yet.

Kelli and I (and Mr. Miller), came here to try to unwind.
(She did not sleep til 5AM, and then only for an hour).
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Clearly, Mr Miller did not have that same problem.

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Todays jobs are well defined for Kelli and Tim~
The basement door being broken in, left all the runoff going directly down there. It is deep to say the least.
The electricians have been called; as has Weslow Water.

As they work down there, I will bring Mr. Miller to the vet. He had an appointment scheduled already; too important to cancel.

And I had best get my butt in gear... He goes in for 9AM

Hope all is well with all of you

Love to you always.

XOXO
Anne

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Originally posted to my Y! 360, Friday June 13, 2008 - 08:18am (CDT)